The Payments Association (TPA), the UK’s leading membership organisation and events platform for the payments industry, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Nineteen Group, a global events and media business backed by Phoenix Equity Partners.

The partnership is designed to support TPA’s next chapter of growth – providing the resources, reach and investment to scale its offering, while preserving the ethos, leadership and community focus that have underpinned its success.

Tarabut, MENA’s leading open banking and embedded finance platform, has received in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) following the introduction of the UAE’s Open Finance regulation. This milestone positions Tarabut at the forefront of Open Finance in the region and marks the third national regulatory license for the company, after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

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The advisory board for MoneyLIVE Payments Europe has been finalized. 

On the 19-20 November, 750+ payment leaders are set to converge in Amsterdam for MoneyLIVE Payments Europe, the essential forum for merchants, banks and PSPs to collaborate and drive innovative payments transformation forwards. 

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Bakkt Holdings, Inc. announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 6,753,627 shares of Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 746,373 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $10.00 per share and public offering price of $9.9999 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share public offering price of each share of Class A common stock less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant.

New research into the payment preferences of 28,000 consumers, conducted by Nexi, the European PayTech, reveals how online shopping habits continue to evolve across Europe.

Onbe, a leading corporate payouts platform has partnered with B2B financial services provider Allied Solutions to help financial institutions, finance companies, dealerships and their clients modernize the automotive refund process.

Metadomo, a leading AI-powered loyalty payments and Web3 gateway platform, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FTS.Money, a Hong Kong headquarted fintech specialising in global payments and financial infrastructure modernisation. This strategic collaboration will provide Metadomo with access to local payment methods for receiving payments from and performing payouts to consumers in key developing markets, including Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and the Philippines.

Ecommpay has been named as a finalist in three categories at the 2025 Women in Tech Employer Awards, in recognition of its leadership’s commitment to inclusion and the ongoing work to increase accessibility of its website.