ACI Worldwide, an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced that the U.S. Faster Payments Council’s (FPC) membership has elected Craig Ramsey, Head of Real-Time and Account-to-Account Payments, to serve on the FPC’s Board of Directors.

Zama, the open-source cryptography company building state-of-the-art Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solutions for blockchain, today announced a $57 million Series B funding round co-led by two leading U.S.-based investment firms Blockchange

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, is now available as a payment option  on Google Pay. Shoppers can use Klarna’s flexible payment options online on select Android apps and websites that offer Google Pay at checkout.

Expensify, Inc., the financial management superapp for expenses, travel, and corporate cards, today announced a sweeping expansion of international support across its platform. The launch includes support for corporate card import from 10,000+ more banks worldwide, multilingual capabilities, Euro-based billing, international reimbursements in New Expensify, and beta access to the Expensify Card across the UK, EU, and soon Canada.

Raymond James Ltd., the largest independent financial services firm in Canada, today announced a strategic partnership with FNZ, a global wealth management platform provider, to deliver its next-generation wealth management platform. Under the agreement, Raymond James Ltd. will make a significant investment to accelerate the digital transformation of its wealth management infrastructure and elevate the advisor and client experience nationwide.

Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the MENA region, has announced the opening of its representative office in Türkiye, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to supporting Turkish financial institutions and corporates.

Spendesk, the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform, today announces a major milestone: it has achieved profitability, marking one full quarter in the black. This achievement makes Spendesk the first European spend management and procurement platform to reach profitability, a bold step forward in the industry’s evolution.

As the UK Government announces regulations on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services to help protect consumers, new research from TransUnion UK reveals over eight million Brits are using BNPL for items under £50, and 4% put purchases under £25 on this short-term credit.

Sibill, an Italian fintech specializing in solutions that simplify financial and administrative management for SMEs, announces the closing of a €12 million Series A funding round led by the European venture capital fund Creandum, with participation from Keen Venture Partners and other Italian and international business angels. This round adds to the €6.7 million raised so far.