Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a total IT solution provider for AI/ML, HPC, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, is announcing the availability of its Data Center Building Block Solutions® (DCBBS). These solutions are considered a new business line for Supermicro and enable organizations to design, order, and build complete data centers from a single vendor, reducing time-to-online (TTO) and improving overall quality and serviceability.

The office of the CFO is entering a new era of cross-border payments, driven by the migration of global payment standards to ISO 20022. The forced move away from FIN formatted Swift payments has generated much confusion and stress for IT teams seeking to align with their banks’ updated payment format requirements and testing complexities.

Mastercard today announced Merchant Cloud, a next-generation payments platform that unifies market-leading services from Mastercard and its partners, helping businesses simplify and navigate the complexities of commerce around the world, supporting their expansion into new markets and delivering exceptional experiences for end users.

Ascenda, the loyalty company that powers growth for the world's leading financial institutions, today announced its new partnership with bunq, Europe's second-largest neobank. The collaboration elevates bunq's loyalty program, unlocking superior rewards that power its users' international lifestyle.

M2 Capital Limited, the proprietary investment arm of M2 Group, a UAE-headquartered conglomerate with a diversified portfolio in digital asset solutions, has announced a $21 million strategic investment in the Nasdaq-listed AVAX One Digital Asset Treasury (DAT), which is focused on AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche ecosystem.

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today released the 2025 edition of its State of Play in U.S. Faster Payments report.

Unlimit, the global fintech company, has achieved Token Service Provider certification from both Mastercard and Visa in India. This milestone establishes Unlimit as a certified provider capable of directly managing the complete token lifecycle, including issuance, replacement, and deletion, while offering merchants enhanced security and streamlined payment experiences.

Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, hosted its third annual Americas Lending Day in New York on September 18, bringing together industry leaders, clients, and technology innovators to explore the future of lending.

Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Absa Bank to provide digital asset custody to the bank’s customers in South Africa. Through the partnership, Absa will leverage Ripple’s institutional-grade digital asset custody technology to deliver scalable and secure storage for tokenized assets, including cryptocurrencies.