Zempler, a digital bank serving start-ups and microbusinesses, has today announced a new partnership with iwoca, one of Europe’s leading SME lenders, to expand its SME offering and make business lending more accessible. 

Barclays and Visa have announced a new, expanded strategic partnership and multi-year agreement, marking a powerful next chapter in their six-decade relationship. This milestone reinforces a foundation of innovation, trust, and shared ambition, with a renewed commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes for consumers, businesses, and the broader economy. 

Aevi, a leading provider of in-person payment orchestration, and LEGI.ONE LTD. an innovative company focused on delivering payment services and business solutions, have successfully installed the first payment terminals for LEGI.ONE’s customer OKO Hladík. 

This is the first production launch of a new SmartPOS solution that uses Aevi’s SDK and onboarding API to enable fast, configuration-only setup, allowing new customers to go live within days. 

Tandem, which is building the UK’s greener digital bank, has again taken climate action into its own hands, partnering with Climate Impact Partners (CIP) to offset 100% of its operational emissions for last year – purchasing over 3,300 tonnes of high-quality carbon credits. 

Offsetting over 3,300 tonnes of CO₂ is equivalent to taking over 700 cars off the road for a year, preventing about 2,000 London-New York flights or matching the work of 330,000 trees absorbing carbon for a year.

Clear Junction, a global provider of cross-border payments and banking services infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, has appointed Teresa Cameron as Group Chief Executive Officer. The move reflects the company’s rapid growth and marks a natural evolution in its leadership and governance.

Africhange, the cross-border fintech platform, has partnered with Griffin, a UK-licensed bank, to introduce a new GBP Bank Account product that empowers Africans to manage and grow their money across borders with ease.

The Payments Association, a trade group representing the UK payments sector, has shared key findings from 

Circle Internet Group, Inc. announced a partnership with Grammy Award-winning artist, producer and composer, Wyclef Jean, who joins as Circle’s Global Culture Advisor. This marks the beginning of a strategic partnership to spotlight communities around the world using stablecoin technology and bring Circle’s mission to life through storytelling and performance.

The Western Union Company (“Western Union”) today announced its plan to launch U.S. Dollar Payment Token (USDPT), its new stablecoin, and an innovative Digital Asset Network designed to bridge the digital and fiat worlds, enabling real world utility for digital assets. Built on Solana and issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, Western Union aims to launch USDPT, expanding the ways to move money for customers, agents and partners, and to support the company’s treasury capabilities.