Vixio, a leading provider of regulatory intelligence solutions, has released its 2025 Safeguarding Outlook, examining upcoming global rules and their impact on how payments firms must protect consumer funds.

Blackbullion, the leading student finance and financial wellbeing platform, has selected Bud Financial (Bud), a pioneer in financial data intelligence, to enhance its customer segmentation and data analysis capabilities through Bud’s powerful Drive solution. 

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money aroun

Euroclear today unveils a comprehensive plan to establish a true single market for post-trade services across asset classes. This initiative, aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of European market infrastructure, will support the Savings and Investments Union's (SIU) ambitions and ensure Europe remains the 'go-to place' for investors and issuers globally.

Windare Ventures, Barclays, and other institutional investors back Heka's AI engine as financial institutions seek stronger defenses against synthetic fraud and identity manipulation.

Heron, a startup using AI to automate workflows in business lending, equipment finance, and insurance, has raised $16 million in Series A funding led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Y-Combinator, BoxGroup and Flex Capital. The Series A will support Heron's next phase of expansion, helping the company scale its AI-driven solutions to more segments.

Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, is partnering with urban juice bar and coffee concept JOE & THE JUICE to revolutionize its in-store payment experience with Adyen’s proprietary multimedia countertop SFO1 terminal. 

Today, Cash App announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone for Cash App Business sellers, allowing them to accept contactless payments – including credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and other digital wallets – directly on their iPhone using the Cash App iOS app, with no additional hardware required.

Worldline, a global leader in payment services, today announces the launch of its AI-powered routing solution, changing how businesses route payments globally. Following successful pilots, the solution has delivered increased authorisation rates by more than 2% in addition to the 3% improvement achieved with its rule-based routing.

Manzil Investment Advisors LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor and subsidiary of Manzil, a Canadian Islamic fintech startup, recently announced the launch of