At SiGMA Euro-Med 2025 in Malta, Kea is showcasing its flagship payment solutions and joining the stage in the panel discussion 'Stablecoins and Payments Ecosystem'. Alongside its product highlights, Kea has also announced the close of its €6 million extended seed funding round, bringing its post-money valuation to €40 million.

Hometap, the Boston-based financial technology company pioneering home equity financing solutions for American homeowners, announced the closing of HTAP 2025-2, a securitization backed by $300M Hometap-originated home equity investments (HEI

AppZen, the leading Agentic AI platform for finance teams, announced it raised $180 million in growth funding. This round was led by Riverwood Capital, one of the leading investment firms solely dedicated to technology growth and scalability. 

BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business, a leading global custodian with USD 17.5 trillion in assets under custody, today announces the implementation of Proxymity’s proxy voting solution for its local custody general meetings services in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, helping clients streamline the voting process and facilitate better governance.

Fnality, the operator of next generation wholesale payment systems regulated by central banks, today announced that it has raised $136 million (£99.7 million) in a Series C funding round led by WisdomTree, Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek and Tradeweb. The lead investors were joined by existing investors Banco Santander, Barclays, BNP Paribas, DTCC, Euroclear, Goldman Sachs, ING, Nasdaq, State Street and UBS.

Jacobi Inc. today announced its integration with the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS), supporting institutional asset managers and wealth managers in scaling their model portfolio capabilities.

The API-driven integration enables clients to seamlessly construct, customise, and manage investment models within Jacobi, and transmit them directly into Charles River IMS for implementation. This streamlines workflows and enhances operational efficiency across front-office teams.

Flutterwave, a leading payments technology company, today announced a reorganisation of its risk management, compliance, regulatory, and legal leadership team, reinforcing its commitment to global standards and sustainable growth. This evolution is part of a planned succession strategy.

As Big Data London gets underway, new research from global data and technology company, Experian, reveals how leading organisations are navigating the evolving landscape of data management.

ZBD , the payments innovator powering real-money rewards for games, today announces the appointment of  Nicole Diaz  as Senior Vice President of Product.

Institutional DeFi has crossed the tipping point from pilot projects to billion-dollar volumes. Over the last year, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has broken into the Top 10 chains for real-world assets (RWAs), reached its first $1B+ month in stablecoin volume, and cemented its role as a settlement layer trusted by both crypto-native firms and regulated financial institutions.