Youverse announced the launch of two groundbreaking solutions: its Age Estimation API and Liveness Detection API. Designed to meet the rising demands of regulators,  businesses, and users alike, these APIs are built for developers first, offering seamless  integration, robust compliance, and independently validated trust for digital onboarding,  fraud prevention, and regulatory alignment. 

Age Estimation API: Privacy-first, proven accuracy 

Embedded finance player Froda, today announced a new partnership with Triffin, the UK-based AI finance platform for modern consumer brands. Froda will embed flexible working capital directly into Triffin’s agentic finance workflows and make up to £100 million in data-driven financing available to UK businesses over the next three years.

DailyPay, the leading On-Demand Pay platform and financial wellness solution, has appointed Andrew Brandman as its Chief Operating Officer where he will be responsible for leading the business’s revenue, new markets, customer office, payments operations, and performance marketing functions. Brandman will report to Nelson Chai, Chief Executive Officer, DailyPay.

Marqeta, Inc., the modern card issuing platform, today announced it is working with Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, to expand the Klarna Card into 15 new European markets. This launch extends Marqeta’s long-term partnership with Klarna and leverages Visa’s Flexible Credential (VFC) technology, enabling customers to choose between paying now or later, all through a single debit card experience.

VAST Data, the AI Operating System company, has announced a partnership with Nscale, the Europe-headquartered AI infrastructure provider, to deliver one of the industry’s most advanced AI cloud fabrics.

Newgen Software, a global leader in AI-first digital transformation platforms, today announced a strategic partnership with Mambu, the leading cloud banking platform, to offer a plug-and-play lending stack designed to fast-track digital lending transformation for banks, digital banks, NBFCs, fintechs, and Islamic lenders.

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, announces an alliance with WeChat Pay HK, the Hong Kong dollar denominated e-wallet, to power its expansion in cross-border money transfers. Thanks to the collaboration, WeChat Pay HK users based in Hong Kong can now send money across the globe in real time and access faster, more affordable cross-border remittance options, enhancing the convenience of sending money abroad.

Seven in ten (69%) of Londoners are planning on investing in the next year as they seek higher returns than are on offer through cash savings, according to research from new personalised wealth management platform, Stratiphy.

This is significantly higher than the average figure for the UK where just four in ten (43%) of people planned to invest during the next 12 months.