People are now able to support UK innovations across health, climate change and tech by simply spending on their card, with the new Science Card account and Mastercard debit card.

Through its free account, Science Card customers can choose which UK university project(s) they’d like to support and automatically contribute to these projects each time they use their Science Card.

Airwallex, a leading global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, has surpassed $100 billion in annual processing volume, up 73 percent year-on-year. Airwallex has seen growing volumes across all products, including payments, FX, payouts, and issuing, and an annual run rate revenue approaching $500 million.

TaluCard, in collaboration with IDEX Biometrics and a London based issuer is launching its state-of-the-art biometric payment solution. This groundbreaking initiative is set to transform payment solutions with a strong focus on accessibility and security for all users, including those with visual impairments and members of the aging community.

D•One, the open banking business unit from The ClearScore Group, has announced a partnership with Abound to provide open banking connectivity and transaction categorisation intelligence.

TransUnion, a global information and insights company, and receeve, an all-in-one platform for collections and recovery, proudly announce a strategic partnership to deliver increased collections autonomy and profitability through AI-powered insights and strategy optimisation, all seamlessly integrated into the receeve platform.

DBS today announced the pilot launch of DBS Treasury Tokens, a next-generation treasury and liquidity management solution, in collaboration with Ant International. Ant International will be able to use the digital form factor to achieve instant, multi-currency treasury and liquidity management on DBS’ permissioned blockchain for their entities across multiple markets.

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced the appointment of Hon Ng as its Chief Legal Officer. With over two decades of experience, Hon has extensively been working with governments and policymakers for global corporations. At Bitget, he will oversee the group’s adherence to regulatory requirements worldwide.

Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS), Singapore’s leading payment services group, has launched NETS SoftPOS, a terminal-less payment solution for swifter, seamless and more cost-efficient payment transactions. Merchants can now download the NETS SoftPOS app from the Google Play Store and use their Android smart devices as payment terminals to accept contactless payments.

Today PayZen, a technology company tackling healthcare affordability with AI-powered solutions, announced an oversubscribed Series B, led by NEA, with full participation from existing investors including 7wireVentures, SignalFire,