Tradeweb Markets Inc., a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced it has appointed Rich Chun as Managing Director, Head of Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Mr. Chun will oversee Tradeweb’s business operations, client engagement efforts and strategic growth initiatives in the Asia Pacific region.

Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, and SAP, one of the world’s largest enterprise software providers, have announced the successful go-live of the SAP Commerce Cloud, Open Payment Framework (OPF). This new payment solution is designed to eliminate manual payment integrations and streamline the  setup and payment service providers (PSPs) management.

Finova, the UK’s leading cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has today announced the signing of a new long-term agreement with investment, protection and retirement specialist, LV= to support the provider’s equity release platform. 

GC Exchange FZE and GC Exchange A/S, both part of GCEX Group, a fast growing regulated digital prime broker, have selected OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, to enhance its fiat banking rails. 

Akur8, the next-generation insurance pricing and reserving solution powered by transparent machine learning, announced today the launch of Rate Repo and Deploy, two additions to the platform that expand the capabilities of its pricing suite and reinforce its position as the insurance industry’s only end-to-end actuarial platform. With these new additions, insurers gain a single source of truth for rating, and a high-performance pricing engine that seamlessly moves models into live production, enabling real-time, operational deployment. 

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announces a new partnership with Qatar Airways, voted the World’s Best Airline by Skytrax, for a record ninth time. Travellers booking flights with Qatar Airways can choose Klarna’s flexible payment options at checkout—offering the freedom to pay in full, pay later, split into interest-free installments, or finance their trip over time. The new agreement is facilitated by Klarna’s integration with Worldpay, an industry-leading payments technology company.

Spend management fintech Pleo, today announced the launch of Pleo Cash Management for customers in the UK and Germany. The add-on tool gives finance teams complete visibility of company spend inside and outside of Pleo and one simple way to track, manage and optimise spending effortlessly. By freeing up time and providing real-time insights, the suite enables smarter, faster and more confident financial decisions.