Socotra today released its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, the most mature MCP server in the insurance industry. The new offering allows insurers to quickly and safely connect agentic AI to Socotra Insurance Suite, unlocking automation for insurance workflows. Socotra MCP Server is readily available to customers and includes 10-minute step-by-step instructions for connecting to popular AI platforms Claude, Cursor, and Visual Studio Code.

Trade Republic, Europe's largest savings platform, continues to grow, surpassing 10 million customers, across 18 European markets and more than 150 billion euro in assets under management. Through strategic partnerships with Apollo and EQT, Trade Republic expands its services to offer access to Private Markets. In the coming months, the bank will roll out two additional asset classes, each 30 days apart.

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced that the Visa Acceptance Platform is now hosted on local cloud in Saudi Arabia — a world‑first implementation by Visa — in alignment with the Saudi Central Bank “SAMA” mandate.  

DailyPay, the leading On-Demand Pay platform, today announced the addition of a powerful and intuitive Frontline Communications solution to help employers foster an engaged and connected workplace. This solution, which will be available to employers who offer DailyPay this fall, is the latest in the company's growing suite of industry-leading solutions built for the hourly workforce.

The World Life Insurance Report 2026, conducted jointly by the Capgemini Research Institute and LIMRA, shows that even though 68% of adults under the age of 40 see life insurance as essential for a healthy financial future, current offerings do not align with their financial priorities, hindering adoption.

FastSpring, the leading merchant of record (MoR) platform for global SaaS and software companies, has integrated Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in India through its partnership with EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment services for emerging markets. This expansion gives software sellers on the FastSpring platform the ability to offer India’s most popular and widely used payment method at checkout.

MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, announced the acquisition of Meso, a pioneer in bridging traditional finance and crypto. The move marks a major milestone in MoonPay’s evolution to a global payments network connecting banks, card networks, stablecoins and blockchains under a unified regulatory framework, including MTLs, BitLicenses, and MiCA approval.

HALA, Saudi Arabia’s leading fintech and provider of embedded financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises, has raised $157 million in a Series B investment round — officially one of the largest fintech Series B funding rounds in the Middle East.

Tot, the Italian fintech company dedicated to simplifying business banking for SMEs, has closed a €7 million Pre-Series A funding round, bringing total capital raised to €11 million across Seed and Pre-Series A phases.

This investment reinforces Tot’s mission to free entrepreneurs from the burden of banking and administrative red tape, supporting the growth and competitiveness of Italy’s productive ecosystem.

Leading fraud prevention platform Ravelin is urging merchants to take immediate action on Visa’s updated VAMP (Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program).  It warns failure to minimise fraud will mean incurring significant, recurring fees, and even losing the ability to accept Visa payments.

Ravelin has published a simple VAMP guide to help businesses save time, money, and avoid disruption.