Visa, a world leader in digital payments, and Pismo today jointly announced that the Nordic challenger bank Lunar will start Visa card processing with Pismo’s platform as the first bank in the Nordics.  The move to Pismo enables Lunar to develop and launch new products and solutions faster and more independently for their over one million private and business users across Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Instapay Technologies Sdn Bhd announced the successful  completion of a Series A2 funding round of USD3Mn (MYR13 Mn). This round has been led by a  group of U.S. based family offices and saw continue participation from our existing investor ACA  Investments Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based Japanese investment firm, reaffirming their commitment  to Instapay’s vision and growth trajectory. 

Gen Alpha (the digital-first generation born 2010 onwards) isn't waiting to grow up before engaging with money — they're already making their mark on the world of digital finance. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, new research from Mastercard shows that 94% of Gen Alpha children already have access to a financial account, while many hold digital wallets (58%), investment accounts (49%), and credit cards (48%).

Wise Platform, Wise’s global payment infrastructure for banks and global organisations, today announces its partnership with Lunar, one of the leading digital banks in the Nordics to bring fast, secure and transparent international payments to over one million users across the region. The partnership builds on a successful relationship, with Wise already leveraging Moonrise, Lunar’s modern banking infrastructure platform, for seamless local clearing and payments across Scandinavia. 

iPipeline®, a leading provider of comprehensive and integrated digital solutions for the life insurance, pensions, savings, and investment markets in the UK, has launched a groundbreaking enhancement to SolutionBuilder®. Advanced Underwriting will revolutionise the adviser experience, providing more precise premiums to initial protection quotes. 

Merge, a London-based fintech company that provides payments and banking infrastructure for digital businesses, has announced a new strategic partnership with DHgate, a leading global B2B e-commerce marketplace.

Lumion, the leading platform transforming how trade schools operate and scale, today announced it has raised $10.7 million in funding to accelerate its mission of closing the skilled labor gap and empowering the next generation of workers.

Tipalti, the leading AI-powered platform for finance automation, today announced the acquisition of Statement, an AI-native treasury automation company. This strategic acquisition marks a major milestone in Tipalti’s mission to revolutionize how finance teams operate in the global economy, by further strengthening its end-to-end finance automation platform.