Stinker Stores, the Idaho-based gas station and convenience store chain, is marking their continued partnership with DailyPay – the leader of On-Demand Pay and financial wellness solutions. Dedicated to providing its employees with “nothing but the stinkin’ best workplace experience,” Stinker Stores first implemented DailyPay’s financial wellness benefit in 2020.

Cowbell, a leading provider of adaptive cyber and specialty insurance solutions for global small and mid‑market organizations, today announced the appointment of Simon Hughes as Chief Commercial Officer. Hughes, who previously served as SVP, Global Distribution & GM, UK, will oversee Cowbell’s global commercial strategy, including distribution, partnerships, international expansion, and market development.

Today, Visa, a world leader in digital payments, announced its support for Chinese Visa cardholders to pay with Apple Pay. Together with Apple, Visa will enable Chinese cardholders to add Visa cards from participating banks to Apple Pay and make payments at overseas Visa-accepting merchants, in-store, in-app and online. Today, 79 percent of in-person transactions globally are made contactlessly with NFC.

Japanese multinational electronics conglomerate, Sony, has partnered with global insurtech bolttech, to launch My Sony Care+, an embedded protection programme designed to give customers extended coverage for their devices. This initiative is further supported by Tokio Marine, strengthening the program’s value and reliability.

Worldline, a European leader in payment services, is introducing new capabilities to connect AI agents to its global payment ecosystem, making payments agent-ready and enabling merchants to experiment with AI-powered workflows and commerce experiences.

ClearScore, a global leader in financial marketplaces, is launching its automated debt repayment technology, Clearer, directly into lender credit application journeys.

Clearer ensures that when a customer takes out a debt consolidation loan, the money is automatically used to pay off their existing debts. This removes the risk that funds are used for other purposes, helping lenders price loans more accurately and reducing the likelihood of missed repayments.

Swift, in collaboration with BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo and Societe Generale – FORGE, recently completed a landmark digital asset interoperability trial, marking an important step in our efforts to drive a new era of global interoperability. The trial enabled the seamless exchange and settlement of tokenised bonds, while supporting payments in both fiat and digital currencies.

LHV Bank has hit a major retail milestone, surpassing £1 billion in customer deposits since its 2023 launch into the UK. The growth has been driven by strong demand for its clear, fair value banking products, as customers continue to respond to a simple offer with no gimmicks and strong rates as standard.

The fintech group Capital.com, today announced it has been granted a licence by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya to operate as a Dealing Online Foreign Exchange Broker under license number 244. The licence enables Capital.com to offer regulated online forex and trading services to clients in Kenya, acting as a compliant counterparty and providing onboarding, execution, and client support in line with CMA requirements.

PT Jalin Pembayaran Nusantara (“Jalin”), as part of BUMN Holding Danareksa, together with BPC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during BFN Fest 2025 to strengthen fraud detection and prevention capabilities in Indonesia’s digital payment transactions. This collaboration represents a strategic step to enhance the security of the national payment system and maintain public trust in the digital financial ecosystem.