The financial system is moving onchain. Payments, trading, and transfers are becoming programmable, running on global, always-on rails that move value as easily as data.

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, has launched real-time cross-border payments to and from Colombia through Bre-B, the country’s new national instant payment system from Banco de la República, the Central Bank of Colombia.

Proof, the trusted platform for securing the digital economy, announced a collaboration with Visa, a world leader in payments, to enable verified identities to help secure transactions across high value or high-risk payments, digital commerce, agreements, and banking.

PayNearMe, a leading fintech transforming the payment experience, announced the rollout of its AI-powered Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) as part of its strategy to advance and modernize customer engagement for non-commerce businesses.

Plynk®, the app designed to simplify the process of investing and empower users with intuitive tools, is expanding its mission with the launch of Plynk Serve: Military — a new in-app experience crafted specifically for veterans and active-duty service members. The customized onboarding experience offers a tailored pathway to learn, practice, and build confidence in investing.

Prove, the leader in digital identity, today announced the launch of Prove Verified Agent, a solution purpose-built to secure the emerging $1.7 trillion agentic commerce market.1 The Prove Verified Agent solution provides the trust and verification layer for autonomous agents acting on behalf of consumers and businesses, creating an end-to-end chain of custody that links verified identity, intent, payment credentials, and consent — all backed by cryptographic proof. 

Juspay, a global leader in payment infrastructure solutions for enterprises and banks, has partnered with Mastercard to integrate Click to Pay in Brazil, enabling seamless online card payments with just a single click. The feature is now available for ~129 million Mastercard users in Brazil, and comes at a key time for Brazil's rapidly-evolving payments industry, driven by the rise of digital transactions and the 7% growth of e-commerce in the first half of 2025 alone.

Standard Chartered has partnered with Dandelion Payments, a Euronet Worldwide, Inc. company, to enhance the Bank’s low-value global disbursements proposition. This collaboration will enable the Bank to provide clients with a broader range of destination currencies, reaching both bank account and digital wallet end points.

PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, is urging savers to take a few minutes this National Pension Tracing Day (Sunday, 26 October 2025) to check whether they may be missing a pension from a previous job.

With many people changing jobs multiple times throughout their careers, it’s easier than ever to lose track of old workplace pensions – potentially leaving significant hard-earned savings untapped.

Money laundering losses in the UK have risen to almost £150 billion each year, according to research shared at the World Anti-Corruption Summit.

Losses increased by 8.3% annually, driven by rising compliance costs and London’s continuing role as a global hub for foreign capital flows.