Flagright, the AI-native, no-code platform for transaction monitoring and AML compliance, is pleased to welcome SME Bank as its newest client. Following a successful evaluation of Flagright’s platform, SME Bank has deployed Flagright to centralise real-time transaction monitoring, watchlist screening, and investigations; strengthening its financial crime controls while keeping operations fast and scalable.

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, today announced a new strategic partnership with Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service. The partnership will enable Checkout.com to provide global acquiring services for Spotify to deliver a smooth, secure and reliable payments experience for its global audience of more than 700 million monthly active users and more than 280 million paying subscribers.

Iute Group, a digital banking group operating in Southeast Europe, has established a new insurance services and operational management subsidiary Iute Affinity, to reinforce protection as a core pillar within its everyday digital banking ecosystem. Alma Ribanovic has been appointed as the CEO of Iute Affinity.

Clear Junction, the global provider of cross-border payments and banking services infrastructure for licensed financial institutions, has introduced onChain Stablecoin Pay-In, enabling its clients to accept stablecoin pay-ins from their customers.

botim money, botim’s financial services arm serving millions of users in the UAE and beyond has announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a global money movement company, to expand cross-border remittance capabilities into the world with a focus on African markets.

dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has partnered with Amway, the world’s largest direct selling company, to deliver reliable, locally optimized online payments across Latin America.

Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business, today announced that Money20/20 USA will move to the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) and Resorts World Las Vegas in October 2027. The move reflects the continued expansion of the fintech ecosystem and Money20/20’s commitment to delivering the scale, technology, and experience that embodies Money20/20 USA.

Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced the launch of LaserPro Evaluate, a modern, cloud-native solution designed to streamline commercial loan workflows for banks and credit unions. Built to support institutions currently relying on non-banking solutions or manual tools such as spreadsheets, LaserPro Evaluate reimagines the origination and processing experience for today’s digital-first lending environment.

Intuit, the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, today announced a new, multi-year partnership with Affirm. Under the agreement, Affirm will become the exclusive pay-over-time solution built into QuickBooks Payments, further strengthening Intuit’s end-to-end financial management capabilities that help accelerate how businesses manage and grow their business.

Gr4vy, the cloud-based payment orchestration platform, today announced the release of Silent Mode for its anti-fraud connectors, a new feature that lets merchants deploy multiple fraud detection services in parallel, enabling evaluation, warming up, or migration of new providers without disrupting live payment decisions or slowing checkout.