Extend, a leading spend and expense management platform, today announced it has secured $20 million in additional capital, including new venture debt and an equity investment led by B Capital, with participation from March Capital, Point72 Ventures, FinTech Collective, and new investor, Commerce Ventures.

The Aleo Network Foundation, the non-profit corporation that oversees the health of the ALEO Network, a privacy and compliance infrastructure that powers secure, programmable, worldwide payments, today announced the appointment of Deborah Marfurt as Chief Financial Officer. Her appointment marks the next phase of Aleo’s expansion, building on recent partnership momentum with Binance Alpha, Revolut, Global Dollar Network, and Request Finance.

Spreedly, a leading open payments platform, today announced its acquisition of Dodgeball, a modern fraud orchestration company. The acquisition brings payments optimization and fraud management under one platform, while advancing Spreedly's artificial intelligence and open payments strategy.

Stablecore, the platform enabling community and regional banks and credit unions to offer stablecoins, tokenized deposits and digital asset products, today announced $20 million in funding. Led by Norwest and with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Curql, BankTech Ventures, Bank of Utah, EJF Ventures, Bankers Helping Bankers Fund and others, which represent more than 290 limited partner banks and credit unions, this news comes at a crucial time following the passage of the GENIUS Act in July 2025.

Data is the lifeblood of businesses all over the world, from the smallest startup to the largest enterprise. Making sure that it’s available when you need it, secured for authorized use, and recoverable from faults is vital to operating data platforms, no matter where your business is on its cloud journey. This can only be achieved by putting the right data into the hands of the right people, in a timely way, to make the right decisions about how to manage that platform effectively.

MongoDB, Inc. today announced the launch of MongoDB AMP, an AI-powered Application Modernization Platform that helps enterprises quickly transform legacy applications into modern, scalable services. MongoDB AMP helps customers modernize through the fusion of an AI-powered software platform, a proven delivery framework, and experienced AMP delivery engineers who oversee and guide the implementation process—a powerful combination of tools, techniques, and talent.

The rules mean that before banks and building societies change cash services, such as closing a branch or ATM, they must assess the impact. If significant gaps in cash access are found, they must plug them.  

Monmouth is the 121st banking hub to open in 12 months. A further 93 cash deposit services – such as ATMs and Post Office counters - have also been set up. 20 of the banking hubs were established following requests from local communities for their cash provision to be assessed. 

Qover, a leading insurtech company driven by a vision of creating a global safety net through insurance, and Swiss insurer Helvetia announce an in-depth collaboration that strengthens their partnership and expands their joint capabilities across multiple insurance product lines and markets.