Nasdaq and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, today announced an expansion of their strategic technology partnership by giving financial institutions the option of deploying Nasdaq Calypso on AWS. It will be offered as a fully managed service powered by AWS, with the underlying technology managed by Nasdaq, as the companies seek to modernize the next generation of capital markets and treasury infrastructure.

Tipalti, the AI-powered platform for finance automation, today announced it has secured $200 million in growth financing from long-time partner Hercules Capital, Inc.. The financing will fuel Tipalti's continued investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and product innovation, as well as support its global growth.

The Payments Association, a trade group for the payments sector, today announced that Nick Kerigan, Managing Director and Head of Innovation at Swift, will become the new Chair of its Advisory Board. He takes over in January 2026 from Neil Harris, CEO of b-yond, who has led the Board since 2023.

HSBC today announced the world’s first-known empirical evidence of the potential value of current quantum computers for solving real-world problems in algorithmic bond trading.

Working with a team from IBM, HSBC leveraged an approach that utilised quantum and classical computing resources to deliver up to a 34 percent improvement in predicting how likely a trade would be filled at a quoted price, compared to common classical techniques used in the industry.

Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announced a new partnership with Xscape Theaters to deliver a seamless, modern payment experience for moviegoers, particularly the younger, digital-savvy audiences that make up 47.2% of Xscape’s customer base. The partnership marks a key step in Xscape's digital evolution, helping the cinema chain meet the expectations of today's consumers while driving strategic value through payments.

WRS, an award-winning POS systems provider, announces a new partnership with Lloyds Merchant Services, one of the UK’s leading payment providers. Together, the two companies will deliver an integrated point-of-sale payment solution for hospitality and retail merchants, combining WRS’s innovative POS technology with Lloyds Merchant Services’ secure and reliable card processing.

Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, and Securitize, the leading platform for tokenizing real-world assets, today announced a smart contract that would allow holders of BlackRock’s BUIDL and VanEck’s VBILL to exchange their shares to Ripple for Ripple USD (RLUSD). This smart contract adds an additional stablecoin off ramp for BUIDL and VBILL tokenized short term treasury funds.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Red Rocks Credit Union (Red Rocks) has expanded its relationship with Alkami, adding the company’s Digital Banking Solution and
Data & Marketing Solution to its existing Onboarding & Account Opening Solution.

StoneX Group Inc. announces today that the Payments Division of its London-based subsidiary, StoneX Financial Ltd (“SFL”), has entered into a correspondent banking relationship with Hana Bank’s London branch, marking a significant expansion of StoneX’s exiting strategic partnership with Hana Bank’s head office in Seoul.

RTGS.global, which connects financial institutions through one simple integration to transform how cross-border payments are made, has today confirmed the launch of a new active settlement corridor between Tajikistan and Turkey.