Global information and insights company TransUnion recently hosted its UK Summit, bringing together leading names from banking, fintech and more, to discuss tackling the cost of living crisis, financial inclusion and next-generation lending.

Provenir, a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software, today announced that its AI-Powered Decisioning Platform has been named a gold winner in the “AI Platform” category in Juniper Research’s Future Digital Awards – Fintech & Payments.

Today, Google Cloud and Coinbase announced a new, long-term strategic partnership to better serve the growing Web3 ecosystem and its developers.

MineralTree, a Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) company and accounts payable (AP) and payment automation solutions provider, today announced the ability for users of Sage Intacct’s ERP to process multi-currency invoices and make international payments through the MineralTree TotalAP platform.

Financial wellbeing platform Blackbullion has today announced a £2.5m investment round to accelerate financial wellbeing for students. The new funding round will scale the platform’s growth, driving Blackbullion’s mission to simplify the complex world of finance for young people, while connecting them with scholarships and additional funds while they study.

Fluro, the UK consumer lender previously known as Lending Works, today announced a landmark £200 million financing partnership with BNP Paribas.

Nuvei Corporation, tomorrow’s payment platform, announces today the launch of Nuvei Simply Connect, a ready-to-use, fully customizable payments interface designed to help businesses accelerate their growth. 

Until today, merchants without large in-house development were left with low-performing products that did not give them the ability to customize, localize and adapt to the needs of their business.

Airwallex, a leading global fintech platform, today announced that it recently closed its Series E extension (“Series E2”) with the same US$5.5 billion valuation, and secured more funds from existing investors Square Peg, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, Lone Pine Capital, Hermitage Capital, 1835i Ventures and Tencent. HostPlus, an Australian industry superannuation fund, as well as a leading North American pension fund also participated in this round.

Financial institutions are spending millions of dollars every year inefficiently onboarding and maintaining clients, according to new research from Fenergo, the leading provider of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) software solutions for financial institutions.

Today, at Stellar’s 4th annual Meridian conference, Wirex, a leading payments platform, announced the launch of USD Coin (USDC) on the Stellar blockchain within the Wirex app. In addition to expanding access to Stellar-based digital assets, this announcement is an important milestone in an ongoing collaboration between Wirex and the development of the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), the non-profit organisation that supports the growth and development of the Stellar network.