Cboe Global Markets, Inc., the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced it has appointed Prashant Bhatia as Executive Vice President, Head of Enterprise Strategy & Corporate Development, effective September 2, 2025.

Payoneer, the global financial technology company powering business growth across borders, today announced a strategic partnership with programmable financial services company Stripe. The collaboration marks an expansion of Payoneer's Online Checkout offering for cross-border merchants looking to sell direct-to-consumer.

Effective 1 October 2025, Kimberly joins Apex Group from State Street, where she has served for over 12 years, most recently as Treasurer and Executive Vice President. Before joining State Street, Kimberly spent more than 14 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where she worked in the Risk and Policy unit, contributing to key regulatory and risk frameworks. 

IVIX, the first AI-powered platform designed to help governments around the world combat financial crime at scale using LLMs, advanced graph analytics and publicly available data, today announced the close of its $60 million Series B funding round, bringing the total amount raised to $85 million. The round follows five consecutive years of rapid growth and customer acquisition, as IVIX has helped customers identify billions of dollars in offshore assets and illicit financial activity.

Infinity Loop, the AI-native contract intelligence platform built to help enterprises save money on vendor contracts, today announced it has raised a $5M Seed Round, led by Glasswing Ventures and TIAA Ventures, with participation from Plug and Play, Restive Ventures, and angel investors.

Ingenico, a global leader in payment acceptance and services, has  announced that its Ingenico AXIUM SX5000 products are now certified under the latest PCI  PTSv7 certification. The SX5000 are the first self-service devices to meet this updated  certification, which boosts the security of payment terminals and other devices used for  processing payment card transactions at the point of interaction. This certification  specifically focuses on safeguarding against physical tampering and malware.

More than 2,000 people have backed PensionBee’s call for a 10-day pension switch guarantee in just two weeks since the petition launched to the public on 4 August.

Acceleron, a leader in international payment automation and correspondent banking technology, announced today a new partnership with Braid, a modern banking core platform designed for community banks and credit unions.

Fibank (First Investment Bank) has successfully placed a private bond issue with a total value of €50 million, fully compliant with MREL requirements. Although the Bank already meets all regulatory MREL standards, this issuance represents a strategic step that reinforces its stability, investor confidence, and ability to secure funding under competitive market conditions.

 A new study by Juniper Research, the foremost experts in fintech and payment markets, forecasts a 153% surge in fraud by 2030; rising from $23 billion in 2025 to $58.3 billion in 2030.