Alpaca, a self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure API, announced its $52 million Series C funding round today from its new office in Manhattan, New York. This significant milestone further accelerates Alpaca’s global expansion and development of its industry-leading product offerings.

International payments processor, DECTA, has struck a strategic partnership with the payment orchestration platform, Paysecure, which will see DECTA’s merchant base benefit from a range of enhanced payment capabilities.

Apiture, a leading provider of digital banking solutions, today announced that Ouray, Colo.-based 

Metro Bank is partnering with the charity Victim Support to provide an independent support service for its customers who have been a victim of fraud. Victim Support’s team of dedicated fraud case workers offer free, confidential and personalised support to help victims manage the impact of the fraud and help to ensure they feel more able to spot fraud in the future.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Coinbase Global, Inc. today announced an expansion of their partnership to increase the adoption, distribution, and utilization of the PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin. This collaboration will provide value for consumers, enterprises, and institutions as they continue to utilize digital currencies across platforms and borders with the stability of regulated USD-denominated crypto-native assets.

NCR Atleos Corporation (“Atleos”), a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, today announced it has entered into a long term business relationship to bring Atleos’ Allpoint Network to more than 4,000 7-Eleven stores across the United States providing expanded, more convenient access to everyday banking transactions for its issuer members and their cardholde

Emburse, whose innovative travel and expense solutions power forward-thinking organisations, today announced its most advanced mobile app to date for Emburse Enterprise. The new mobile app provides an integrated experience for employees and managers globally, with advanced automation powered by Emburse AI. 

Avaloq, a leader in private banking, wealth management and investment management technology, has inaugurated its new regional office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This strategic expansion follows the signing of InvestGB, the wealth and investment management arm of Gulf Bank, and the recent addition of another major client in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area.

xpate, an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) that provides payment services, has become the first non-banking entity in Latvia to integrate and gain direct access to Latvijas Banka’s Electronic Clearing System (EKS) for processing SEPA payments. Previously, access to the EKS was a privilege of classic banks.

WooCommerce, the flexible, open-source ecommerce solution built on WordPress, today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Affirm Holdings, Inc., the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, by launching their services in the U.K.