The value of regulatory fines issued to financial institutions globally in H1 2025 more than quadrupled compared to the same period last year, with digital assets firms increasingly in the crosshairs, new figures have revealed.

Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, announced that ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH), one of Zimbabwe’s most diversified financial services groups, has implemented Finastra Essence on cloud and a comprehensive suite of digital services. By upgrading its core banking infrastructure with the next-generation solution, ZBFH has consolidated its operations while increasing automation, system availability, speed to market, and resource availability to drive innovation.

Temenos  today announced that FundBank, a Cayman Islands-based financial institution specializing in banking services for the asset management industry, has gone live with Temenos SaaS to drive its expansion in the United States.

UAB Perlas Finance, one of Lithuania’s leading payment service providers, has chosen AMLYZE, the RegTech company trusted by banks and leading marketplaces, to further enhance its compliance framework and reinforce its fight against money laundering and other financial crimes.

PayQuicker, the leading global payouts orchestration platform, today announced an expansion of its real-time payout capabilities, now offering Same-Day ACH transfers for payees based in the United States. PayQuicker’s same-day ACH feature will be available for select users across its key verticals, including gig economy, affiliate marketing, direct selling, clinical trials and other industries that require timely, secure payments. 

Unit21, a global risk and compliance technology leader that proactively mitigates risks tied to fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes, has launched its Build Your Own Agent (BYOA)

Rain, the enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, today announced native support for USD+, a yield-bearing stablecoin issued by Dinari, the leading provider of tokenized U.S. public securities.

Hemi, the world’s largest programmability layer on Bitcoin, has closed a $15 million growth round, with participation from YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), Republic Digital, HyperChain Capital, Breyer Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Crypto.com, DNA Fund, Selini Capital, Protein Capital, Quantstamp, and Web3.com, amongst others. With over $1.2 billion in total value locked on the network, the funding will fuel further ecosystem growth on Bitcoin.

Trulioo, an industry-leading identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, today announced its partnership with WEX, a global payment processing and fleet management company. WEX has selected Trulioo Document Verification and Biometrics to accelerate and secure their KYC process for its European fuel card customers, replacing current manual procedures.