Backbase, the creator of the Engagement Banking Platform, announced today a strategic partnership with OneAZ Credit Union to modernize the credit union’s technology architecture. Through Backbase’s platform, OneAZ will deliver a simplified and streamlined banking experience, expanding beyond financial service offerings to include insurance, real estate and other lifestyle-related offerings – creating a one-stop-shop for its members.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a global financial services company, released today the results of a 2024 survey of community banks that it conducted with the Harris Poll, a global market research firm.

Mastercard, a global leader in payments technology, has collaborated with Entreprenelle, a social and business development organization that supports, connects and trains women entrepreneurs. As part of this collaboration, Mastercard and Entreprenelle jointly organized a series of upskilling workshops aimed at equipping female entrepreneurs with the essential tools and knowledge needed to successfully scale and grow their businesses.

BNP Paribas announces today that it has signed an agreement with HSBC for the acquisition of their Private Banking activities in Germany, with the ambition to position BNP Paribas Wealth Management among the top leading players in Germany and bringing its AuM1 to more than €40bn.

 Axyon AI, which improves asset manager performance by delivering alpha opportunities via AI-powered asset rankings and AI strategies, has appointed Nicholas “Nick” Greenland as  Senior Vice President, Business Development.

Damen, a leading electronic payment company and innovator in the field of digital transactions, and BKN301 Group, a London-based leading digital payments and Banking-as-a-Service provider in the MENA region, announced the update their ‘Damen Cash’ app by introducing a new feature for paying gas bills using NFC technology.

KOHO announces today their new partnership with Propel Holdings Inc. (“Propel”) (TSX: PRL). Through its Canadian brand Fora Credit, Propel will act as KOHO’s exclusive embedded lending partner. The partnership will allow qualified KOHO users to access a line of credit through Propel’s AI-powered lending platform within the KOHO app.

Hummingbird, a leading provider of financial crime risk management solutions, today announced the acquisition of LogicLoop, a pioneer in no-code data integration and automation. The acquisition marks a significant step forward in Hummingbird’s mission to become the core operating platform for financial crime fighters, empowering financial institutions to unify, explore, and act on their risk and compliance data.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and Plaid have entered into a bilateral data access agreement that will enable PNC customers nationwide to more safely and securely connect and share financial data to their chosen financial applications through Plaid. PNC uses Akoya as its API service provider to provide PNC customers' financial information to all data recipients.

29% of the UK public have reported that their financial health has deteriorated over the past six months, feeling the financial strain as rising bills and costs take a toll on their financial health, according to new research from moneyhub.