Offa, the UK’s leading Islamic property finance fintech, has won the Financial Services Business of the Year award at the prestigious Islam Channel Business Awards 2025, which took place at the Hilton London Metropole.

Accepting the award, Sagheer Malik, Offa’s Chief Commercial Officer & Managing Director of Home Finance, said: "First of all I thank Allah SWT for this honour. Winning this award is a testament to the incredible team I have the privilege of working with every single day.

Stoa, a new UK fintech startup, today announced the launch of Stoa Pots, giving consumers a fresh choice for their savings. Instead of meagre interest rates that rarely beat inflation, Stoa turns savings into free subscriptions and one-off perks - rewards people actually want and need.

MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, has announced the launch of MoonPay Commerce, the most efficient platform for merchants, creators, and developers to accept crypto payments worldwide.

MoonPay Commerce is already trusted by 6,000+ app developers, merchants, fintechs, and global enterprises, including Shopify, The Solana Foundation, Ledger, Jupiter, Fortune Media, Dorsia, CoinMarketCap, and Solscan.

CUBE, a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) and Regulatory Change Management (RCM), announces the acquisition of Kodex AI, a Berlin-headquartered technology business pioneering the use of agentic AI to transform compliance and risk management across the global financial industry.

Thredd, the leading next-generation global payments processor, today announced it is powering ANNA Money’s business accounts in Australia. The collaboration delivers instant virtual cards and physical commercial debit cards, with the platform engineered for secure wallet support - so customers can add cards to leading mobile wallets (when available), all backed by Thredd’s real-time authorisation and settlement.

Y Combinator-backed cross-border payments startup Grey has launched support for Morocco and Egypt, enabling users in the country to send and receive international payments with greater speed and convenience. Grey targets North Africa's $64 billion annual remittance market with instant local currency payouts.

HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, and Juspay, a leading payments infrastructure company, have announced a strategic partnership to launch a first-of-its-kind acquiring platform tailored to the needs of digital-first, global merchants. This full-stack solution reimagines how acquiring services are delivered at scale, combining HSBC’s global network with Juspay’s proven expertise in payments infrastructure.

Flywire Corporation, a global payments enablement and software company, today announced an expanded partnership with

Deel, the leading global HR and payroll platform, today announced a $300 million strategic investment from new investor Ribbit Capital along with long-time Deel partners Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue Management with additional support from General Catalyst, Green Bay Ventures and more. Deel’s new valuation is $17.3 billion.  

Sentiment around expense policies is creating ‘blurred lines’ of understanding within UK businesses, resulting in employee inaction and feelings of stress, according to new data from the spend management provider, Soldo. 

Employee confusion - the overlooked blind spot