Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, has announced a partnership with digital sports platform, Fanatics. As the sports calendar heats up and fans get ready for holiday shopping, they can now choose Affirm’s flexible payment options at checkout. The partnership will soon expand to more than 180 additional team and league stores across the Fanatics network, including select partner shops in the UK and Canada.

NCR Atleos Corporation, a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, today announced the release of a new thought leadership paper, “Cash in the Digital Age: How Utility ATM Networks Sustain Financial Access Worldwide.” The white paper explores the critical role utility ATM networks play in maintaining cash access and financial inclusion across diverse global markets.

Currency.com, a global digital finance provider, has obtained its 32nd U.S. Money Transmitter License (MTL), with the latest regulatory approval granted in the state of Washington. This marks another strategic step toward the company’s goal of becoming a fully licensed digital finance platform across all 50 U.S. states.

Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for the enterprise, today announced its $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury, the global leader in treasury management systems. This deal marks significant expansion for Ripple, immediately opening up the multi-trillion dollar corporate treasury market and access to many of the largest and most successful corporate customers.

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.