Shift4 , the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Bambora Inc, Bambora Holding Corp, Bambora Corp, and Worldline SMB US, Inc (collectively “Bambora North America”), Worldline’s North American subsidiaries. The contemplated transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to usual customary approvals.

Clay, an AI-driven credit and debit-as-a-service company, has selected bank payment company GoCardless to simplify its payments. 

Moniepoint Inc., Africa’s all-in-one financial platform for businesses and their customers, announces it has raised over US$200 million in equity financing in a recently closed Series C funding round. The investment reflects Moniepoint’s rapid growth, sustained profitability and proven impact, and will fuel its ongoing mission to power the financial dreams of millions of businesses and their customers across Africa and the global diaspora.

Anne-Sofie Strandberg has been appointed Senior Country Officer for the Nordics and Premier Account Lead for key Nordic clients at Broadridge Financial Solutions.

Plumery, a digital banking experience platform for customer-centric banking, today announced the launch of its Cashback Management capability, enabling banks to design, launch, and manage cashback programmes quickly and at scale. With ready-to-use cashback journeys and an AI-driven personalisation module, banks can deliver real-time, tailored rewards that boost customer engagement and loyalty.

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, has launched PayCredit, an advanced credit ledger platform designed to help financial institutions deliver tailored, feature rich credit products at speed, overcoming the limitations of legacy and core banking systems.

Allica Bank has today announced the acquisition of Kriya, the award-winning SME lending fintech specialising in SME working capital and embedded finance.

The move strengthens Allica's SME lending proposition and sees the UK’s fastest-ever growing fintech move into the embedded payments market for the first time.

Financial institutions and fintechs are now able to offer their customers simple, flexible embedded financing options that are tailored to their brand and experience thanks to the new U.S. Bank Avvance developer portal experience.

Money laundering is draining economies worldwide, with an estimated $5.5 trillion USD lost each year across global markets, according to new research from Napier AI.

This equates to 5 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) laundered globally each year as financial crime contributes to economic volatility around the world.