FinTech Australia today announced the appointment of prominent banking leader Marnie Baker to its board as a Non-Executive Director, adding notable leadership and policy expertise to the peak body’s strategic direction.

Cyble, a global leader in AI-native cybersecurity solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with FinTech Australia, the premier industry body representing the Australian FinTech ecosystem. This collaboration aims to strengthen cyber resilience across Australia's fast-growing financial technology sector by providing access to next-generation cybersecurity solutions, regulatory compliance support, and proactive defense capabilities.

Fiserv, Inc., and PayPal Holdings, Inc., today announced that they are partnering to build future interoperability between FIUSD and PayPal USD (PYUSD), to allow consumers and businesses to move funds domestically and internationally. Combining the global reach of Fiserv and PayPal across banking, consumer, and merchant payments, interoperability will allow both firms to further expand the use of stablecoins and programmable payments around the globe.

Veda, the leading DeFi vault platform enabling crypto applications, asset issuers, and protocols to build enterprise-grade cross chain yield products, today announced it raised $18M in funding. The round was led by CoinFund, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, GSR, Maelstrom, Animoca Ventures, Mantle EcoFund, BitGo, Credibly Neutral, Draper Dragon, Heartcore, PEER VC, and Relayer Capital.

Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced plans to launch a new Fiserv digital asset platform, including a new stablecoin (FIUSD) that will be added to Fiserv’s existing banking and payments infrastructure by the end of the year.

Sapiens International Corporation, a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, today announced that Absa Life, a leading life insurer in South Africa, has successfully gone live across multiple distribution channels with Sapiens Insurance Platform, a fully integrated suite of solutions, including Sapiens CoreSuite for Life & Pensions, Sapiens DigitalSuite, Sapiens DataSuite, and Sapiens Cloud Services. The go-live supports Absa Life's funeral line of business and forms the foundation for future expansion.

The Algorand Foundation today announced a new strategic partnership with Paycode, a global leader in biometric and offline digital payment systems, to advance inclusive financial infrastructure across underserved and remote communities.

J.P. Morgan revealed a wave of new features including a cutting-edge fixed income experience on the J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing platform.

Prelim, a Silicon Valley-based fintech known for its award-winning omnichannel onboarding solutions, is now working with Lead Bank, a Kansas City-based financial institution, to elevate its digital banking experience.

Naspers Limited (Naspers) delivered a strong performance during a transformative year, as we build the leading lifestyle ecommerce company in Latin America, Europe and India, driven by AI and innovation.