Intelligent Lending has announced the acquisition of TotallyMoney, the award-winning fintech whose focus is on helping the UK’s 23 million financially under-served adults unlock a life of more choices. 

An industry leader in open banking and credit reporting, TotallyMoney’s belief is that people’s data should work for them, not against them. And the free finance app provides personalised insights, plans, and product recommendations to help its customers create financial momentum.

Bluefin, the integrated payments pioneer in PCI-validated Point-to-Point (P2PE) encryption and tokenization services that protect payments and sensitive data, today announced the integration of their international payment gateway to Visa Platform Connect. The solution initially delivers PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) processing on Android devices with Bluefin's P2PE-validated NaTALI payment application connecting to 220 acquirers across the globe.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a study of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) borrowers, finding that more than one-fifth of consumers with a credit record used BNPL loans in 2022, with most of those consumers having subprime or deep subprime credit scores. The CFPB research also revealed that more than three-fifths of BNPL borrowers held multiple simultaneous BNPL loans at some point during the year, and one-third had loans from multiple providers.

Alkami Technology, Inc., a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S., proudly announces its successful collaboration with NASA Federal Credit Union to modernize and optimize its digital banking experience for members by introducing push provisioning. The partnership has resulted in significant improvements in member satisfaction, digital engagement, streamlined technology integration, and comprehensive experiences across mobile and desktop.

AffiniPay, a leader in legal practice management software, integrated payments, and embedded fintech solutions for professionals, has announced Nathan Waite as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Waite brings over 20 years of strategic sales leadership and revenue growth experience, having held senior roles in sales and business development at some of the most innovative companies in the financial technology and SaaS industries.

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a £1.4m loan to fund the purchase of a 2,690 sq. ft, vacant residential and office building in Fitzrovia, central London.

As the artificial intelligence revolution reshapes industries at an unprecedented pace, AIsa announces the launch of its revolutionary payment infrastructure tailored to the unique needs of the AI economy. Traditional payment systems, designed for human transactions, are no longer sufficient to support the lightning-fast, microscopic transactions required by AI agents.

Overcoming the Limitations of Traditional Payment Systems
AIsa identifies three key challenges that current payment networks face:

Moody’s Corporation announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CAPE Analytics, a leading provider of geospatial AI intelligence for residential and commercial properties. The acquisition will bring together Moody’s industry-leading Intelligent Risk Platform and catastrophe risk modeling for the insurance sector with CAPE's cutting-edge geospatial AI analytics, creating a sophisticated property database capable of delivering instant, address-specific risk insights.

Float Financial, a business finance platform for Canadian businesses, today announced it has signed a CAD $70 million Series B financing round, which brings its total funds raised in the last 12 months to $120 million. The round is led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from OMERS Ventures, FJ Labs, Teralys and existing investor Garage Capital. Float’s range of business finance products is already trusted by big Canadian brands like Jane Software, LumiQ, Knix and more.

Brex, the modern corporate card and spend management platform for startups and enterprises, today announced the closing of a two-year, $235 million revolving credit facility. Citi serves as senior lender for the credit facility, joined by TPG Angelo Gordon as a participating lender.