Paystand, the global leader in blockchain-enabled B2B payments, today announces the appointment of Allison Grieb as chief sales officer. Grieb brings her years of sales roles at high-growth tech companies to the new position.

Cloover, a Berlin-based startup, has secured a remarkable $114 million seed round to fuel the growth of its operating system for the renewable energy industry. The company connects all relevant stakeholders of the energy transition - installers, prosumers, manufacturers, energy providers, and investors - through its software, finance, and energy solutions. The round is led by Lowercarbon Capital, founded by renowned venture capitalist Chris Sacca, and with participation from existing investors 9900 Capital and QED.

Carmoola, the car finance fintech, has widened access to its lending products by joining Zuto’s marketplace of trusted lenders. The partnership will enable Carmoola to reach customers on multiple channels via the Zuto platform.

Triple-A, the digital currency financial institution, has announced it will incorporate PayPal USD (PYUSD) into its payment services, allowing clients to accept the stablecoin as a payment method, and to facilitate cross-border payments using the stablecoin. 

Commerzbank has completed a strategic migration and simplification of its global FX, FX derivatives, equities and commodities activity, streamlining trading and risk in Murex’s integrated MX.3 platform.

For the first time in Italy, Discover®, Diners Club International® and affiliated network cardholders will be able to make in-store purchases using Banca Sella POS terminals.

Global payment orchestration platform FinMont has announced a new partnership with leading US payment gateway firm, PayCompass. This new alliance will see FinMont add the innovative payment gateway solution to its global ecosystem, facilitating and offering merchants a trusted payment gateway in the US.

What began with GDPR regulations is now being followed up by the EU with NIS-2 and DORA. With the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) focused on the financial industry, and the NIS-2 Directive updating EU cybersecurity rules introduced in 2016, regulations have been developed to require companies in Europe to be more operationally cyber resilient. NIS/NIS-2 and DORA regulate the data industry and the digital processes of companies in order to make data and networks more robust against attacks.

HPS, a leading global provider of payment software and solutions, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire CR2, a prominent digital banking and payments software company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.