Mobile Technology Network South Africa (Pty) Ltd., a major mobile telecommunications provider, has successfully completed the first transaction using J.P. Morgan’s new Electronic Bill of Exchange (eBoE) offering – marking a pivotal step in the digitization of global trade finance. The transaction facilitated the shipment of goods from Asia to the United Kingdom (UK).

PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, has called on the Government to match words with action following today’s revival of the Pensions Commission.

Gen continues to underpin business-critical systems that many banks use. Developed in the 1980s, the platform was once on the cutting edge of technology. But times have changed. The last 15 years has seen a revolution in computing, with modern, cloud-based systems bringing new architectures and cloud native technologies like Kubernetes, all helping to make application development more flexible and agile.

To prepare for continuously evolving cyber threats, governments around the world are adapting and updating authentication requirements for online services which directly impact thousands of organisations and their employees. While there's currently no universal regulation for more robust multi-factor authentication (MFA), the need is highlighted across a range of requirements including PSD21, GDPR2, and the upcoming Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)3 – emphasising the importance of ensuring cyber resilience against unauthorised access from credential phishing attacks.

Chetwood Bank, the UK digital challenger bank, has expanded its range of Fixed Rate savings products with the launch of two new short-term accounts:

The Payments Innovation Forum (PIF), the not-for-profit industry body dedicated to advancing innovation in payments, has announced the results of its 2025 Board elections. The newly elected Board will play a pivotal role in guiding PIF’s strategic direction and furthering its mission to foster innovation across the payments ecosystem.

Spiko, a fintech transforming the European cash management market through tokenized infrastructure, has today announced $22 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures, with participation from White Star Capital, Frst, Rerail, Blockwall and Bpifrance’s Digital Venture Fund. The round was supported by notable angels, including Revolut co-founder Nikolay Storonsky, Kyriba founder Jean-Luc Robert, Bridge co-founder Zach Abrams, Wise CTO Harsh Sinha, Blackstone co-CIO Lionel Assant and Pennylane’s founding team.

Folio, the financial operations platform built for hospitality, announced a $14 million Series A today, led by Thrive Capital and Construct Capital, with participation from Redseed VC and SciFi VC.

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