Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications, hosted its annual Corporate Banking event in London, spotlighting key market and technological trends in corporate lending and trade finance. The event, which attracted senior executives across the banking, technology and sustainability sectors, was sponsored by Microsoft and Tech Mahindra.

Key insights from the event include:

Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced today that it is deepening its multi-year agreement with J.P. Morgan Payments. The agreement will make Affirm’s solutions available to J.P. Morgan Payments’ network of merchants, enabling U.S. merchants using Commerce Platform to offer Affirm’s flexible and transparent pay-over-time plans at checkout.

Temenos, a global leader in mission-critical solutions for financial institutions, today announced that it has been recognized once again as a global sustainability leader by the top ESG ratings agencies.

Firenze, the fintech innovator redefining Lombard lending, has successfully closed a £2.5 million Seed funding round. 

The round was led by Outward VC – the backers of Curve, PrimaryBid and Vauban – alongside top-tier early stage fintech investors Form Ventures and Portfolio Ventures.

Offa, the UK's leading Islamic property finance fintech, has appointed Naseer Ahmed as Managing Director of Bridging & Development Finance after a series of recent new hires, as part of the company’s rapid growth strategy.

Charm Security ("Charm"), an AI-powered customer security platform, today announced its launch from stealth, securing $8 million in seed funding led by Team8. By leveraging real-time AI-powered agents, Charm intervenes to prevent scams before they occur and protect organizations and their customers from social engineering and human-centric fraud.

Orbital, a leading global platform for stablecoin and traditional cross-border payments, has announced a strategic partnership with Know Your Customer, an award-winning provider of digital onboarding and KYB please automation solutions. This collaboration significantly enhances Orbital's compliance framework, streamlining client onboarding while reinforcing security, transparency, and efficiency in cross-border transactions.

nCino, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent, best-in-class banking solutions, today announced that Credit Union 1—a forward-thinking financial institution with a nationwide membership—has selected to implement multiple nCino solutions to create a unified experience across its commercial, consumer and indirect lending businesses.

DailyPay, a worktech company and leading provider of on-demand pay, is expanding its platform to meet the needs of its millions of workers nationwide. DailyPay’s offering enables workers to get their federal tax refunds up to five days early*.