Mastercard today announced the appointment of Winnie Wong as country manager, Thailand and Myanmar.

Based in Bangkok, Winnie will oversee all Mastercard activities in the two markets, including business development, implementation of innovative, safe, and smart payments solutions for businesses and consumers, as well as the growth and delivery of commercial solutions to corporations and SMEs.

Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure, has signed the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Declaration, reinforcing its commitment to a greener financial services industry as it extends its reach further into the region.

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has acquired Laybuy’s assets in New Zealand, the birthplace of the payments provider, and plans to relaunch the service in the coming weeks.

Treasury Prime, a leading embedded banking software company, announced today the addition of Kobalt Labs, an AI-powered copilot for risk and compliance teams, to the Treasury Prime Partner Marketplace.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc., the global investment bank, announced today that Geoff Rhizor has joined as a Managing Director. Based in San Francisco, Mr. Rhizor will join the Technology Group where he will focus on the social impact/nonprofit and office of the CFO software sectors and will collaborate with members of the FinTech Group in the latter.

Leading European artificial intelligence and blockchain technology provider Humans.ai announces the strategic acquisition of Starfish Technologies, inventor of TensorChain and part of Home of Prodigy, in a cash and shares deal. This acquisition marks a significant step forward in the development of TensorChain, a groundbreaking innovation designed to revolutionize the way blockchain handles artificial intelligence deployment through the power of tensor-based operations.

State Street Corporation and Taurus SA, a global leader in digital asset infrastructure, today announced a strategic agreement that will deliver trusted and reliable digital assets capabilities for State Street Bank and Trust Company clients. The agreement will further enhance State Street Digital Asset Solutions, which seeks to provide an integrated business and operating model that supports the digital investment lifecycle.

ACI Worldwide, an original innovator in global payments technology, was ranked “Best in Class” for Merchant Payments Orchestration in a new 

European investment infrastructure provider Upvest has entered into a partnership with Deutsche Bank, one of the world's leading financial services providers. The collaboration will enable Upvest to expand its product offering by embedding Deutsche Bank’s banking infrastructure into its services. It will give Upvest’s clients access to comprehensive end-user cash management solutions, virtual IBANs, and foreign exchange services through Deutsche Bank.