Global Payments Inc., a leading payment technology and software company that powers commerce for businesses of all sizes worldwide, today announced the appointment of Vivek Sankaran as a new independent director to the company’s Board of Directors, effective February 19, 2026.

Paysafe, a leading payments platform, today announced the expansion of its U.S. Agent Recruitment Program, opening applications to early career professionals and community connected sellers who want to build a long-term career in payments as independent agents. New agents will help small and midsized businesses (SMBs), from local retail and restaurants to healthcare, petroleum, and local service providers, as well as other businesses, accept cards and other payment methods and optimize their checkout experiences.

Stacks, the agentic platform for enterprise finance, has raised a $23M Series A led by Lightspeed, with EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, and S16VC doubling down. The round comes less than a year after Stacks’ $12 million seed financing led by General Catalyst, underscoring the company’s rapid traction and momentum.

Starburst, a leader in data and AI platforms, today announced that it surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue last year, reaching a $20 million AI annual run rate and delivering nearly 40% year-over-year growth. 

Delaware-based neobank Rizon has raised a $2M pre-seed round as more people rely on global USD accounts for earnings, payments, and everyday spending. The investment comes from Market One Capital, a Polish venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups. The funding will be used to scale Rizon’s user base worldwide.

The Bank of Lithuania has supplemented the electronic money institution (EMI) license for the fintech company Ltd TransferGo Lithuania. This enhancement enables the company to not only continue providing money transfer and payment account services but also to soon offer TransferGo cards to EU residents for everyday financial transactions.

ZILO™, the UK-based FinTech specialising in global asset  and wealth management software, is pleased to announce the appointment of  Doug Boyce as Managing Director, Wealth, reinforcing its commitment to scaling its  core global transfer agency platform while accelerating the development of next generation digital asset and wealth infrastructure. Doug is reporting to Phil Goffin,  CEO and Founder at ZILO. 

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and CarCloud, the UK‑based mobility data, insights and cost‑management platform, have announced a new partnership to help businesses modernise how they manage work‑related travel in an increasingly complex mobility landscape.