Corpay, Inc., a global leader in corporate payments, is pleased to announce that Corpay’s Cross-Border business has entered into an agreement with New Zealand Football to become their Official Foreign Exchange (FX) Partner.

Extreme currency fluctuations have caused SMEs to face substantial losses and are compelling businesses to change their FX strategy. That’s according to data from independent SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS) whose Trading Places report surveyed over 500 UK SMEs that trade overseas. 

2 in 5 Brits (40%) have used a generative AI tool such as ChatGPT or Gemini for personal finance advice, according to research by personal finance comparison site Finder. That’s an estimated 21.3 million people in the UK. 

Deluxe, a trusted Payments and Data company, has announced the election of Michelle T. Collins to its Board of Directors.

Truist Financial Corporation today announced a significant strategic growth investment over the next five years to attract new and grow existing client relationships in some of the strongest growth markets in the country. The investments include building 100 new insights-driven branches, renovating more than 300 branches in high-opportunity markets, enhancing digital capabilities and hiring additional Premier advisors to serve clients with more complex financial needs.

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto, today announced the acquisition of the assets and technology of Capitalise.ai, an Israel-based pioneer of no-code, natural-language trading automation.

Founded in 2015, Capitalise.ai developed a natural-language platform that transforms everyday text into executable trading strategies. Its proprietary language model and big data infrastructure can ingest real-time and historical data across equities, crypto, FX, futures, options and more.

Global analytics software company FICO has teamed up with Chelsea Football Club, and will work with the club as its U.S. partner in a multi-year deal. As part of the partnership, Chelsea FC will collaborate with FICO on financial literacy initiatives to highlight how understanding credit and credit scores play a powerful role in helping U.S. consumers to successfully achieve their financial dreams.

Leading global fintech AND Global, today announced it has raised $21.4 million USD in a Series B funding round led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of The World Bank Group, and AEON Financial Service, a leading Japanese financial group active in 11 Asian markets.

Roamly, a leader in digital specialty insurance technology, today announced the launch of its AI-powered Carshare insurance platform designed to serve the fast-evolving needs of the mobility and shared vehicle economy. This launch follows Roamly's recent appointment as a Lloyd's of London Coverholder and its recognition with the Celent Innovation Award for its proprietary AI-powered Actuarial Rater™.

SoFi announced its upcoming international money transfer service, enabling members to send funds abroad directly from the SoFi app with lower fees and faster delivery compared to traditional remittance service providers. Lightspark, a leading enterprise infrastructure provider that uses the Bitcoin Lightning Network, will enable the technology via Universal Money Address (UMA), to send and receive money seamlessly, with access to an open global network for payments.