Republic Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it has integrated with Kraken, one of the world's leading digital asset exchanges, to support the execution and growth of Republic's infrastructure operations. 

For decades, access to credit has hinged on traditional scoring models that weigh a narrow set of financial behaviors like timely loan payments, credit card balances, and length of credit history, among others. But this system doesn’t work for everyone. Millions of Americans who pay their rent, utilities, or phone bills on time still lack the history required to generate a strong credit score. As a result, they’re often denied fair access to lending or face higher rates than their financial behavior warrants.

Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has today published its 2025 Hospitality and Travel Report. The report highlights the transformative role AI is having on traveller behaviour and purchasing. A key trend highlighted is the growing consumer demand for hospitality businesses to integrate product search and transaction functionalities directly into their booking platforms.

Dwolla, a leading U.S.-based account-to-account payment solution, today announced the inclusion of the Federal Reserve’s FedNow Service instant payment system into its platform via its banking partner. By enabling access to both the FedNow Service and the RTP network and using intelligent routing to orchestrate between them, this enhancement increases the reach and efficiency of instant payments for businesses.

Tide, the UK’s leading business management platform, today announces it has surpassed 1.5 million members globally. Tide has added over 500,000 members since September 2024, with the UK now at 750,000 and India at more than 750,000. Tide’s share of the UK market has grown to 13%.

Revolut, the global fintech with more than 11 million UK customers, has extended access to its retail account for 16-17 year olds, giving them increased financial independence during some of their most formative years. 

Trustfull, the leading provider of frictionless fraud prevention technology, today announced the closing of a €6 million investment round led by Seaya Ventures and Elevator Ventures, with the participation of existing investor United Ventures.

Global data and technology company, Experian, and leading customer verification platform Sikoia today announce a new partnership to streamline and modernise income and employment verification. 

 By deploying Sikoia’s AI-powered document processing technology as part of its comprehensive suite of verification services and solutions, Experian can now automate extraction and verification of key customer information directly from submitted documents. 

U.S. Bank has launched a new online education platform called U.S. Bank Business Resources Central that provides educational courses and other tools to help small business owners run and grow their businesses. The platform, which is free, is designed to help U.S.