After Alipay debuted a smart glasses payment solution with Rokid in China, Alipay+, the unified wallet gateway service under Ant International, announced the Alipay+ smart glasses-embedded payment solution for global e-wallets. In collaboration with Meizu, a global industry leader, Alipay+ completed the world's first real-world smart glasses-embedded e-wallet payment transaction in Hong Kong.

Today, Project Nemo, the not-for-profit grassroots initiative driving to improve disability inclusion in the fintech and financial services industries, releases a new report uncovering the extent of financial exclusion of adults with a learning disability.

As digital commerce rapidly expands, cross-border e-commerce is no longer a niche—it’s a necessity. Businesses of all sizes are reaching customers across borders, but with global growth comes complexity, especially in payments. According to Juniper Research, the market is expected to surpass $3.3 trillion by 2028, highlighting the urgent need for efficient, secure, and scalable international payment solutions.

Tuum’s next-generation core capabilities, in partnership with Salt Edge’s Open Banking Compliance solution, have supported LHV Bank in providing more value-added services by effectively managing all core banking operations and ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory requirements in the UK.

CUBE, a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) and Regulatory  Change Management (RCM), announces the acquisition of Acin, a London-headquartered RegTech and global operational risk AI and technology provider for the financial services sector.  

Iress today announced that it has partnered with the interoperability platform, interop.io, as part of the company’s broader strategy to focus and reinvest in its core trading and market data products. The partnership supports Iress’ commitment to delivering modular, personalised and high-performance trading experiences for its global trading and market data clients.

Jumio, the leader in AI-powered identity intelligence anchored in biometric authentication, automation and data-driven insights, today announced general availability of Jumio Liveness Premium with advanced deepfake detection, the company’s most advanced biometric liveness detection solution to date.

An international survey on the uptake, trust, and future of real-time payments (RTP) from global analytics software leader FICO suggests that UK consumers are behind other European markets. Of the five surveyed countries in EMEA, the UK had the smallest number of consumers who had sent an RTP. 

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Ebury, the global financial services firm specialising in international payments and collections, foreign exchange risk management solutions, and business lending, is excited to launch Ebury Connect, a new business unit aiming to increase the efficiency with which companies benefit from Ebury’s products.

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, announced significant advancements in its stablecoin initiatives, with expanded settlement capabilities in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) region and a strategic partnership with Yellow Card, a leading pan-African fintech. These efforts further underscore Visa’s vision for transforming money movement and building the next generation of payment infrastructure through innovative technology.