Bluefin, the global leader in payment and data security, today announced a strategic partnership with Cassa Centrale Raiffeisen, a leading banking institution, ICIT, an innovative Independent Software Vendor (ISV), and Worldline, [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services. This collaboration brings a new level of payment and data security to All-In-One (AIO) payment devices across Italy’s South Tyrol region.

NCR Atleos Corporation, a leader in expanding self-service financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, today announced a deeper relationship with FCTI, Inc., to provide thousands of new ATMs, and to support FCTI with terminal driving services within FCTI’s United States footprint.

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, is creating new opportunities for clients to leverage its deep expertise in cybersecurity through its value-added services and risk management offerings. As a part of this strategy, Visa announced today the launch of the global Visa Cybersecurity Advisory Practice, empowering clients with analysis of the risk landscape along with the actionable insights needed to identify, evaluate, and thwart emerging cybersecurity threats.

Fime has announced a strategic partnership with the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), the only accredited NFC Forum testing laboratory in China. As part of this collaboration, CAICT has selected Fime’s NFC RF test bench solutions, including the state-of-the-art Contactless Test Station (CTS) III emulator.

Wells Fargo and Google Cloud are excited to announce an expansion of their strategic relationship, which will transform how Wells Fargo uses and deploys agentic AI at scale. 

This expanded collaboration will equip Wells Fargo employees — including branch bankers, investment bankers, marketers, and customer relations and corporate teams — with AI agents and tools from Google Cloud. 

Liminal Custody, a leading regulated wallet infrastructure and custody platform, has appointed Rajesh Sabari as its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). He will lead the company’s next phase of commercial and strategic growth, with a focus on deepening institutional adoption across Asia, the Middle East, and emerging markets.

Debt collections is the backbone of lending, however collections today are run by collection agencies who care very little about the borrower and mostly care about their commissions. With a vision to build India’s best collections company, DPDzero has announced raising $7million in Series-A funding led by GMO VenturePartners – Japan’s premier fintech focused VC, SMBC Asia Rising Fund, and Blume Ventures, which has doubled down since the previous round.

Crypto.com today announced a new integration with Plaid to allow Crypto.com users to easily transfer their investments from other platforms to Crypto.com without needing to sell and therefore incur taxes. The offering is enabled by Investments Move, Plaid’s new product that securely and digitally automates brokerage account transfers and reduces operational complexity, which can shorten the time it takes a user to successfully submit a transfer to less than a minute.

Leading digital bank Monzo today announces that it has surpassed 13 million customers, as it progresses at pace with its ambition to build the one app customers turn to to manage their entire financial lives.

Four fifths (80%) of first-time buyers moved back in with their parents to save for a deposit, TSB finds. 

TSB surveyed over 1,000 first-time buyers who had bought a property in the past year – and found that compromise and location are key, as three quarters (75%) of new property owners opted for fewer bedrooms, a smaller property and less outdoor space to buy in a preferred post code.