Mastercard, a long-standing sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, has collaborated with the National Bank of Egypt, in a landmark moment highlighted by the presence of the iconic UEFA Champions League trophy in Egypt – offering Egyptian football fans with a priceless opportunity to see one of the world’s most celebrated sporting symbols up close.

MineSec and BSD Enterprise have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture company in Mexico dedicated to delivering next-generation, mobile-first payment acceptance across Latin America. This collaboration brings together MineSec’s globally proven SoftPOS capabilities and BSD Enterprise’s strong regional expertise to create a unified platform tailored for the needs of the LATAM market.

Endor Labs, the leader in AI-native application security, today announced the acquisition of Autonomous Plane, a cloud-native application security company founded by Kyle Quest, creator of DockerSlim. The acquisition expands Endor Labs' AI-native application security platform to deliver full-stack reachability across applications and container images, helping organizations dramatically improve vulnerability prioritization and secure modern, AI-generated software.

HSBC today welcomed HM Treasury’s decision to choose HSBC Orion as the platform provider for the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot issuance. This places the UK in pole position among the G7 nations to issue the first-ever tokenised sovereign bonds on a blockchain.

In the home of UPI, the world's most-used instant payment system and the backbone of how Indians shop online, the fastest-growing e-commerce payment method is credit cards. Led by domestic networks like RuPay, local cards are expected to expand at a CAGR of 23% through 2028, outpacing UPI itself (15%) and international cards (6%).

Westpac is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to its global workforce, completing one of the most significant Copilot deployments undertaken by an Australian company and the largest in financial services within Asia Pacific.

Bracket, a leading FX, treasury and cash management platform for mid-market businesses, has raised $7 million in Seed funding. The round was led by Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Global Markets business and Blackfinch Ventures, with participation from existing investor Failup Ventures. 

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, research from Checkout.com reveals how UK consumers are beginning to embrace agentic AI tools that can actively search, decide and even purchase on a shopper’s behalf when buying gifts for meaningful occasions.

Experian today announced the launch of the Experian Insurance Marketplacei app on ChatGPT, introducing its trusted insurance comparison platform to OpenAI’s audience of millions of consumers. This debut represents a significant advancement in Experian’s AI strategy, leveraging conversational technology to simplify everyday financial choices and create a more intuitive and helpful consumer experience.