SmartStream announces that it has partnered with Finastra, another global provider of financial services software applications, to extend collateral management workflows across Treasury and Capital Markets, with special focus on MEA and APAC regions. This collaboration offers a robust and cost-effective path for financial institutions to navigate workflows and regulations with SmartStream’s comprehensive collateral management solution, with the added acceleration to be operational in less than four weeks.

Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, is launching Sumsub Academy, an educational initiative aimed at empowering compliance, risk, and fraud prevention professionals. As the first verification and anti-fraud company to offer educational courses with external market experts, the Academy is designed to provide real-world compliance strategies, practical knowledge, and career-boosting credentials through free, expert-led modules. 

ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announced a new regional partnership with Kraken, one of the world’s longest-standing, most liquid and most secure digital asset platforms. The extended partnership sees ClearBank provide Kraken’s UK based clients with GBP clearing services enabling seamless on and off ramps into the digital exchange ecosystem. 

Aria, a leading provider of deferred payment infrastructure for B2B marketplaces and platforms, has selected Mangopay’s flexible wallet-based payment solution to optimize and automate its embedded finance product.  
 
The collaboration builds on the existing partnership between the two companies, with the integration of Mangopay’s technology powering Aria’s international growth with support for GBP and USD payment flows.  

TrueLayer, Europe’s leading Pay by Bank network, has today announced a partnership with Papa Johns, one of the world’s most beloved pizza brands to introduce Pay by Bank, a seamless and secure payment method that enables customers to pay directly from their bank accounts. 

Experian today launches a suite of major new enhancements to its leading data quality and governance platform, Aperture Data Studio. This single, unified data intelligence solution combines data quality and data governance capabilities to help businesses deploy data-driven decision making, ensure their data is fit-for-purpose, improve customer experience and operational efficiency, and manage risk.

Everee, a leading payroll software built for staffing and gig work, and dlivrd, a leader in third-party logistics for delivery drivers, today announced the launch of the Expedite Visa® Pay Card, a card that gives dlivrd drivers near instant access to earnings. This collaboration marks Everee's first custom-branded card and is designed to support dlivrd's driver-centric approach to delivery services.

During his ‘Liberation Day’ announcement, Donald Trump revealed aggressive measures that will have consequences for trade on an international scale. Any country charging tariffs on US exports will see tariffs rise for products they send in the opposite direction, while Canada and Mexico will be hit with sweeping duties.

Bitso –the leading financial services company powered by crypto in  Latin America– announced the appointment of Alexandre Mehrdad as General Manager of Bitso Retail,  the division focused on providing consumer financial solutions through its mobile and web platforms. 

Bluefin, the global leader in payment and data security, today announced the addition of network tokenization capabilities to its ShieldConex® Tokenization as a Service and Orchestration platforms, enabling merchants to directly provision network-issued payment tokens from card brands such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.