Balance, the financial infrastructure platform for B2B commerce, today announced the launch of Instant Bank Connection, a new capability powered by Real-Time Payment (RTP) rails that simplifies ACH setup for buyers and speeds up payments to merchants—improving cash flow and reducing processing costs.

TOPPAN Edge, a leading Japanese provider of business information management solutions, has teamed up with Denmark’s Partisia, a pioneer in Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and blockchain-based privacy solutions, to launch a transformative privacy-first digital identity platform. Leveraging Partisia’s Decentralized Identity technology, this partnership empowers individuals to securely manage their private data, setting the stage for a scalable, user-driven data economy with global reach.

Finova, the UK's largest cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has today announced the successful delivery of a new upgraded application and processing platform built for brokers for Castle Trust Bank.

Eventus, a leading provider of comprehensive, at-scale trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, announced that Wealthsimple is among its newest clients deploying the firm’s Validus platform for trade surveillance across asset classes. Wealthsimple is one of Canada’s fastest growing financial services platforms, serving more than three million clients, with $50+ billion in assets across trading, saving and investing.

Fintech alternative lending platform for digital founders, Juice, has announced today that it has raised £25 million in funding to support its aim to democratise finance by providing SME founders with capital and confidence to achieve growth ambitions. These investments came from family offices Aern Capital and Falco Capital, underpinned by a credit line from Paragon Bank.

FloQast, an Accounting Transformation Platform created by accountants for accountants, today unveiled a strategic partnership with PwC Belgium focused on revolutionising accounting close automation solutions. This collaboration seeks to combine FloQast’s AI-powered workflows with PwC Belgium's expertise in closing processes to boost efficiency, increase accuracy, and provide deeper insights for businesses in various industries. 

Tonik, a leading neobank in the Philippines, continues to set new benchmarks in digital banking with rapid growth, operational excellence, and groundbreaking customer experience enhancements — powered by Finastra’s Essence core banking solution.

Global bank payment company GoCardless has announced a new integration with Giacom’s Cloud Market Tools billing platform. The integration enables Giacom channel partners to manage Direct Debit payments from within their billing system, helping them simplify collections, improve cash flow, and reduce operational overheads.

iCard, a leading European e-money institution, has successfully upgraded its customer checks with Regula’s advanced biometric and document verification technologies.

TreviPay, the most-trusted B2B payments and invoicing network, today announced its Pay by Invoice program with