Bloomberg today announced that Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has selected Bloomberg to provide market data for its global operations. Apex Group will be using Bloomberg’s Data License solution to provide reference, pricing and corporate actions data for equities and fixed income.

Sell-side derivatives clearing firms are expanding their memberships and expecting more competition in the market as rising interest rates add hundreds of millions of dollars to global revenues, according to an Acuiti study.

The Growing Opportunity in Derivatives Clearing, released today in partnership with ION, found that almost two-thirds of futures commission merchants (FCMs) plan to expand their number of clearing memberships over the next three years.

Sonovate, the leading provider of embedded finance and payment solutions for the contingent workforce, has today announced the opening of a new European hub in Amsterdam as part of its international expansion strategy.

68 per cent of businesses currently lack the appropriate tech infrastructure necessary to expand and need to be afforded with better solutions to operate internationally, according to industry experts at EBAday.

A higher 70 per cent of business owners have ditched expansion plans beyond the UK due to high trading costs, revealed the SME Empowerment Report from financial toolkit, HedgeFlows.

Checkout finance platform Divido today launches ‘Finance Matcher’, a new tool to support UK consumers in finding checkout finance repayment plans that they can afford, supporting merchants to boost sales without compromising on responsible lending standards. 

SAP Fioneer, a leading global provider of financial services software solutions and platforms, has announced the launch of its Fioneer SME Banking Edition. The solution will enable banks and neobanks to offer banking capabilities in a digital-first and data-driven approach, tailored to the financial needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – a historically underserved market segment.

LHV Bank, a leading banking services provider to fintech companies, has been selected by Montonio, a rapidly growing e-commerce checkout solution provider, to enhance its merchant services. LHV Bank's robust API-driven infrastructure will serve as the backbone for Montonio’s enhanced customer experience.

Modulus, a US-based developer of ultra-high-performance trading and surveillance technology that powers global equities, derivatives, and digital asset exchanges, today announced the launch of its AI conversational assistant, especially designed for use within digital asset exchanges. The assistant allows users to ask for and receive instantaneous help with trades, their order status, and their account history, among other functionalities.

Paysend, the global card-to-card payments pioneer, and RemotePass, the global onboarding and payroll platform, are today announcing a