Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and commerce network, today announced $1.25M in fresh funding for 18 ‘moonshot’ climate projects for 2025 in a further rejection of the traditional ‘carbon offsetting’ model.

Bloomberg today launched geopolitical country-of-risk scores for 7 million companies built with Seerist’s leading geopolitical risk and security intelligence. Available on the Bloomberg Terminal and via Data License for enterprise-wide use, these scores enable risk managers, portfolio managers and traders to quickly identify 29 political, operational, security, cyber or maritime country-level threats impacting their portfolios.

Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in information, software, and services for professionals, today announced that it is set to launch two new solutions: CCH Tagetik® ESG & Sustainability for CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) and CCH® Tagetik ESG & Sustainability for Planning & Analytics. 

Balance, the AI-powered financial infrastructure platform for B2B commerce, announced today the launch of “Pay Later for Business” on Alibaba.com, an embedded financing solution designed to give U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) greater purchasing power and more control over how and when they pay. With this solution, Alibaba.com’s U.S. business users have the option to access instant credit at checkout, enabling eligible ones to finance purchases.

ACI Worldwide, an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced that the U.S. Faster Payments Council’s (FPC) membership has elected Craig Ramsey, Head of Real-Time and Account-to-Account Payments, to serve on the FPC’s Board of Directors.

Zama, the open-source cryptography company building state-of-the-art Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solutions for blockchain, today announced a $57 million Series B funding round co-led by two leading U.S.-based investment firms Blockchange

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, is now available as a payment option  on Google Pay. Shoppers can use Klarna’s flexible payment options online on select Android apps and websites that offer Google Pay at checkout.

Expensify, Inc., the financial management superapp for expenses, travel, and corporate cards, today announced a sweeping expansion of international support across its platform. The launch includes support for corporate card import from 10,000+ more banks worldwide, multilingual capabilities, Euro-based billing, international reimbursements in New Expensify, and beta access to the Expensify Card across the UK, EU, and soon Canada.

Raymond James Ltd., the largest independent financial services firm in Canada, today announced a strategic partnership with FNZ, a global wealth management platform provider, to deliver its next-generation wealth management platform. Under the agreement, Raymond James Ltd. will make a significant investment to accelerate the digital transformation of its wealth management infrastructure and elevate the advisor and client experience nationwide.

Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the MENA region, has announced the opening of its representative office in Türkiye, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to supporting Turkish financial institutions and corporates.