IPC Systems, a leading provider of secure, compliant communications and multi-cloud connectivity solutions for global financial markets, and CryptoStruct, a major low latency cryptocurrency market data and trading solution provider, have joined forces to offer enterprise-grade data to IPC’s Connexus® Crypto ecosystem.

Open banking payments network TrueLayer today publishes new research revealing the gap between consumers’ expectations and the reality of payments experiences, and how this is affecting merchants. 

Decentro, a leading fintech infrastructure company, has announced its expansion in the lending infrastructure space through its first-ever acquisition of Neowise. The acquisition, executed in a combination of cash and stock, includes acquiring all assets, mainly its advanced collection suite, and integrating the acquired company as a wholly owned subsidiary of Decentro's India arm. This strategic move strengthens Decentro's position in India's digital lending ecosystem, allowing them to offer an end-to-end embedded banking & finance stack.

Fennech Financial, a leading innovator in the financial technology sector, is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised £2.3 million in its latest round of funding. The round was led by Lloyds Banking Group, who contributed a substantial £2 million, alongside some high-profile individual investors.

Global digital payments innovator Zip Co Limited, today announced the appointment of veteran payments and financial services industry leader Andy Stearns as Senior Vice President and Head of Merchant Business, starting immediately, for the U.S. market.

NEAR Foundation, the non-profit that supports and funds ecosystem development on NEAR Protocol, a leading open-source and climate-neutral blockchain, has announced it signed up to the Ethereum Climate Platform.

ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, announced today that it has joined the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider program with its SONAR solution now available at the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

Euroclear, the global provider of financial market infrastructure, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Goji. Euroclear announced its intent to acquire Goji on 12 December 2022. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

In a move to streamline its business model, loyalBe, an embedded rewards platform powered by payment data, is excited to announce that it has decided to refine its strategic focus on its B2B proposition. As part of this transition, loyalBe will be shutting down its consumer app and enter a strategic partnership with Cheddar, the UK’s largest open banking consumer rewards and payments app, to facilitate a seamless transition for loyalBe's dedicated user base.