NCR Atleos Corporation reported financial results today for the three months ended March 31, 2025. First quarter results and other recent highlights include:

TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), has announced a strategic collaboration with MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments.

Today, programmable financial services company Stripe announced new products designed to help businesses harness AI and stablecoins to accelerate their growth.

The rapid rise of embedded finance is fundamentally altering the retail and financial services landscapes. What was once seen as an emerging trend has become a powerful force, driven by shifting consumer behaviours and accelerated technological innovation. 

Bhutan has become the first country to launch a nationwide tourism payment infrastructure powered by cryptocurrency, marking a significant milestone in national-level blockchain adoption. The initiative, officially announced on May 7, 2025, is a collaboration between Binance Pay and Bhutan’s state-owned DK Bank, a subsidiary of Druk Holding & Investments.

Three game-changing startups – an architectural designer designing biodiversity-boosting building materials, an adaptive fashion brand empowering the disabled community, and a money-saving platform for new parents – have won the Start Up Idea of the Year competition, launched by Monzo Business and Enterprise Nation. Chosen from almost 3,000 submissions, the winners were selected for their groundbreaking solutions to pressing social and environmental problems, showing the power of fresh ideas to make a real difference and boost the economy.  

AdvicePay, the industry-leading platform for managing billing, payments, and compliance of fee-for-service financial planning, today announced the acquisition of AdvisorBOB, the leading independent advisor compensation software company. This marks AdvicePay’s first acquisition and a strategic step forward to support the full revenue lifecycle for advisory firms, from billing clients to paying advisors. 
 

Blend Labs, Inc., a leading origination platform for digital banking and consumer lending solutions, today announced a new integration with 

 dLocal, a leading cross-border payment platform for emerging markets, announces today an expanded relationship with PayPal to offer businesses access to payment processing and local payment methods in more than 40 new untapped emerging markets.