Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, today announced a significant leadership transition. After nearly a decade of transformative leadership, Simon Paris will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer. Chris Walters has joined Finastra and will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer.

LendingMetrics, the credit risk technology group, has appointed software expert David Murray as Non-Executive Chair.

The appointment follows LDC’s recent investment in LendingMetrics and David will work alongside CEO Neil Williams and Commercial Director David Wylie as they scale the business’ presence in the UK’s fast-growing decisioning software and data market.

Onbe, a leading corporate payouts platform, today announces the appointment of Sayid Shabeer as its new Chief Product Officer. Shabeer joins the company's executive team reporting directly to CEO Bala Janakiraman, as Onbe deepens its focus on financial services and software partnerships to modernize the $3 trillion business-to-person payments market.

Elite, a leading provider of financial management and business operations solutions to the world’s most successful law firms, today announced its acquisition of Tranch, a leading B2B invoice automation and payments platform offering seamless invoice management and turnkey payment options for law firms and their clients.

Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business unveils the first 130 speakers from Money20/20 Asia’s stellar line up for its 2025 show in Bangkok, Thailand on April 22-24 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC).

New research commissioned by inclusive global payments platform Ecommpay found that 61% of e-commerce merchants would ‘definitely’ choose a payment provider based on their commitment to ESG. A further 38% said they might do so. The sustainability values of a potential partner have at least some influence over all respondents; 41% said they are strongly influenced, and 53% somewhat.

FalconX, a leading digital asset prime broker, today announced its acquisition of Arbelos Markets, a trading firm specializing in crypto derivatives led by industry veterans Joshua Lim, Shiliang Tang, and Sergio Almada Monter.

Aston Martin Aramco has started the year with its first exciting partner announcement of 2025. Pepperstone, a global leader in online trading, is welcomed to the team as Global Forex and Trading Partner in a dynamic multi-year collaboration.