Paga, Nigeria’s pioneering fintech company, and PayPal, the global payments and commerce platform, today announced the availability of live account linking for customers in Nigeria. The integration enables users to access PayPal-supported cross-border payments directly through Paga’s digital wallet, allowing them to receive international payments and withdraw funds locally in Naira.

Club Employés, the leading French platform specialised in managing employee benefits for Comités sociaux et économiques, has chosen Mangopay to scale its operations across Europe with a more flexible payment infrastructure and to streamline how employee benefits are funded, distributed, and redeemed. 

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, today announced the acquisition of Blue EMI, a regulated electronic money institution authorised to issue euro stablecoins. At the same time, the company is establishing a new technology centre in Lithuania, reinforcing its commitment to European innovation and creating high-skilled jobs in one of the EU’s leading fintech hubs.

As firms explore embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in investment research workflows, quantitative teams are also placing greater emphasis on sector-specific data to capture alpha that is concentrated within distinct industry verticals.

Interview by Tawney Kruger, Editor, Financial IT

Avelacom, the global provider of ultra-low latency network and infrastructure solutions, is expanding its presence in Argentina, enabling banks and other financial institutions to connect directly to Argentina’s equities and derivatives markets for real-time market data and order execution.

One in five small businesses (SMBs) would have dipped into their personal savings to keep operating without access to timely funding, according to recent research from Liberis, a leading embedded finance provider. 

The survey of more than 1.7k merchants across the UK and US, who received Liberis funding, found that 73% reported meaningful impact for their businesses by having access to capital at the moment they needed it most.  

Gatehouse Bank has today announced a rental rate* reduction of 0.18% across its full range of five-year fixed term Buy-to-Let (BTL) Purchase Plans for UK expats and international residents.

Today’s changes apply on all standard and green five-year products, including those for customers seeking finance for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBS). Gatehouse Bank accepts applications from individuals as well as UK-registered SPV** Limited Companies.

Paraglide, an agentic AI product for accounts receivable (AR), today announced it has raised a $5 million seed round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and DN Capital, with participation from Born Capital and The Nordic Web Ventures. The funding will support Paraglide’s expansion across Europe as demand for agentic automation in finance operations grows.