Barclays today announced a multiyear arrangement with FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, as a further step in realizing Barclays’ long-term market data strategy. This collaboration harnesses FactSet’s advanced analytics and innovative technology, empowering Barclays to deliver enhanced, data-driven solutions for its global client base.

Global digital transformation company GFT Technologies today announced the appointment of Kaushal Sheth as its CTO, USA. The 30-year technology veteran co-founded and served as Executive Director of Sophos Solutions, before the company was acquired by GFT. Now, as GFT’s USA CTO, Sheth is expanding GFT’s AI capabilities, with a focus on AI solutions and agents guided by experiential intelligence.

Gatehouse Bank has today released further details of its strategic partnership with London-based, Shariah-compliant financial technology firm, Algbra, which was announced last year.

Tinaba with Banca Profilo announces the launch of digital payments in the Chinese mainland through the extension of its strategic partnership with Alipay+, Ant International’s global wallet gateway solution, bringing a simple, cashless and local payment experience to Italian travellers in the world’s largest digital market.

ebankIT, a global provider of digital banking and omnichannel financial services platforms, today announced the appointment of Jerry Reese as Senior Solutions Engineer for North America, strengthening the company’s technical leadership as it accelerates its expansion across U.S. and Canada.

Affirm Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has submitted applications to the Nevada Financial Institutions Division and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to establish Affirm Bank, a proposed Nevada-chartered industrial loan company.

Nexi Group, the European PayTech, today announced it has joined the Agentic Commerce Alliance (ACA), the world's only open initiative dedicated to ensuring agent-driven commerce remains accessible, secure, and beneficial for merchants of all sizes.

Fingular, a global fintech holding headquartered in Singapore, has closed its first external debt financing round, raising SGD 10 million credit line through the Kilde peer-to-peer investment platform. The financing marks an important milestone in the company’s growth strategy and will support further scaling in Malaysia.

KAST, the global financial platform built on stablecoin rails, today announces the launch of KAST Earn Vaults, a stablecoin yield product that allows users to earn on their stablecoin balance. The product is powered by Gauntlet as KAST adds high performance yield with institutional grade risk management for its users as it seeks to build an all-in-one neobank for the stablecoin era. 

Pave Finance, Inc. (“Pave”), the next-generation wealth management platform, has today announced its integration with Fidelity, one of the world’s largest registered investment advisory custodians and retail brokerage firms. Through this integration, registered investment advisors (RIAs) will be able to connect their Fidelity client accounts directly to Pave for automated portfolio construction, management, and trading, all without moving a single client asset.