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.

Corefy, a global payment orchestration platform, has surpassed 600 integrations with payment providers and acquirers. The milestone expands Corefy's global payment coverage and reflects a year of product and operational improvements designed to help payment teams launch faster, reduce integration overhead, and maintain reliable performance as providers evolve.

For many organizations, collecting payments is one of the most time-consuming and frustrating parts of customer service. Agents spend hours chasing overdue balances, customers get stuck in queues, and inconsistent processes slow down revenue recovery.

Juspay, a global leader in payment infrastructure for enterprises and banks, today announced that it has secured $50 million in a Series D follow-on round, from WestBridge Capital. The transaction is a mix of Primary and Secondary investments, that values Juspay at $1.2 billion. 

Pomelo, a leading financial technology infrastructure platform for Latin America, today announced the closing of a new investment round co-led by Kaszek and Insight Partners, with participation from Index Ventures, Adams Street Partners, S32, Endeavor Catalyst, monashee, and TQ Ventures. Since its founding in 2021, Pomelo has raised a total of US$160 million, reflecting strong confidence from top-tier global investors in its modern payments infrastructure model.

ZBD, the payments innovator powering real-money transactions for games and apps, today announced it has secured USD $40M in Series C financing commitments from Blockstream Capital Partners ("BCP"), accelerating its growth as the only fully-licensed, vertically-integrated payments provider built for gaming.

PayPal Holdings, Inc. today announced it has agreed to acquire Cymbio, a multi-channel orchestration platform that helps brands sell across agentic surfaces, including Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity, and other e-commerce channels. PayPal previously partnered with Cymbio as part of its agentic commerce services, a suite of solutions that allows merchants to attract customers and drive sales in the new era of AI-powered commerce. 

Fortune® magazine has recognized Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. as one of the 2026 World’s Most Admired Companies, marking the company’s 12th time being named to the prestigious list within the Financial Data Services industry category.

Fintech Miconex has announced the appointment of Idong Usoro as chief digital and operations officer as it continues its global, scale up journey.

An experienced technology and business leader and on the back of recent tenures at the helm of Revenue Scotland, Abbeyfield, and global awarding organisation, NEBOSH, Idong will lead on driving digital maturity, investment and operational transformation at the Perth based fintech, following 7 years of supporting Miconex in a strategic advisory capacity.