PayNearMe Announces Record 2025 Performance as Demand for Payment Experience Management Accelerates
- 6 days 20 hours ago
- Infrastructure
PayNearMe, a leading fintech transforming the payment experience for non-commerce businesses and their customers, today announced record results for 2025. Driven by growing demand for effective, streamlined, and consumer-friendly payment experiences, the company continued advancing its Payment Experience Management strategy in 2025, supported by a $50 million investment.
British Virgin Islands Builds on Momentum with Another Strong Year of BVI Business Company Transactions
- 1 week 15 hours ago
- Infrastructure
In 2025, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) consolidated its position as one of the world’s most trusted international financial centres, with activity spanning digital assets, global capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, investment funds and infrastructure finance.
Circle and Polymarket Partner to Strengthen Onchain Financial Markets
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Infrastructure
Circle Internet Group, Inc., one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, today announced a partnership with Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, to support reliable dollar-denominated settlement infrastructure for Polymarket users.
Beast Industries Acquires Step, Expanding Its Platform to Include Financial Services
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Infrastructure
Beast Industries, the largest and most innovative creator based platform in the world, today announced the acquisition of Step, a financial technology company dedicated to making financial literacy and money management accessible to all.
Corpay Cross-Border Extends Exclusive Partnership with Rugby Australia
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Infrastructure
Corpay, Inc., a global leader in corporate payments, today announced that its Cross-Border business has entered into a multi-year agreement to extend their successful and exclusive collaboration with Rugby Australia, as their Official Foreign Exchange (FX) Payments Partner. As part of this extension, Corpay Cross-Border will continue to act as an Official Partner of both the Men’s Australian National Rugby Union Team, the Wallabies, and the... more
Tokenovate Joins Bank of England Synchronisation Lab Alongside Key Industry Participants
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
Tokenovate, a UK-based fintech delivering post-trade lifecycle automation and digital settlement solutions, is participating in the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Lab, alongside 17 other industry participants drawn from across the financial ecosystem.
NatWest Group Announces the Acquisition of Evelyn Partners and a £750m Share Buyback
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
NatWest Group plc (“NatWest Group”) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to acquire Evelyn Partners from funds advised by Permira and Warburg Pincus for £2.7 billion enterprise value (the “Transaction”).
Unlimit Opens Advanced Research and Development Center in Belgrade
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
Unlimit, a leading global fintech company providing the world’s largest portfolio of financial technology services, today announced the opening of its global Advanced Research and Development Center in Belgrade, Serbia. The Center will serve as the company’s primary global hub for advanced technology research and product development, with a strategic focus on artificial intelligence and other breakthrough technologies shaping the future of... more
Cleo Brings AI-Powered Money Management Back to the UK
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
Cleo, the world’s first AI financial assistant, which has helped millions of Americans manage their money, is relaunching in the UK. At a time when everyday costs are rising and money management is more critical than ever, Cleo gives people the tools, clarity and encouragement they need to stay in control of their finances.
Jordan Kuwait Bank Signs Strategic Agreement with BPC to Accelerate Digital Transformation and Build Integrated Digital Ecosystem
- 1 week 2 days ago
- Infrastructure
As part of its strategy to accelerate digital transformation and enhance its technology infrastructure, the Jordan Kuwait Bank has signed a long-term strategic agreement with BPC, a global leader in payments and digital banking solutions. The step aims to unify digital channels within an advanced next-generation platform, strengthen digital innovation, and enhance the customer experience. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Jordan Kuwait... more
Visa Introduces Visa & Main, a New Platform to Accelerate Small Business Growth Across the U.S.
- 1 week 5 days ago
- Infrastructure
Visa today announced the launch of Visa & Main, a new platform designed to give small business owners across the United States better access to the resources they need to succeed. Built in direct response to the most pressing challenges entrepreneurs face—access to capital, reaching customers and adopting modern business tools—the platform brings together capabilities across Visa’s network to help small businesses succeed.
NatWest Plans To Grow Accelerator Community to 50,000 Members Across the UK in 2026
- 1 week 5 days ago
- Infrastructure
NatWest has today announced a major expansion of its support for UK entrepreneurs, aiming to grow the Accelerator community to 50,000 members – a five-fold increase on the 10,000 ambition set for 2025. This step-up‑ follows a strong 2025, when the bank exceeded its ambition by growing the community to c12,000, beating in a single year the total number it had supported over the previous ten years in total and underlining the acceleration of the... more
South Africa Joins Afreximbank, Announces US$8bn Country Programme
- 1 week 6 days ago
- Infrastructure
The Republic of South Africa has today officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s leading Multilateral Financial Institution, marking the formal entry of one of Africa’s largest economies into the Bank’s membership, heralding deeper financial sovereignty.
Figure Partners with Moomoo and Keplr to Expand Global Access to the On-chain Public Equity Network (OPEN)
- 1 week 6 days ago
- Infrastructure
Figure is expanding investor access to the On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN) through new integrations with moomoo and Keplr, extending the distribution of blockchain-native public equities across both regulated brokerage platforms and self-custody wallets.
Eltropy Enters 2026 with Record Growth and Expanding Momentum
- 1 week 6 days ago
- Infrastructure
Eltropy, the leading agentic AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), closed 2025 with record growth across key business metrics, positioning the company for continued expansion in 2026. The company's unified platform approach helped CFIs consolidate vendor relationships while improving member engagement and operational efficiency.
