IndusInd Bank has announced a significant expansion of its Gold Loan offering to an additional 245 branches, taking the total number of branches providing Gold Loan services to 500 across India. This expansion reinforces the Bank’s commitment to making secured credit more accessible, convenient, and reliable for customers nationwide.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that State Bank of Texas (SBT) has successfully gone live on Alkami’s Digital Banking Platform (Platform), delivering a modern and intuitive experience for both retail and business banking customers.

Synechron, a leading digital transformation consulting firm, and Cognition today announced a strategic partnership to help global financial institutions modernize critical software faster using AI-assisted engineering.

Creditstar Group announces that its UK subsidiary has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Financial stress has become a persistent and visible problem in UK workplaces, with new research commissioned by Stream

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Mastercard today announce a collaboration to reshape how money moves across the world. By integrating the Ericsson Fintech Platform (Mobile Financial Services) with Mastercard Move - Mastercard’s portfolio of money movement solutions - the collaboration will empower telecom service providers, banks, and fintechs to expand digital wallet capabilities, launch new payment services, and reach unbanked or underbanked communities.

Auni, an artificial intelligence-powered mini app developed by Nairobi-based startup Fastagger and integrated into Safaricom’s M-Pesa Business Super App, has surpassed 3,500 business sign-ups within its first three months of launch.

Sumsub, a global verification and fraud prevention leader, today announced the launch of its SEPBLAC-aligned Video KYC capability, enabling businesses onboarding users in Spain to meet strict regulatory requirements for recorded identity verification. The solution supports real-time recording of the entire verification process, ensuring auditable evidence, human oversight, and regulatory alignment for Spanish and EU-regulated entities.

The Bank of Lithuania has supplemented the electronic money institution (EMI) license for the fintech company Ltd TransferGo Lithuania. This enhancement enables the company to not only continue providing money transfer and payment account services but also to soon offer TransferGo cards to EU residents for everyday financial transactions.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) ("Alkami"), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that BankCherokee, the oldest family-owned and operated bank in the Twin Cities, has launched Alkami's Digital Banking Platform (Platform) to enhance the digital experiences of its retail and business banking customers.

b1BANK and Covecta announced a strategic partnership to deploy agentic AI across the bank’s day to day workflows

FAB announced significant progress in scaling the deployment of Artificial Intelligence across the Group driven by its AI Innovation Hub

Cloudflare and Mastercard announced a strategic partnership with the intent to develop tools to help small businesses, critical infrastructure, and governments protect themselves from cyber threats

Xceptor, a global leader in data automation for capital markets, today announced a pre-packaged option for Xceptor Tax on SaaS, its market-leading solution for operational tax automation. The new offering fast-tracks solution delivery, reduces resource burden on financial institutions, and helps firms prepare for upcoming regulatory change. As a result, more asset managers, custodians, and investment banks can benefit from automated, optimised, and compliant tax processes.

BridgeWise, the global leader in AI for wealth, today announced the acquisition of Chicago-based Context Analytics, the top AI-powered alternative data processing company, used by tier-one financial firms including S&P Global Market Intelligence.