Eastern Bank is pleased to welcome Jarrad Herzog as a Senior Vice President, Asset-Based Lending Relationship Manager. Mr. Herzog brings more than a decade of experience financing middle market companies through a variety of lending solutions, including CommerciaI & Industrial and Asset-Based Lending.

Gigs, the leader in embedded connectivity, today announced the appointment of Edgar Verschuur as Head of Connectivity. Edgar, formerly Adyen’s Global Head of Payments, joins to lead a strategic expansion into local consumer plans, global roaming, and enterprise connectivity. His arrival marks a decisive shift as Gigs scales up its infrastructure globally to meet the needs of the most demanding enterprises.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Harvard Federal Credit Union (Harvard FCU) has selected MANTL’s Onboarding & Account Opening Solution to modernize its retail and business account opening experience and accelerate member growth across every banking channel. With this addition, Harvard FCU unlocks the full potential of the Alkami Digital Sales & Service Platform to create a unified, insight-driven experience for its retail members and business clients.

Citrea, the Bitcoin application layer, today announced the launch of Citrea USD (ctUSD), a 1:1 fiat-backed stablecoin designed to serve as the foundational liquidity layer for the Bitcoin ecosystem. Powered by M0, the universal stablecoin platform, ctUSD is issued by MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments with a rigorous compliance framework built on the highest U.S. standards. This partnership ensures ctUSD is designed to align with forthcoming GENIUS Act guidelines and an asset available to users in the U.S. (excluding NY) and over 160 countries worldwide (excluding Canada and the EEA).

SEI® (NASDAQ: SEIC) today announced that Paul Lehman, CFA, has joined the company as Head of Bank Asset Management Distribution, reporting to Michael Lane, Head of SEI’s Asset Management business. In this new role, Lehman will lead SEI’s bank asset management distribution strategy, overseeing investment sales and partnership development across national, regional, and community banks, affiliated wealth organizations, and independent trust companies.

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced the complete agenda for EMERGE 2026, taking place April 21-24, 2026, in Santa Clara, California.

Cake Wallet, a popular privacy-focused crypto wallet, today announced the addition of Zcash (ZEC), with shielded transactions by default.

AMLYZE, a leading RegTech company and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, announces its partnership with Vinted Pay, the payments subsidiary of the European online marketplace for second-hand items, Vinted. As Vinted gradually expands the use of Vinted Pay across its markets, AMLYZE’s technology supports a compliant and secure rollout.

Fasset, the global banking and investment platform, has appointed seasoned banker, Rafiza Ghazali, as Managing Director, Consumer Banking, as the company accelerates the rollout of regulated consumer and SME banking services following its provisional approval from Malaysia’s Labuan FSA regulator to launch the world’s first stablecoin-based Islamic digital bank.

MANTL, an Alkami solution team and leading provider of loan and deposit account opening technology, today announced a partnership with Citizens State Bank, headquartered in New Castle, Indiana, to transform its retail and business deposit account opening experience. The partnership marks a key step in Citizens State Bank’s digital transformation strategy, leveraging one unified platform for deposit accounts across all customer segments and banking channels.

NEXT Insurance, now operating as ERGO NEXT Insurance, announced a new brand identity that reflects the company’s next phase of growth

Oxbow Partners, the specialist management consultancy for the insurance industry, announced the opening of a New York City office

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Sony, has partnered with global insurtech bolttech, to launch My Sony Care+, an embedded protection programme designed to give customers extended coverage for their devices

Rising fraud is putting significant pressure on UK retailers, with half of businesses at risk of closing or scaling back