Dubai Chambers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) to strengthen banking support for the business community, with a particular focus on empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a suite of integrated banking solutions designed to enable sustainable growth.

Hashgraph Ventures Manager Ltd (“Hashgraph Ventures”), a licensed and regulated venture capital fund under the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has announced a pledge of $1 million to the Hedera Africa Hackathon, the continent’s largest Web3 innovation event aimed at accelerating digital transformation and economic inclusion across Africa. Exceptional, selected projects from the hackathon will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis for potential investment.

Paysecure, the cutting-edge payment orchestration company, has announced a significant uplift in merchant partners and a succession of new senior hires in December to support a substantial uplift in demand. The company continues to rapidly scale as the market appetite for payment orchestration solutions heats up, particularly in the global iGaming sector.

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in payment services, strengthens its long-term partnership with PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH (PSA), the key player in the development of full service payment solutions in Austria. Worldline will support PSA in upgrading to a next-generation payments platform, delivering enhanced scalability, resilience, security, and future-ready capabilities aligned with European standards.

ING is pleased to announce the appointment of David Leech as Global Head of FX Trading, effective immediately.

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has published its year-in-review covering its Universal Exchange (UEX) model expansion across crypto, onchain markets, and tokenized traditional assets under a single, unified trading experience in 2025.

martini.ai, a leader in AI-driven credit risk analysis, today announced a major update to its corporate credit research assistant, now allowing users to upload financial statements and receive instant, AI-generated credit insights directly within the chat. The new integration combines martini.ai’s Financials Agent with its AI-powered Research Assistant, creating the most comprehensive real-time platform for analyzing credit risk and financial health.

NCR Atleos announced a collaboration with Epirus Bank to modernize their ATM network and expand access to cash across Greece.

WTW has announced the launch of the Radar Connector for Databricks, a significant addition to WTW’s market-leading end-to-end insurance analytics and pricing platform

The Payments Association, a trade group representing the payments sector, has launched its Payments Manifesto 2026

Rachel Lewis, who is currently CFO for Admiral’s UK insurance business and a director of the UK entity’s Board, will be appointed Group CFO and join the Admiral Group Board

Banking Circle today announced that it has opened a new branch in the Czech Republic, strengthening its offering in Europe

Moneyhub today announced that it has been chosen by Nationwide to create new spending insights for all of Nationwide's 16 million customers

Viamerica has expanded its partnership with Bancolombia to enable remittance payments directly into Nequi

Saga Money today launches its seven-year strategic partnership with NatWest Boxed to deliver a new and innovative suite of products catered to people over 50