Updraft has launched its first-ever TV advert as part of its first fully integrated omnichannel campaign

StoneX Group Inc. (“StoneX”; NASDAQ: SNEX) today announced that StoneX Digital, a division of StoneX, has secured its Crypto-Asset Service Provider (“CASP”) licence under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (“MiCA”), granted by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Acolin, a leading European provider of cross-border fund distribution and regulatory services. The acquisition expands Broadridge’s distribution solutions for asset managers, helping them enter new markets and grow assets, while also strengthening its regulatory services for the global asset management industry.

GTreasury, a Ripple Solution, today announced the acquisition of Solvexia, a leading provider of no-code financial automation, data management, and analytics solutions. The acquisition expands GTreasury’s platform to automate reconciliation and regulatory reporting across treasury, finance, and compliance operations, addressing one of the most persistent challenges facing finance teams: manual, spreadsheet-driven processes that increase operational risk and audit exposure.

iDenfy, a global RegTech provider specializing in identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, announced a new partnership with FTMO, a leading trading education company operating one of the world’s most established prop-trading simulation projects. Through this collaboration, FTMO has implemented iDenfy’s Know Your Business (KYB) solution that enhances the verification speed for corporate clients and strengthens risk management across its onboarding processes.

In 2025 pressure has continued to mount on finance teams to deliver and adopt tools that make financial performance more visible and bring budgets together across the business.

Ziina, the UAE’s leading homegrown consumer and business payments platform, today announced the launch of Ziina Violet, a new lifestyle membership that brings together everyday benefits from the UAE’s most loved brands and introduces zero currency fees on global spending. Violet marks Ziina’s evolution from a payments platform into a unified daily lifestyle companion for the country’s growing digitally native population.

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), announced that cumulative spot trading volume for tokenized stocks on the platform has surpassed $1 billion, marking a major milestone in the adoption of on-chain access to global equities. Notably, approximately 95% of this total volume was generated in December alone, underscoring the sharp acceleration in user participation and liquidity as tokenized stocks moved from early adoption into mainstream trading activity.

Digital Storefront, a digital marketing and embedded finance platform serving financial institutions nationwide, today announced it has rebranded as Movemint. The new name reflects the company’s expanded role in helping institutions drive measurable growth across loans, deposits, and non-interest income.

B2PRIME Group, a global financial services provider for institutional and professional clients, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with TradingView, one of the world’s leading charting and social trading platforms. As part of this collaboration, B2PRIME has been recognised as a Platinum Partner of TradingView and has completed the official integration of its core trading platform, B2TRADER, with TradingView.

Eltropy, the leading AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced that Cobalt Credit Union has successfully deployed Eltropy AI Voice, achieving an 83% session containment rate while maintaining high member satisfaction. The Nebraska-based credit union, proudly rooted in serving military members and their families, now serves a growing community of members across the region and nationwide. Cobalt is among the first DNA core system clients to implement the solution, demonstrating how conversational AI can deliver 24/7 member support without sacrificing service quality.

Akur8 announced today the acquisition of Matrisk, an AI-driven platform that transforms unstructured regulatory filings from publicly available sources into searchable, on-demand market insights

Pluto Financial Technologies, Inc. has launched the first AI-powered lending platform purpose built for private markets

Yuze and Zand have joined forces to provide digital business accounts to eligible SMEs and startups in the UAE

Mukuru has partnered with Travelex, a market leader in foreign exchange services, to expand cash payout options for remittance customers across South Africa