PayQuicker, the leader in global payouts orchestration, and dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, today announced the expansion of PayQuicker's payout solutions into Africa & the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. This partnership strengthens PayQuicker's position as the most intelligent and wide-reaching global payouts orchestration solution, now connecting global merchants to local consumers across key focus regions.

Axal, the fintech startup backed by a16z CSX and CMT Digital, is partnering with MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, to launch the Axal mobile app, going live on November 19, 2025. The app enables users worldwide to earn onchain yield effortlessly, combining the power of decentralized finance (DeFi) with seamless mobile-first access, ACH onramping, and full chain and gas abstraction.

Kaaj, an agentic AI credit intelligence platform that simplifies small business lending, today announced it has raised $3.8 million in seed funding led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from Better Tomorrow Ventures and others.

Today, Solflare, the gateway to the next era of finance, has partnered with Mastercard, to launch the Solflare Card, the first true self-custody debit card on Solana. Seamlessly linking to users' Solflare Wallets, the new digital card allows users to make instant debit card payments with USDC while maintaining full control of their assets, without preloading or prior conversion. The Solflare card will initially be available to those in the UK and European Economic Area (EEA), before being rolled out in additional regions.

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced the appointment of John Trapani as Field CTO for Financial Services. In this newly created role, Trapani will collaborate across Datadog’s sales, product and marketing teams to advance a unified observability strategy for customers and prospects in the financial services industry.

SAPI, the payment-linked financing platform has raised $80 million in a package comprising approximately $75 million in debt and $5 million of equity. The funding will be used to scale SAPI’s repayment-at-source technology and expand its global footprint.

Travel payment solutions provider Repayd.com has integrated multi-card payment functionality from UK-based Hands In to address a persistent friction point in high-value travel transactions: payment failures caused by insufficient funds and credit limit constraints. The integration enables customers to split single transactions across multiple payment cards during checkout, directly tackling decline rates that cost travel merchants significant revenue on bookings that frequently exceed individual card limits and insufficient funds.

Cashmaster International, a global leader in intelligent cash-management technology, today announced the appointment of Ruchi Aggarwal as Regional Director for the UAE, Middle East & Africa, as part of the company’s ambitious regional growth strategy.

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, announced it has joined forces with Uber Eats to help restaurants in the U.S. and Canada deliver better customer experiences and drive growth. Restaurants that use Genius, Global Payments’ flagship POS offering, will now have the Uber Eats platform seamlessly integrated into their system as Global Payments makes Uber Eats its preferred delivery partner.

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On 13 November 2025, Discovery Group and the B20 South Africa Integrity & Compliance Task Force hosted the Network for Business Integrity (NBI) event, exploring the role of business integrity in restoring trust, fostering inclusive job creation and driving economic growth.

The third edition of the Digital Assets Forum (DAF), organized by the European Blockchain Convention (EBC), will take place at Convene, 122 Houndsditch, in the heart of London’s financial district. After two sold-out, one-day editions, the forum now expands to two full days, reflecting accelerating institutional adoption and London's strategic position as Europe's capital markets hub for digital assets.

After years of connecting business minds across Istanbul, Dubai, Cyprus, and Almaty, Bosco Conference brings its flagship event to Athens, which has become the symbol of European residency, stability, and opportunity.

The Global Insurance Innovation Forum – Saudi Arabia 2025, hosted by Newgen Software and organized by the International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), concluded successfully on 10th November 2025 at the Narcissus Hotel, Riyadh.

The Mortgage & Lending Innovation Forum 2025, hosted by Newgen Software and organized by the International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), concluded with resounding success on November 12, 2025, at the Kempinski, Central Avenue, Dubai.