B2PRIME Group, a global financial services provider for institutional and professional clients, has appointed Emanuel Georgouras as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), strengthening its leadership team as the company continues to expand its presence in institutional liquidity and technology solutions.

Piere, an AI-first financial automation platform, today announced it has raised $2.1M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by early-stage fintech fund Grand Ventures, with participation from Selah Ventures, Trustage Ventures, Samvid Ventures, and Fabric VC. These investors have backed fintech leaders including Affirm, MoneyLion, Alloy, Happy Money, and Unit. Prominent angel investors in the pre-seed include Aditya Khurjekar (co-founder of Money 20/20), Nick Calamari (C-suite at Better.com), and Joe Lieberman (Managing Partner at K20 Fund).

AML Ranger, one of the world’s first AI-powered assistant tools for anti-money laundering compliance, has officially launched and is currently available to use for free. To improve AML processes, it provides three assistants: PEP, sanctions, and adverse media that perform real-time checks.

BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 AI company, today marked a major milestone for its BingX AI Master product, which now serves over 1 million early adopters worldwide. In response to this growing demand, BingX has introduced 10 new AI Master personas, designed to provide traders with even more personalized, strategy-driven ways to engage with crypto markets.

XBase Virtual Assets Broker & Dealer Services (XBase), a subsidiary of XBD Group, today announced that it has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for a Broker-Dealer Services Licence.

Onramper, the world’s leading fiat-to-crypto onramp aggregator, has integrated global cryptocurrency exchange Paybis, expanding its network of payment providers and improving how users around the world buy digital assets.

M2 Capital Limited, the proprietary investment arm of M2 Group, a UAE-headquartered conglomerate with a diversified portfolio in digital asset solutions, has announced a $21 million strategic investment in the Nasdaq-listed AVAX One Digital Asset Treasury (DAT), which is focused on AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche ecosystem. This investment reflects M2 Capital’s long-term strategy to bridge global blockchain innovation with the growing appetite for compliant digital assets in the MENA region.

A new case study from Gradient Labs – the only customer service AI agent designed specifically for regulated industries – shows how Sling Money, a fast-growing global payments app, improved its support experience by deploying Gradient Labs’ AI agent. The solution now autonomously resolves 78% of customer inquiries on its own – up from 50% on day one – cutting response times and reducing the load on Sling’s support team.

Leading foreign exchange company Travelex has launched onshore wholesale banknote operations in Canada, marking a significant milestone in its global expansion strategy.

Innovate Finance, the industry body representing UK FinTech, and The Data City, a real-time data platform mapping the modern economy, have today announced a new strategic partnership to define and map the UK’s RegTech sector.

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the national membership body representing over 3,800 voluntary sector organisations in Scotland, has partnered with cloud accounting software leader AccountsIQ, to modernise its finance operations and drive efficiency.

Today, Smarsh announced that Jefferies has selected the company’s flagship communications surveillance technology to address the growing challenge of monitoring vast and complex digital communications. Jefferies, a leading full-service global investment banking and capital markets firm, faced a need to scale its global electronic communications and sought a solution that was compatible with its existing infrastructure and that could enhance its surveillance and increase the efficiency of its compliance team.

Web3Veterans, a pioneering initiative designed to help military veterans transition into meaningful careers in blockchain, crypto and Web3, officially launched

Wirex has announced the launch of Google Pay integration for customers across the United Kingdom

Finzly is extending its leadership in payments transformation by embedding AI across its technology stack