Falcon Finance, the next-generation synthetic dollar protocol, today announced a comprehensive $10 million strategic investment from M2 Capital Limited (M2 Capital), the proprietary investment arm of M2 Group (M2), which is a UAE-headquartered conglomerate with a diversified portfolio in digital asset solutions. The partnership marks a major milestone in Falcon’s mission to redefine stability and capital efficiency in decentralized finance.

HYPE, the 100% Italian neobank that has been reshaping banking since 2015 to promote an increasingly mature, informed and peaceful relationship with money, and Cleafy, a company specialised in the design and development of software solutions for the identification and prevention of financial fraud, have signed a partnership agreement to improve the efficiency of financial fraud management with a view to further enhancing security standards in the field of digital banking.

The payments industry has spent decades waging war on fraud. But according to Chargebacks911, a global leader in dispute resolution and chargeback prevention, data shows merchants are losing more money and goodwill to false declines than to fraud itself. The findings, drawn from the company’s Cardholder Dispute Index and Chargeback Stats, highlight how blunt fraud filters are quietly eroding revenue, trust, and loyalty at a staggering rate.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) today showcased a live demonstration of Agentic AI-based IoT Payments powered by UPI, highlighting the next phase of seamless, intelligent digital transactions.

AlphaSense, the AI platform redefining market intelligence for the business and financial world, today announced the launch of Financial Data, its newest innovation that provides financial and corporate professionals with a unified view of both quantitative analysis and qualitative research insights.

LemFi, the leading AI-powered international payments platform dedicated to building financial products and services for immigrant communities, today announced the launch of Send Now, Pay Later (SNPL), a credit-powered remittance product that allows its 2 million+ global customers to use their LemFi credit line to send money home to their families when they need it most.

Binance Japan, a subsidiary of Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem by trading volume, today announced that it has entered into a capital and business alliance with PayPay Corporation (“PayPay”), a SoftBank Corp. group company and one of Japan’s leading financial services providers, best known for its “PayPay” cashless payment service with over 70 million users. As part of the agreement, PayPay has acquired a 40% equity stake in Binance Japan.

The Financial Health Network today released its first in an ongoing series of Industry Assessment Reports, this evaluation applying the FinHealth Standards for Spending Management Products to 20 widely used checking account products. The inaugural assessment, spanning large banks, mid-sized banks, credit unions, and digital-only providers, found systemic shortfalls in how checking accounts support financial health but also some encouraging innovations.

Black Dragon Capital℠ ("Black Dragon") – a global multi-phased investment firm focused on disruptive technologies in high growth industry segments – has acquired the entirety of GenAspire, the teen banking solution formerly known as Copper Banking.

MiniPay now lets users receive USD and EUR payments via bank transfers and access their money instantly anywhere. With new virtual ACH and SEPA account details, global payouts land in MiniPay and can be spent, saved, or withdrawn locally in minutes – once the payment lands in a MiniPay account, it can be withdrawn instantly. Built with global freelancers and creators in mind, this makes it easier than ever to get paid internationally, fast, with low fees, and in a self-custodial wallet you control.

Baghdadi Capital Group has selected the nCino Platform to standardize and automate its global operations,

Zilch announced Intelligent Commerce – an AI powered data intelligence platform for retailers and brands to increase their return on ad spend when working with Zilch

Finzly, a leading provider of modern payment infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced that its customers are ISO 20022-ready on FX STAR, the company’s modern foreign exchange and cross-border payments platform.

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced that it has officially secured the Virtual Asset Platform Operator License from the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

After celebrating 11 years in the market, Bitso —Latin America’s leading digital financial services company— announced today a major transformation of its brand identity and communication strategy, based on a complete redesign of its application and the launch of a new financial product.