Global fintech platform Pine Labs today announced the appointment of Sameer Kamath as its next Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Sameer will be responsible for the global finance strategy, accounting, investor relations, and providing financial leadership across the Pine Labs group.

Lendscape is pleased to announce that DF Capital, a specialist bank, has successfully gone live with Lendscape's asset finance platform. This milestone has enabled DF Capital to launch its asset finance offering to market; providing additional financing solutions to SMEs, as well as its first consumer finance products.

Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, and Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) are deepening their collaboration to transform Vietnam’s fuel retail sector. Building on the successful introduction of contactless Visa card acceptance at Petrolimex stations in 2022, which reduced customer wait times and improved operational efficiency, Visa and Petrolimex have now signed an agreement to launch the Petrolimex–Visa co-branded card program nationwide.

Horizon Trading Solutions (Horizon), a leading global provider of multi-asset electronic trading technology, today announces it is set to provide its connectivity solutions to Bursa Malaysia Derivatives’ Securities Futures Trading System (SFTS).

Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world’s innovators, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of TransactPay, a BIN Sponsorship provider that is licensed as an E-Money Institution (EMI) to issue e-money and undertake payment services in the UK and European Economic Area. As previously announced in February 2025, the acquisition of TransactPay will strengthen Marqeta’s card program management capabilities in Europe, bolstering digital payments capabilities for customers in the UK and EU, and enabling existing customers to expand more easily into European markets.

MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custodial web3 wallet developed by Consensys, today announced a strategic integration with Sei, a fast-growing Layer-1 blockchain platform. This development brings native support for the Sei network into MetaMask, enabling MetaMask’s users to seamlessly access Sei’s ecosystem of decentralized applications (dapps) and Sei-native assets from within their wallet. By adding Sei to its list of supported networks, MetaMask expands its cross-chain interoperability and continues its push toward an inclusive, multi-chain user experience, with now 11 chains integrated.

With over 20 years of experience in the insurance and technology sectors, Everett brings extensive expertise in digital transformation, SaaS, and cybersecurity. In his new role, he will primarily focus on expanding strategic partnerships, unlocking new customer potential, and supporting insurers in the digitisation of their core systems.

Backbase, the global leader in Engagement Banking, in partnership with the African Banker magazine, has launched the inaugural report in the Africa Digital Banking Experience Series 2025, a timely publication that explores the transformation of banking across the continent in an age of hyper-personalisation, AI integration, and financial inclusion.

InvestCloud, a global leader in wealth technology, today announced the first of a new generation of AI-enabled solutions to help advisors increase productivity and deliver greater value to clients. The new solutions, Intelligent Screening and Intelligent Meeting, are enhanced by technologies from smartKYC, the leading provider of AI-driven know your customer (KYC) risk screening and monitoring solutions, and Zocks, a privacy-first AI assistant for financial advisors.

OneShield announced the launch of the OneShield AI Hub, the centralized environment for the secure development, deployment, and governance of AI

Stavtar Solutions, a leading provider of business spend management and expense allocation SaaS for complex businesses such as alternative asset managers, today announced a Series A investment of $55 million from Elephant.

EquiLend, a global fintech leader in securities finance, today introduced a new AI-powered assistant within its Data & Analytics suite, designed to help users interact with securities finance and short interest insights more efficiently. The assistant is now available via the DataLend interface and the Orbisa app on the Bloomberg Terminal.

Bank of America has named Christine Williams, Retail Banking business control executive, president of Myrtle Beach.

Carrington Labs, a leading provider of credit risk analytics and cash flow underwriting models, has partnered with DigiFi, an AI-powered digital loan origination platform that offers a fully configurable, no-code environment for banks and lenders worldwide

Bitget Wallet, the leading non-custodial crypto wallet, has launched its USD-based, zero-fee Mastercard crypto payment card in Brazil, marking its entry into Latin America's fast-growing digital payments market. Expansion to Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Guatemala will follow in the coming months, with additional rollouts in Asia-Pacific planned later this year. Issued in partnership with infrastructure provider Immersve, the card allows users to spend crypto directly from their wallets at over 150 million merchants that accept Mastercard globally.