Artis Partners, specialists in sell-side M&A and growth financing for technology companies, advised on three deals and expanded its breadth of services in its first quarter since formation. Across the period, the investment bank advised on StormFisher Hydrogen’s US$50 million commitment from Hy24’s Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund, Worldpay's acquisition of AI-native fraud prevention fintech Ravelin, and IG Group's £160 million purchase of commission-free investing platform Freetrade.

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, reveals an accelerating push towards sophisticated, holistic Crypto-TradFi treasury management by its DLT foundation and corporate clients. The demand for advanced tools to manage multi-asset treasuries – on the same banking platform – has led to a doubling of clients trading traditional securities since 2023, and 400% average annual growth in trading volumes since 2020. This push towards more sophisticated, holistic Treasury Management has been accelerated by the uncertain macro-environment, US regulatory and market reforms and the need for more agile risk management.

Cornish Mutual, which has supported South West farms, families and rural businesses for more than 120 years, has chosen Genasys as its new policy administration platform partner, following a rigorous selection process.

GC Exchange Ltd. (GCEX UK), part of the GCEX Group, a leading regulated digital prime brokerage, has submitted its results for y/e 31 December 2024, reporting a turnover of £3.76 million – a 63% increase compared to the previous year.

Match the Cash Limited t/a Guarantor My Loan & Share My Loan – a peer-to-peer lender of loans to consumers, has launched a new product after adopting the MorganAsh customer vulnerability software, MARS (MorganAsh Resilience System).

Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending Community Interest Company (Global PSSL CIC) is thrilled to welcome Isaac Al-Araimy to the Secretariat as an Independent Fintech Counsel.

Trullion, a leading AI-powered platform for automating and managing financial workflows, has appointed Shai Maron as SVP of Research & Development. In this strategic leadership role, Shai will guide the company’s R&D direction and product expansion, helping to realize Trullion’s vision of making accounting and audit processes more transparent, accurate, and efficient.

Qonto, the leading European business finance solution for SMEs and freelancers, and Mollie, one of Europe’s fastest-growing financial service providers, today announced a two-way strategic partnership to enhance integrated financial services for businesses across Europe.

ION, a global leader in trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics and insights, and strategic consulting to financial institutions, central banks, governments, and corporates, has enhanced its XTP Risk JANUS solution with AI to optimize pre-trade risk management. This innovation improves the accuracy of CME’s SPAN2 Approximation, enabling traders to obtain faster and more precise margin estimates for better decision-making and risk control.

Trustly, the world’s industry leader in Account-to-Account (A2A) payments, announces the signing of a strategic partnership with Paytweak, a French fintech specialising in modern payment links.

Nexi Group, the European PayTech, and Planet, a leading global provider of integrated payments and technology solutions for retail and hospitality customers, have signed a letter of intent to enter a strategic partnership.

Bankly, a Nigerian fintech company and licensed microfinance bank, has announced the full acquisition of its Nigeria operations by C-One Ventures. The deal will see Bankly’s services, licenses and talent integrated with complementary offerings from other companies within the C-One Ventures portfolio.

Kraken has launched this new asset class through a strategic partnership with Alpaca– an API-first brokerage platform and self-clearing broker-dealer for stocks, ETFs

FinMont, the global payment orchestration platform purpose-built for the travel industry, is proud to announce the opening of a new office in Bogotá, Colombia

With a projected GDP growth of 4.9% in 2025 and over $16 billion in foreign direct investment in 2024, Kazakhstan is no longer a frontier market — it's a focal point for global capital flows.