The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has authorised Offa, the UK's leading Islamic property finance fintech, to provide home purchase plans (HPPs), the Sharia-compliant alternative to conventional residential mortgages, for customers across the UK.

Brickken, a global leader in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), has deployed its Digital Asset Platform on the Polygon Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network. This expansion now allows the platform users to leverage Polygon, a blockchain recognized for its scalability and cost-effectiveness. The move signifies a key step in Brickken's ongoing global expansion, providing users with more options for tokenizing assets.

Property and climate risk analytics leader ZestyAI today announced regulatory approval of its Severe Convective Storm Suite in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Arkansas—covering more than 12 million residential and commercial properties.

dLocal, the leading payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has announced a strategic partnership with Belmoney, the first Remittance-as-a-Service (RAAS) provider in Europe.

B-Corporation status certifies a company's commitment to its social and environmental impact, not just profit-making - and for 2025, the B Corp Month campaign theme is ‘Gen B’, positioning B Corps as a new generation of business, redefining what good looks like.

Global digital transformation company GFT today announced the latest step in its U.S. growth with the appointment of Rishi Chohan as its U.S. CEO. Chohan succeeds former CEO of the Americas Marco Santos, who took over as GFT’s Global CEO in January 2025. He and Chohan will continue scaling GFT’s work in the U.S. as they execute on a five-year strategy to transform GFT from the inside out with AI. Along the way, it will leverage its deep domain experience to roll out a series of vertical-specific AI solutions.

As businesses look to drive growth in 2025 amid a dynamic market environment, new research from American Express reveals about 8 in 10 (78%) are planning to improve their business payments process, with almost two-fifths (39%) doing so as part of strategies to drive growth.

UATP, the global network that enables organizations to simplify payment processes and expand their payment capabilities, announced today the launch of its newest Issuer, TreviPay, designed to provide fully outsourced issuing capabilities for intermediaries and airlines globally. This cutting-edge solution aims to streamline operations, enhance customer service, and deliver tailored solutions for partners worldwide.

Lodestar, a leading provider of data solutions for financial institutions, is pleased to welcome Granite State Credit Union and Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union as new clients. Lodestar helps credit unions use their data to improve efficiency, make better decisions, and serve their members better.

London-based fintech startup Permutable AI today announced the successful launch of its end-to-end Large Language Model (LLM) based systematic trading platform, which has been operating live since October 2024.

LMAX Digital, the leading institutional digital assets exchange, part of LMAX Group, today announces that it has added Ripple USD (RLUSD) to its list of trading instruments.

EBANX announces Robert-Jan Lieben as its new Vice-President of Commercial in Europe.

During the prestigious MPE Awards gala ceremony, part of the annual Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference, Mangopay was announced as the winner in the " best marketplace/platform provider” category.

Checkbook, a leading innovator in payment solutions, today announced the launch of its new payment rails, now integrating PayPal and Venmo seamlessly into its existing APIs.

Metro Bank has announced a new partnership with Covecta, an AI platform for financial services that will be deployed across its corporate and commercial credit businesses.