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Compliance Leadership Becomes a Growth Priority as UK Payment Firms Respond to Record Enforcement Pressure

The Financial Conduct Authority imposed more than £124 million in fines during 2025,

Clear Junction Named as One of Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies for Second Year Running

Clear Junction, a global leader in cross-border payments for regulated financial institutions, has once again been recognised in the 2025 FT 1000, the Financial Times’ prestigious ranking of Europe’s fastest-growing companies.

Dwolla and Plaid Expand Integration; Unified API Now Available to Enterprise Customers

Dwolla’s clients are now able to leverage Plaid’s instant account verification and real-time balance check

myPOS Partners with Satispay to Deliver a Versatile and User-Friendly Payment Solution for Italian Businesses

myPOS, a forward-thinking fintech company dedicated to supporting small and medium-sized businesses throughout Europe, has announced a new strategic partnership with Satispay.

Interactive Brokers Expands Global Reach With Ljubljana Stock Exchange Access

Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, announced today that it has expanded its market offerings by adding access to the Ljubljana Stock Exchange. With this expansion, clients can trade Slovenian equities alongside products from over 160 other global exchanges, including stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds, and more, from a single unified platform.

Kraken Secures UK EMI Authorization; Creates Foundation for Next Phase of UK Growth Ambitions

Kraken are excited to announce they have officially secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorization from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Bitget's Continues to Strengthen Community Initiatives in February, Transparency Report Highlights

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has released its February 2025 transparency report, marking yet another landmark month of industry recognition and ecosystem growth. Driven by innovation, strategic business decisions and a strong demand for trustworthy platforms have pushed the ecosystem to expand beyond expectations.

Klarna Expands Gift Card Store Offering with European Launch

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has partnered with Blackhawk Network (BHN), a leading global branded payments provider, to expand Klarna’s Gift Card Store in Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands.

WTW Partners With Liberty Specialty Markets to Transform Digital Trading With Neuron

WTW, a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, has announced that Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) will be an early adopter of Neuron, the digital trading platform. Developed by WTW to modernise the placement of specialty risks, Neuron connects brokers and insurers in real time, simplifying and accelerating the trading of complex specialty risks while enhancing efficiency across the insurance value chain.

Come Rain and Shine: British Weather Drives Surges in Online Spending

Online retailers enjoyed a 137% surge in outdoor-related sales this weekend

Southeast Asia’s E-Commerce to Reach New Heights, Driven by Digital Payments and Cross-Border Commerce Growth

The latest InfoBrief by market intelligence firm IDC, commissioned by global payments platform 2C2P and Antom, revealed Southeast Asia’s (SEA’s) ecommerce market is projected to reach US$325 billion by 2028, fuelled by the rapid adoption of digital payments and regional interoperability, unlocking more opportunities in cross-border commerce for businesses.

BRL1 Debuts on the Market and Increases Cryptoasset Liquidity

The crypto exchanges Bitso, Foxbit, and Mercado Bitcoin (MB), together with Cainvest, an international liquidity provider, announced the launch of BRL1, a stablecoin pegged to the Brazilian real. Initially created to eliminate barriers in the movement of Brazilian real values between national and international exchanges, BRL1 aims to make the Brazilian market much more liquid and attractive. Developed through a pioneering consortium among the four companies, BRL1 emerges as the most efficient and accessible way to transfer Brazilian reais between cryptocurrency platforms in Brazil and abroad, offering speed, liquidity, and integration among the key players in the sector.

Fineqia Expands Cardano ETN Access With Cross-Listing on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange

Fineqia International Inc. (the "Company" or "Fineqia") (CSE: FNQ) (OTC: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA), a digital asset and investment business, announces the cross-listing of its Fineqia FTSE Cardano Enhanced Yield (“YADA”) Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange in Germany.

Smarsh Redefines Industry Standards with New Compliance AI for Small and Medium Sized Firms

Smarsh today announced the launch of the Smarsh AI Assistant for Professional Archive.

Payments Security Now Influences Travel Purchase Decisions, Finds New Outpayce Study

A new survey of 4,500 travelers across five markets commissioned by travel payments specialist Outpayce from Amadeus, reveals growing demand for robust payment security

Wildfire Systems Launches Hosted White-Label Shopping Portal

Wildfire Systems Inc., an innovative financial technology platform that powers loyalty and reward programs and shopping companions, today announced a hosted and fully-managed shopping portal that serves as a one-stop-shop for deals available in shopping rewards programs. Wildfire’s shopping portal enables banks, card issuers, rewards services, and technology providers to benefit from Wildfire’s expertise and rapidly launch branded, desktop and mobile-optimized shopping sites. The shopping portals can stand alone or complement multi-faceted shopping rewards programs that may include other elements such as browser extensions, offer emails, and in-app promotions.

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