ASA has unveiled a new suite of artificial intelligence–powered products – ASA Net Worth, ASA One View, and ASA Forecast – created specifically to help credit unions and banks address today’s toughest challenges: deepening user engagement, reducing friction in digital experiences, and driving financial wellness through data intelligence.

HLPartnership (HLP) has announced the addition of Handelsbanken to its lender panel as part of the network’s ongoing commitment to supporting advisers in delivering good consumer outcomes.

ColCap Financial Limited (ColCap Financial) and Molo Tech Limited (Molo), the specialist mortgage lender for UK and overseas borrowers, are pleased to announce the completion of the second securitisation in the Molossus programme, Molossus BTL 2025-1, which follows the success of the inaugural Molossus BTL 2024-1 securitisation in May 2024.

xStocks, the leading line of tokenized equities by Backed, is expanding to Mantle, the distribution layer connecting TradFi with onchain liquidity through RWAs (real-world assets) tokenization. In partnership with Bybit, Backed Finance is bringing xStocks to Ethereum’s largest L2 network with ZK proofs, seamlessly bridging DeFi and TradFi.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) ("Alkami"), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union (Jeanne D'Arc) has added MANTL's Onboarding & Account Opening Solution to streamline the member experience across all banking channels. This addition completes the full Alkami Digital Sales & Service Platform, advancing Jeanne D'Arc's digital transformation to create a unified, data-driven experience for its retail members and business clients.

DealMaker, North America’s largest retail capital-raising platform, has raised $20 million USD in financing of equity and debt by new investor Information Venture Partners and existing partner CIBC Innovation Banking. This funding round is a testament to DealMaker’s industry leadership and rapid growth in the $2.4 trillion1 retail capital markets. This funding round follows major milestones including: DealMaker’s recent acquisition of Rally On Media, expansion of its U.S. presence and new headquarters in New York City, the launch of DealMaker Sports, and record breaking volumes in the first half of 2025.

Apiture, a leading provider of digital banking solutions — now part of CSI — today announced the release of its new AI-powered user interface (UI). Further enhancing the Apiture Digital Banking Platform, the new UI deepens financial institutions’ relationships with account holders by delivering a predictive, personalized experience across online and mobile channels.

OKX, a leading global cryptocurrency platform and blockchain technology company, today launched OKX Pay and OKX Card in Brazil, providing Brazilians with direct access to USD-denominated stablecoin savings and payments infrastructure.

PostFinance, Switzerland's leading digital bank, has expanded its partnership with leading analytics software company FICO to enhance fraud protection and customer communications. Based on years of successful collaboration, PostFinance will expand its usage of FICO® Falcon® Fraud Manager for debit card and FICO® Customer Communication Services (CCS) to instantly intervene with customers when fraud is suspected.

XTransfer, World's Leading B2B Cross-Border Trade Payment Platform and Bank SinoPac, acting through its Hong Kong Branch (hereinafter referred to as the Bank SinoPac Hong Kong Branch) are pleased to announce a comprehensive collaboration. The two parties will jointly expand international operations and provide SMEs engaging in international trade with one-stop cross-border financial solutions, including global and local collections, foreign exchange conversion and FX settlement. Coinciding with Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, Bill Deng, Founder and CEO of XTransfer, and Lin Chia Yun, Chief Executive of Bank SinoPac Hong Kong Branch, officially signed a memorandum of understanding at the XTransfer booth.

Allica Bank, the challenger bank for established businesses, today announces a bridging finance appetite expansion, designed to help brokers unlock more opportunities for established businesses across the UK.

Agentic AI workflows are gaining momentum across financial services — 53% of executives report experimenting with them, according to a Google Cloud survey — but lenders can't quantify credit risk without compliant, explainable models, which hinders their AI implementation. Carrington Labs, a leading provider of credit risk analytics and cash flow underwriting models, has removed that barrier by launching the first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to allow lenders to access Carrington Labs credit risk models outputs — built specifically for their institution and regulatory requirements — directly within agentic flows.

Ridgeline, the industry cloud platform for investment management, today announced that Westwood is live on its front‑to‑back platform. The Dallas, Texas-based firm selected Ridgeline to unify its core workflows and to expand support for complex asset classes.

Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, today announced a collaboration with Mastercard, WebBank, and Gemini. Together they’ll explore the use of Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRPL, a public blockchain built for fast and secure payments, to support stablecoin settlement of fiat card transactions.

Humanity Protocol, an on-chain digital identity solution provider, today announced a new integration that brings together Mastercard’s open finance connectivity with Humanity Protocol’s identity verification platform Human ID. Rolling out first in the United States, the enhanced platform will enable users to tap into open finance technology to access credit, loans, and real-world financial services through Humanity Protocol.