fmas:26 successfully wrapped up another impactful edition, bringing together leading brokers, fintech innovators, affiliates, IBs, traders, investors, payment providers, and technology companies from across Africa and beyond.

Push Labs Limited and Push Virtual Assets Limited (together “Push”), both UK subsidiaries of Aave Labs, today announced that they have received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for their applications to register as a cryptoasset exchange provider in the UK. As the UK's financial services regulator, the FCA is responsible for safeguarding market integrity, protecting consumers, and promoting effective competition across the financial system.

Daloopa, the essential data infrastructure for AI and agentic workflows in finance, today announced it has raised $47 million in Series C funding led by Brighton Park Capital, with participation from Squarepoint Capital, Touring Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners. This funding will accelerate Daloopa’s platform growth as investment firms increasingly move AI systems from experimentation into production workflows, where accuracy and reliability are non-negotiable — and expand the company’s team across engineering, product, and go-to-market.

ZestyAI, the Risk and Decision Intelligence Platform for the insurance industry, today announced that Windward Risk Managers is using Z-FIRE™ to power wildfire underwriting as it expands into the California insurance market.

Eltropy, the leading agentic AI platform for credit unions and community banks, today released Safe AI: The AI Guide for Community Financial Institutions, a 46-page framework covering the policies, guardrails, and governance practices CFIs need to deploy AI responsibly. The guide was authored by Saahil Kamath, VP of Product, and Rahul Prakash, Sr. Director of Engineering.

Incognia, the leader in AI-powered cross-device risk intelligence, today announced it has become the most downloaded fraud prevention SDK in Europe, based on total SDK integrations across the region. The milestone reflects a shift among European financial institutions and companies reassessing fraud stacks under GDPR-era expectations for data minimization and accountability.

PingPong, the embedded financial infrastructure for global businesses, today announced the launch of Card to Account Payment Solution, a new Business Payment Solution Provider (BPSP) offering developed in partnership with Visa. The solution enables businesses to settle any supplier invoice using their existing commercial credit card, even when the supplier does not accept card payments.

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Triple Point, the innovative investment manager specialising in private markets, has originated a senior debt facility to support Pelican Capital’s backing of Steplab, a high-growth UK-based platform for schools. The platform provides instructional coaching and professional development to help schools improve teaching outcomes.

Smartcomply, an African compliance and cybersecurity company, has opened operations in the UK and is making its AI-powered anti-money laundering platform, Adhere, available to British payment firms serving African markets.

ETS Connect UK today announces that it has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) for UK bond markets. This authorisation represents a significant milestone in the delivery of the UK bond Consolidated Tape (CT) and enables ETS Connect UK to progress with full implementation in line with the planned go-live date of 22 June 2026.

Umbra, the privacy layer for Solana that enables confidential transfers, encrypted balances, and shielded wallets, today announced a private vesting partnership with Streamflow, the leading token distribution and vesting platform on Solana. Powered by Arcium’s encrypted execution engine, Umbra’s privacy-preserving confidentiality layer now allows Streamflow clients to vest and distribute tokens privately.

fmas:26 officially opened its doors today 26th of May, welcoming thousands of industry professionals, traders, fintech innovators, brokers, affiliates, IBs, and service providers for an exciting first day at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).

Nayax, a global commerce enablement, payments, and loyalty platform, today launched new product discovery and personalization capabilities for retailers, powered by a proprietary AI engine Nayax acquired and developed in-house. Natively integrated into the Nayax platform, the solution enables merchants to grow revenue and deepen consumer engagement through real-time data and intelligent recommendations.

Coinhouse, one of the first regulated French companies in the cryptocurrency sector and the first French platform to have been registered with the AMF as a PSAN since 2020, relies on Crypto Risk Metrics’ digital asset compliance infrastructure to meet the key requirements of the MiCA Directive. With its MiCA authorisation to offer seven of the services defined by the European regulation, Coinhouse intends to continue its expansion in France and across the European Union.