Leading merchant services provider PayBright shared today that it has been ranked #12 on the list of Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) Fast 50 Companies for 2025, which recognizes the Triangle region’s fastest-growing private companies. This award celebrates PayBright’s sustained growth, innovation and commitment to empowering small businesses and independent agents nationwide.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced the upcoming webinar, Inside the Layers: Strategies for Smarter Security & Fraud Prevention, that will be a panel discussion designed to help financial institutions defend against evolving fraud threats through layered security.

As U.S. lawmakers weigh new legislation being described as a “Patriot Act for Digital Assets”, Web3 institutions are facing mounting pressure to reconcile privacy with compliance.

Astrada, the unified API for transaction data, today announced a collaboration with Workday to bring real-time transaction credit card feeds into the Workday platform. Astrada’s live transaction connectivity will combine with Workday’s AI-powered platform to help organizations gain more accurate, immediate visibility into employee spend and streamlined expense reporting.

Aster, the high-performance decentralized exchange (DEX), today announced the upcoming listing of the $HEMI token for spot trading. This partnership with Hemi makes $HEMI only the 20th asset available for spot trading on Aster, marking a significant step towards increasing liquidity and expanding institutional access to Hemi, the world's largest Bitcoin programmability layer.

Horizon Trading Solutions (Horizon), a leading global provider of multi-asset electronic trading technology, today announces that Shinhan Securities Vietnam, part of Shinhan Financial Group, is now live on its multi-asset trading and order management solution. The go-live supports Shinhan’s strategic goal of enhancing its trading capabilities as Vietnam advances toward emerging market status.

Grasshopper, the client-first, full service digital bank, today announced several key lending developments, including the rollout of its Innovator Term Loan, a new unsecured loan offering built to power growth for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the innovation economy. The launch of the term loan reflects Grasshopper’s commitment to helping entrepreneurs scale, combining speed, flexibility and transparency in a digital experience.

Propy today announced a $100 million expansion to modernize the $25B U.S. title industry and simultaneously debuted Agent Avery, the first AI escrow officer for real estate closings. With a mixed financing package integrating private credit with blockchain-based DeFi loans, the company is acquiring title firms nationwide. It will then upgrade those firms to faster, safer and fully digital closings, all powered by Propy’s groundbreaking AI–powered, onchain model.

FalconX, a leading institutional digital asset prime brokerage, today announced that it has agreed to acquire 21shares, the provider of the world’s largest suite of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds and products (ETFs/ETPs). The transaction represents a major milestone in FalconX's strategy to accelerate the convergence of listed markets and digital assets, while strengthening its global presence across the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN), the most comprehensive technology platform for investment management, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced an integration that transforms how hedge funds manage cash. The solution links Enfusion by CWAN directly with the Morgan Money® trading platform, J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s short-term investment management solution, giving clients a single, automated workflow for investing and monitoring idle cash.

Samba Bank, a subsidiary of Saudi National Bank, rolls out modern fraud detection system with advanced AI/ML-powered BPC’s SmartVista Fraud Management, completing the second phase of its end-to-end digital-banking transformation and meeting every provision of the State Bank of Pakistan’s BPRD Circular No. 04 of 2023.

Bajaj Life, one of India’s leading private life insurers, today announced the launch of its upgraded and enhanced customer app – Bajaj Life Insurance App. The app integrates an extensive suite of features to simplify policy management, personalised product offering, pre-approved insurance offers, and health tracking, all within a single, secure platform.

International SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has launched a new global website as part of its growth strategy, marking a significant milestone in its digital transformation.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and Tokenovate have today announced the establishment of a new taskforce within the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) to accelerate operationalization of the Common Domain Model (CDM).

The Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA), the trade association representing wealth managers and financial advisers across the UK, has called on the Government to prioritise stability, fairness and long-term planning in its forthcoming Autumn Budget.