Axyon AI, a leading tech provider of Predictive AI-powered solutions for the investment management sector, has launched its first AI-powered index with a starting universe and index calculation services provided by leading global index provider Morningstar Indexes.

Spiko, a fintech transforming the European cash management market through tokenised infrastructure, has today announced $22 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures, with participation from White Star Capital, Frst, Rerail, Bpifrance and Blockwall. The round was supported by notable angels, including Revolut co-founder Nikolay Storonsky, Kyriba founder Jean-Luc Robert, Bridge co-founder Zach Abrams, Wise CTO Harsh Sinha, Blackstone co-CIO Lionel Assant and Pennylane’s founding team.

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced the release of Investment Themes, an intuitive discovery tool powered by Reflexivity that investors can use to move from market trends to actionable trade ideas more quickly and confidently. Available across IBKR’s powerful trading platforms, Investment Themes simplifies the research process by connecting companies, products, competitors, and regions across the entire S&P 1500 universe.

Quandri, the AI platform modernizing servicing work for insurance brokerages and agencies, has raised US$12 million, bringing the total funds raised since the company’s inception in 2021 to over US$20 million. The round was led by Framework Venture Partners with investors FUSE and Defined Capital doubling down on their existing investments in Quandri. The funding round also included an investment from Intact Ventures, a pre-eminent insurtech investment group backed by one of the largest providers of property and casualty insurance in North America. Quandri will use these funds to accelerate its go-to-market efforts, increase engineering and AI investments, and expand operations in both Canada and the U.S.

PALM, Egypt’s first fintech startup offering incentivized goal-based saving, has announced today that the company has successfully closed its pre-seed funding round. The investment round was led by 4DX Ventures with participation from Plus VC and several international angel investors.

TBC Uzbekistan, the leading digital banking ecosystem in Central Asia and part of London-listed TBC Bank Group, announces that it has been recognized as one the world’s top fintechs in the neobanking category. TBC Uzbekistan is the first and only business from Uzbekistan and the wider Central Asia region to receive this accolade.

Axiology becomes only the second in Europe to receive this licence, with a focus on enabling digital bond issuance and trading for SMEs and retail investors.

Redpin, the global property payments platform backed by a £140 million Blackstone investment, has announced a strategic partnership with Casafari CRM, the customer relationship management system used by thousands of estate agents across Europe.

SAP finance teams can now execute stablecoin-powered cross-border payments without ever leaving their ERP, thanks to the launch of S4S Stablecoin Payments Platform Omnipay—a platform that brings embedded fiat and digital payments directly into SAP Business One and SAP S/4HANA.

Stash, the leading platform for growing direct-to-consumer revenue in games, founded by Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, today announced a strategic partnership with Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses. Together, they’re delivering a payment stack designed for the scale, performance, and reliability that mobile game developers require. The launch comes as a growing number of studios and publishers double down on direct-to-consumer (D2C) strategies, building direct relationships with their players.

Stablecoins are not just a trend — they are a foundational layer for the next evolution of financial infrastructure in Latin America. The most recent edition of the Crypto Landscape in Latin America report presented by Bitso reveals that the stablecoins dominated purchases in 2024, accounting for 39% of all digital assets acquired in the region.

As global commerce accelerates, enterprise merchants are hitting a wall—their legacy payment stacks weren’t built for the scale, complexity, or speed modern commerce demands. To stay competitive, merchants need infrastructure that adapts across markets, providers, and payment methods without costly rewrites or vendor lock-in.

Bluefin, a global leader in payment and data security, today announced a partnership with Allied Electronics to bring Bluefin’s PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution, Decryptx®, to Allied’s NeXGen PRIME forecourt controller platform.

Auquan, the AI agent platform transforming how investment firms handle research, risk and compliance, has received significant industry recognition in 2025 for its innovation and customer results. The company was named Technology Partner of the Year at the Fund Manager of the Year Awards, selected for the global AIFintech100 list, and won the Due Diligence Technology Award at The Drawdown Awards. Auquan also earned two category wins at the WealthBriefing Wealth For Good Awards and has been shortlisted for several additional awards at upcoming ceremonies later this year.

MB WAY, Portugal’s leading mobile payment app, is now the first euro-denominated application in Europe to offer NFC (Near Field Communication) payments on iOS devices. iPhone users can now make secure, contactless payments directly with MB WAY, marking a significant step forward in the evolution of mobile payments in Europe.