Conduit, a leading cross-border payments platform powered by stablecoins, announced today it closed a $36 million Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Dragonfly and Altos Ventures, with participation from Sound Ventures, Commerce Ventures, DCG, Circle Ventures (the issuer of the USDC stablecoin) and existing investors Helios Digital Ventures, and Portage Ventures.

BankRadar, a performance analytics and incremental growth advisory firm, has announced a strategic partnership with Delfi to bring Delfi’s powerful real-time risk simulation tools to a broader network of banks, credit unions and investor groups. This collaboration will empower financial institutions to dramatically reduce risk and make more informed decisions regarding Asset-Liability Management (ALM).

Trading and investing platform, eToro, today announces the addition of 12 cryptoassets to the U.S. platform. In addition to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum, U.S. users now have the option to invest in: Aave, Cardano, Chainlink, Compound, Dogecoin, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Ripple, Stellar, Shiba Inu, Uniswap, and Yearn Finance.

Wolters Kluwer has released compelling survey findings on the current levels of adoption, future plans and key drivers related to AI in the office of the CFO.

Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, showcased its first public integration of Sumsub ID at Solana Accelerate in New York. The demonstration highlighted how users can issue on-chain credentials, such as attestations, via the new Solana Attestation Service (SAS), a built-in protocol from Layer 1 blockchain Solana, based on their Sumsub ID profile.

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (www.CanadaAfrica.ca) is proud to welcome IPT Africa, a leading pan-African cross-border payment and collections platform, as its newest member.

Splitit, a global leader in embedded credit card-linked installments, today announced a strategic partnership with Citcon, a leading global payment platform trusted by top retail, luxury and hospitality brands.

Vault Wealth Limited (“Vault”), MENA’s first digital private wealth platform built for the modern affluent, today announced its public launch, alongside an investment round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), with continued support from Outliers VC. This marks Peak XV Partners' first wealthtech investment in the MENA region and a milestone in Vault’s journey to deliver fiduciary-grade, technology driven private wealth solutions to the region’s modern affluent.

Merge, a London-based fintech, has activated its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence and Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration. This marks a major milestone in its mission to modernise global payments.

Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital, a Luxembourg-based venture capital firm, has gone live on the fundcraft digital fund operations solution with its newly launched DefenceTech fund, focused on early-stage European innovation in the strategically critical defence sector.

Tietoevry Banking has signed a strategic agreement with Lokalbank to deliver a comprehensive banking platform tailored to the Norwegian market. The solution offers robust security and full compliance with regulatory requirements, and includes core banking services, mobile and online banking, payment systems, card services, and anti-financial crime tools.

Velocity announces a $10M pre-seed funding round and emerges from stealth to launch the Stablecoin Payment Account. The round was led by Activant Capital, with participation from Fuel Ventures, Triton Capital, Fabric Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Digital Space Ventures and Preface Ventures. Strategic shareholders include current and former executives from Stripe, Worldpay, Visa, Circle, PayPal, and Google.

TBC Bank Uzbekistan (TBC UZ), the country’s largest digital bank, announces that it has integrated Genesys, a global leader in customer experience, into its customer care operations, as the digital banking powerhouse continues to invest in its key infrastructure in the country.

PXP, a next-gen payment platform, today announces a strategic collaboration with Castles Technology, bringing cutting-edge Android-based terminal technology to merchants of all sizes across diverse point-of-sale environments.

Bitpanda Technology Solutions, a global leader in the investment infrastructure space, is partnering with Aircash, Croatia’s leading fintech and the first regulated electronic money institution in the country who passported its licence to all EU/EEA Member States, to launch a new digital self-investment platform for its users. This collaboration will enable Aircash customers to invest in cryptocurrencies, fractional stocks, and ETFs directly through its existing mobile app.