Wellby Financial today announced it has been named the winner of the Best Use of AI – Customer Focus category at the 2026 Banking Tech Awards USA, held by FinTech Futures. The credit union was recognized for its successful AI-powered member personalization strategy developed in partnership with Vertice AI, a leading provider of AI growth solutions for financial institutions.

Zama, the fastest growing confidentiality protocol for onchain finance, today announced a landmark technical partnership with Morpho and Steakhouse Financial to launch Steakhouse Confidential USDC Prime vault, the first DeFi yield product for confidential USDC stablecoins (cUSDC) on Ethereum. Through this initiative, Zama delivers the underlying infrastructure to power the confidential Steakhouse USDC Prime vault, deployed natively on Morpho’s industry-leading decentralized lending protocol.

Cloud-native core banking provider, SaaScada, today announced that newly licensed electronic money institution (EMI), Pace FS, has selected its platform to power a new generation of customer-centric payment services across Europe. Using SaaScada’s core, Pace FS will deliver payment services designed to help merchants and customers move money faster.

Aurionpro, a leading global provider of technology solutions for the banking sector, through its treasury transformation Group Company Fenixys, has entered into an agreement with Ajman Bank to verify and validate the Bank's Islamic Treasury Management System built on the Murex MX.3 platform, marking a critical phase in the bank’s ongoing efforts to reinforce the integrity, control, and resilience of its treasury operations.

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs and Fintex Capital today announce the formation of a strategic partnership for specialty finance, primarily focused on opportunities in the UK. The firms’ partnership is already live, so far with £20 million successfully deployed together.

Octane® (Octane Lending, Inc.), the fintech company unlocking the power of financial products for retailers and consumers, announced today that it has sold a portfolio of $340 million of fixed-rate installment powersports and outdoor power equipment loans to affiliates of Bayview Asset Management (Bayview), a global alternative investment firm.

DataVisor, the leading AI-powered fraud and AML platform, today announced that Tru Cooperative Bank (formerly First West Credit Union) has selected DataVisor’s AI-powered fraud and risk platform to protect members in real time across the banking journey. Delivered through DataVisor’s pre-integrated deployment with VeriPark’s VeriChannel digital banking platform, the solution brings seamless, out-of-the-box fraud protection to Tru’s digital banking environment and builds on DataVisor’s strategic partnership with VeriPark.

After leading a €10M funding round in EfficientIP in late 2019, Jolt Capital is pleased to announce that the company has been acquired by Francisco Partners.

Shield, the global communications surveillance platform for financial services, today extended the reach of its communications surveillance platform to cover Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions and image-based content, bringing two of the fastest-growing compliance blind spots under active monitoring.

We're excited to announce that MoonPay Trade is now live via Ledger WalletTM, giving users access to fast, competitive decentralized cross-chain trading without leaving the security of the Ledger ecosystem.

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today announced the publication of Insights for Bridging the Digital Divide and Enhancing the User Experience, a new report by the FPC Financial Inclusion Work Group (FIWG). The report examines how access to technology influences participation in financial services and provides recommendations for advancing financial inclusion through improved digital connectivity, education, infrastructure, and user-centered design.

Basware, the global leader in Invoice Lifecycle Management (ILM), has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Accounts Payable Invoice Automation Software, Q2 2026. Finance and AP leaders can read the full report here.

Fenchurch Advisory Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Broadhaven Capital Partners, a leading independent advisory firm to the financial technology and financial services sectors in North America.

Payfinia, a Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) delivering embedded instant payment and digital wallet services to credit unions, today announced its selection for The Circuit Accelerator Program, a fintech accelerator designed to help forward-thinking technology companies validate solutions, launch pilot programs, and build strategic partnerships within the credit union ecosystem.

Embat, the AI-powered fintech specialising in treasury management, has partnered with Sage to enable its UK customers to seamlessly integrate Embat’s innovative treasury technology. The partnership allows businesses using Sage Intacct to connect banking and ERP data in real-time, automate manual treasury workflows and bank reconciliation, and improve cash visibility and forecasting across multiple entities and accounts using AI.