Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (Sapiens) today announced its recognition in two of Everest Group’s influential global industry benchmarks:

Stablecore, the platform enabling community and regional banks to offer stablecoins, tokenized deposits and digital asset products, today announced its official endorsement from Tennessee Bankers Association, the trade association established to serve the needs of the state’s banks, thrift institutions, and trust companies.

KAST today announced the launch of USD stablecoin cashback, adding a new form of rewards alongside its existing points-based incentives. The move reflects a broader shift toward rewards that deliver real, usable value as stablecoins move into everyday financial use.

Ledger™, the global leader in digital asset security for individuals and institutions, announced the rollout of Perpetual Trading within Ledger Wallet™ to an initial 20% of users in select regions. Provided by Yield.xyz, the feature enables leveraged trading within a self-custodial environment and brings hardware-level security to perpetual markets for the first time.

Taurus SA (“Taurus”), a FINMA-regulated securities firm and a leader in digital asset infrastructure technology solutions, announced that its Cyprus-based subsidiary Taurus (Europe) Ltd, has been granted an investment firm license under MiFID regulation by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

ZestyAI, the Risk and Decision Intelligence Platform for the insurance industry, today announced that Standard Casualty Company, a specialized property insurer serving manufactured homeowners, is expanding its partnership by adopting ZORRO Discover™, bringing agentic AI to regulatory and competitive intelligence.

NatureAlpha, a leader in biodiversity and nature risk analytics for financial institutions, today announced a landmark initiative to support the responsible use of AI in nature-related financial analysis.

RedBlack, a leading provider of wealth technology and outsourced advisor services, today announced an integration with CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, that unifies alternatives trading and portfolio management into a single, streamlined workflow. The integration enables advisors to access, allocate and manage alternative investments directly from RedBlack’s platform, removing operational friction, and creating a more efficient path to incorporating alternatives into client portfolios.

Bridge today added support for Celo, connecting its stablecoin orchestration platform to one of the most actively used networks in crypto. With 1.3 billion lifetime transactions, $65B+ in stablecoin volume since its March 2025 migration to an Ethereum Layer 2, 600K+ daily active users, and 25 native stablecoins in circulation, Celo gives Bridge developers direct access to a chain where stablecoin payments are already part of daily life for millions of users.

Currenxie, the global financial platform for borderless business, has officially entered the European market following the launch of its multi-country, multi-currency business account across the European Economic Area (EEA).

Vine, a commercial and agricultural lending accelerator for banks and credit unions, today announced the launch of its AI Assistant, a new capability within the Vine platform designed to help lenders analyze borrower documents, compare the loan package to bank policies, surface insights, and prepare robust credit memos.

InvestiFi, an award winning provider of digital investment solutions for community financial institutions, has partnered with Summit Choice Credit Union to integrate its suite of digital investing tools directly into the credit union’s online and mobile banking platforms. This collaboration will enable members to invest from their checking accounts through a seamless and secure experience.

fmas returns to Cape Town on 26–27 May 2026, bringing Africa’s trading and fintech community together at the CTICC once again, for the largest trading summit on the continent.

Bitso, Latin America’s leading digital financial services company, today announced it has obtained a license from El Salvador's National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD) for Nvio Pagos El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. to act as issuer of the Mexican peso pegged stablecoin MXNB. The entity, authorized and regulated in El Salvador, now becomes responsible for the issuance and management of MXNB, which makes it the first Latin American currency-backed stablecoin to operate under CNAD regulation, in accordance with the highest standards of security and transparency for stablecoin issuance.

The Smarter Payments Summit provides an invaluable opportunity for senior payments and finance professionals, including Payments managers from Amazon, BBC, BP, COS, EasyJet, EQI Bank and many more are confirmed to join to interact with providers such as Go Cardless, Adyen, Truelayer, Telesign Corporation All pay, Checkout.com, Justt and many more to explore new services to improve their payments solutions.