Avelacom, the global provider of low latency network and infrastructure solutions, has expanded its Latin American footprint through a direct connection to the infrastructure of nuam, the regional holding company that integrates the stock exchanges of Chile, Colombia, and Peru.

Bitget Wallet, the everyday finance app, has expanded its QR payment capabilities across Asia-Pacific, allowing users to pay from a self-custodial wallet by scanning supported local merchant QR codes across one of the world's most established QR payment regions. The rollout positions Bitget Wallet as the first self-custodial wallet to offer crypto QR payments at APAC scale, serving both local spending and cross-border travel use cases.

Clear Junction, the global provider of cross-border payments and banking services infrastructure for licensed financial institutions, has expanded its multi-currency SWIFT service with named client accounts, outbound SWIFT payments, and integrated foreign exchange (FX) conversion.

Wildfire Systems Inc., an innovative financial technology platform that powers loyalty and reward programs and shopping companions, today announced that Credit Key, a B2B payments and financing platform, has partnered with Wildfire to power monetization for the transactions originating from its growing B2B marketplace.

Global financial technology platform Airwallex has appointed respected business leader Elana Rubin AM as the independent chair of its Australian board as the company continues to enhance its leadership in key markets.

Creating a new market for small business credit and marking a milestone for real-world asset adoption on institutional blockchain infrastructure NEWITY, a financial technology company transforming how small businesses access capital, today announced it has selected the Canton Network to support on-chain distribution of small business credit, creating one of the first dedicated on-chain markets for small business loans.

MANTL, an Alkami solution team and leading provider of loan and deposit account opening technology, announced today a collaboration with Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union (Aloha Pacific FCU). MANTL will equip Aloha Pacific FCU with retail and business account opening to deliver a faster, more intuitive account opening experience across its physical and digital banking channels.

Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader, today announced a plan to acquire 250 Digital, an active cryptocurrency investment management firm led by financial industry veterans Christopher Perkins and Seth Ginns of CoinFund Management LLC. The acquisition would include the 250 Digital investment team and all liquid cryptocurrency strategies previously run by CoinFund. Franklin Templeton will invest in the strategies as part of the agreement.

CLS, a financial market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, today announces that BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB and Natixis CIB, three leading global financial institutions, have gone live on its Cross Currency Swaps (CCS) service.

SUNRATE, the global payment and treasury management platform, today announced the opening of its new and expanded Kuala Lumpur office at Menara Binjai, marking another milestone in the company’s continued growth across Southeast Asia.

ASN Bank has selected Ohpen as its new strategic technology partner for mortgages. The agreement marks a major step in the bank’s move to standardise and modernise its IT architecture, ensuring a futureproof operating model for its core business of mortgages.

AccessPay, a leading bank integration and payment automation provider, has secured a majority investment from Accel-KKR, a prominent global private equity firm specialising in enterprise technology and software companies. The investment is expected to enable AccessPay to fuel the next phase of growth and further its ambition to become a world-class SaaS business driving innovation in the office of the CFO. The investment also opens the door for AccessPay to pursue growth via strategic acquisitions.

IAMTN, the international trade association representing the global cross-border payments industry, today announced a strategic move to integrate digital assets into its core operations and membership roadmap. Reflecting the growing convergence of traditional finance and decentralised finance (DeFi), IAMTN has entered a forward-thinking partnership with the French-based fintech firm Next Generation NGPES.

Webull UK, an online investment platform and subsidiary of Webull Corporation (NASDAQ: BULL), today announced two significant enhancements to its service: the removal of commission on all US and Hong Kong shares and the launch of a flexible Stocks and Shares ISA.

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