BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A. (“BitGo Bank & Trust”), an OCC-regulated digital asset trust bank and subsidiary of BitGo Holdings, Inc. (“BitGo”) (NYSE: BTGO), today announces that they have been selected to provide stablecoin infrastructure services and support distribution for SoFiUSD, a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by SoFi Bank, N.A. SoFiUSD is the first stablecoin issued by the U.S. nationally chartered and insured deposit bank on a public, permissionless blockchain.

Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN), the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform, today launched Expense Chat, a new AI agent designed to eliminate manual out-of-pocket expense submissions. The agent brings the ‘swipe and done’ simplicity of Navan’s corporate card transactions to the messiest part of the expense process: situations that require business travelers to manually submit transactions.

Standard Chartered has been appointed as the digital asset custodian and settlement agent for TP ICAP’s Fusion Digital Assets. This partnership will support the global markets infrastructure provider as it expands its matched principal trading activities.

Vivox AI, a UK-based technology company building regulator-ready, atomic AI agents for AML, KYB/KYC and financial crime, has raised £1.3 million ($1.6 million) in its first funding round to accelerate product development and scale its enterprise platform.

YouLend, the leading global embedded financing platform for e-commerce, payment and technology platforms, today announces a multi-year financing partnership with Värde Partners, a global investment firm, to further expand its capital base in the United States. The financing is structured as a forward-flow agreement with potential for Värde to purchase up to $225 million in receivables originated by YouLend.

Addepar, a global data and AI platform empowering investment professionals to turn complex financial information into actionable intelligence, today announced the launch of Addison, its new native AI experience embedded within the platform. The release marks a pivotal step in Addepar’s strategy to deploy native AI, intelligent agents, and intuitive workflows across the investment lifecycle, enabling clients to achieve new levels of operating leverage and deliver more consistent, trusted outcomes at scale.

iDenfy, a global RegTech company that specializes in identity verification and fraud prevention services, announced the AI Company Reviewer, its smart Know Your Business (KYB) automation tool that acts as a virtual Data Verification Officer by cross-referencing company documents, government registry reports, and fraud signals against custom, easily configurable rules, helpingto approve, deny, or flag companies more easily. This built-in feature helps reduce what once took compliance teams hours to check to a matter of seconds, making KYB compliance a less complex task in various regulated industries.

Carta, the world’s first fully interconnected system for private capital, today announced it has acquired ListAlpha, the AI-powered CRM and relationship intelligence platform. The acquisition marks the launch of Carta CRM, a major expansion of the Carta ERP that further unifies front-to-back office workflows for the private markets.

QUBE Events is excited to bring back the 24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum - Switzerland, taking place on 5 March 2026 at the Marriott Hotel, Zurich, one of the world's leading financial centres. This prestigious forum offers valuable opportunities and powerful partnerships across all aspects of finance, from banking and payments to fintech, compliance, and regulatory technology.

Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, today announced a major expansion of Ripple Payments — its solution for moving money across both traditional and digital rails. With new product functionality and accelerating customer adoption, Ripple is cementing its role as the one-stop shop for enterprise-ready digital asset solutions.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced it is a Nacha Preferred Partner, reinforcing Alkami’s commitment to delivering secure, compliant, and modern Automated Clearing House (ACH) solutions for financial institutions and their commercial clients.

The signing took place at the Da Nang City Administrative Center and was complemented by direct engagement with Mr. Ho Quang Buu, Vice Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee, reflecting the city administration's coordinated support behind the summit.

SUNRATE, the global payment and treasury management platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Repayd, the specialist travel merchant account provider, at ITB Berlin 2026, the world’s largest travel trade show.

Today, Cake Wallet launched self-custodial Lightning support designed for everyday users, bringing fast Bitcoin payments to mobile without requiring them to manage channels, liquidity, uptime or give up control of their funds.

Bitget Wallet, the everyday finance app, has launched a crypto payment card across Latin America in partnership with issuer Immersve, expanding a USD-denominated card designed for near-frictionless everyday spending.