Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Mastercard today announce a collaboration to reshape how money moves across the world. By integrating the Ericsson Fintech Platform (Mobile Financial Services) with Mastercard Move - Mastercard’s portfolio of money movement solutions - the collaboration will empower telecom service providers, banks, and fintechs to expand digital wallet capabilities, launch new payment services, and reach unbanked or underbanked communities.

Auni, an artificial intelligence-powered mini app developed by Nairobi-based startup Fastagger and integrated into Safaricom’s M-Pesa Business Super App, has surpassed 3,500 business sign-ups within its first three months of launch.

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic partnership with The Warren Group, a leading provider of real estate and financial data. This collaboration integrates The Warren Group’s comprehensive property intelligence directly into the Cytora platform, allowing commercial insurers to automatically enrich submissions with detailed ownership, transaction, and mortgage history at the point of underwriting.

Sumsub, a global verification and fraud prevention leader, today announced the launch of its SEPBLAC-aligned Video KYC capability, enabling businesses onboarding users in Spain to meet strict regulatory requirements for recorded identity verification. The solution supports real-time recording of the entire verification process, ensuring auditable evidence, human oversight, and regulatory alignment for Spanish and EU-regulated entities.

The Bank of Lithuania has supplemented the electronic money institution (EMI) license for the fintech company Ltd TransferGo Lithuania. This enhancement enables the company to not only continue providing money transfer and payment account services but also to soon offer TransferGo cards to EU residents for everyday financial transactions.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) ("Alkami"), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that BankCherokee, the oldest family-owned and operated bank in the Twin Cities, has launched Alkami's Digital Banking Platform (Platform) to enhance the digital experiences of its retail and business banking customers.

Fluz, a fintech company founded in 2018 that provides consumer and business finance solutions, today announced the launch of Fluz Platform, marking the company’s expansion into the embedded finance market.

Fadata, a leading European provider of core insurance software solutions, today announced the appointment of Kirsten Skarnvad as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Caption, the France-based regulated investment infrastructure, has chosen Mangopay to power payment flows for both its own investor base and professional distributors, bringing private market products to their clients.

NoCFO, the AI-native financial management platform built to eliminate the manual burden of financial administration for entrepreneurs and small businesses, partners with Salt Edge, a leading open banking solutions provider. The collaboration integrates Salt Edge’s payment initiation capabilities directly into the NoCFO platform, transforming the user experience by enabling complete financial workflows, including Pay by Bank, without users having to leave the app.

Xceptor, a global leader in data automation for capital markets, today announced a pre-packaged option for Xceptor Tax on SaaS, its market-leading solution for operational tax automation. The new offering fast-tracks solution delivery, reduces resource burden on financial institutions, and helps firms prepare for upcoming regulatory change. As a result, more asset managers, custodians, and investment banks can benefit from automated, optimised, and compliant tax processes.

Carpe Data, a leading provider of intelligent data solutions for the insurance industry, today announced that Glenn Shapiro has joined the Board of Directors as Chairman. An insurance veteran with more than three decades of senior claims leadership at major U.S. carriers, Shapiro brings unparalleled insights and a passion for innovation to lead the board during Carpe Data’s next chapter of growth.

Kalepa, the leader in Professional Grade AI for insurance underwriting, today announced an expanded agreement with Bishop Street Underwriters to support Avid Insurance Services and Landmark Underwriting, two London-based MGAs within Bishop Street’s growing global portfolio.

TS Imagine, a leading provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, today announced that global investment banking firm Jefferies has selected TS Imagine's integrated order and execution management platform to support its Fixed Income Outsourced Trading offering.

BayPine LP (“BayPine”), a private investment firm that drives digital transformation in market-leading essential services businesses, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Relation Insurance Services (“Relation” or the “Company”), one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the United States, from Aquiline Capital Partners LP. Financial terms were not disclosed. Relation’s management team, including Chief Executive Officer Tim Hall, will continue to lead the Company.