Simplified Financial Solutions Company has announced a $20 million Series A funding round led by Ra'ed Ventures, with participation from a diverse group of global and regional investors. The round includes global investors QED Investors, a leading fintech investor, and existing backer Breyer Capital, alongside regional firm MEVP and existing local backers including Sanabil Investments, Khawarizmi Ventures, SEEDRA Ventures, Rua Growth Fund, anb capital and Tech Invest Com.

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, and Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, have today announced a partnership with the intention of tokenising traditional fund structures.

Westpac is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to its global workforce, completing one of the most significant Copilot deployments undertaken by an Australian company and the largest in financial services within Asia Pacific.

Perfios.ai, India’s leading B2B SaaS TechFin, today announced it has secured the Offline Verification Seeking Entity (OVSE) certification from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). This significant development positions Perfios amongst an exclusive group of only 17 certified companies in India, and amongst the first financial technology companies to develop this offline identity verification solution.

Eltropy, the leading agentic AI-powered conversations platform for community financial institutions, today announced that ABNB Federal Credit Union has successfully rolled out AI Voice, marking the latest expansion of the credit union's partnership with Eltropy.

10x Banking, the cloud-native core banking platform that powers customers including OM Bank, Chase UKand Westpac, today announced a strategic partnership with HassemPrag, a leading African digital banking and orchestration platform.

GoHenry has partnered with the Pokémon Trading Card Game to launch a new range of limited-edition debit card designs inspired by the Mega Evolution Series, giving young people an exciting new way to engage with their finances.

LMAX Group, the leading global cross-asset marketplace, has unveiled Omnia Exchange (“Omnia”), a next‑generation infrastructure layer enabling users to seamlessly convert any asset in real‑time via a single API, anywhere, anytime.

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology trading system provider, today announced it will enter into an agreement with Enmacc GmbH, a leading European over-the-counter (OTC) energy trading market venue, to integrate Enmacc’s market-leading bilateral OTC trading system with the TT? trading system, providing a unified execution experience for mutual energy trading clients across exchange-traded and OTC markets.

Bede Kuwait, a subsidiary of Zain Group, has strategically partnered with Ottu, a payment orchestration platform operating across the Middle East and North Africa, to support enterprise businesses in Kuwait transition toward unified payment operations. This collaboration enhances the country’s broader digital transformation and the increased adoption of digital wallets issued by Bede and other providers.

While global markets remain heavily focused on artificial intelligence and technology stocks, this enthusiasm has shifted attention away from steady performers that continue to offer reliability during uncertain times.

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to expand its leading suite of regulated Cryptocurrency derivatives with the launch of Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK) and Stellar (Lumens) futures on February 9, pending regulatory review.

iDenfy, a leading global provider of digital identity verification and compliance solutions, recently announced significant updates to its Know Your Business (KYB) software, also known as the Business Verification platform. These new improvements were built to help compliance teams quickly pre-fill business key entity details from multiple official registries and government global databases, allowing compliance teams access AI assistant’s tips and insights much faster than manually looking up databases or assessing registration documents during the KYB onboarding process.

Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex Group”), a leading global financial services provider, has opened a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia, further expanding its footprint across Southeast Asia.

Zand, an AI and blockchain-powered digital bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, are partnering to help advance and support the digital economy, with innovative solutions powered by the Zand AED stablecoin (AEDZ) and Ripple’s USD (RLUSD) stablecoin.