Finance leaders are returning to work with renewed pressure to deliver efficiency, resilience and cost control, yet many remain constrained by what global S&P500 corporate payments company, Corpay, describes as an ‘automation deficit’. The term refers to the gap between the ambition CFOs have for automation and the fragmented reality of their current finance systems. Findings published in Corpay’s whitepaper, The Automation Deficit, reveal that despite strong intent to automate, manual work and disconnected tools still dominate core finance operations. The findings referenced in this release are drawn from Corpay’s independent research with UK finance leaders and are explored in detail in its Automation Deficit whitepaper.

InvestiFi, a leading provider of digital investment solutions for financial institutions, has secured a contract with Truity Credit Union to integrate its suite of digital investing and wealth management tools into Truity’s online and mobile banking platform. The InvestiFi solution will enable the credit union’s members to invest directly from their checking accounts through a secure, user-friendly experience.

Love Finance, the UK’s fastest-growing SME lender and broker, has officially renamed itself as Lovey. The new name reflects the company’s modern, approachable and forward-looking perspective, while keeping the same mission, team and customer-first approach that has defined its success to date.

Zepz, the global payments group behind WorldRemit and Sendwave, today announced it has acquired a key credit based product called Pomelo International, Inc, a platform that integrates consumer credit and global remittances with a credit card designed for money transfer.

Leading regulated digital prime broker GCEX (GCEX Group) serving institutional and professional clients across the UK, EU and UAE, has added Gold Futures CFDs to its product range.

TreviPay announces the launch of its Pay by Invoice solution for Visa-issuing banks, enabling issuers to capture a greater share of the $58 trillion North American B2B payments market. Through this collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, TreviPay’s order-to-cash automation technology combines with Visa’s commercial payment capabilities to help issuers move fragmented B2B spend into strategic, issuer-financed, invoice-based transactions.

IXOPAY, the enterprise-grade global payment infrastructure platform built for the era of agentic commerce, today announced the launch of three new TokenEx tokenization packages designed to help merchants secure payment data, reduce complexity, and maintain independence across processors, markets, and payment methods.

Finova, one of the UK’s leading providers of cloud-based mortgage, savings and lending software, has today announced a new partnership with Covecta, a UK-based AI company that builds configurable agents and workflows to automate activities for financial institutions.

Zango, the UK-based start-up developing AI agents for financial services compliance, today announced that Dean Nash, Global Chief Operating Officer (Legal) at Santander, has joined its Advisory Board.

Network International (Network) (https://www.Network.ae), a leading fintech company in the Middle East and Africa, has signed a strategic processing agreement with Saudi Sudanese Bank, one of Sudan’s prominent financial institutions. The partnership marks an important milestone in Network International’s expansion in the country, reinforcing its commitment to driving modern, secure, and inclusive payment infrastructure across the region.

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European leader in payment services, and YouLend, the world’s leading embedded financing platform, today announced the launch of Cash Advance, an innovative financing solution designed to empower small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with fast, data-driven access to capital.

Akurateco, a cutting-edge white-label payment software provider, is proud to announce its new integration with Aquanow, a leading digital asset platform. This collaboration empowers Akurateco’s clients to access a broader range of crypto payment options and liquidity services, strengthening their ability to operate seamlessly across both traditional and digital financial ecosystems.

CheckSig, an Italian fintech founded in 2019 by Ferdinando Ametrano and Paolo Mazzocchi with the goal of making crypto services safe and transparent for private and institutional investors, has announced the closing of a Series A extension funding round of €3.5 million. The capital raised will be used to accelerate the company's growth in Italy and abroad, strengthening its leadership in the European crypto sector.

Tech-driven, flexible finance provider, PayItMonthly, has secured a £10m asset-based lending facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF) to turbocharge its service to independent businesses across the UK.

Defaqto, the UK’s leading provider of financial product ratings and market intelligence, has announced the acquisition of Pearson Ham Group’s Market Pricing Business in a strategic move that significantly enhances Defaqto’s portfolio of data and technology solutions for the UK retail financial services and insurance industries.