Addepar, a global data and AI platform for investment professionals, today announced the launch of Addepar Data Exchange (ADX), a managed data environment within the Addepar platform that enables firms to unify, govern and activate their data to power investment workflows, analytics and AI at scale.

Lamina and Farm Credit Bank of Texas (FCBT) today announced a strategic partnership to modernize FCBT’s capital markets operations through the implementation of Lamina, a purpose-built platform for managing loan syndications and participations through API-driven workflow orchestration and AI-powered data extraction.

Deep Patel, Partner & UK Payments Lead at global management and technology consultancy Capco, comments on the changes to payment safeguarding rules introduced by the FCA today.

Accreditation will enable ETS Connect Plus clients to access integrated, round‑the‑clock support services alongside the UK bond Consolidated Tape (CT).

NatureAlpha, a leader in biodiversity and nature risk analytics for financial institutions, today announced a landmark initiative to support the responsible use of AI in nature-related financial analysis.

RedBlack, a leading provider of wealth technology and outsourced advisor services, today announced an integration with CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, that unifies alternatives trading and portfolio management into a single, streamlined workflow. The integration enables advisors to access, allocate and manage alternative investments directly from RedBlack’s platform, removing operational friction, and creating a more efficient path to incorporating alternatives into client portfolios.

Vine, a commercial and agricultural lending accelerator for banks and credit unions, today announced the launch of its AI Assistant, a new capability within the Vine platform designed to help lenders analyze borrower documents, compare the loan package to bank policies, surface insights, and prepare robust credit memos.

InvestiFi, an award winning provider of digital investment solutions for community financial institutions, has partnered with Summit Choice Credit Union to integrate its suite of digital investing tools directly into the credit union’s online and mobile banking platforms. This collaboration will enable members to invest from their checking accounts through a seamless and secure experience.

The Smarter Payments Summit provides an invaluable opportunity for senior payments and finance professionals, including Payments managers from Amazon, BBC, BP, COS, EasyJet, EQI Bank and many more are confirmed to join to interact with providers such as Go Cardless, Adyen, Truelayer, Telesign Corporation All pay, Checkout.com, Justt and many more to explore new services to improve their payments solutions.

Daloopa, the essential data infrastructure for AI and agentic workflows in financial services, today announced a new integration with Perplexity that allows joint customers to connect their existing financial data licenses directly into Perplexity and the always-on digital worker, Perplexity Computer.

Origin, the AI-native Enterprise Benefits Intelligence platform, today announced a new partnership with ServiceNow, the AI control tower for business reinvention. The integration will connect Origin’s proprietary AI engine, Cuido™, with ServiceNow HR Service Delivery, enabling employees to receive accurate, contextual answers to benefits questions directly within the ServiceNow Employee Center, without raising a ticket, waiting for a human agent, or navigating to a separate system.

Alfa has announced the expansion of Alfa Systems, its proven SaaS platform for equipment and automotive finance, to support commercial loan operations.

SunTec Business Solutions has announced that it has been positioned as a Luminary in Corporate Banking in Celent’s Enterprise Pricing and Product Management in Banking: Next-Generation Platforms report released recently. A Luminary is Celent’s top-tier designation reserved for technology solutions that demonstrate excellence in both advanced technology and breadth of functionality.

After leading dozens of investments, primarily in the cybersecurity space that have so far generated 22 exits with a combined value of approximately $2.5 billion, Yaron Elad and Elik Etzion are embarking on a new path. Together with their US-based partner Gurinder Sidhu, they are launching AlphaDrive, a $100 million fund focusing on cybersecurity and AI, operating under a unique investment model.

ETS Connect UK today announced an evolution of the support model for the UK bond Consolidated Tape (CT), announcing an open ecosystem that enables third-party providers to deliver enhanced support services to market participants.