Global data and technology company Experian today announces a strategic partnership with Fincentive, a pensions data platform that enables providers to meet regulatory obligations they currently struggle to fulfil.

Scoro, Europe’s leading professional services automation (PSA) platform, announces today the acquisition of Envoice, a category leader in AI-driven expense and bill management.

Happy Money, a leading consumer finance company dedicated to empowering people to achieve their goals through responsible lending, today launched its eighth-generation credit model, further strengthening its credit decisioning framework by integrating new data signals to deliver more precise, optimized credit and pricing decisions.

Treasury Prime, the first AI-native embedded finance platform, announced today the addition of i3 Bank and Coastal to its industry-leading Bank Network. The expansion further strengthens Treasury Prime’s growing ecosystem of more than 20 financial institutions and reflects continued momentum as the first in a series of planned Bank Network updates this year.

Wealth intelligence technology provider, 1fs Wealth, has announced a new partnership with leading professional services group S&W to deliver digital wealth management solutions to the firm’s family office, trust and ultra-high-net-worth personal clients.

Pave Finance, Inc. (“Pave”), the next-generation wealth management platform, has today announced its integration with Fidelity, one of the world’s largest registered investment advisory custodians and retail brokerage firms. Through this integration, registered investment advisors (RIAs) will be able to connect their Fidelity client accounts directly to Pave for automated portfolio construction, management, and trading, all without moving a single client asset.

Gatehouse Bank has today released further details of its strategic partnership with London-based, Shariah-compliant financial technology firm, Algbra, which was announced last year.

A new thought leadership report -Transformation Nation: The AI Innovation Shift in financial services - has been launched today by Aveni. Incorporating candid insights from senior leaders across wealth management, life insurance, financial advice and consultancy, the report examines how AI is being adopted across UK financial services and where the challenges and priorities lie.

Armalytix, the multi-award-winning intelligence firm delivering precision client information for AML, affordability and more, has announced an expansion beyond conveyancing to support the wider property market in 2026, working more closely with estate agents, brokers, and lenders to bring greater clarity and consistency to financial verification earlier in the transaction.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) ("Alkami"), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Grow Financial Credit Union (Grow Financial) is advancing its digital banking strategy by expanding its partnership with Alkami, adopting its Onboarding & Account Opening Solution (MANTL). This will enable the credit union to streamline its digital and in-branch retail account opening processes, eliminating friction for members and staff alike.

South African furniture retailer Lewis Group is migrating its credit decisioning to the cloud with Provenir, a global leader in AI risk decisioning, to streamline its onboarding processes and expand customer touchpoints.

Bank of Baroda, India’s International Bank, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL) to facilitate joint lending and loan syndication for a wide range of viable infrastructure projects. This partnership will accelerate the growth of key infrastructure projects being set up in India.

Cashmaster International, a global leader in cash management solutions, today announced a strategic reseller partnership with Partner Tech Middle East FZCO. The collaboration will accelerate Cashmaster’s expansion across the United Arab Emirates, launching in Dubai with a clear roadmap to scale across the wider GCC as the next phase of growth.

Three industry-leading firms with a legacy of serving community financial institutions for nearly four decades have combined to form OptimaFI, currently serving more than 2,500 clients. OptimaFI leverages a dynamic combination of data sets to bring clients affordable, quick to market solutions supported by expert advice across marketing, credit risk, and liquidity management functions. The combination brings together Infusion Marketing Group with two companies it acquired in 2025, QwickRate and IntelliCredit, under a unified brand with a mission to help community banks and credit unions make more informed decisions about growth, risk, and profitability.

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.