Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced the launch of Alkami Foundry (Foundry), a new centralized hub on alkami.com, designed for technology leaders, developers, and fintech partners.

Tieto Banktech has entered into a 5-year agreement with Cultura Bank to deliver modern full-service technology solutions, ensuring cost-effective banking operations and predictable technology costs.

Pepper Advantage, a global credit management and technology company, today announced that PRISM, its proprietary, end-to-end credit management platform, has officially launched. Purpose built in-house, PRISM unifies portfolio loan data and analysis, workflow management, and servicing tools in one place, helping lenders, managers and investors optimise portfolio performance while delivering better outcomes for borrowers.

Publicis Sapient, a global technology company that provides enterprise AI platforms and services, and Murex, a leader in trading, risk and processing solutions for capital markets, today announced the successful go-live of Murex’s MX.3 front-to-back-to-risk platform for the treasury business at leading U.K. specialist financial services provider Aldermore Bank.

Prometeo, a leading fintech infrastructure provider for the Americas, today launched Name Match, a new capability within its U.S. Bank Account Verification API that helps businesses evaluate likely bank-account ownership before initiating payments.

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org/) and the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) jointly organized a specialized training program titled “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Fostering the Islamic Financial Industry.” The program took place from 24–28 November 2025, at the AMF headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Enova International, Inc. (NYSE: ENVA) ("Enova"), a leading financial services company powered by machine learning and world-class analytics, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Grasshopper Bancorp, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary Grasshopper Bank N.A. ("Grasshopper"), in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $369 million.

LuLu Exchange, one of the UAE’s most trusted financial services companies and a part of LuLu Financial Holdings, has announced a partnership with Abhi Middle East Limited, the neo bank of the future backed by Hub71 and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), and funding enabled by Commercial Bank International (CBI). The collaboration aims to empower workers across the UAE with instant access to their earned wages and seamless cross-border remittance solutions, bridging the gap between income and family support like never before.

With the growing demand for reliable cross-border banking solution, Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (Al Masraf) is expanding its global network through a collaboration with Commerzbank AG, one of Germany’s leading financial institutions, aimed at fostering collaboration in areas of global business, treasury, and trade finance.

Liberis, a leading global embedded finance provider, today released its latest Impact Report, which reveals that embedded finance drives measurable revenue growth for more than three-quarters of SMBs, with 90% reporting positive operational impact. The comprehensive survey of over 1,700 small business customers across the US and UK demonstrates how accessible, flexible funding is transforming small business resilience in an era of economic uncertainty.

Fi911, sister brand of Chargebacks911, today announced the launch of its latest product ResolveLab, a first-of-its-kind smart-connection hub built exclusively for payment facilitators (payfacs). Leveraging Ethoca’s Consumer ClarityTM and Ethoca Alerts by Mastercard, ResolveLab empowers payfacs and their customers to proactively prevent chargebacks before they occur.

Community financial institutions (FI) can now reach account holders proactively - without waiting for them to open their mobile banking app - through a new integration between DeepTarget and Larky. By combining DeepTarget's predictive audience intelligence with Larky's nudge® push notification platform, banks and credit unions can deliver timely, personalized product offers and service updates directly to account holders' mobile devices. This enhanced capability strengthens digital relationships, increases product adoption and transforms everyday engagement into measurable growth.

Vestmark, Inc., a leading provider of wealth management software and services, today announced a strategic partnership with VanEck to deliver custom model portfolios to registered investment advisors (RIAs), broker-dealer representatives, and other advisory professionals.

London-listed TBC Bank Group (TBCG), which operates the leading financial services group in Georgia and one of the largest digital banking ecosystems in Uzbekistan, was a key participant at this year’s Global Banking Summit by the Financial Times, speaking on a main stage panel looking ahead to the shape of the banking sector in 2030.

SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance and anti-money-laundering (AML) solutions, expands its partnership with Twenty7Tec, a leading UK-based advice tech businesses, to deliver faster, more secure and smarter client verification for advisers, lenders and providers across mortgages, protection and wealth.