Wizz Financial, the Abu Dhabi-based global fintech group specializing in cross-border payments and digital wallets, in partnership with Aditum Investment Management Limited (“Aditum”), today announced the launch of MENA and India’s first gold-backed private credit strategy, fully regulated under India’s RBI framework and available through UAE-based financial institutions.

Credolab, a global leader in behavioral and device metadata analytics, today announced the launch of its Income Prediction Model, a new machine-learning solution that enables lenders to estimate applicants’ income levels using privacy-consented smartphone metadata. The model helps financial institutions assess creditworthiness even when traditional proof-of-income or credit history data is unavailable, a common challenge in emerging and digital-first markets.

Experian, the global data and technology company, has today announced a multi-year exclusive partnership with Haysto and its mainstream brand Picnic. The partnership will see Experian’s advanced analytics and data insights seamlessly integrated with Haysto’s proprietary eligibility engine and digital broker technology. By leveraging Experian’s expertise, the partnership aims to empower consumers to make more informed decisions, improve their mortgage eligibility, and secure the best possible deals - helping more people achieve their homeownership aspirations.

Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, today announced that its USD-backed stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) has been recognized as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token by Abu Dhabi’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), enabling use within the ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Stelrix, the fintech company building real-time secured lending infrastructure for modern investors, today announces the launch of the first real-time secured credit card backed by investments, allowing everyday investors to access liquidity from their portfolios without selling assets or taking on traditional margin risk.

The owners of Ari10, one of Central Europe’s fastest-growing digital asset infrastructure providers, today announced that it has become the first operational business of Morphic Financial Group (“Morphic”), a newly established holding company created to acquire high-growth firms operating across fiat and digital finance.

TD Bank Group ("TD") (TSX: TD) (NYSE: TD) is proud to announce an expansion of its low-cost and no-cost banking options for Indigenous Peoples from Canada, reinforcing the bank's ongoing commitment to fostering financial inclusion and strengthening economic reconciliation.

OCBC is introducing in-app calls on its digital banking apps, providing stepped-up convenience to customers, especially those who travel outside Singapore, while strengthening protection against fraud. The ability to make in-app calls to the bank’s contact centre will be available to retail banking customers progressively from November 2025 on the OCBC app, after the successful rollout for business banking customers in June 2025 on OCBC Business app. In-app calls will not incur International Direct Dialling (IDD) charges.

Metro Bank Salford is based at Capital Quay and has an external ATM supporting cash access. Ahead of the opening, Rebecca Long-Bailey, MP for Salford said: "It's great to see new investment and job opportunities coming to Salford. I'm pleased to welcome Metro Bank to our city and look forward to seeing the team play an active role in supporting local people and businesses."

Allvue Systems, LLC (“Allvue”), a leading software technology provider for the private capital markets, today announced an expansion of its current presence in EMEA, naming KPMG Luxembourg as its core implementation partner for all client deliverables for Europe. The strategic collaboration is designed to meet the growing demand from global asset managers leveraging Luxembourg as the premier European fund domicile. By aligning Allvue’s world-class, unified technology platform and solutions with KPMG’s renowned local expertise in private assets, deep regional relationships, and plurilingual delivery capabilities, the partnership offers clients a faster, more effective path to technology adoption.

Norton Home Loans has today confirmed it has joined the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) lender panel, giving advisers access to its range of specialist first charge mortgage products.

Toqio, the leading financial technology platform for the development of integrated and contextualised financial solutions, is strengthening its market leadership with the addition of Enrique Cárcamo Wucherpfennig as Vice President of Customer and Partner Operations. With more than 15 years of experience in the financial services sector across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, Cárcamo joins a strong and multidisciplinary leadership team led by Eduardo Martínez García, Co-founder and CEO; Michael Galvin, Co-founder and CPO; Arancha Riestra, VP of People; Yan Rocubert Paredes, VP of Technology; and Jessica Armada, Head of Finance.

Intuit Australia (Intuit) has engaged SISS Data Services (SISS) as an outsourced service provider to facilitate open banking data feeds for Intuit’s QuickBooks customers across Australia.

The Black Friday season remains one of the peak periods for digital fraud, with statistics showing that 4.6% of all attempted e-commerce transactions during last year’s Cyber Five window were suspected to be fraudulent. In response to this escalating threat, VIALET and its financial crime prevention partner AMLYZE are joining forces by sharing intelligence, tracking industry signals, and equipping businesses with advanced tools to strengthen fraud prevention across the payments ecosystem.

Finom, the digital financial services platform for European SMEs, today announced the launch of Finom Prime, a subscription-based business card for European SMEs. The new card addresses a specific market gap: businesses that have outgrown basic card offerings but find existing premium cards overpriced.