Connect has strengthened its lending panel with the addition of StreamBank, a lender that brings together the stability of a fully regulated bank with the agility of a specialist bridging provider.

InvoiceCloud, a leading provider of online billing and payment services, today announced the relocation of its headquarters to Boston’s Seaport district, highlighting the company’s momentum and commitment to the city’s technology and fintech community. The new office reflects InvoiceCloud’s continued expansion, growing influence in the fintech sector, and vision of making digital payments more accessible for everyone, while fostering an AI-first culture that drives innovation and customer engagement.

QIB Group CEO, Mr. Bassel Gamal has been recognized in Forbes Middle East’s “Sustainability Leaders 2025,” a list celebrating executives who are advancing sustainability across the region’s largest companies.

Street Wallet, the South African fintech empowering informal traders and service providers with accessible, low-cost digital payment solutions, is delighted to announce its acquisition of Digitip, a South African startup enabling informal workers to receive digital tips. The move strengthens Street Wallet’s footprint in KwaZulu-Natal and accelerates its mission to empower informal traders to enter the digital economy.

Anaplan, the only AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform designed to optimize decision-making in today’s complex business environment, today announced that it has been named an "Exemplary Leader” in the 2025 ISG Software Research Buyers Guide for Financial Consolidation.

Meedaf, the financial services platform established in ADGM to serve financial institutions across the GCC, has formed a strategic partnership with InDebted, the global leader in AI-powered collections infrastructure. The partnership will see Meedaf make an investment in InDebted’s UAE entity aimed at expanding its regional presence.

Embedded finance innovator AAZZUR has officially partnered with TIS GRUPA, a leading systems integrator with deep experHse in AI, banking, EU regulaHons, and digital transformaHon in the financial sector, to support its operaHonal growth and expanding client project pipeline.

Citi today announced the deployment of its advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools across its operations in the UAE and across Middle East and Africa (MEA), marking a significant step in the bank's commitment to innovation and digital transformation.

FinSight Ventures, a global venture fund specializing in late‑stage technology investments, today announced the launch of the FinSight Generative AI Index Fund, a $50 million investment vehicle designed to back the global leaders of generative AI. The fund aims to provide investors with a single entry point into a curated portfolio of 12 companies that already represent the commercial backbone of generative AI.

MindBridge, the global leader in AI-driven financial risk intelligence, today announced the launch of a groundbreaking agentic interface designed to seamlessly connect finance professionals with the trusted insights of the MindBridge AI platform.

Compass Plus Technologies, a global provider of retail banking and payments software, today announced the launch of FraudAxis, its next-generation fraud management platform designed to help financial institutions detect, prevent, and predict fraud in real time across all payment channels.

MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) today announced the launch of MongoDB AMP, an AI-powered Application Modernization Platform that helps enterprises quickly transform legacy applications into modern, scalable services.

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, and AJ Bell, one of the UK’s leading investment platforms, today announced a new 10-year agreement, further strengthening their successful partnership that has been in place since 2009.

Finova, the UK’s largest cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has today announced the launch of its new pre-configured specialist buy-to-let (BTL) origination solution for lenders.

Aveni, the leading UK AI Fintech, has today announced the next iteration of FinLLM - the UK's first domain specific Large Language Model for the Financial Services sector. First unveiled in May 2025, FinLLM has rapidly evolved to become the most advanced AI model tailored for the UK’s financial sector.