Global digital transformation company GFT today announced the latest step in its U.S. growth with the appointment of Rishi Chohan as its U.S. CEO. Chohan succeeds former CEO of the Americas Marco Santos, who took over as GFT’s Global CEO in January 2025. He and Chohan will continue scaling GFT’s work in the U.S. as they execute on a five-year strategy to transform GFT from the inside out with AI. Along the way, it will leverage its deep domain experience to roll out a series of vertical-specific AI solutions.

Lodestar, a leading provider of data solutions for financial institutions, is pleased to welcome Granite State Credit Union and Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union as new clients. Lodestar helps credit unions use their data to improve efficiency, make better decisions, and serve their members better.

iDenfy, a Lithuania-based RegTech service provider specializing in ID verification and fraud prevention, announced a new partnership with Evemo, an innovative mobility platform focusing on shared solutions for cars, bikes, or scooters. Through this collaboration, Evemo will use iDenfy’s automated identity verification solutions to enhance security and streamline customer onboarding, boosting conversion rates and providing a simpler registration process for Evemo.

OTB Ventures (“OTB”), a pan-European deep tech VC fund specialising in Series A and late seed rounds, announces today the launch of its Luxembourg office and the hiring of three new team members from the Promus team, to support the firm’s efforts in the region: Jeremy Teboul, who was a Partner in the Promus team deploying the Orbital Ventures fund (“Orbital”), Estelle Godard who was a Vice-President and Kateryna Lopatynska who managed all of the Promus team’s operations and administration. All three will hold similar positions in OTB’s Luxembourg office.

additiv, a leading global provider of digital solutions and platforms for the financial services industry, today announced a strategic partnership with PT Trimegah Asset Management (Trimegah AM), one of Indonesia’s largest asset management firms. This collaboration will transform the accessibility of professional investment advice by enabling banks, financial advisors and digital platforms across Indonesia to embed digital model portfolio solutions into their offerings, bringing wealth management to a wider audience.

Delfi, a machine-learning risk management platform for financial institutions, announced the launch of Delfi Essentials, a new free service designed to give all U.S. financial institutions easily accessible balance sheet and risk management decision-making technology historically available only to the largest banks.

We are delighted to welcome Simon Law as Lenvi’s new CFO. Simon joined us on 17th February 2025 from PiLON Ltd. His strategic vision and track record of driving financial performance will be invaluable in Lenvi’s next stage of growth.

Zocks, a privacy-first AI platform designed to help financial advisors capture key client insights and streamline workflows, today announced the appointment of Drew DiMarino as Chief Revenue Officer. With nearly 30 years of experience scaling high-growth fintech firms, DiMarino will oversee all revenue-generating initiatives as Zocks enters its next phase of expansion.

Experian, a global data and technology company, is now partnering with Mifundo, an innovative fintech company aiming to create better credit assessments across the EU’s borders.

Aveni.ai, specialists in AI for Financial Services, has agreed a new partnership with Octopus Money - the money advice brand for everyone.

James Blower, Zopa Bank’s Head of Savings said: “As the ISA deadline approaches, savers will be looking to maximise their tax-free allowance. What’s different this year is that the future appeal of Cash ISAs faces uncertainty, amid speculation that the Government will weight incentives towards investment accounts such as Stocks and Shares ISAs going forwards.

Oracle Financial Services is supercharging its Investigation Hub Cloud Service with the addition of a broad class of AI agents and agentic workflows that enable financial firms to automate investigative processes needed to uncover complex patterns and fight financial crime. The agents help improve the overall quality and speed of reviewing suspicious activity by using generative AI-driven narratives to supplement investigators' own analysis. This can save valuable time and resources by offloading many traditionally manual tasks and enabling investigators to focus their time on the most pressing leads. These new capabilities are available globally for financial institutions of all sizes using the Investigation Hub crime and case management solution.

Backbase, the leader in engagement banking, today announced a strategic partnership with Synpulse, a premier financial services consulting firm, to accelerate digital transformation for banks across Asia-Pacific. This collaboration builds on its European success, partnering with major Swiss financial institutions to help APAC banks modernize customer experiences and boost operational efficiency.

UniTeller has made a significant move in the global payments industry with the acquisition of MORE Payment Evolution. This strategic merger brings together two leading players in cross-border payments, aiming to expand capabilities and strengthen their presence in international markets.

Murex is proud to announce it has successfully obtained Service Organization Controls (SOC) 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 attestation reports with no exception noted for its software-as-a-service offering, MXSaaS.