Kindo, a UK-based childcare rewards fintech , has partnered with award-winning gift card provider Tillo to power rewards through the Tillo Network. The partnership helps families turn verified nursery spend into meaningful rewards, with points that can be redeemed for digital vouchers with everyday brands.

Bluefin, the global leader in payment and data security infrastructure and PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE), today announced a strategic partnership with Basis Theory, a modern, API-driven tokenization and vaulting platform. Together, the companies enable enterprises to implement a unified token strategy across in-store, call center, online, and backend payment environments without expanding PCI scope or introducing new integration complexity.

PayCaptain, the world’s first B Corp-certified payroll solution, reports a landmark year of growth, with a 73% increase in new customers for 2025 and an average of 70% YoY revenue growth in the last two years. As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, PayCaptain has provided financial agility for 55,000 employees across 260 forward-thinking brands including TGI Fridays, Dishoom, Roadchef, NEOM, Charlie Bigham’s and Monica Vinader dedicated to combining efficient payroll with tools to support the financial health of staff.

TreviPay, a fully managed B2B payments platform, today announced the availability of the Growth Center, a set of capabilities within the TreviPay Client Portal to help identify buyer growth opportunities more strategically and build stronger, longer-lasting supplier relationships. With its advanced features, the new Growth Center enables businesses to explore buyer needs, spot trends and optimize key steps in the order-to-cash (O2C) process. Integrated into TreviPay’s global payments network, the customizable add-ons will help businesses use their O2C programs to deepen buyer relationships and drive lasting engagement.

Zest Equity, a digital transactional infrastructure company backed by Morgan Stanley, Prosus Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners and Dubai Future District Fund, announced the launch of Zest Arrange, its Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) regulated arranging service which supports deal makers in private transactions end-to-end on Zest’s platform through a digital workflow. The company also announced the rollout of Zest Escrow, its regulated digital escrow service, following its Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the FSRA of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Akurateco, a global payment software vendor, has announced a new technical integration with PAYOK, a global payment aggregator delivering secure and localized online payment solutions to businesses worldwide.

dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Open English, a leading online English-learning platform, today announced the rollout of Bre-B as a new instant payment method for students in Colombia. With Bre-B now live nationwide, this launch reflects both companies’ readiness to activate new local payment rails as they become available.

The San Francisco Giants and Airwallex, a leading global financial platform for modern businesses, today announced a multi-year partnership, bringing together two organizations driving innovation from the heart of San Francisco to a global stage. As part of the agreement, Airwallex will become the Giants’ official jersey patch partner, debuting across Giants uniforms this season. Airwallex will also serve as the Giants’ Official Financial Software Partner.

Vroozi, a leading provider of AI-powered procurement and accounts payable automation solutions, today announced that Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries has successfully implemented comprehensive spend management across their organization through the Vroozi platform, integrating procurement operations with NetSuite, and Shopify systems.

Fluz, a fintech company founded in 2018 that provides consumer and business finance solutions, today announced the launch of Fluz Platform, marking the company’s expansion into the embedded finance market.

Caption, the France-based regulated investment infrastructure, has chosen Mangopay to power payment flows for both its own investor base and professional distributors, bringing private market products to their clients.

NoCFO, the AI-native financial management platform built to eliminate the manual burden of financial administration for entrepreneurs and small businesses, partners with Salt Edge, a leading open banking solutions provider. The collaboration integrates Salt Edge’s payment initiation capabilities directly into the NoCFO platform, transforming the user experience by enabling complete financial workflows, including Pay by Bank, without users having to leave the app.

INSEAD, the world’s top ranked business school, has chosen TransferMate, the world’s leading provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure, to deliver a seamless, secure and cost-effective international payment solution for students enrolling in INSEAD’s degree programmes.

Zūm Rails today announced that it will enable companies to embed credit card acceptance directly into its all-in-one payment ecosystems, creating custom checkout experiences for customers across the US and Canada. This final piece of Zūm Rails’ payments ecosystem was contingent upon it becoming an official payments facilitator, which it has now completed through its work with Fiserv. Early adopters include the brokerage platform Questrade, which uses the platform to accept credit card payments for educational content, and Canadian real estate company Zolo, which uses it for property transactions.

Paytently, a licensed payment institution authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority, has partnered with SEON to deploy advanced fraud prevention and anti-money laundering controls across its payment orchestration platform.