Grab Finance Expands Credit in SE Asia Using FICO Platform
February 5, 20268 min
Region’s leading superapp advances financial inclusion for millions by applying advanced decisioning to behavioral data
Visa Direct, UnionPay Extend Global Money Movement Network
February 5, 20266 min
By connecting Visa Direct’s card network to UnionPay International’s (UPI) MoneyExpress platform, Visa Direct will unlock real‑time1 cross‑border money movement in one of the world’s largest remittance corridors
Ripple Supports Hyperliquid to Expand Institutional DeFi Access
February 5, 20264 min
Ripple Prime extends its multi-asset prime brokerage platform to include Hyperliquid, a leading decentralized derivatives venue
Lightyear Capital to Acquire Mobile Payments Firm PayByPhone
February 5, 20266 min
Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm with over US$7 billion in assets under management, has signed an agreement to acquire PayByPhone, a global leader in mobile parking payments, from Corpay (NYSE: CPAY). For over 25 years Lightyear has partnered with growing companies at the nexus of financial services and technology, healthcare, and business services, working closely with management and leveraging its industry expertise, network of advisors and operating resources to accelerate growth and...
Macrobond Launches Amplify for Interactive Financial Research
February 5, 20265 min
Macrobond, the global platform for macroeconomic and financial data, announced the launch of Macrobond Amplify, a browser-based research distribution tool that enables economists and analysts to deliver rich, interactive content to their consumers at scale. Amplify empowers analysts and research teams to move beyond static charts and PDFs, delivering interactive, explorable insights that build trust, foster collaboration, and drive better decision-making. With Amplify, research teams can publish interactive, auditable research models that clients can explore...
Figment Earns Full NORS Certification for Ethereum Staking
February 5, 20267 min
Figment, the largest independent provider of institutional staking infrastructure, today announced it has achieved Full Certification under the Node Operator Risk Standard (NORS) for Ethereum. NORS is an independent, industry-recognized framework designed to evaluate node operators across security, operational resilience, and governance. The certification marks an important milestone in Figment’s continued commitment to delivering staking infrastructure that meets the highest standards of institutional diligence. Figment is the first entity in North America and Europe to successfully complete...
Apex Fintech Solutions Announces Turnkey Prediction Markets Integration
February 5, 20268 min
Apex Prediction Markets to be a Leading Vendor Agnostic Platform that Enables 24/7 Trading on Real-World Outcomes
Delfi Launches CUSO With One Washington Financial and Maps Credit Union
February 5, 20264 min
Delfi Labs Inc., a leading AI-native balance sheet analytics and optimization platform, today announced the launch of a new Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) led by One Washington Financial (OWF), the wholly owned holding company of Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU), with Maps Credit Union (Maps) joining as an early investor and adopter. The new CUSO democratizes access to modern ALM solutions, empowering credit unions with advanced, AI-powered analytics to make better balance-sheet decisions....
One Inc Unveils Model Context Protocol
February 5, 20265 min
One Inc, the leading digital payments network for the insurance industry, today announced new AI-driven capabilities designed to accelerate how insurance carriers integrate with One Inc and securely analyze and manage payments data. Central to this innovation is Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open protocol that leverages a client’s own corporate LLM-based AI assistants, including Claude, ChatGPT Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, and others, to speed integration and elevate service standards. MCP enhances One Inc’s flagship PremiumPay and ClaimsPay solutions by...
Flywire Selected by Simovative, academyFIVE for DACH Education Payments
February 5, 202612 min
Partnership provides Flywire a strategic foothold in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) and underscores Flywire’s continued growth outside the “Big 4” education markets