UK-based private equity company Pelican Capital has acquired a stake in Equipment Management Solutions Group Limited (EMS), backed by a senior loan from digital lender OakNorth. The transaction, announced on April 2, 2026, positions the specialist provider of reusable supply chain equipment services for accelerated… Read More
Tagged digital bank, oaknorth, private equity, uk
The British Business Bank has unveiled several initiatives that signal growing momentum in channeling domestic capital toward high-potential British businesses. These moves, announced in late March and early April 2026, underscore the organization’s role in bridging funding gaps for venture capital, fintech scale-ups, and deep-science… Read More
Tagged british business bank, deeptech, investments, uk
Bank Indonesia and the Bank of Korea have launched a cross-border QR payment link that allows Indonesians to pay in South Korea using QRIS through their domestic mobile apps, in the latest push by Asian central banks to build faster and cheaper regional payment networks…. Read More
Tagged bank indonesia, bank of korea, indonesia, payments, QR, south korea
Western Union has completed its acquisition of Dash, the Singapore-based digital wallet previously owned by Singtel, giving the U.S. payments company its first wallet in Asia-Pacific as it pushes deeper into digital financial services beyond its traditional remittance business. The deal, first announced in October… Read More
Tagged Dash, singapore, western union
The Visa Business-to-AI Report (B2AI), conducted in conjunction with Morning Consult, highlights how AI is already influencing demand. Nearly 40% of Americans have made a purchase they normally would not have considered as a result of using an AI agent or tool. This is an… Read More
Tagged agentic commerce, ai, B2AI, Frank Cooper III, visa
Thunes has launched a direct-to-workforce cross-border payout solution that allows businesses to pay remote overseas teams, freelancers, and gig workers instantly. The company enables real-time compensation to be paid into 12 billion bank accounts, mobile wallets, and stablecoin wallets, across 140 countries, 24/7. The solution… Read More
Tagged cross-border payments, Elie Bertha, Thomas McAllister, thunes
9fin, an AI-native platform for global debt markets, has raised $170 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by HarbourVest, with participation from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and earlier investors Redalpine, Highland Europe, Spark Capital, and Seedcamp. The funding will accelerate development of 9fin’s AI capabilities, expand its proprietary dataset, and support continued growth… Read More
Tagged 9fin, debt capital markets, Houda Hamdouch, Michael Guiness, Steven Hunter
Personetics and Atomic, a provider of embedded financial connectivity, are partnering to deliver a native, end-to-end solution for contextual direct deposit and bill payment switching within digital banking experiences. With this new capability, banks can identify the right customers and financial moments using transaction intelligence,… Read More
Tagged atomic, banking, jordan wright, personetics, Udi Ziv
New research from the CPPO, the nonprofit organization fueling the growth of the $14 billion open-loop prepaid economy, shows Canadians are expanding how they manage, move, and grow their money by combining traditional and digital-first providers that better align with their lifestyles. The shift reflects… Read More
Tagged banking, canada, CPPO, Jennifer Tramontana, neobanks
Nium, a payments and card issuance platform, has launched its stablecoin card issuance platform. The solution enables companies holding stablecoins to issue spending cards on both the Visa and Mastercard networks through a single API integration, allowing stablecoins to be used at hundreds of millions… Read More
Tagged nium, prajit nanu, stablecoins
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