May 21, 2025 @ 10:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Billtrust, a B2B order-to-cash and digital payments provider, has announced a series of AI advancements. The company’s AI solutions derive their intelligence from a large network of buyer-supplier relationships, creating a virtuous cycle of continuous learning and improvement. A multi-agent AI ecosystem uses specialized agents that collaborate… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Discover Financial Services. Richard D. Fairbank, Founder and CEO of Capital One said: “This deal brings together two innovative, mission-driven companies that together are poised to deliver breakthrough products and experiences… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 5:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink, the so-called “backbone” of blockchain, announced that Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interopability Protocol (CCIP) is officially live on Solana Mainnet—the non-EVM chain to feature CCIP’s v1.6 upgrade. CCIP is the standard for cross-chain interoperability, “supporting 57+ blockchains and enabling the secure transfer of value and data… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthfront, a tech-driven financial platform, continues to solidify its position as a partner for young professionals seeking to transform their savings into long-term wealth. Recent updates, including a refined investment strategy / philosophy and the appointment of legal executive Michelle Wilson to its Board of… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crestline Investors, Inc., a global alternative investment manager, announced the final close of Crestline Direct Lending Fund IV, with $3.5bn of investable capital across the Fund, related vehicles and anticipated leverage. Crestline’s direct lending strategy provides “tailored financing solutions to sponsor and non-sponsor backed companies… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Issuer processing Fintech Enfuce unveils the Fortitude Pledge, a compliance and security standard, that aims to “eliminate 100% of financial crime risks across all Enfuce-processed card transactions.” Because aiming to stop “100% of human trafficking, money laundering, and terrorist financing is not optional—it’s essential.” Anything… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TreviPay, the B2B payments and invoicing network, announced Albertsons Companies, Inc. will offer Pay by Invoice with TreviPay to its corporate shoppers. Business buyers, including small offices, K-12 schools, local government and community organizations and residential programs, can “receive a dedicated line of credit for… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has launched its B2bConnect small-to-medium sized business (SMB) data on the Equifax Cloud, making commercial marketing data available in minutes to “help B2B marketers be more efficient and increase campaign success.” The platform unifies differentiated data to create more “effective commercial sales… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Texas House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 21 (SB 21), known as the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Investment Act, during its second reading on May 21, 2025. The bill, which garnered strong bipartisan support with a 105-23 vote, moves Texas closer to… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced its new XRP futures are now available for trading. The first trade, a block, took place “on Sunday, May 18,” and was cleared by Hidden Road. Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group said: “We… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Now that we’re into the T+1 settlement transition, the industry has gained enough experience to share meaningful observations about what this change has meant for market participants. Rich Robinson, chairman of ISITC, a securities industry standards group,  has been closely engaged with member firms… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 1:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex and Zip, a “procurement orchestration platform,” have announced Brex for Zip – a solution that integrates Brex’s global card capabilities directly into Zip’s procurement workflows. This partnership delivers end-to-end spend orchestration that “eliminates the traditional disconnect between procurement requests and payment execution.” This enables enterprises… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Through an expansion of their partnership, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) have launched ADVANCE. The two companies have worked together to create a pathway to the cloud for organizations pursuing growth with “annual revenue of up to $5 billion to help create… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 12:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arkestro, the Predictive Procurement Platform accelerating enterprise spend transformation, announced a strategic investment totaling $36M. The investment was led by Altira Group and Aramco Ventures, “with participation from existing investors NEA, KDT, and Activant.” The investment will accelerate Arkestro’s innovation in AI-powered procurement technology, advancing… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

StraitsX, Southeast Asia’s digital payment infrastructure provider, announced the launch of its Singapore dollar-backed stablecoin, XSGD, on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a “decentralized” layer-1 blockchain. The deployment marks the first phase of a broader collaboration with Ripple, a contributor to the XRP Ledger and a… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), a banking tech stack provider, has announced a new AI agent designed to counter crime and fraud for its user base. Temenos FCM AI Agent is designed to detect, investigate, and prevent sanctions transgressions. It uses AI to reduce false positives and evaluate… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 10:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged New York City-based Unicoin, Inc. and three of its top executives—CEO and Board Chairman Alex Konanykhin; Silvina Moschini, former president, former board chairwoman, and current board member; and former Chief Investment Officer Alex Dominguez—for “false and misleading statements… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that Raiffeisen Bank dd Bosnia-Herzegovina, a member of Austrian-based Raiffeisen Bank, has successfully gone live with Temenos Core for retail banking. The core modernization marks a key milestone, “enabling Raiffeisen Bank dd Bosnia-Herzegovina to enhance customer experience and drive greater efficiency.”… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The Hong Kong government approved stablecoin legislation today. The new law provides for fiat-referenced stablecoins (FRC) for issuers in Hong Kong. The goal is to further enhance Hong Kong’s “virtual asset activities.” The new rules will come into effect this year. The Stablecoins Ordinance requires… Read More

May 21, 2025 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Addepar, the technology and data platform for wealth, investment, and asset management, announced the acquisition of Arcus, an innovator in enterprise AI workflows. This move accelerates Addepar’s technology roadmap to “embed sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) across its platform, supported by the… Read More