In a notable move aimed at reshaping the future of global payment processing, Visa and RS2 are teaming up to deliver a full-stack acceptance platform that blends Visa’s real-time authorization muscle with RS2’s powerful back-end capabilities. The partnership is already rolling out across Europe and Latin America, with a broader global push on the horizon.
In a major move to modernize its compliance infrastructure, I&M Group PLC—a leading financial services provider in East Africa—has partnered with ThetaRay, the AI-first firm making waves in financial crime detection. The result? A unified, cognitive AI-powered AML (Anti-Money Laundering) platform now set to roll out across I&M’s operations in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mauritius.
Bankers are tired of the binary choice between clunky legacy cores and the risky leap to entirely new tech stacks. Enter Stratum, a newly commercialized SaaS platform from Mascoma Technologies, that promises to help financial institutions modernize without blowing up their infrastructure—or their budgets.
Legal tech player CARET just handed the reins to Jay Kuhlman, a seasoned SaaS executive with a track record of scaling operations and driving sustained growth. The appointment signals a sharpened focus on innovation and market expansion in the highly competitive world of practice management and integrated payments for midsize law firms.
In the latest sign that institutional DeFi is more than a buzzword, Blueprint Finance has raised $9.5 million in fresh capital to double down on its multi-chain infrastructure ambitions. The round was led by Polychain Capital, with backing from heavyweights like Yzi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), VanEck, and BitGo.
As financial institutions face increasing pressure to modernize aging infrastructure and meet global resiliency mandates, ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) is beefing up its cloud-native payments platform, ACI Connetic, with a deeper stack of strategic technology partners.
In a bold step toward mainstreaming stablecoin adoption, Mastercard and Fiserv are expanding their partnership to integrate FIUSD, Fiserv’s blockchain-based token, across Mastercard’s global payments network. The collaboration aims to unlock real-world use cases for stablecoins—bringing programmable digital currency to more than 150 million merchants worldwide.
The future of financial advice just got a cash injection. Conquest Planning, a Canadian fintech firm using AI to reimagine wealth planning, has raised $80 million in Series B funding to fuel U.S. expansion and accelerate its product roadmap. The round, led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, brings Conquest’s total capital raised to over $100 million.
As the fintech shake-up continues, two wealthtech players—Nitrogen (formerly Riskalyze) and Advyzon—are stepping up with what they claim is the most comprehensive integration yet between risk analytics and portfolio management. The expanded partnership arrives at a timely moment: with Morningstar Office set to sunset in early 2026, financial advisors are actively scouting for smarter, unified platforms to replace the aging legacy system.
In a bold move that signals the next phase of convergence between traditional finance and decentralized finance, NetXD has launched a full-stack infrastructure platform designed to modernize how banks and financial institutions operate—without forcing them to rip out legacy systems.
