Singapore Retail Investors Double Down on Local Stocks for Stability, Moomoo Survey Shows Amid persistent global uncertainty and macroeconomic turbulence, Singapore retail investors are leaning into local equities as a core pillar of portfolio resilience, according to the latest 2H2025 Retail Investor Sentiment Survey by Moomoo Singapore. The survey, conducted in April 2025 with nearly…
Norwegian fintech Optio Incentives has snapped up the share plan administration platform from Investec Wealth & Investment International, a move that significantly boosts its presence in both the UK and South Africa—and signals its intent to become a global leader in the employee equity software space.
DXC Technology and Thought Machine have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating digital transformation for small and midsize banks. The new joint solution brings together DXC’s global scale and managed services muscle with Thought Machine’s Vault Core and Vault Payments—two cloud-native platforms that have been gaining traction among forward-thinking banks.
Quinn, an AI-powered financial planning platform, has launched publicly after raising $11 million in Seed funding. The round was led by Viola Fintech, with participation from existing backers, and it signals a serious bet on the future of embedded, scalable wealth advice—delivered by AI, not armies of human advisors.
In the ever-evolving world of finance automation, Medius just dropped what could be a game-changer for accounts payable teams. The company has launched Medius Payments, an embedded payment solution designed to eliminate the clunky handoffs and third-party tools that often slow down or complicate B2B payment workflows.
Global brokers just got a payment power-up. B2BROKER has integrated three new payment service providers—AlfredPay, TopChange Pay, and JetaPay—into its flagship B2CORE platform. The move streamlines deposit and withdrawal processes and arms brokers with a more versatile, compliant, and globally accessible payments infrastructure.
Access to capital remains one of the most persistent barriers to sustainable growth for minority-owned enterprises. Despite contributing meaningfully to innovation and employment, these businesses are systematically underrepresented in institutional portfolios—often due to legacy risk perceptions, market fragmentation, and structural financing gaps.
Xero Limited has entered a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Melio, a U.S.-based small business payments platform, in a transformative deal valued at US$2.5 billion in upfront consideration, plus up to $0.5 billion in contingent payments. This landmark acquisition brings together Melio’s innovative accounts payable (A/P) technology with Xero’s cloud-based accounting platform to deliver a seamless, unified solution for U.S. small businesses, bookkeepers, and accountants.
Jump, a leading AI platform for financial advisors, today announced a strategic integration with RightCapital, the fastest-growing financial planning software in the industry. The partnership enables financial advisors to seamlessly sync insights from client meetings—captured by Jump’s AI—directly into the RightCapital platform, eliminating manual data entry and keeping financial plans consistently accurate and up-to-date.
In a space long dominated by spreadsheets, memory, and manual research, Claira is bringing modern AI to private credit and deal analysis. Today, the company announced it has closed a $7 million seed round co-led by Barclays, Citi, and Reimagine Tech Ventures, with participation from Activant Capital, KDX, and OPCO Ventures.
