Visa has announced the appointment of Antony Cahill as its new Regional President and CEO for Europe, pending regulatory approval. Cahill, a seasoned banking and Visa executive, will assume the role in early June, succeeding Charlotte Hogg, who steps down after eight transformative years.
BetaNXT, a leader in wealth management technology solutions known for real-time data capabilities and an enhanced advisor experience, announced today that certain affiliates have acquired Delta Data, a prominent provider of global investment fund solutions.
SPAYZ.io, a leading provider of innovative payment solutions, is accelerating its growth by entering three key African markets: South Africa, Egypt, and Cameroon. This strategic expansion reflects the company’s vision to transform digital commerce across Africa’s emerging markets by delivering tailored, localized payment options that address unique market demands.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, has unveiled a groundbreaking feature—Live Trading—on its global social platform, Binance Square. This innovation allows users to follow verified creators’ live trading strategies and place real Spot or Futures trades directly within the livestream, merging education, insight, and execution into one seamless experience.
Microsmart SA, Greece’s pioneering decentralized microfinance institution, has teamed up with fintech innovator Begini to revolutionize lending for micro and small businesses (MSMEs). Representing 99% of Greek enterprises, MSMEs often face exclusion from traditional financing. This partnership leverages alternative data to bridge the credit gap, enabling faster, fairer access to funds for underserved entrepreneurs.
A new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report, Fit for Growth, Built for Purpose, highlights the ongoing erosion of traditional banks’ dominance in the global financial industry. Despite a 4% CAGR growth in the banking sector over the past five years, traditional banks are ceding critical ground to fintech challengers, digital banks, private credit funds, and nonbank market makers, prompting a call for bold transformation.
Bit2Me, Spain’s leading cryptocurrency platform and a major European player, in partnership with Cecabank, a premier custodian bank on the Iberian Peninsula, announced the launch of a fully integrated digital asset solution. This platform enables traditional financial institutions to offer crypto services swiftly, securely, and fully compliant with Europe’s MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) regulation.
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a pioneer in global payments technology, announced the integration of major UK, EU, and global payment networks into ACI Connetic, its cloud-native payments hub. This integration includes Swift cross-border payments, RTGS payments such as Target2, SEPA Instant RT1, and TIPS payments, with more capabilities planned.
Secro, an AI-enabled platform transforming global trade finance by replacing paper-based processes with secure digital automation, announced the close of its oversubscribed $10 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Assembly Ventures and Sway Ventures, with participation from industry leaders including Signal Group, Wilhelmsen, Innoport, TMV, Augment Ventures, and other strategic partners.
Diginex Limited (NASDAQ: DGNX), a leading provider of Sustainability RegTech solutions, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated May 23, 2025, for an all-share acquisition of Matter DK ApS (“Matter”), an innovative ESG data company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. This strategic move aims to strengthen Diginex’s ESG data analytics and reporting capabilities, expanding its ability to support financial institutions with sustainability insights.
