UK-based fintech Icon Solutions has secured fresh equity investment from UBS, deepening its strategic ties with the Swiss banking giant and reinforcing its mission to help global banks modernize payment infrastructure. Existing investors Citi and NatWest also participated in the round, further cementing a collaborative push behind Icon’s flagship solution, the Icon Payments Framework (IPF).
In a major boost for stablecoin adoption and cross-border digital finance, Alchemy Pay has announced a strategic partnership with Ripple to offer global fiat on-ramp access to Ripple’s new USD-backed stablecoin, RLUSD. Through Alchemy Pay’s fiat-crypto gateway, users in over 173 countries can now purchase RLUSD using more than 300 local payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, and regional bank transfers.
One Inc, a heavyweight in digital payments for insurance, has announced a new pre-built integration with Verisk’s FAST platform—an agile, modular system built to modernize life insurance operations. The collaboration brings One Inc’s PremiumPay® solution directly into FAST’s flexible architecture, giving life insurers a plug-and-play path to digitizing inbound payments.
In a strategic move to demystify crypto transactions for mainstream businesses, Finassets has launched an instant-access crypto payment gateway demo. The hands-on environment allows users to simulate real-world crypto transactions—no registration, no wallets, no bank connection needed.
Calgary’s Modular Solutions, a rising force in insurance technology, just closed one of the largest seed-stage funding rounds in North American insurtech since early 2023. The deal—facilitated by Tailwind Ventures—included a strategic industry partner and a syndicate of high-net-worth investors and venture firms, with the proceeds aimed squarely at scaling up its next-gen SaaS platform.
In a move that could redefine the role of autonomous software in digital economies, Ory, a leading identity and access management platform, has teamed up with Skyfire, the AI-native payment and identity company, to deliver compliant identity and transaction infrastructure for AI agents. The partnership enables AI agents to onboard, authenticate, and pay just like humans—only faster, and without reinventing the internet.
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Tensec, a fintech startup reimagining global transaction infrastructure, has raised $12 million in seed funding to accelerate its mission of enabling seamless, real-time cross-border payments for global trading companies and their SMB clients. The round was led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation from Quiet Capital, WillowTree Investments, Cambrian VC, Ignia Partners, Montage Ventures, Renegade Partners, and Endeavor Scale Up Ventures.
Waystar Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: WAY), a leading healthcare payment software provider, has appointed two high-profile executives to its Board of Directors: Aashima Gupta, Global Director of Healthcare Strategy at Google Cloud, and Michael Roman, former Chairman and CEO of 3M.
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform financial decision-making, enterprises are rapidly shifting toward AI-powered stock prediction tools. By 2028, these technologies are expected to become indispensable for businesses looking to reduce risk and stay ahead in a volatile global market, according to Kodexo Labs, a leading fintech software development firm.
