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Comera partners with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company to empower SMEs with smart financing

ADNOC has signed a strategic partnership with Comera Financial Holdings to enhance financial access for ADNOC’s UAE-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and suppliers. The collaboration will launch a financing program, enabling SMEs and suppliers to access working capital more efficiently to enable them to more swiftly deliver on ADNOC purchase orders (PO).

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ASA to drive financial wellness through data intelligence

ASA has unveiled a new suite of artificial intelligence–powered products – ASA Net Worth, ASA One View, and ASA Forecast – created specifically to help credit unions and banks address today’s toughest challenges: deepening user engagement, reducing friction in digital experiences, and driving financial wellness through data intelligence.

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JCB and Agoda team up to enhance digital travel payment experiences across Asia

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand (JCB), and Agoda, a leading digital travel platform, today announced the start of a three-year partnership. The announcement was made at the 18th JCB World Conference.

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Ualett hires Samantha Yoder as VP of product

Ualett, the fintech platform purpose-built for the gig economy, today announced the appointment of Samantha Yoder as Vice President of Product.

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Nuvei commences roll out of Visa Direct for Account

Nuvei today announced it has integrated Visa Direct for Account into its global payments platform, giving merchants the ability to send funds directly to consumers’ and workers’ bank accounts in eligible countries.

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Ripple forms stablecoin collaboration pact with Webbank, Gemini and Mastercard

Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, today announced a collaboration with Mastercard, WebBank, and Gemini.

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Investa bags £1 million on Crowdcube

Investa, the UK’s first zero-commission options trading app (other fees may apply), has reached its £1 million minimum fundraising target just one week after launching its second Crowdcube campaign.

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LSEG to licence Nasdaq eVestmen private markets datasets

LSEG today announced a strategic partnership with Nasdaq to distribute institutional-grade private markets intelligence through LSEG’s Workspace and Datafeeds.

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German watchdog fines JPMorgan €45 million over failures to deliver suspicious transaction reports

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has imposed an administrative fine of 45 million euros on J.P. Morgan SE, domiciled in Frankfurt am Main.

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Spanish banks back A2A payments startup Devengo in €2 million pre-Seed round

Devengo, a Spanish fintech specializing in account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure, has closed a pre-Series A funding round worth €2 million, combining debt and equity.

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Fenergo appoints Hishaam Caramanli as president and COO

Fenergo, a global leader in AI-powered client lifecycle management (CLM) and financial crime compliance solutions, announced the appointment of Hishaam Caramanli as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.

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Starling expands business banking capabilities ahead of HMRC digital tax rules

Starling today reveals a suite of new tools for its business customers. These include AI-powered features to help businesses manage their money, products that make it easier for SMEs to get paid, and the bank’s HMRC-recognised ‘Making Tax Digital’ software.