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PayPal introduces cashback on BNPL purchases

PayPal today announced that U.S. customers will earn 5% cash back on PayPal Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) purchases between now and the end of the year1.

/markets

BGC Group acquires Macro Hive

BGC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGC), a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, today announced the acquisition of Macro Hive Limited (“Macro Hive”), a leading provider of global macro market analytics and strategy.

/markets

TRG Screen buys reference data optimisation specialist Crizit

TRG Screen, the leading provider of market data management solutions, today announced the acquisition of Crizit, a New York-based fintech company specializing in reference data optimization.

/payments

US Faster Payments Council and Accredited Standards Committee X9 form alliance

The US Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, and the Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9), the organization accredited by ANSI to develop financial industry standards for the United States, today announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate the development and adoption of standards for faster payments in the United States.

/retail

Insurtech Zego renews Clearspeed partnership

Leading insurtech company Zego has renewed its partnership with Clearspeed, the global leader in voice-based risk assessment.

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Vobapay integrates Mastercard Open Finance

Vobapay, the technology partner for modern payment solutions with cooperative roots, and Mastercard are entering into a strategic partnership.

/retail

Fuse launches USD virtual accounts

Fuse has launched its USD virtual accounts, giving organisations fast and reliable access to emerging markets. Since launch, transaction volumes have grown by more than 100 percent month over month, already more than doubling its AED business.

/crypto

Agio Ratings raises $6m for digital asset risk management tools

Agio Ratings, the premier source of risk insights in digital assets, has closed a $6 million funding round led by AlbionVC, bringing the total raised to over $11M.

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EDX Markets names David Olsson chief commercial officer

EDX Markets, a leading digital asset technology firm that combines an institutional-only trading venue with a central clearinghouse, today announced the appointment of David Olsson as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

/ai

Bud launches MCP server for AI-driven banking

Bud Financial (“Bud”), the AI platform that turns banking data into actionable insights, today announced the release of the Bud MCP server, enabling rapid development of AI agents that benefit from a deep, real-time understanding of users’ finances.

/crypto

ECB enlists G+D for digital euro resilience

Advancing the preparation of a digital euro, the European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the conclusion of the framework agreements for each of the five digital euro negotiated procurement procedures (also see the notice view in the Official Journal of the EU).

/crypto

TerraPay taps Fipto for stablecoin-native flows

TerraPay, a global money movement company, today announced the launch of stablecoin–native flows in partnership with Fipto, the regulated infrastructure layer powering secure, compliant blockchain-based treasury operations.