Lumin Digital, the Compounding Growth Platform for banks and credit unions, today unveiled Lumin Solaire, an AI-native intelligence layer embedded across its platform. The announcement was made at Lumination, the company’s annual client conference, where Lumin is showcasing its platform strategy and product roadmap.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) ("Alkami"), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced a new partnership between MANTL, an Alkami solution team and leading provider of loan and deposit account opening technology, and Sturgis Bank, a community bank serving Michigan through 16 branches, to transform its account opening experience for business and retail customers. Through this partnership, Sturgis Bank will modernize onboarding across all physical and digital banking channels, reinforcing its commitment to delivering a seamless, efficient, and customer-centric experience while expanding accessibility and accelerating digital growth.

Digital Asset Clearing Center (DACC.HK), a next-generation financial market infrastructure for the tokenized economy, today announced US$10 million in funding from strategic partners including Conflux, Transaction Technologies Limited (“TTL”) and Global InfoTech. Traditional bank transfers continue to dominate the US$214 trillion cross-border payments market, but tokenized finance offers an alternative to slow settlement cycles, high transaction costs, fragmented data systems and regulatory barriers. Digital Asset Clearing Service offers seamless connections to the world's leading payment systems including Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS), blockchain networks and compliance infrastructure delivering end-to-end Clearing-as-a-Service (CaaS) for financial institutions.

Apex Group Ltd (“Apex Group”) a global financial services provider with over $3.5 trillion in assets serviced, today announced that it is providing transfer agency services to Fidelity International in support of the launch of its first tokenised product, which offers institutional and professional investors 24/7 liquidity. The capabilities are designed for on‑chain markets and real‑time processing environments.

Spendflo has launched Flo AI, an autonomous procurement workforce designed for mid-market companies. Flo AI runs the complete procurement lifecycle: intake, approvals, vendor management, contract review, and accounts payable, as a single connected system. It does not assist procurement teams. It acts on their behalf.

Sherlocq announced its public launch, delivers regulatory intelligence that is precise, traceable, and usable at institutional scale

Nairobi City Thunder have announced Send App, a leading cross-border remittance and payments platform by Flutterwave, as the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor on a two-season deal, starting with the 2026 campaign. The partnership carries added significance, with Flutterwave CEO and Nairobi City Thunder investor, Olugbenga Agboola, uniquely positioned across both organisations.

iDenfy, a RegTech company offering ID verification and fraud prevention solutions, has announced a partnership with RATO, a licensed bank with nearly 30 years of financial heritage in Lithuania. By integrating iDenfy's AI-powered identity verification and anti-money laundering (AML) screening into its digital onboarding flow, RATO bank can now verify new customers faster, more securely, and in full compliance with KYC and AML regulatory requirements through its newly launched mobile application.

Backbase, creator of the world’s first AI-native Banking OS, and Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly support financial institutions accelerating their AI-driven transformation programs across international markets including Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Portugal, Spain, Southeast Europe, Switzerland, and Turkey.

Basware, the global leader in Invoice Lifecycle Management, today announced that Basware Invoice Lifecycle Management for SAP Cloud ERP is now available on SAP® Store, the online marketplace for SAP and partner offerings, helping CFOs and CIOs to manage cash flow and improve compliance during ERP migration.

GCash for Business, backed by the largest cashless ecosystem in Philippines, is partnering with global fintech platform Pine Labs.

QFG has gone-live with Temenos Core Banking SaaS. to power the introduction of the firm’s banking products to the Canadian market under its new regulated banking entity, Questbank

Viva.com has extended its European operations to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, bringing its total footprint to 29 countries

Zopa Bank and the ClearScore Group today welcome the inaugural 22 members of the Jobs2030 upskilling coalition for financial services firms

Fiserv, Inc. launched agentOS, an agentic AI operating system designed to help FIs deploy, manage, and scale AI agents across their banking workflows