Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, showcased its first public integration of Sumsub ID at Solana Accelerate in New York. The demonstration highlighted how users can issue on-chain credentials, such as attestations, via the new Solana Attestation Service (SAS), a built-in protocol from Layer 1 blockchain Solana, based on their Sumsub ID profile.

Vault Wealth Limited (“Vault”), MENA’s first digital private wealth platform built for the modern affluent, today announced its public launch, alongside an investment round led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), with continued support from Outliers VC. This marks Peak XV Partners' first wealthtech investment in the MENA region and a milestone in Vault’s journey to deliver fiduciary-grade, technology driven private wealth solutions to the region’s modern affluent.

Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital, a Luxembourg-based venture capital firm, has gone live on the fundcraft digital fund operations solution with its newly launched DefenceTech fund, focused on early-stage European innovation in the strategically critical defence sector.

Tietoevry Banking has signed a strategic agreement with Lokalbank to deliver a comprehensive banking platform tailored to the Norwegian market. The solution offers robust security and full compliance with regulatory requirements, and includes core banking services, mobile and online banking, payment systems, card services, and anti-financial crime tools.

Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the global expansion of Sage Embedded Services.

Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, announces the launch of its Bank Account Verification solution. The new solution instantly verifies customer account ownership, outstanding balance, and detailed transaction history, which enables businesses to prevent account takeover and payment fraud, assess user financial vulnerability and creditworthiness, and ensure compliance with key regulatory obligations, including those under PSD2 and AML/CTF frameworks.

As emerging technologies shape the next wave of economic transformation in the Middle East and North Africa, local markets are consistently ranked among the most forward-leaning in both technology adoption and appetite, according to Checkout.com’s fifth annual MENA report.

TBC Bank Uzbekistan (TBC UZ), the country’s largest digital bank, announces that it has integrated Genesys, a global leader in customer experience, into its customer care operations, as the digital banking powerhouse continues to invest in its key infrastructure in the country.

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, has released its 2025 Global Threat Landscape Report, revealing a dramatic surge in cyber threats across 2024 driven by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, automation, and commoditized hacking tools. According to the report, these developments have significantly eroded the effectiveness of traditional security defenses and accelerated the pace and scale of attacks.

A comprehensive new study by DECTA reveals that the vast majority of digital banking users are reluctantly maintaining multiple financial apps

SEON, a global leader in digital fraud prevention and compliance, today announced rapid growth across the Asia-Pacific region

Lloyds has launched ‘Lloyds Travel Booking’, powered by travel technology platform Hopper, available in the mobile app

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and Daon have signed a global partnership agreement to collaborate across multiple markets and technologies

Fenergo has launched its FinCrime Operating System (OS), an evolution of its existing solutions to become the single unifying platform across the Client Lifecycle

The level of identity fraud prevented in the first three months of the year has soared by 10%, new insights from Experian reveal