Allianz Trade introduces Specialty Credit Social2Social, a new solution supporting projects that are addressing a specific social issue and achieving positive social outcomes. Through this product, Allianz Trade enables corporates, financial institutions, multilaterals and public actors to engage in projects that foster a positive social impact through the issuance of a specialty credit policy, protecting them against non-payment and political risks. Eligible projects include affordable basic infrastructure and essential services, affordable housing, and socioeconomic advancement and empowerment for underdeveloped areas or disadvantaged communities. The company also commits to hold all premium received from Social2Social policies as investment in certified social bonds.

BridgeWise, the global leader in AI for investments, has today announced an international partnership with Ultumus, a specialist provider of index and ETF data and technology infrastructure to expand ETF intelligence coverage. Ultumus’ modern, cloud native data provides a backbone to support BridgeWise’s ETF and index operations for its FundWise solution. The partnership allows FundWise to leverage more than 800 additional funds in Europe alone and over 3,000 globally, adding to the 12,000+ funds already covered by BridgeWise.

Building on its strategy to harness AI and harmonized data to optimize global post-trade operations, global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (NYSE: BR), today announced a strategic investment and expanded partnership with DeepSee, a leader in agentic AI technology based in Utah, U.S. The agreement includes Broadridge taking a minority ownership stake in DeepSee and marks a significant milestone in Broadridge’s strategy to leverage AI and harmonized data to optimize global post-trade operations.

BingX has launched TradFi, an innovative feature that enables users to trade futures on a diverse range of global assets, including commodities, forex, stocks, and indices.

Etrading Software (ETS) today announces the launch of Transparent Markets Europe (“TME”), a newly formed, Dutch not-for-profit organisation established to submit a bid for the forthcoming EU OTC Derivatives Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) mandate under the MiFIR framework.

Permutable AI has today announced its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region, coverage in response to growing demand from institutional market participants

SimCorp, a global leader in financial technology, today announced the launch of its Axioma Worldwide Equity Factor Risk Model: Trading Horizon. This risk model provides portfolio managers and risk professionals with the precision analytics required for investment strategies that often require rebalancing daily or weekly, including systematic and algorithmic strategies.

Saxo has reached yet another significant milestone of DKK 1 trillion (yes, that’s one thousand billion) in client assets. This accomplishment is directly linked to the bank’s growing client base, which now exceeds 1.5 million clients investing via their set Saxo accounts.

Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Acolin, a leading European provider of cross-border fund distribution and regulatory services. The acquisition expands Broadridge’s distribution solutions for asset managers, helping them enter new markets and grow assets, while also strengthening its regulatory services for the global asset management industry.

B2PRIME Group, a global financial services provider for institutional and professional clients, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with TradingView, one of the world’s leading charting and social trading platforms. As part of this collaboration, B2PRIME has been recognised as a Platinum Partner of TradingView and has completed the official integration of its core trading platform, B2TRADER, with TradingView.

Traydstream, a leading innovator in the trade automation space, today announced the appointment of Valeria Sica as Senior Advisor, strengthening the company’s strategic capabilities as it continues to scale its global footprint and transform the future of trade finance.

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced that its clients outperformed the S&P 500 Index in 2025, reflecting the benefits of cost efficiency, execution quality, and broad access to global markets.

Clearwater Analytics announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired in a transaction valued at approximately $8.4 billion by a Permira and Warburg Pincus

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform services provider, today announced it has acquired OpenGamma, a market leader in derivatives margin analytics for buy-side and sell-side clients. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Xceptor, a global leader in data automation for capital markets, today announced significant AI-powered enhancements to its solution delivery operations, designed to speed up deployment and minimise associated risk. The new capabilities include an enhanced upgrade toolkit for on-premises environments and ai-exceptions-bot, an AI agent for SaaS updates within the Xceptor Data Automation Platform. By streamlining solution delivery, Xceptor enables financial institutions to access innovation and reduce technical debt faster, while strengthening operational resilience, agility, and compliance across the trade lifecycle.