Money20/20 Asia 2019: Pavel Matveev, Wirex

RootstockLabs, key contributor to Rootstock, the first and longest-running Bitcoin layer 2, today announced the launch of Rootstock Institutional, a cross-functional team created to explore ways to support professional investors and enterprises in taking advantage of Bitcoin-native DeFi opportunities.

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the release of Version 1.2 of IBKR Desktop, a next-generation trading platform that balances simplicity with advanced functionality. The improved version offers new features and tools, including one-click, instant order transmission which is a highly requested and sought-after feature for Interactive Brokers’ active and sophisticated traders.

Unlimit, the global fintech company, has achieved Token Service Provider certification from both Mastercard and Visa in India. This milestone establishes Unlimit as a certified provider capable of directly managing the complete token lifecycle, including issuance, replacement, and deletion, while offering merchants enhanced security and streamlined payment experiences.

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today released the 2025 edition of its State of Play in U.S. Faster Payments report. Developed by the FPC Network Committee, the report is now available for download in the FPC’s Faster Payments Knowledge Center.

ZestyAI, the leader in AI-driven property risk analytics, announced today a new partnership with California Casualty, a trusted auto and home insurance provider serving educators, peace officers, firefighters, and healthcare workers for over 110 years. The collaboration will enhance California Casualty’s wildfire underwriting and pricing capabilities while reinforcing its long-term commitment to serving California’s community heroes and supporting the California Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy (SIS).

Worth, the fintech platform modernizing onboarding and underwriting for financial institutions, today announced that Priority, a publicly traded payments and banking solutions provider and one of the largest U.S. non-bank merchant acquirers, has adopted Worth’s AI-powered platform to streamline the merchant onboarding process.