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Mastercard and CIB, Egypt’s leading and largest private-sector bank, have renewed their partnership to support digital payments innovation and expand access to financial solutions in Egypt.

Abhi Saudi, powered by Alraedah Digital Solutions, has partnered with Alruqee Group, a diversified business group in Saudi Arabia, to introduce Earned Wage Access (EWA) for its employees.

Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW), a global payments enablement and software company, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Driftwood Hospitality Management (“Driftwood”), a leading hotel management company, to deploy Flywire's hospitality solutions across nearly 90 U.S. hotel locations. Driftwood, an existing customer of Flywire’s solutions for payments, signatures and authorizations, is rolling out enhanced payments capabilities to further streamline guest transactions and back-office operations.

Indus Valley Partners (“IVP”), a premier global provider of software and technology solutions to the world’s most sophisticated investment managers, today announced a strategic analytics partnership with Sigma, a leader in AI applications and agentic analytics for business.

Deel, the global people platform trusted by 40,000+ businesses to hire, manage, and pay teams across 150+ countries, today launched stablecoin salary payouts powered by BVNK, and announced the formation of a dedicated crypto division, headed by Thierry Edde as Head of Crypto at Deel.

Octane® (Octane Lending, Inc.), the fintech company unlocking the power of financial products for retailers and consumers, announced today that it has executed a $350 million forward-flow agreement with Nuveen, the global investment leader managing $1.4 trillion in public and private assets for clients including TIAA, its parent company, and one of the world’s largest institutional investors. Guggenheim Securities, LLC acted as sole structuring advisor and arranger on the transaction.