Exito Media Concepts, a globally acclaimed powerhouse in B2B technology events, proudly announces the 35th Edition of the BFSI Innovation & Technology Summit Philippines 2026, the region’s most prestigious and influential gathering of banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) technology leaders.

The Connect Expo Series is coming to Atlanta, evolving from the popular Customer Connect event to include two brand new co-located shows: AI Connect and Cloud Connect! The conferences will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center, offering attendees a unique opportunity to explore industry-spanning solutions, network with peers, and hear from senior leaders driving innovation in AI, cloud, and customer experience.

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has introduced its Scan to Pay feature on Bitget Pay, enabling users to spend USDT directly at offline merchants by scanning QR codes through the Bitget App.

The Belize Bank Limited is redefining the country's digital economy with the launch of cloud-based e-commerce acquiring. By expanding its SmartVista-powered capabilities to include secure online transactions, the country’s most enduring full-service bank is removing barriers for Belizean merchants. This milestone marks ten years of payments innovation alongside BPC, reinforcing The Belize Bank’s commitment to driving a modern, secure, and accessible financial future.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) ("Alkami"), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced the release of its new research, the 2026 Digital Banking Performance Metrics Report, commissioned by Alkami and conducted by Cornerstone Advisors. Now in its seventh year, the report expands beyond retail banking for the first time to include new benchmarks for business digital banking, while continuing to deliver insights into digital banking adoption, user engagement, and performance trends.

Icon Solutions, the UK fintech enabling banks to design and implement state-of-the-art payment systems, has been awarded a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.

Telr, a licensed Payments Acquirer operating under the Central Bank of the UAE's regulations, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Geidea, a key player in the UAE’s fintech ecosystem. This collaboration brings together advanced payment capabilities and a rapidly expanding merchant network, paving the way for more powerful digital payment solutions and a unified, seamless merchant experience across the region.

CMC Markets (“CMC”), a FTSE 250 company and global leader in multi-asset online trading and investing for retail, professional and institutional clients, has expanded its product offering with the launch of its first listed securitised derivatives.

Aquazone, the industry-leading water treatment company specialising in chemical dosing, framework delivery and bespoke solutions, which operates as part of the Ross-Shire Engineering (RSE) Group, has enhanced its financial reporting thanks to its implementation of AccountsIQ’s cloud accounting software.

One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders, has announced that Twenty7tec’s ADAPT solution is now fully integrated into its platform, with the functionality live and available to users immediately.

Ghezali, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), will take the stage at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, taking place October 12–16 in Cape Town. Ghezali leads the pan-African body that, alongside the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexibank), is spearheading the African Energy Bank (AEB) - a landmark institution expected to become operational by June 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria. His confirmation at AEW places Africa's evolving financing architecture at the center of the event's agenda.

Gresham, a leading provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions and services to global markets, has announced a strategic partnership with FundGuard, the cloud-native, AI-enabled investment accounting platform.

Allvue Systems, LLC (“Allvue”), a leading technology provider for the private capital markets, and RSM US LLP (“RSM”), a leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for the middle market, today announced a strategic alliance to launch the industry’s first-of-its-kind Agentic AI Capital Operating Model. The model will redefine how quickly and efficiently capital calls are executed and governed across private capital firms using agentic AI orchestration.

FMSI, a provider of branch workforce management and lobby optimization solutions for financial institutions, today announced a new partnership with Bulldog Federal Credit Union, a community-chartered credit union serving Washington County, Maryland since 1968.

ParaScript, an AI-powered document processing company, today announced an alliance with ABBYY, combining ABBYY’s OCR and intelligent document processing (IDP) platform with ParaScript’s handwriting recognition and fraud detection capabilities to deliver a unified document intelligence solution that improves accuracy, reduces manual review and strengthens fraud prevention.