TerraPay, a global money movement company, today announced its partnership with Raenest, a leading global fintech platform built for freelancers, creators, remote workers, and digital-first businesses. This collaboration supports Raenest’s expansion into India and the Philippines, enabling faster and reliable payouts in local currencies into these markets.

Pesalink, Kenya’s de facto instant payment network, has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to ease cross-border payment and speed up regional financial integration.

Payrails, the financial operating system for global enterprises, today announced that it will set up its Middle East headquarters in Dubai, located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The move reinforces Payrails’ long-term commitment to supporting businesses across the Middle East with modern payments and financial infrastructure built for scale.

Digital services are emerging as one of the most resilient sources of growth as elevated uncertainty reshapes global trade. While AI-driven innovation is accelerating adoption in verticals such as Software as a Service (SaaS), shifting trade patterns are opening new pathways for expansion—particularly across South-South corridors, according to an analysis of United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) data and Payments and Commerce Market Intelligence (PCMI) forecasts made by EBANX, a global technology company specialising in payment services for e-commerce across emerging markets like Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

TransferMate, the world’s leading provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure, has completed a full global rollout of Vivox AI’s trusted, explainable AI agents as its new Know Your Business (KYB) automation platform.

Payabli, the leading embedded payments and fintech infrastructure company, announced today that it is enabling The Huntington National Bank to bring fully integrated embedded payment and banking capabilities into its online banking portal. This integration empowers businesses to accept, issue and manage transactions entirely within Huntington’s digital ecosystem. This will deliver a unified, end-to-end financial experience powered by Payabli’s infrastructure.

Moolahgo, a leading Singapore-based FinTech and MAS-licensed Major Payment Institution, today announced that Moreta, the global payment app for foreigners backed by Y Combinator, has successfully connected to Moolahgo’s neoConnect platform to integrate QRIS (Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard) Scan & Pay, enabling Moreta users to make real-time, secure digital payments across over 40 million merchants in Indonesia using QR codes – from street vendors and eateries to retail stores and transportation.

New research from Finity reveals a growing gap between perceived confidence and operational capability among payroll professionals ahead of HMRC’s introduction of Joint and Several Liability (JSL) in April 2026.

Kindo, a UK-based childcare rewards fintech , has partnered with award-winning gift card provider Tillo to power rewards through the Tillo Network. The partnership helps families turn verified nursery spend into meaningful rewards, with points that can be redeemed for digital vouchers with everyday brands.

Bluefin, the global leader in payment and data security infrastructure and PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE), today announced a strategic partnership with Basis Theory, a modern, API-driven tokenization and vaulting platform. Together, the companies enable enterprises to implement a unified token strategy across in-store, call center, online, and backend payment environments without expanding PCI scope or introducing new integration complexity.

PayCaptain, the world’s first B Corp-certified payroll solution, reports a landmark year of growth, with a 73% increase in new customers for 2025 and an average of 70% YoY revenue growth in the last two years. As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, PayCaptain has provided financial agility for 55,000 employees across 260 forward-thinking brands including TGI Fridays, Dishoom, Roadchef, NEOM, Charlie Bigham’s and Monica Vinader dedicated to combining efficient payroll with tools to support the financial health of staff.

TreviPay, a fully managed B2B payments platform, today announced the availability of the Growth Center, a set of capabilities within the TreviPay Client Portal to help identify buyer growth opportunities more strategically and build stronger, longer-lasting supplier relationships. With its advanced features, the new Growth Center enables businesses to explore buyer needs, spot trends and optimize key steps in the order-to-cash (O2C) process. Integrated into TreviPay’s global payments network, the customizable add-ons will help businesses use their O2C programs to deepen buyer relationships and drive lasting engagement.

Zest Equity, a digital transactional infrastructure company backed by Morgan Stanley, Prosus Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners and Dubai Future District Fund, announced the launch of Zest Arrange, its Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) regulated arranging service which supports deal makers in private transactions end-to-end on Zest’s platform through a digital workflow. The company also announced the rollout of Zest Escrow, its regulated digital escrow service, following its Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the FSRA of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Akurateco, a global payment software vendor, has announced a new technical integration with PAYOK, a global payment aggregator delivering secure and localized online payment solutions to businesses worldwide.

dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Open English, a leading online English-learning platform, today announced the rollout of Bre-B as a new instant payment method for students in Colombia. With Bre-B now live nationwide, this launch reflects both companies’ readiness to activate new local payment rails as they become available.