Ripple and SettleMint have integrated custody and lifecycle platforms to serve regulated financial institutions across Asia Pacific.

Morgan Stanley has entered the Dutch savings market, offering term deposits via Raisin with interest rates up to 2.95% p.a. on fixed terms.

SEON has partnered with Exist Software Labs to bring fraud prevention and AML compliance technology in Philippines.

ACI Worldwide has agreed to acquire UK-based Cranium Ventures, adding card switching technology to its ACI Connetic for Cards platform.

SumUp has received an SCFI licence from Brazil's central bank, expanding its ability to offer credit and financing to small businesses.

Handwave has expanded its agreement with Visa to integrate tokenisation, authentication and fraud tools into its biometric payment platform.

MassPay adds cryptocurrency and stablecoin collection to its global payout platform, enabling faster settlement and reconciliation.

Netherlands-based Buckaroo has launched Buckaroo Accounting, built with Bizcuit, to automate transaction bookkeeping for merchants.

Broadridge broadens its Distributed Ledger Repo, adding G7 securities, thus extending cross-border tokenized settlement.

Reportedly, India is preparing the Unified Agent Protocol, a framework letting AI agents make payments via UPI.

Revolut has rolled out AIR, an in-app AI assistant, in Ireland and across Europe for budgeting, investing, and travel planning.

Authologic has been registered as a Trust Service Provider to issue EU Digital Identity Wallet credentials under eIDAS 2.0 rules.