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Butter Payments names Sonali Sambhus as CTO

Butter Payments, the most intelligent machine learning-powered payments recovery platform, today announced that it has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Sonali Sambhus as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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Payments, stablecoins and open banking top of mind in Canadian federal budget

The Government of Canada has announced its 2025 budget, Budget 2025: Canada Strong.

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Interac signs Staples as first customer for new e-commerce system Konek

Interac Corp. (Interac) today announced that Staples Canada has come on board as the first national merchant for its new Canadian e-commerce payment solution, KONEK.

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YouLend and Tide expand embedded finance partnership to Germany

Global embedded financing platform YouLend and business management platform Tide are expanding their successful UK partnership to the German market.

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Expensify rolls out hybrid human/AI agent

Expensify (Nasdaq: EXFY), the easiest way to manage expenses, corporate cards, and travel, announced the next evolution of Concierge, its embedded support system, now transformed into a full-service expense agent.

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Major UK banks to open accounts for homeless people under Government financial inclusion strategy

Thousands of people at risk of experiencing homelessness will be able to open bank accounts for the first time through a new pilot between Shelter and five major banks, which will allow Shelter to support people without a fixed address removing a major barrier which stops people being able to get paid work.

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BME launches business intelligence platform

BME launches Market Insights, a powerful data analytics service designed to help market participants better understand and visualize their operations across BME infrastructures.

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JPX rebuilds for the future with AWS

With the support of Amazon Web Services (AWS), JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) is working to achieve the goal to turn Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) into a "global, comprehensive finance and information platform," which was set out in JPX’s Medium-Term Management Plan.

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Clearbank selects AutoRek for reconciliations

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, has selected AutoRek, the financial control platform trusted by leading global institutions, to deliver scalable reconciliation capabilities.

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TSB warns of spike in purchase fraud

New TSB data1 reveals that purchase scams now account for 63% of all bank transfer fraud cases reported by its customers – up from 52% in 2024.

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Lightyear launches automted DIY investment product

Investment platform Lightyear has today announced the launch of its ‘Plans’ feature, enabling users to personalise and automate long-term investing to build their wealth and meet their individual financial goals.

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Robinhood to offer subscribers discounted home loans from Sage

Robinhood, the financial services platform on a mission to democratize finance for all, has fully rolled out a new mortgage offer for Robinhood Gold subscribers through an exclusive agreement with Sage Home Loans, a modern digital mortgage lender.

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