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SimCorp makes Asia Pacific hires

SimCorp, a global leader in financial technology and a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group, today announced two key appointments to its Asia Pacific (APAC) leadership team.

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Saxo UK partners with BlondeMoney for Autumn Budget guide

Saxo UK, the leading global platform for online trading and investing, today announces a new partnership with BlondeMoney to help investors navigate the uncertainty ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget on 26th November.

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Paytently secures licence in Malta

Paytently, the specialist payments orchestration platform for regulated and specialised sectors, has been granted a Payment Institution (PI) licence by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).

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Swedish AI startup Grasp raises $7m in series A funding

Grasp, the Swedish AI startup automating investment banking and management consulting work using multi-agent systems, today announces it has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from existing investor Yanno Capital.

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ION selected for LSE's private securities market

ION, a global leader in trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics and insights, and strategic consulting to financial institutions, central banks, governments, and corporates, announces that its Fidessa platform will support auction events on the London Stock Exchange’s Private Securities Market.

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Fairlight Capital takes stake in hedge fund fintech

Global investment firm Fairlight Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in Noviscient, an award-winning fintech that is transforming how emerging and boutique fund managers launch, operate and scale institutional-grade hedge funds.

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Hang Seng completes phase 2 of digital money pilot

Hang Seng Bank (‘Hang Seng’) has successfully completed two use cases in Phase 2 of the e-HKD Pilot Programme under Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (‘HKMA’) Project e-HKD+, making it the only bank to conduct two pilots under the themes of programmability and tokenised assets settlement.

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Boerse Stuttgart Digital partners with Trever for digital assets

Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Europe’s leading crypto infrastructure partner, announces its partnership with Trever, one of the leading European providers of digital asset infrastructure.

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Bitget Wallet integrates with HyperEVM for cross-chain trading

Bitget Wallet, a leading self-custodial crypto wallet, has announced full integration with HyperEVM — the Ethereum-compatible smart-contract layer that underpins the Hyperliquid Layer-1 blockchain.

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HUMO and Alipay+ partner for cross-broder payments in Uzbekistan

Alipay+, Ant International’s global wallet gateway, and HUMO, the national payment system in Uzbekistan, announced the partnership in Beijing to facilitate inbound and outbound cross-border QR payments.

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GoodData launches AI data platform for financial services

GoodData, a leading analytics and data intelligence company, today unveiled new finance-focused applications for its composable AI platform, designed to tackle the industry’s toughest challenges.

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BMG Money secures $360m forward flow agreement

BMG Money today announced a forward flow agreement with Hudson Cove Capital Management, LLC to purchase up to $360 million of loans issued by WebBank through BMG Money's employment-based lending platform.