More Than Half of UK Businesses Say Hiring Has Become Harder as Employment Costs Rise by Almost 10% in a Year May 28, 2026 Employment Hero, the AI-powered employment platform, has published new data revealing that more than half of UK businesses believe employing staff has become more complex in the past 12 months, as rising costs and fears around new employment law requirements put fresh pressure on employers. The findings follow earlier research conducted by Employment Hero ahead [...]
Klarna Partners With Arrive for Parking in 15 Markets May 28, 2026 Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has partnered with Arrive, a leading global mobility platform, to bring seamless and flexible payment options to millions of consumers across 15 markets. Through the partnership, drivers will be able to pay for parking using Klarna’s Pay in Full, which will be available directly in Arrive’s [...]
SMBC and Toshiba Jointly Develop New Equity Indices Using Advanced Quantum-Driven Technologies May 28, 2026 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”) and Toshiba Corporation (“Toshiba”) today announced the joint development of the SMBC/TOSHIBA Quantum Driven Diversified Japan Equity Index and the SMBC/TOSHIBA Quantum Driven Diversified U.S. Equity Index, new equity indices realized with advanced quantum-driven technologies. Collectively, the indices are referred to as “SMBC/TOSHIBA Quantum Diversified” (the “Indices”). This press release [...]
Blockworks Launches the Transparency Alliance, Uniting Leading Crypto Exchanges and Organizations Behind Industry-Wide Market Disclosures May 27, 2026 Founding members include: Coinbase, Binance.US, Kraken, Grayscale, Anchorage Digital, Moonpay, BitGo, Vaneck, Bitwise, Copper, Jito, Securitize, GSR, FalconX, Auros, Aerodrome, Aave, Ripple, MEXC, and more.
TMF Group Expands Its Partnership With Fenergo to Deliver Fully Digitalised Investor Onboarding May 27, 2026 TMF Group, a provider of end-to-end support across the asset manager’s lifecycle, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Fenergo, a leading provider of SaaS financial technology solutions to improve client lifecycle management (CLM) and support regulatory compliance. Under this renewed agreement, TMF Group will offer clients a fully digitalised investor onboarding experience. The [...]
Echodyne Expands Public Safety Radar Applications Through Partnership with Axon May 27, 2026 Partnership supports safer and more scalable drone operations across law enforcement, homeland security, and Drone as First Responder programs globally
ZCG-Backed VENU+ Expands Global Footprint Through Strategic Partnership with Merlin Entertainments May 27, 2026 Partnership brings next-generation photo capture experiences to leading attractions across Europe, North America, and Asia
National Bank of Greece in Cyprus Goes Live With Smartstream’s Air to Consolidate Reconciliations May 27, 2026 Key Facts National Bank of Greece in Cyprus has consolidated four previously separate reconciliations systems – Instant, Cash, SEPA, and Nostro reconciliations – into a single platform using Smartstream’s Air Cash modules. Smartstream Air’s AI-enabled capabilities significantly reduce daily manual effort, eliminate the need to work with multiple data formats, and proactively identify data quality issues from both internal sources and bank statements. Successfully deployed in three months with no existing technology to replace; Smartstream developed a custom automated encrypted file transfer solution to meet the bank’s strict data security requirements.
Royal London Asset Management Expands Relationship with SS&C to Service New Australian Funds May 26, 2026 SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced that Royal London Asset Management, a leading U.K. fund management company, has extended its relationship with SS&C. SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions will provide fund administration and unit registry services for its new range of Australian active funds, including: Royal London Global Equity Diversified Fund Royal [...]
ROYC and Stilla Enter Strategic Partnership to Operationalise Agentic AI in Private Markets May 26, 2026 ROYC today announced a partnership with Stilla.ai as the platform layer where ROYC will create, share and run its internally developed AI skills and agents. This operationalises the agentic AI strategy ROYC set out earlier, equipping every function across the company with the tools and resources to build and deploy their own AI agents and [...]