Cary, N.C. – October 12, 2026 -- Chartis Research has named SAS a Category Leader for Operational Risk Analytics, rating the vendor best-in-class or leading in seven capability areas of its integrated governance, resilience and compliance (iGRC) assessment for financial services.

San Francisco – October 12, 2026 -- PayJoy, which serves more than 20 million customers across nine countries, has acquired select strategic assets of Finia AI, Inc., a venture-backed fintech that built AI underwriting for micro-businesses in Mexico. The announcement did not state a price.

New York – October 12, 2026 -- Software Experts has named Melio the top accounts payable platform for flexible vendor payments among small businesses, citing a five-tier pricing structure that starts free and reaches $80 per month for unlimited ACH payments.

The review assessed invoice capture, payment approvals, vendor transactions, accounting synchronization and cash flow management. Software Experts said Melio links the main AP stages in one platform, so businesses no longer need separate spreadsheets, banking portals and manual reconciliation.

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DATA has been named a Leader in two ISG Provider Lens® reports, Insurance ITO Services and Insurance Strategic Advisory and Enablement Services, following the launch of its NTT DATA AI for Insurance solution.

Madrid – October 12, 2026 -- Getnet, Santander's global merchant payments platform, now gives multinational merchants, marketplaces and e-commerce companies access to payment services in more than 30 European countries through a single integration.

The launch extends Getnet's footprint beyond Latin America, Spain and Portugal. It targets merchants that must handle multiple payment methods, regulations and technical integrations as European commerce becomes more cross-border.

Washington – October 08, 2026 -- Fannie Mae has launched a new non-performing loan sale covering 1,217 deeply delinquent mortgages with a combined unpaid principal balance of $259.9 million, alongside its twenty-ninth Community Impact Pool (CIP) targeting the Dallas-Ft. Worth market.

Delray Beach, Fla. – October 08, 2026 -- The global Identity Verification Market is set to grow from USD 16.48 billion in 2026 to USD 33.36 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 15.1%, according to MarketsandMarkets.

New York – October 08, 2026 -- DoubleZero Foundation has added Binance's full spot and futures market data to its Edge platform, making the exchange the first centralized venue and fifth overall data source on the network. Binance joins Solana, Kalshi, Hyperliquid, and Phoenix on the same multicast feed, delivered over DoubleZero's dedicated fiber infrastructure.

Stamford, Conn. – October 08, 2026 -- 24X National Exchange LLC has filed a proposed rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to expand its warrant performance incentive program, adding equity worth 22.25% of parent company 24X US Holdings LLC on a fully diluted basis for participating broker-dealers.

New York – October 07, 2026 -- Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support stablecoin transfers on Solana, letting U.S. Galaxy users send cross-border payments in USDC starting the last week of October 2026, the Solana Foundation announced.