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Nium Expands Cross-Border Payments Platform to Serve Global Marketplaces

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The global fintech has announced new product features and a partnership with Lemonway to help marketplaces accelerate growth beyond borders

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Nium, the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced the expansion of its platform to serve the multi-trillion-dollar global marketplace opportunity. The new product functionalities are available on Nium’s existing global payments platform, enabling marketplaces to incorporate a suite of features that streamline payouts to their cross-border sellers operating in multiple countries around the world, including:  

Flexible multi-currency payouts – Pay international sellers in over 220+ markets, 100+ currencies, and 100+ real-time corridors to bank accounts, cards, and walletsFast and simple onboarding – Instantly verify payout accounts and leverage automated ID verification Know Your Customer and Business capabilities for fast and efficient seller onboardingTaxpayer information reporting – Collect taxpayer information to fulfill tax calculations and reporting obligationsEnd-to-end white labelling – Build tailored payout journeys in a fully white-labeled environment, gaining full control over the seller ecosystem to remain competitive and improve seller retentionCollect, convert, and disburse – Collect settlement funds locally in 25+ markets in a multi-currency wallet and split the funds across wallets such as fee commission and seller walletsSimple FX management – Lock and hold foreign exchange (FX) rates for longer to better manage currency risks and control transaction costsGlobal licensing – Access Nium’s growing network of licenses in over 15+ jurisdictions worldwide for comprehensive global coverage and regulatory compliance

For marketplaces with cross-border sellers, navigating the local complexities of different compliance regimes, payment preferences, and FX fees at scale has historically made seller payouts challenging. Different regions also bring their own unique economic context, which may dictate seller payment schedules, methods, cost and speed. Time and money spent adapting to these local dynamics is effectively time to market for new regions, slowing down global growth.

“With 33% of the $8.8 trillion global ecommerce market predicted to be cross-border by 2028, real-time cross-border payouts have the potential to drive marketplace seller acquisition and international revenue opportunities. For too long, marketplaces have had to retrofit their unique payment needs into existing solutions with limited payout functionality and reach, stunting growth and seller relationships. We’re extending our platform to address this problem, meeting the needs of global marketplaces so they can build more flexible, dynamic, and efficient payment ecosystems whilst maintaining collaborative relationships with their sellers around the world,” said Ramana Satyavarapu, Chief Technology Officer at Nium.

Lemonway and Nium join forces to help marketplaces accelerate growth beyond borders

Lemonway, one of Europe’s leading payment service providers (PSP) with over 400 marketplace customers, has partnered with Nium to add payouts via SEPA Instant rails to its existing solution, enabling online marketplaces to meet the needs of more cross-border sellers and accelerate growth. So far, Lemonway has processed almost $1 billion in payment volumes on behalf of its customers via the Nium platform.

“For marketplaces, the ability to seamlessly acquire sellers operating in multiple markets – and offer them all a consistent payment experience – cannot be understated. Nium is helping us to deliver just that for our marketplace customers across Europe. Together, we are empowering these platforms to redefine the seller payment experience, tap into a thriving global community, and accelerate new market expansion,” said Jérémy Ricordeau, Chief Operating Officer at Lemonway.

In a rapidly expanding global ecommerce market, the loyalty of sellers is not a given. A 2023 report found that 56% of businesses sell on more than two online marketplaces compared to 50% a year prior while 62% of sellers surveyed plan to sell on more marketplaces in the next 12 months. “If marketplaces are to expand their market share, acquiring, retaining and growing sellers operating globally will require a new approach to cross-border payouts,” adds Nium’s Ramana Satyavarapu. To find out more about what sellers want from marketplace platforms, and how to turn global seller payouts into a growth engine, download Nium’s latest e-book.

This is a strategic move for the payments fintech unicorn as it continues an impressive growth trajectory, in part driven by new product innovation and vertical expansion. Today, Nium serves some of the world’s largest financial institutions, digital platforms, and global businesses across the remittance, payroll, spend management, travel, insurance, and marketplace sectors.

About Nium

Nium, the leader in real-time, cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders. Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 220+ countries, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 35 markets. Nium’s growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licences and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.

About Lemonway

Lemonway is a pan-European Payment Institution offering a solution dedicated to marketplaces, and alternative finance platforms looking for a payment processing and collection system on behalf of third parties in a secure and regulated framework. Regulated by the ACPR and benefiting from the European passport in 29 countries, Lemonway is based in Paris and Hamburg. 400 marketplaces already trust Lemonway. The FinTech manages 1.3 million wallets for users of its partner platforms and has raised €50m from Breega, SpeedInvest, and Toscafund.

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Chelsea FC announces multi-year sleeve partnership with Sokin, the business payments and FX platform

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Chelsea FC name fast-growing fintech platform as Principal Partner

LONDON, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chelsea Football Club has today announced a multi-year partnership with Sokin, the embedded finance and payments company used by businesses worldwide. Sokin will be named a Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women.

As a Principal Partner, Sokin will be represented on the sleeves of the Chelsea FC men’s, women’s and academy home, away, and third kits from the 2026/27 season.

The partnership brings together two ambitious London-headquartered organisations with worldwide reach – a club with millions of fans across the world and a fintech platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year. A club of Chelsea’s scale works in many currencies every day, with partners, competitions and supporters around the world, and needs a financial partner built to handle that.

Sokin gives finance teams business payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, checkout and treasury in one place, so they spend less time juggling banks and providers and keep more of what they move.

As Official Business Payments and FX Partner, Sokin will simplify how Chelsea FC sends, receives and manages money in the currencies the club operates in.

The Sokin logo will feature on the sleeve of the Chelsea shirt for the first time [when the men’s team host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October.]

Jason Gannon, President at Chelsea FC said:

“At Chelsea, we seek to partner with organisations that share our ambition and innovative mindset. Sokin’s expertise in business payments, and their focus on making both simpler for the businesses they serve, makes them a natural fit for the Club. We are pleased to welcome Sokin to the Chelsea family and look forward to working together in the years ahead.”

Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder at Sokin said:

“Chelsea plays on the biggest stage in world football, and its business runs in dozens of currencies. Sokin was built for that with regulated, multi-currency payments and foreign exchange for organisations that operate internationally. We’re proud to be the platform behind the business payments and FX of one of the most iconic teams in football. Sokin’s platform serves businesses in more than 170 countries. We’re thrilled to be partners for the season ahead. An organisation as sophisticated as Chelsea doesn’t leave its finances to chance.”

About Sokin

Sokin is the financial layer global business runs on. Businesses can transact, convert and hold money in 70+ currencies across 170+ countries. Some businesses use Sokin to manage global finance in-house. Others build it into their products to power financial experiences for their customers. Businesses move more than $9 billion a year on licenses Sokin holds in 36+ countries and infrastructure Sokin owns. Founded in 2019, Sokin has raised over $100 million from investors including Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Prysm Capital.

About Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club is one of the biggest, most successful football clubs globally and our men’s team are reigning world champions, having won the four-yearly FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. Our women’s team, Chelsea Women, are also multiple trophy winners.

Founded in 1905, Chelsea is London’s most central football club, based at the iconic 40,000-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium. Nicknamed the Blues, the club lifted the Champions League for the first time in 2012 and domestically has won the Premier League five times, the FA Cup eight times, the Football League Cup five times and the Football League Championship once, in 1955.

The Chelsea Women’s team have enjoyed a huge amount of success and in 2025 won the FA Women’s Super League for a sixth consecutive year and the eighth time overall. The Women’s FA Cup has been won on six occasions. We have also captured the FA Women’s League Cup four times as well as reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2021. In two seasons, 2020/21 and 2024/25, a domestic treble of trophies was secured.

The Chelsea Foundation boasts one of the most extensive community initiatives in sport, helping to improve the lives of children and young people all over the world.

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Amy Johnson Appointed President of GDIT

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RESTON, Va., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced today that Amy Johnson has been appointed as president of GDIT, effective November 3.

Johnson is a 27-year veteran of General Dynamics Mission Systems, where she held increasingly senior roles in engineering, engineering management and business leadership across cybersecurity, defense electronics, space and intelligence systems, most recently as vice president and general manager for Space, Cyber and Intelligence. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and computer systems engineering. 

“Amy has a proven track record of leading teams to solve complex and highly technical challenges for our customers,” said Phebe Novakovic, CEO of General Dynamics. “I am confident that her dynamic leadership, operational rigor and deep commitment to our values and culture will deliver value to our customers, employees and shareholders.”

GDIT delivers digital modernization, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and software development solutions to the U.S. federal government, defense, intelligence agencies and other customers. It is a business unit of General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 120,000 people worldwide and generated $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025. More information is available at gd.com.

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Yazan Al Homsi Invests US$500,000 in Toronto Drone Maker Arcanus Aerial Systems

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Private investment comes as Arcanus builds out Canadian manufacturing capacity for autonomous aerial systems

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Yazan Al Homsi, a UAE-based investor and managing partner of Catalyst Communications DMCC, has invested US$500,000 in Arcanus Aerial Systems Inc., a Toronto-headquartered developer and manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems for defence, public safety and critical infrastructure customers. Al Homsi is an investor only and holds no operational, advisory or board role with the company. Other terms were not disclosed.

Arcanus is a Canadian-controlled company. It currently lists more than 15 platforms across heavy-lift, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), cargo, strike and counter-drone missions. According to the company, its published line-up includes:

AB 516e: a long-endurance vertical take-off fixed-wing aircraft rated for three hours of flight.AE 401: a counter-drone interceptor with a top speed of 300 km/h.AC 5250: a cargo platform with a 250 kg payload and a range of more than 2,300 km.

Alongside defence, Arcanus markets its systems for wildfire detection, search and rescue, Arctic sovereignty, border and maritime patrol, and pipeline and power line monitoring.

The company has spent 2026 assembling its domestic production base. In April, Arcanus signed a binding term sheet with Portugal-based Beyond Vision, granting it rights to manufacture, commercialize and support Beyond Vision’s unmanned aerial systems in Canada.

In June, Arcanus announced a five-year agreement appointing FeralX Systems Inc. as a non-exclusive Canadian contract manufacturer for several of its platforms.

“Canada has the engineering talent to build these systems at home, and recent years have shown how much depends on having that capacity domestically,” said Yazan Al Homsi. “What stood out to me about Arcanus was the manufacturing groundwork already in place: licensing, a production partner, and a range of aircraft that serves wildfire crews and search-and-rescue teams alongside defence customers.”

About Yazan Al Homsi

Yazan Al Homsi is a UAE-based investor and managing partner of Catalyst Communications DMCC, which he founded in Dubai in 2018. He was previously based in Vancouver, where he founded Founders Round Capital in 2017 and built a track record of investments in early-stage and small-cap companies. He earned a finance degree from McGill University in 2004 and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Before turning to investing, he spent more than a decade with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Middle East, rising to director and focusing on transaction due diligence and valuation.

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