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Ovanti Limited has announced a complete global exit from the Buy Now Pay Later sector, ceasing all BNPL activities and shifting its focus to its established iSentric business in Southeast Asia, alongside significant cost reductions and imminent legal action against its former US BNPL CEO.

Ovanti Limited is raising up to A$2.293 million through a 1-for-1 entitlement offer priced at $0.002 per share, marking a significant capital boost at a notable discount to recent trading.

Peppermint Innovation Ltd (ASX:PIL) reported a 171% jump in group revenue for the June quarter, powered by a 577% surge in its Bizmoto revenue and a successful pilot of its QRPh Person-to-Merchant payment platform that tripled monthly transaction values. The company is advancing its ASX reinstatement while expanding its digital payments ecosystem in the Philippines.

Novatti Group Limited delivered a 5% quarter-on-quarter revenue increase to $7.6 million in Q4 FY26, driven by its Payments AU/NZ segment's strong 8% revenue and 26% margin growth. The company achieved positive EBITDA of $0.3 million, boosted by a 95% jump in Payments AU/NZ EBITDA to $0.9 million.

Ovanti appoints two early Afterpay executives to its Advisory Board as it prepares to relaunch its BNPL platforms IOUPAY and myIOU, targeting rapid growth in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Collins Foods delivered record FY26 revenue and underlying profit, declaring a 15c fully franked final dividend while exiting Taco Bell to sharpen focus on KFC expansion in Australia and Europe.

Novatti has cashed in $1.2 million by selling part of its AUDC shares at $0.80 each, marking its first divestment since incubating the stablecoin issuer in 2022, yet keeps a substantial holding to benefit from future growth.

IODM Limited has broadened its revenue share agreement with TransferMate, now covering UK and European universities, aiming to deepen its presence in the higher education payments sector.

Klevo Rewards’ Fly Wallet subsidiary is poised to launch a trial of its Australian dollar-backed stablecoin, KLVAUD, following legal advice confirming its eligibility under ASIC’s stablecoin framework.

Ovanti Limited (ASX:OVT) has launched Ominari, its own prediction market platform, debuting with FIFA World Cup 2026 markets aimed at Southeast Asia. The platform leverages integrated payment and AI analytics infrastructure to challenge global incumbents Polymarket and Kalshi.

Ovanti Limited has inked a four-year exclusive partnership with Yuno.trade, positioning itself as the payment processor and technology backbone for a new licensed prediction market platform targeting Southeast and Central Asia.

Urbanise is set to launch a unified strata payments platform integrated with NAB banking, promising streamlined workflows and a branded owners portal from July 2026.