February 24, 2026 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last year, it was revealed that online investment platform Crowdcube had teamed up with the London Stock Exchange to provide access to late-stage, high-growth private firms listed on LSEG’s new Private Securities Market (PISCES). PISCES, or Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System, is a new regulatory framework designed… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Regtech CUBE has announced the acquisition of 4CRisk.ai, a Silicon Valley-based firm specializing in agentic AI for compliance and risk mapping. The deal, terms of which remain undisclosed, marks another bold step in CUBE’s aggressive expansion strategy, building on its recent growth trajectory. CUBE,… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 1:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worktech DailyPay, a key player focused on on-demand payroll and employee financial wellness services, has closed a $200 million expansion of its secured credit facility. The amendment lifts the facility’s total committed capacity to $960 million, enabling the company to scale operations as demand for… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

The State of the Union will be delivered tonight by President Donald Trump. This is the first time Trump has addressed a joint session of Congress and the entire US. He is expected to provide an update on his Administration’s goals and defend his performance… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force has selected a new Chief Counsel, Taylor Lindman. Lindman takes over from Chris Selig, who recently became the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Lindman previously worked at Chainlink Labs and, prior to that, at several top law firms,… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank has launched a full-service branch in Wilmington, Delaware. The opening underscores the fintech infrastructure provider’s commitment to making credit and banking services more accessible across the United States. The new facility will serve as a comprehensive hub for consumer and small business… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Stripe, a private company used by 50% of the Fortune 500 to enable payments and more, is offering early shareholders the opportunity to sell some or all of their shares at a valuation of $159 billion. Stripe was founded in 2010 and has avoided the… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the UK-based provider of real-time clearing and embedded banking solutions, has taken a major step in its European ambitions. The company has named Tristan Kirchner, a payments executive with deep roots at Uber, Barclays and Visa, as CEO of its European subsidiary, ClearBank Europe… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency investors are navigating one of the most anxious periods in recent memory, with Bitcoin slipping beneath the $63,000 level and broader risk assets showing clear signs of strain. As of early Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the leading digital asset had touched intraday lows near… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNP Paribas Asset Management, part of BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP), has issued a tokenized share class of an existing French-domiciled money market fund, registering the assets directly on public blockchain infrastructure. Announced on 20 February 2026, the pilot represents a notable advancement in the bank’s… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has spotlighted a critical evolution in how institutions manage detection tools. A recent blog post, authored by Aleksandra Bojarzyn of KPMG UK alongside colleagues Ashley Lai, Rachel Olson, and Alisheik Akbar Ali, urges firms to move past basic regulatory checkboxes. Financial crime models—used… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG, the global enabler of financial markets infrastructure and data solutions, has unveiled transformative initiatives designed to reshape how banks and institutions access, deploy, and monetize advanced analytics and AI-ready content. The developments underscore LSEG’s commitment to building secure, governed ecosystems that drive efficiency, responsible… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 6:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a seemingly bold meta-experiment amid rising concerns about artificial intelligence reshaping the global workforce, researchers at Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) consulted advanced AI technology to forecast its own disruptive potential. Rather than relying solely on conventional economic models, the bank’s Research Institute tasked its proprietary… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 1:35 am By Michael Wong  |  

Zurich-based AI infrastructure startup Rapidata has raised $8.5 million in seed funding as it pitches a faster way for AI developers to gather the human judgments used to train and fine-tune models, in a process that has become a growing choke point for the industry…. Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 1:20 am By Michael Wong  |  

Malaysia’s Ministry of Digital has activated the Government Innovation Initiative (GII), a national programme it says will push public-sector innovation from “concept” to measurable delivery as the country works toward its goal of becoming an “AI Nation” by 2030. In a statement, the ministry said… Read More

February 24, 2026 @ 12:15 am By Michael Wong  |  

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) has agreed to buy secondhand fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy for about $1.2 billion in cash, as the U.S. e-commerce group looks to deepen its push into resale and reach younger shoppers who increasingly buy and sell through mobile-first platforms. Under the definitive… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 11:41 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Malaysia’s Securities Commission has issued a practice note that lets licensed stockbrokers offer broking services for eligible digital assets under the country’s existing securities rulebook, opting against creating a separate licensing regime for crypto-related intermediation. The guidance applies to Capital Markets Services Licence (CMSL) holders… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 10:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 had plenty on its mind this week, including some interesting thoughts on tokenization and market speculation. Crypto markets “The Clarity Act will become law and the narrative for crypto will switch to one of acceptance and embracement by banks and money managers. “Treasury will… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US Bitcoin / cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced continued pressure during the recent Presidents’ Day holiday-shortened trading week, with significant net outflows reported across major products. According to data tracked by SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw approximately $316 million in net withdrawals. This marked the… Read More

February 23, 2026 @ 7:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Hashgraph Group says it has launched a new service, TrackTrace, to support compliance within the European Union. According to a release, TrackTrace is an enterprise solution for supply chain operations that delineates origin sourcing and carbon emissions. Within the EU, this type of data is… Read More