2025 Crypto Trends: YouHodler’s Ruslan Lienkha Comments

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YouHodler chief of markets Ruslan Lienkha comments on recent cryptocurrency trends. How much of the recent crypto price surge can be attributed to social media hype versus fundamental market drivers? ā€œBitcoin exhibits a strong correlation with the S&P 500, albeit with significantly higher volatility and… Read More

 

 




Bluevine and Xero to Provide Banking Solutions for Small Businesses

Bluevine, the banking platform that serves as the financial operating system for startups and small businesses, announced an ongoing partnership withĀ  small business accounting platform, Xero. Through this collab, Bluevine customers can sync their banking data with Xero, providing small businesses and their accountants with… Read More

Turkish Fintech Firm iyzico Completes $87m Paynet Acquisition

Turkish fintech company iyzico has finalized its $87 million acquisition of Paynet, securing regulatory approvals in one of the largest technology deals between two local firms, the company said. The acquisition, approved by the Turkish Competition Authority and the Central Bank of the Republic of… Read More

Antares Private Credit Fund Launches with $1.4B+ in “Investable” Capital

Antares Capital, an alternative credit manager with approximately $80 billion in capital under management and administration, announced that Antares Private Credit Fund, a public, non-traded business development company (BDC), has launched with “more than $1.4 billion in investable capital.” New as well as existing global… Read More

Blockchain Intelligence Group Secures Contracts Across Agencies

BIGG Digital Assets Inc., an innovator in the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group, and TerraZero, is pleased to announce that Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG) has acquired and renewed contracts with government agencies as well as law enforcement organizations. BIG is… Read More

Real Estate focused Investment Management Platform Agora Expands Australia Operations

Agora, a platform of software and services that utilizes technology, automation, and real estate expertise to enhance investment management, is reportedly expanding its presence in the Australian market. Agora is forming a sales and support team across Sydney and Melbourne as a part of a… Read More

Cambodian Interior Minister Urges Crackdown on Illegal Online Lenders

Cambodiaā€™s Minister of Interior Sar Sokha has called for intensified efforts to suppress illegal online lending, urging citizens to stop repaying loans from unlicensed lenders and report such activities to authorities. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Interior Ministryā€™s annual review meeting, Sokha reiterated… Read More

Global Fintech Adyen Reports Significant Increase in Processing Volumes

Global Fintech firm Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) announced financial results for the half year ending December 31, 2024. The firm’s shares rose around 15% on Thursday after the payments Fintech had reported full-year core earnings that are above market expectations, and forecast greater net revenue growth… Read More

R3 Reports Reaching $10B in On-Chain RWAs Across Corda based Platforms

R3, the financial markets digital solutions provider, announces considerable momentum across projects, having reached the milestone of $10 billion in on-chain real-world assets (RWAs) across live Corda-based platforms, with over “1 million transactions processed each day.” Following the launch of its Digital Markets product suite… Read More

FIS and Affirm to Bring Pay Over Time Capabilities to Debit Issuing Banking Clients

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global enabler of financial technology, announced aĀ  partnership with AffirmĀ (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that can empower consumers and help merchants drive growth, making Affirm its integrated pay-over-time provider for debit issuers. FIS and Affirm will deliver a program that enables… Read More

Saudi Digital Bank Derayah Prices IPO at $8 per share

Derayah Financial Company has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at 30 riyals ($8) per share, the upper end of its indicated range, following strong demand from institutional investors. The Saudi-based independent digital investment platform attracted 243 billion riyals ($64.79 billion) in total orders during… Read More




Philippines’ Fintech Lenders Fill MSME Credit Gap

Financial technology firms are emerging as alternative lenders for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including those in agriculture, amid banks’ continued hesitancy to extend loans to the sector. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Monetary Board member Romeo Bernardo said fintech firms are playing an… Read More

Provenance Blockchain Now Has $12B+ in Real World Assets (RWAs) TVL

Provenance Blockchain Foundation is supporting the public blockchain for financial services, with $12B+ in RWA TVL. This public (permissionless) blockchain is reportedly leveraged by various financial institutions and fintech firms. Finance is evolving. Your portfolio wonā€™t just be crypto, itā€™ll be tokenized real estate, private… Read More

Digital Transformation: Newgen Software Implements Commercial Lending Solution at Enterprise Bank

Newgen Software, a provider of an AI-enabled digital transformation platform, announced the implementation of its commercial lending solution at Enterprise Bank. The collab streamlined the bankā€™s lending processes, “enhanced efficiency, and improved customer service across its loan portfolio.” Enterprise Bank leveraged Newgenā€™s Commercial Lending solution… Read More

Payments Fintech Corpay Cross-Border Introduces Multi-Currency Accounts

Corpay, Inc. (NYSE: CPAY), an enabler of corporate payments, is announcing that Corpayā€™s Cross-Border business has introduced Multi-Currency Accounts, enabling businesses to expand footprints while benefitting from streamlined foreign currency management. While embarking on the milestone of expanding into different markets and engaging with customers,… Read More

TRM Labs Brings Blockchain Intelligence to Devs Building on Unichain

TRM Labs, the provider of blockchain intelligence solutions, announced its integration with Unichain by Uniswap Labs, a “decentralized” Superchain L2 built to power the future of DeFi and cross-chain liquidity. This integration provides developers building on Unichain with access to TRMā€™s tools, enabling them to… Read More

Tether and Reelly Tech to Streamline Real Estate Transactions in the UAE

Tether Operations Limited, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the digital asset industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Reelly Tech, one of the real estate B2B platforms in the UAE. This marks an advancement in the evolution of… Read More

Insurtech Industry Update: Early-Stage Startups Report Relatively High Deal Sizes

From the “drought” in dealmaking to another solid year for early-stage firms, CBInsights has shared industry trends that are now transforming the global Insurtech sector. The research study from CBInsights notes that during the past year, investors continued to move away from Insurtech firms. According… Read More

Elite Launches AI enhanced Billing Compliance Solution for Law Firms

Elite, a provider of financial management and business operations solutions to law firms, announced the launch of Elite Validate, a “purpose-built” billing compliance solution ā€“ powered by AI ā€“ that will transform and optimize how law firms manage adherence to Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs). Elite… Read More

Commerzbank and Visa to Assist Businesses with Leveraging Payments Innovations

Commerzbank and Visa (NYSE: V) have agreed on a strategic partnership in the card business. The firms are reportedly expanding their existing cooperation in payments. In the foreseeable future, Commerzbank customers will preferentially “receive debit and credit cards” from the global tech company Visa. The… Read More