Acting SEC Chairman Immediately Creates Crypto Task Force

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Following the SEC debacle in regulating crypto under the direction of Chairman Gary Gensler, acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda has announced a new Crypto Task Force. Uyeda was just announced as the temporary Chair to lead the Commission. Following his selection, Acting Chair Uyeda said… Read More

 

 




President Trump Announces $500 Billion Investment in Artificial Intelligence

President Donald Trump took to the podium once again to reveal a significant investment targeting Artificial Intelligence development. “Largest AI Infrastructure project in history” At a press event at the White House, the President introduced Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, Masayoshi (Masa) Son, CEO of… Read More

Digital Assets: Kaia Integrates Enterprise Blockchain Platform Fireblocks

Kaia has integrated Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on blockchain. The collaboration enables institutions to securely manage and transfer assets on the Kaia blockchain / DLT network, reportedly “offering enhanced capabilities in tokenization, DeFi, and blockchain-based financial… Read More

Colbeck Capital Reportedly Secures $700M for Vintage Strategic Lending Fund

Colbeck Capital Management, a middle-market private credit firm focused on lending, has recently announced that it raised $700 million in capital commitments for its third flagship fund, Colbeck Strategic Lending III, “exceeding its target by 40%.” The Fund received support from existing Colbeck clients and… Read More

Generali Investments Signs Agreement to Acquire Majority Stake in MGG Investment Group

Generali Investments, a global investment management firm and part of the Generali Group, and MGG Investment Group (MGG), a U.S. private direct lending investment firm with over $6 billion in assets under management, announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Generali Investmentsā€™ wholly-owned… Read More

Small Change: Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Reports Best Year Yet

Small Change, a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal in the real estate sector, is reporting its best year to date. According to the company, in 2024, issuers raised over $6 million for 12+ real estate projects across the US. Small Change says that 13 issuers were launched… Read More

President Trump Rescinds Biden Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

As one of many Executive Actions taken by President Donald Trump, the Biden Executive Action pertaining to Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been rescinded. As posted on the White House website, Executive Order 14110 of October 30, 2023 (Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of… Read More

Honeycomb Credit to Offer $10,000 Grant for Small Firms

Honeycomb Credit, a FINRA regulated Funding Portal, says it will offer a $10,000 grant for smaller firms. The grant is available to any small business in the US. Accepting applications now, the company says it has already provided over $40,000 to smaller firms, but this… Read More

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Acquires Hashnote Issuer of US Yield Coin, Partners with DRW

Circle, a top stablecoin issuer best known for its dollar-based digital currency USDC, has acquired Hashnote. The purchase was revealed atĀ  Davos, Switzerland where Circle CEO and founder Jeremy Allaire was speaking. Hashnote is the issuer of the Tokenized Money Market Fund (TMMF) – US… Read More

Swift Explains Why Adopting Global Standard ISO 20022 for Payments Is More Important than Ever

Adopting the new global standard for payments is more important than ever, according to an update from Swift. As the financial industry moves closer to the CBPR+ November 2025 deadline, Swift has shared comments on some key developments. CBPR+ stands for Cross-border Payments and Reporting… Read More

DAOs: On-Chain Education Network Builder Open Campus Launches EDU Chain Mainnet

Open Campus, the community-led decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) building an on-chain education network, announced it has launched the EDU Chain mainnet, a Layer 3 blockchain on Arbitrum Orbit. EDU Chain is designed for consumer-facing education apps and on-chain education finance (EduFi), “powered by the EDU… Read More




Tokenization: Tokeny Partners with Asset Manager Fasanara Capital on Digital Money Market Fund

Leading European tokenization enabler Tokeny will be working with London-based asset manager Fasanara Capital Ltd. According to an email from Tokeny, Fasanara will be issuing the first tokenized money market fund called the Fasanara MMF Token (FAST). The digital security will be using the Polygon… Read More

UK Retail Investment in Equities Lowest in the G7 – abrdn Report

UK capital markets are being held back by low levels of retail investment, as an abrdn report shows the extent to which wealth is being skewed towards property and cash compared with some other G7 countries. Looking at what percentage of peopleā€™s wealth is held… Read More

Commissioner Mark Uyeda Made Acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Commissioner Mark Uyeda has been designated the Acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the inauguration of President Donald Trump and the exit of the Biden Administration. Former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler officially exited his leadership role at the Commission on the… Read More

Switzerland’s Stock Exchange SIX Announces Acquisition of Swiss Fund Data SFD

SIX, the provider of fund data in Switzerland, announces the acquisition of Swiss Fund Data (SFD). This acquisition supports SIXā€™s commitment to the Swiss fund market, ensuring the continued provision of “transparent, reliable, and consistent data for both domestic and foreign funds.” SFD plays a… Read More

UK Real Estate and Financial Services Sectors Report Growth But Others Experience Decline – Report

The number of UK sectors reporting falling output rose to 11 in December 2024, up from eight in November, and the highest number since September 2023, according to data from the latest Lloyds UK Sector Tracker. The number of sectors with growing demand was “one… Read More

Nubank Expands Stablecoin USDC Rewards Program to All Digital Assets Users in Brazil

Brazil’s digital banking platform Nubank (NYSE: NU) is reportedly expanding the feature that rewards holders of the digital dollar USDC to all users of Nubank Cripto in Brazil. As noted by Nubank, this latest expansion allows daily returns on a minimum balance of “10 USDC… Read More

Digital Bank Revolut Introduces In-App Calls to Assist Clients with Exposing Phone Call Scams

Revolut, a digital bank claiming over 50 million customers globally has announced the roll-out of In-App calls to personal customers, a security measure to help customers uncover impersonation scams, and make contact between customer support and customers “more reliable and safer.” Impersonation scams are when… Read More

Socure Study Details Rampant First-Party Fraud in 2024 Holiday Season

Socure, a provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanction screening andĀ fraudĀ prevention, this week unveiled research revealing that one in eight Americans (13%) committed first-partyĀ fraudĀ over the 2024 holiday shopping season. First-partyĀ fraud, sometimes referred to as “friendlyĀ fraud,” occurs when consumers exploit return and refund policies… Read More

Amazon to Acquire Indian Digital Lending Firm Axio to Expand Credit Solutions

Amazon has signed an agreement to acquire Axio, a Bengaluru-based digital lending firm that provides credit access to underserved individuals and households across India. The acquisition, which awaits regulatory approval, is expected to bolster Amazonā€™s footprint in the rapidly growing digital lending market and strengthen… Read More

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