Phoenix Labs CEO Comments on Potential of Euro backed Stablecoins in 2025

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With Bitcoin price surpassing $100K, it’s arguable that 2025 is starting strong for the crypto industry. Regulatory developments in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, combined with regime change in the United States, could set the stage for more institutional and mainstream adoption of stablecoins…. Read More

 

 




Cross-Border Payments : Jazari Selects Bud Financial to Streamline Remittances

Jazari has reportedly teamed up with Bud Financial to enhance Remit Now, Pay Later services, making remittances more accessible for migrant workers. Jazari, the UK-based Fintech, is behind the ‘Remit Now, Pay Later’ platform. By integrating Bud’s AI-powered financial data platform, Jazari is set to… Read More

EBANX Obtains In-Principle Approval for Major Payment Institution License from MAS

EBANX, a Payment Service Provider (PSP) specializing in emerging markets, today announced that EBANX Pte. Ltd. has been granted In-Principle Approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This license supports two types of payment services in Singapore… Read More

Real Estate Valuation Tech Firm Clear Capital Announces Integration of AURA

Clear Capital, the real estate valuation tech company, announced the integration of AURA, its appraisal underwriting risk analyzer tool, through Encompass Partner Connect, the API framework for mortgage tech from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). This framework enables industry participants to “integrate with ICE solutions and provide… Read More

Cactus Custody Reportedly Achieves SOC 1 Type 1 Attestation with Deloitte

Cactus Custody announces the completion of its SOC 1 Type 1 attestation, underscoring its focus on maintaining operational standards, accurate financial reporting, as well as digital asset security. This latest milestone for Cactus Custody reflects their ongoing commitment to providing secure, reliable custody solutions that… Read More

Thames Technology Introduces Biodegradable NFC Prepaid Paperboard Cards

Thames Technology has reportedly launched a “fully recyclable” and biodegradable NFC prepaid paperboard cards. As explained in a blog post from Thames Technology, these cards are fully recyclable and biodegradable NFC prepaid paperboard cards developed in collaboration with Holmen Board & Paper and CCL Oomph…. Read More

Fintech Aspire Introduces Visa Corporate Cards for SMBs in Hong Kong

Aspire, a Fintech headquartered in Singapore, announced the launch of its Visa corporate card tailored specifically for small and medium-sized businesses in Hong Kong. By providing access to financial tools, Aspire and Visa are setting the stage for a new era of “growth and efficiency… Read More

Singapore Fintech Association Welcomes Tribe Payments

Tribe Payments, a digital payment and infrastructure orchestrator focused on specializing in issuer and acquirer processing, joined the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA). This latest milestone that builds on Tribe’s October 2024 expansion into Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Joining the SFA strengthens Tribe’s presence within one of… Read More

Wealth and Asset Tracking Platform Myne Announces New Funding Round

Myne, a wealth and asset tracking platform, announced that the firm has secured $2 million and has now finalized its pre-seed round. The new investment round was led by Scene Holding, followed by Raz Holding with “participation from Plus VC, the most active VC in… Read More

Corridor Platforms and Google Cloud to Solve GenAI Governance for Banks

Corridor Platforms collaborates with Google Cloud in order to solve GenAI governance for banks. The partnership enables banks to deploy GenAI apps, leveraging Corridor’s GenGuardX platform for governance, compliance, and risk management Corridor Platforms, the enabler of AI governance solutions, announces a partnership with Google… Read More

Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands, HKT Form JV to Issue HKD backed Stablecoin

Standard Chartered Bank (LON: STAN), Animoca Brands, and HKT have entered into agreements to establish a joint venture with the intention to apply for a license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in the new regulatory regime in order to issue “a Hong Kong… Read More




Fintech Platform Checkout.com Enables Vinted’s Growth with Frictionless Payments

Checkout.com, a global digital payments company, announces its partnership with Vinted, Europe’s online marketplace for second-hand fashion. With members across 20+ countries, Vinted is enhancing the second-hand fashion industry by “empowering individuals to buy and sell pre-loved items with ease through its digital platform.” Through… Read More

Q4: Coinshares Reports Net Profit of £31.9 million, AUM of £5.50 billion

Coinshares (CNSRF) reported a net profit for Q4 2024 of £31.9 million. Total assets under management were £5.495 at the end of the quarter. Net profit for the full year ending in December was £104,374,023. Coinshares said that Q4 2024 marks one of its strongest… Read More

Egypt’s B2B SaaS Startup Qme Announces $3M Seed Round

Qme, a B2B SaaS startup based in Egypt, has reportedly acquired $3 million in a seed funding round that was led by AHOY, a multisector tech company, along with angel investors from the GCC. Qme is an AI-enhanced platform addressing a key issue in MENA,… Read More

Crypto Exchange HTX Reports Over 50 Million Users

Crypto Exchange HTX says it has topped 50 million users on its platform. Formerly doing business as Huobi, HTX has approval to operate in several different jurisdictions, according to their website, including: Lithuania: Digital wallet and virtual currency exchange operator Dubai: Initial approval of a… Read More

Provenir Survey: Execs Struggle With Fraud/Risk Decisions

A new survey shows nearly half of all financial services executives struggle with managing credit risk and detecting and preventing fraud. It also suggests many are revamping their credit risk decisioning and fraud prevention strategies in 2025, with AI playing a prominent role. These are… Read More

UK’s Digital Trade Finance Firm ELCY Acquired By Surecomp

Surecomp announced the acquisition of ELCY Ltd, a UK-based digital trade finance solution provider. This move reinforces Surecomp’s commitment to “driving digital trade finance transformation through innovation and collaboration.” The ELCY multi-bank solution, elcyMBP, will reportedly become “a module on Surecomp’s RIVO platform, creating a… Read More

Signifyd, Swap Partnership to Help Fintechs Go International

Last week, Signifyd, a provider of fraud and abuse prevention services, announced a partnership with Swap, an e-commerce operating system that consolidates global operations within one platform for e-commerce brands. By integrating Signifyd’s Commerce Protection Platform with Swap Global, merchants can scale internationally while benefiting… Read More

Antler Announces €100M Nordic Fund with Focus on Finland

Global venture capital firm Antler has closed its second Nordic-focused fund, which is valued at roughly €100 million at the final closing. The fund will invest in early-stage tech companies across the Nordics with a significant “focus on Finland.” Enni Rautio, Interim Director of Tesi’s… Read More

Eurobank and LTIMindtree to Enhance Digital Banking Services

Eurobank S.A., a subsidiary of Eurobank Holdings, a banking group in Athens, Greece and LTIMindtree, a technology consulting and digital solutions company, joined forces to initiate cooperation focused on enhancing customer experience by improving banking operations and “building innovative IT services for Eurobank and its… Read More

Market Pay Announces Acquisition of Altapay, Strengthening Scandinavian Market Operations

Market Pay Group announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Altapay, a payment service provider (PSP) headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Altapay, which serves over 400 merchants, has developed “expertise in managing online transactions.” With a portfolio of local and international payment methods, as well… Read More

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