March 18, 2025 @ 9:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler’s chief of markets, Ruslan Lienkha, recently shared his thoughts on cryptocurrency market trends. With BTC’s price cooling off after recent highs, is this a healthy consolidation phase, or does it signal deeper weakness ahead? Based on last year’s trends, Bitcoin’s consolidation phase can last… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap behind Bitcoin (BTC) and the largest smart contract platform, is grappling with significant challenges as it struggles to match the performance of newer blockchain networks like Solana (SOL), Sui, and others. Despite completing key upgrades, including its… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a digital payments solutions provider, partnered with Tabby, the financial services and shopping app, in order to provide flexible and “high-performing” payment solutions to merchants in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. This partnership integrates Tabby’s BNPL solutions into Checkout.com’s platform, allowing merchants to “offer… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zuger Kantonalbank partners with Sygnum, a global digital assets banking group, in order to further expand its token offering with Cardano (ADA) and Avalanche (AVAX). New tokens latest addition to regulated offering including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP and other protocols As noted… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance released its Plan for Growth, a blueprint designed to amplify the financial services sector’s role in driving the UK’s economic agenda. Submitted to the government earlier in March of this year, the suggested plan consolidates key insights from industry body UK Finance’s diverse… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 2:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) announced its industrial bank, Square Financial Services, Inc. (SFS), has received approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to begin offering the consumer loan product Cash App Borrow. SFS is an independently governed subsidiary of Block, Inc., headquartered in Salt… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 1:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The French Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has issued a public statement calling on the European Commission to improve capital markets  and boost retail participation away from savings and into “long-term investments.” In the US, over 60% of the population holds shares in public companies. … Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 1:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm SlowMist released a detailed report exposing a critical vulnerability in SwitchyOmega, a widely used Chrome proxy-switching extension, highlighting its potential to steal users’ private keys. The report from SlowMist unveils a tampering incident that compromised user security, traces its origins, and offers… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 12:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PhonePe announced that it has crossed 600 million (60 crore) registered users on its platform. This marks a significant milestone for the company, which will mark its 10-year anniversary this year, and has grown to “serve hundreds of millions of customers with its financial services and… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, the infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, announced the expansion of its real-time payment network, with the addition of Interac in Canada. This expansion reinforces the company’s strategy to build out the real-time payments infrastructure, enabling businesses to “move money faster, securely, and at a… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase Pay, a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution tailored for B2B SaaS companies, is transforming how vendors close deals and manage revenue. Designed to integrate into workflows, this tool empowers SaaS businesses to offer flexible payment terms, boost sales cycles, and enhance cash flow—all… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The painfully long-standing legal battle between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs, which began in December 2020, appears to be approaching a critical juncture. Recent developments suggest that the case, centered on whether XRP constitutes an unregistered security, could finally conclude,… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the financial technology platform for global companies, announced its partnership with Reece, Australia and New Zealand’s plumbing and bathroom supplies business. The payment partnership sees Adyen process payments across Reece’s online and offline stores, “creating seamless customer experiences, ensuring safer transactions, and… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurtech bolttech has kicked off 2025 with a series of announcements that underscore its commitment to innovation, ensuring customer protection, and encouraging community engagement. bolttech has recently announced a collaboration with C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services provider, to launch C Spire Tech… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

World, the human-centered financial and identity network, is now available in Thailand. Thais can get their World ID verified at a number of World Spaces throughout Bangkok, with more locations “slated to open throughout 2025.” With the second-highest GDP in Southeast Asia, Thailand is “one… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 6:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Michelle “Miki” Bowman has been selected to become the Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Posting on Truth Social, President Trump issued the following statement: “I am pleased to announce that Michelle “Miki” Bowman will be the… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 5:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, it was reported that Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) had been pushed out from one of the largest retailers in the world. Klarna, expected to soon become a public company, had announced partnering with OnePay to supplant Affirm in providing buy now pay later (BNPL) services… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook’s US PE middle market report has provided a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of private equity (PE) activity in the U.S. middle market, defined as deals ranging from $25 million to $1 billion. The research report from PitchBook highlights a robust recovery in 2024, with dealmaking… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trillions of dollars’ worth of real estate is at major risk of damage from flood, fire or extreme wind, a new Zillow (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) analysis finds. Climate risks threaten trillions of dollars in U.S. real estate, the report from real estate tech firm Zillow… Read More