May 19, 2025 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Two resolutions impacting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have been signed into law by President Donald Trump. The CFPB has been a controversial agency since its inception. A pet project of certain left-wing policymakers, the Trump administration has effectively crippled the agency and its… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lender that claims title of being the largest in the UK, having facilitated over £764 million in loans since inception, says it is experiencing a “surge” in transfers to its Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). Folk2Folk reports almost £77 million of investment into… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global digital payment solutions provider Checkout.com has entered a strategic partnership with du Pay, one of the UAE’s fintech platforms focused on advancing financial inclusion and accessibility. This collab enables du Pay to leverage Checkout.com’s robust and scalable payments infrastructure to deliver “high performance payments and… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitstamp, a crypto exchange that claims to be the longest-running in the world, has gained a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license. The license means the company can operate under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 7:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB), a U.S. regional bank headquartered in Cincinnati, is increasing its focus on cryptocurrency and digital assets, leveraging five years of exploration to expand its offerings. With over $200 billion in assets and primary oversight from the Office of the Comptroller… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 7:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Infosys (NYSE: INFY) has announced an expansion of its strategic collaboration with DNB Bank ASA  (DNB), Norway’s largest bank, to accelerate its digital transformation. The collaboration will leverage Infosys’ services, solutions, and platforms, including the Infosys Finacle platform, to accelerate their IT modernization journey, improve… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei, the Canadian fintech company, announces its membership in the European Payments Initiative (EPI), reportedly becoming one of the payment services providers to enable ecommerce businesses to accept Wero, EPI’s digital wallet, in their online checkouts. Wero facilitates instant account-to-account (A2A) transfers using SEPA Instant… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shojin has reportedly structured and funded our first Sharia compliant real estate investment for a residential development in Greater Manchester. They will continue to cater for global investors “seeking Sharia compliant opportunities in the UK market, particularly as real estate is one of the UK’s… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions,  announced new clients in the UAE utilizing Ripple Payments. Ripple Payments employs blockchain, digital assets, and a global network of payout partners to “deliver reliable cross-border payments and on/off ramps for banks, crypto companies, and… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 2:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitvavo, the European cryptocurrency trading platform and the largest euro spot exchange globally, announced its integration with Talos, the provider of institutional trading and portfolio technology for digital assets. This integration reportedly enables asset managers, hedge funds, market makers, as well as brokers to execute… Read More

May 19, 2025 @ 1:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be the largest company in the digital asset industry,  announced its upcoming QVAC (QuantumVerse Automatic Computer), a development platform for Infinite Intelligence, designed for humans and machines, that enables “scalable AI applications and agents to run directly on local devices without… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Fireblocks released its annual payments report, State of Stablecoins 2025. Drawing on insights from nearly 300 C-suite leaders across banking, fintech, and crypto-native firms, the report reveals that stablecoins are no longer in pilot mode—they are becoming the financial core of modern payments infrastructure. Roughly… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, AU10TIX, a respected provider of identity verification and fraud prevention, announced the launch of continuous risk monitoring as part of its advanced anti-money laundering (AML) solution. Driven by customer demand, this new capability delivers real-time risk insights across the full customer lifecycle—empowering businesses to detect behavioral… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:50 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The United Kingdom is taking a decisive step toward formal regulation of digital assets, announcing that all cryptoasset service providers operating in the country will be required to adhere to strict reporting obligations starting January 1, 2026. The new rules form part of the OECD’s… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dubai Finance (DOF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Crypto.com, a global cryptocurrency trading platform, to facilitate government service fee payments using cryptocurrencies—marking a pioneering milestone in digital finance on a global scale. The agreement was formalized by Ahmad Ali Meftah, Executive Director… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc., an innovator in the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group, and TerraZero is pleased to announce a strategic investment in APX Lending by BIGG Digital Assets and the formation of a partnership between APX Lending and Netcoins…. Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Wise is pleased to announce that Raiffeisen Bank International, a corporate and investment bank in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has partnered with Wise Platform in order to “enable fast, secure, low-cost and transparent international payments for personal and business customers across the… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox has agreed to sell 100% of the shares in its Italian companies wefox MGA S.r.l. and wefox Services Italy S.r.l., which focus mainly on affinity distribution with an emphasis on motor insurance, to funds managed by J.C. Flowers & Co., a global private investment… Read More

May 18, 2025 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinPayments Inc, a firm specializing in digital payments since 2013 and partner of the Stake Sauber Formula 1 Team for the 2025 season, has  announced a partnership with Jetcraft, the global firm focused on business aircraft sales, acquisitions, and trades. Through the blockchain-based collab, Jetcraft… Read More