July 11, 2025 @ 3:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The venture capital landscape in Q2 2025, as detailed in CB Insights’ State of Venture Q2’25 Report, underscores a dynamic yet uneven market shaped by artificial intelligence and cautious investor strategies. Global venture funding reached $97.2 billion across 5,336 deals, a 13% increase in funding… Read More

July 11, 2025 @ 3:23 am By JD Alois  |  

UK GDP has dropped once again, defying expectations of a slight increase in the month of May. ONS reports that the monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in May. This follows a decline in April of 0.3%. While monthly services output grew… Read More

July 11, 2025 @ 2:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance, one of Switzerland’s retail financial institutions, has recently announced two significant developments that signal a strategic pivot toward enhancing customer satisfaction and focusing on its core business. The completion of a consultation process for a planned reorganization and the sale of its 50 percent… Read More

July 11, 2025 @ 2:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) sector has solidified its position as the powerhouse of venture capital (VC) investment, with a record-breaking $73.6 billion raised across 1,603 deals in the first quarter of 2025, according to PitchBook’s Q1 2025 AI & ML VC… Read More

July 11, 2025 @ 2:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), France’s financial markets regulator, has released a series of reports and analyses that shed light on the evolving landscape of retail investment and asset management in 2025. These publications highlight shifting investor behaviors, particularly across gender and age groups,… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 7:49 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Australian financial authorities have moved forward with Project Acacia, unveiling the private-sector participants and next steps in an initiative aimed at exploring the use of digital money and tokenised assets in wholesale financial markets. The project, jointly led by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 6:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub joined hands with DKM ECO, a data services provider in the Asia-Pacific region, to stage an APAC Roadshow “Comply to fortify 2.0” in Hong Kong to share with businesses on how innovative solutions can address their most pressing compliance challenges. This initiative forms part… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gradient Labs has raised $13 million in Series A funding in a round led by Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Localglobe, Puzzle Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Exceptional Capital. Gradient Labs was founded by Gradient Labs was co-founded by Dimitri Masin, Neal Lathia, and Danai… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 1:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX and Banque Pictet & Cie SA have announced the successful conclusion of a joint pilot project, tokenizing corporate debt instruments and allocating fractional quantities of these assets to portfolios managed by Pictet Asset Management SA. This initiative demonstrates the potential of “tokenized securities which… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Okoora, a company redefining global foreign exchange (FX) infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with DashDevs, global fintech product engineering company, to streamline the delivery of embedded foreign exchange (FX) functionality in digital financial products. The partnership brings together Okoora’s FX360 engine, an AI-powered infrastructure… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clarity AI, which claims to be one of the largest technology and AI firms focused on sustainability, announced the acquisition of ecolytiq, a provider of in-app climate engagement solutions for financial institutions and their retail and commercial banking customers globally. This move reinforces Clarity AI’s… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 1:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE:V), the enabler of digital payments, is fighting back as scammers harness the power of artificial intelligence to target New Zealanders by using AI to combat AI. Launching its latest Security Roadmap for New Zealand, the bold three-year strategy aims to “protect consumers and businesses… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech-infused broker-dealer specializing in online securities offerings, reports that its platform raised $116.5 million during Q1. This entailed 107 different securities offerings under the full stack of exemptions, including Regulation A (Reg A), Regulation D (Reg D), and Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF). Over… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is marking its eighth year of operations. Alongside this milestone, Binance Research has released its July 2025 report, which highlights key trends shaping the cryptocurrency market. On July 8, 2025, Binance announced its anniversary campaign, themed around the… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US retirement landscape is facing a critical challenge, according to new data from PensionBee’s Q2 Happy Retirement Report, revealing stark deficiencies in savings that threaten financial security for millions. Conducted between May 9 and May 13, 2025, by Attest with 1,000 respondents aged 18… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise’s Innovation Fund (INNOX), a Reg A securities offering that enables access for retail investors for well-known private firms, will be made available on the SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) platform. This move should boost investor access to the fund, which does not trade on an exchange and… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a historic milestone for Greece’s fight against financial crime, the Hellenic Anti-Money Laundering Authority (HAML) executed the country’s first-ever cryptocurrency seizure, successfully recovering a portion of funds stolen in the massive $1.5 billion Bybit exchange hack of February 2025. This breakthrough, announced on July… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid, a fintech infrastructure provider in the Open Banking space, has provided its latest set of product updates. These enhancements, detailed in Plaid’s latest blog post, focus on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), bolstering fraud prevention, and streamlining user experiences across its platform, which connects over… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moment, a company automating trading and portfolio management workflows for fixed income, announced that it has raised $36 million in Series B funding led by Index Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Venrock, Neo, and Contrary Capital. The round brings Moment’s total… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 5:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has recently highlighted both the transformative potential of financial technology and the risks posed by unregulated financial activities. Through a keynote speech at BaFinTech 2025 and consumer warnings about unauthorized entities, BaFin underscores its dual role as a… Read More