December 21, 2025 @ 1:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regnology, a provider in regulatory, risk, tax, and finance reporting, as well as supervisory tech, announced it signed an agreement for the acquisition of Moody’s Regulatory Reporting & ALM Solutions business, inclusive of solutions “for Basel III compliance, IFRS9 impairment accounting, large bank asset-liability management… Read More

December 21, 2025 @ 1:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Eurozone economy is expected to grow by 1.3% this year, followed by 1.1% in 2026, according to KPMG’s latest European Economic Outlook. Eurozone fiscal policy is anticipated to be broadly neutral in 2026 “as consolidation efforts in many countries offset increased public spending on… Read More

December 21, 2025 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As this year finally comes to a close, TRM Labs is reflecting on the impact their customers have had — from exposing exploitation and fraud, to dismantling various violent criminal networks, to disrupting money laundering networks, to recovering stolen funds for unsuspecting victims. TRM Labs… Read More

December 21, 2025 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is launching a new product suite called Custom Stablecoins, which will be allowing businesses to create a custom stablecoin that is to be “fully backed 1:1 by flexible collateral (including USDC),” all custodied by Coinbase, offering “security and rewards without sacrificing interoperability and… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinJar, one of the world’s cryptocurrency exchanges, announced its expansion into the US, building on its operations in Australia, the UK and Ireland, and marking a key milestone in the company’s growth. The U.S. launch sees CoinJar operate within federal and state regulatory frameworks. As… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced a milestone in the evolution of AI-powered commerce: “hundreds of secure, agent-initiated transactions” have now been successfully completed in collab with partners across the ecosystem. This signals that 2025 will be the final year consumers shop and checkout alone, as… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aspire, the Singapore-headquartered global fintech, announced it has secured its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license, laying the foundation for its Dutch operations, and entry into the European Union. The approval marks a key milestone in Aspire’s expansion, unlocking pan-European coverage for clients and “enabling the… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercury announced they have submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national bank charter and applied for federal deposit insurance with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The applications mark a milestone in their evolution and a… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG and Citi announced a multi‑year strategic partnership to deploy LSEG’s data, analytics and workflow solutions at enterprise scale. The partnership strengthens Citi’s data foundations, supports its broader modernisation efforts and enhances the quality and speed of client delivery. Under the multi-year agreement, LSEG’s data… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plata, the Mexican financial technology company, has reportedly secured  financing of up to $500 million arranged by Nomura Securities International, Inc. The transaction also sets a precedent: it marks the first time a Japanese investment bank participates in a financing of this scale within Mexico’s… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 3:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and LoanPro announced a new strategic partnership to launch Loan on Card, a solution designed to enable lenders to deliver loans to approved consumer and small business borrowers through virtual and physical card-based experiences. Set to launch in 2026, Loan on Card… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 3:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DHIL), a boutique investment management firm with a long-term, valuation-disciplined approach across multiple asset classes, and First Eagle Investments, a privately owned, “fundamentally driven” investment management firm, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which First… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 1:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that protects business online, announced a collaboration with Visa (NYSE: V) to bring identity, user recognition, and security controls to the world of agentic commerce. Via its integration of Visa’s Trusted Agent Protocol with… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 12:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset manager, announces it has successfully renewed and upsized its Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) from €800 million “to €1.15 billion, exceeding the original €1 billion target.” This new facility was reportedly oversubscribed by a pool of “15 banks spanning Europe,… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) secured 27 patents in the second half of 2025, bringing the total number of patents secured for the year to 62. Twenty of these patents support the company’s approach to artificial intelligence, complementing its EFX.AI strategy and “helping to accelerate the development… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

21X, Europe’s regulated DLT Trading and Settlement System (DLT TSS), has announced the technical availability of its regulated trading venue for tokenized securities on the Stellar network. This milestone confirms Stellar as the second public blockchain available on 21X, cementing the company’s “position as a… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, announced a partnership with TJM Investments, a FINRA registered Broker Dealer and TJM Institutional Services, a N.F.A. registered Introducing Broker. TJM’s entities help institutional clients access global markets. Under the terms of the partnership,… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced financial and capital markets initiatives to deepen financial cooperation with China. The initiatives were announced at the 21st Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting in Chongqing, China, which was “co-chaired by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 1:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced a strengthening of its fiat payment capabilities with DBS Bank, which is reportedly Southeast Asia’s largest bank by assets.  This highlights Crypto.com’s commitment to working with banks to deliver services under the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) framework. Crypto.com users in Singapore may… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FWDI), a Solana digital asset treasury company, announced that its SEC-registered shares are now live on the Solana blockchain through Superstate’s Opening Bell platform marking the first time a public company’s equity can be used directly within decentralized finance (DeFi). Via this… Read More