December 14, 2025 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from Checkout.com indicates that this festive season will mark a key turning point for agentic AI adoption, as consumers increasingly turn to intelligent digital agents in order to “manage the stress, cost and complexity of peak-season shopping.” With almost half or 47% of consumers… Read More

December 14, 2025 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis announced that their solutions are now available on the AWS Marketplace, which is a digital catalog with a range of different software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy “to find, test, buy, and deploy software” that runs on Amazon Web Services… Read More

December 14, 2025 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Dollar Network (GDN) announced that it has grown to over 100 partners and its USD-backed stablecoin, Global Dollar (USDG), surpassed a market cap of $1 billion. This supports the aim to form a more open, enterprise-grade digital dollar ecosystem—supporting real-world financial use cases. As… Read More

December 14, 2025 @ 12:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, the programmable financial services company, has recently introduced the Agentic Commerce Suite, a solution to help businesses get ready to sell via multiple AI agents. More than likely, the future of digital commerce will involve the assistance of various artificial intelligence powered tools to… Read More

December 14, 2025 @ 12:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has released its Social Services Outlook Index. The survey of 500 government social service workers supporting programs such as Medicaid, SNAP and TANF found that the majority or around 54% of respondents say their workplace is very efficient, and all respondents (100%)… Read More

December 14, 2025 @ 7:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper Securities (ME) Limited (CSL), a member of the global Copper Group, announced its intention to expand activities within Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), focusing on Digital Asset custody, collateral management, and settlement solutions subject to regulatory approval by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA)…. Read More

December 14, 2025 @ 6:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) unveiled Mastercard Credit Intelligence, which is described as a suite of solutions developed to enable lenders with inclusive insights that help them better serve consumers as well as small businesses. Harnessing Mastercard’s network and insights, Mastercard Credit Intelligence delivers analytics to inform… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 3:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morpheus Lending has announced a new £110m senior funding line with leading alternative asset manager, Pollen Street Capital. Launched this year, Morpheus has built a “digital-only” bridging platform centred around speed and efficiency, for both clients and brokers. Building on their progress to date, the… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced a new investment in WEVO, the AI-powered customer research platform that enables firms to simulate and validate behaviors before launching their actual products and services. The investment, led by Accenture Ventures, will incorporate WEVO’s capabilities within Accenture Song’s GrowthOS, a platform… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GoTyme Bank, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing banks in the Philippines and a JV between the Gokongwei Group and Tyme Group, announced the launch of its cryptocurrency investment feature. This launch was reportedly made possible in partnership with Alpaca, a global player… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

RIQ and Swiss Re have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and scale innovative capacity solutions, risk origination opportunities, and AI-enabled capabilities across the UAE region. Headquartered in the ADGM, RIQ is building an AI native reinsurance platform that integrates artificial intelligence and analytics… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com and LuLu Financial Holdings (LuLuFin) have announced a strategic partnership to develop regulated digital asset capabilities across multiple markets, starting in the UAE. The collab will reportedly integrate Crypto.com’s trading infrastructure, custody, and payment technologies with LuLuFin’s financial services and global network, while adhering… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG UK has commented on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) final rules on targeted support. Sharing insights and perspective on the publication of the FCA’s final rules on targeted support, Jane Wilson, Targeted Support Lead, KPMG UK, says that this is considered to be “a… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) announced a forward flow origination partnership with Harvest Commercial Capital, LLC, a leader in small business lending, to acquire business loans secured by first lien mortgages on owner-occupied commercial real estate. Under the terms of the partnership, BXCI purchased an… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 5:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Virtual accounts in the World App, initially piloted in the US, are now reportedly available in more nations such as Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and across Latin America. World App users are now able to access a new capability: personal virtual account numbers that… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 5:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) is marking an important milestone in Colombia: it now claims to serve around 4 million customers, which is roughly said to be the equivalent of 1 in every 1o adults in the South American nation. The overall result now reinforces the role… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 5:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY (NYSE: BK) has recently announced its active participation in the U.S. government’s investment initiative for children, continuing the company’s long history of expanding financial access and opportunity for employees and their families. As reportedly one of the first financial services companies to join the… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital has opened its first office in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi within ADGM, the international financial center of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the UAE. The firm has received its in-principle approval for advisory and arranging services in the ADGM, which is subject to… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Harness, the AI software delivery platform company, announced a $240 million Series E round. The funding round reportedly includes a $200 million investment led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives as well as a planned $40 million tender offer with contributions made from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and… Read More

December 12, 2025 @ 12:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This year, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) says that it has helped companies save more than 250,000 hours via its CashPro Forecasting solution. The AI-enabled digital tool addresses one of treasury’s most time-consuming yet “business critical” tasks — forecasting. It has now reportedly transformed what… Read More