Xero, the global small business platform, released its Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) for Aotearoa New Zealand revealing that although the small business sector continues to struggle, there are still certain positive signals of improvement. For the first time in 2.5 years, overall sales actually… Read More
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Metamask parent firm Consensys is reportedly planning an initial public offering (IPO), according to an update from Axios this past Wednesday. The outlet also said that Consensys has been working with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, with each usually being involved in some way with larger… Read More
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Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is reportedly closing in on a $2 billion deal to acquire crypto-focused company Zerohash, according to an update from Fortune (which has cited sources familiar with the matter). Mastercard is now said to be in late-stage discussions with buy digital assets and… Read More
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MX Technologies, Inc. has recently released survey of 1,000+ U.S. consumers, revealing consumers are showing up on mobile every day — some, multiple times per day — but many financial services providers are said to be struggling to address increasing user expectations. Over half or… Read More
Deloitte has recently announced updates to its agentic AI-infused delivery platform, Ascend. The platform upgrades should enhance how Deloitte executes and orchestrates work and supports its software, solutions and products for clients, with a common engineering foundation. With Deloitte’s investment of more than $1 billion… Read More
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Experian, the data and technology company, announced the acquisition of KYC360 in the United Kingdom as well as Ireland, which will aim to enhance its fraud and financial crime compliance solutions. Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) are said to be foundational… Read More
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Fourthline, Europe’s identity services provider, has been selected by crcle as their Identity Verification Partner. As the “verified” social network, crcle is transforming how Gen-Z connects. Fourthline, as one of the identity service providers operating in Europe, was crcle’s preferred option as it could provide… Read More
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Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that enables consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced an expansion of their long-term capital partnership with New York Life, America’s mutual life insurance company. Under the said agreement, New York Life is now set to purchase Affirm’s installment… Read More
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With less than 100 days to go until the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, data from Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) finds a surge in flight bookings and ticket purchases for the Winter Games made with Visa (NYSE: V) across Italy’s host regions. Ahead… Read More
Decentralized derivatives platform dYdX is reportedly preparing to enter the US markets by the end of 2025, according to recent update from Reuters. Eddie Zhang, the president at dYdX, shared with the outlet that it is vital for the platform to have an offering in… Read More
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UK small business revenue and jobs are still said to be growing somewhat steadily but losing momentum after a fairly reasonable start to 2025, according to the Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data from Xero, the global small business platform. The research report noted that… Read More
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Tink and digital assets exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) have announced a partnership in order to enable crypto purchases through Pay by Bank in Germany. As covered, Pay by Bank is an open banking-enabled payment option that allows consumers to transfer funds directly from one bank account… Read More
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JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon finally admits he was actually wrong about Bitcoin and crypto, acknowledging that it is a real innovation and these digital assets will be used by all of us. Dimon’s comments came as JPMorgan announced plans to accept Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral for… Read More
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UK business confidence rose during October, increasing 8 points to 50%, according to the Lloyds Business Barometer. The significant increase comes after a drop in September, with the recent uplift said to be marked by increased confidence across several regions as well as sectors. Overall… Read More
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KPMG bas noted recently that around 15% of UK consumers said that they intend to use AI chatbots (such as Chat GPT and Gemini) in order to search for various deals this Black Friday period, increasing to one in three among younger age groups –… Read More
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Akur8, the insurance pricing and reserving solution powered by transparent machine learning, announced recently that Branch, an insurance company that uses data, tech, and automation to make bundling home and auto insurance easier, implemented its pricing solution to bring speed, consistency, and transparency to actuarial… Read More
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Mutuum Finance (MUTM), a DeFi crypto project that aims to reshape how crypto lending and borrowing work, is providing a non-custodial system that is powered by smart contracts. Mutuum Finance is currently in Phase 6 of its presale, where each MUTM token is “priced at… Read More
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Dublin-based Regtech Fenergo, a global enabler of AI-powered client lifecycle management (CLM) and financial crime compliance solutions, announced the appointment of key senior executives to strengthen its product development efforts further and support ongoing AI advancements. Sharon Bodkin joins as Vice President, Banking Product; Neil… Read More
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In April 2025, Copper announced a partnership with P2P.org to elevate institutional staking solutions. The partnership brings together P2P.org’s staking infrastructure with Copper’s custodial solutions. Building on their collab with P2P.org, they are pleased to be the custodian to launch a staking solution integrated with… Read More
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Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is investing in Lyzr, an AI company that has created a full-stack enterprise agent infrastructure platform. As part of this investment, made via Accenture Ventures, Lyzr will work with Accenture to bring agentic AI to banking, insurance and financial services firms. Lyzr’s… Read More
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