October 29, 2025 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI announced ChatGPT Go in Brazil, a subscription plan intended to give consumers improved access to ChatGPT’s more advanced capabilities with a better package when compared to ChatGPT Plus. The version is said to be a lower-cost alternative between the standard and Plus versions and… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 9:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Square, the fund operations partner to private markets GPs, announced a collaboration with BlackRock Aladdin to integrate Preqin data into its AI CRM for Investor Relations. This should allow GPs to pull key Preqin data, a source of private markets data, into Juniper Square’s… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 8:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac recently noted that it is now predicting “record-breaking” consumer spending with online retailers this upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales season, potentially topping the $17.7 billion spent in the past year, after consistent month-on-month transaction increases and consistent with historical seasonal spikes. Research… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca is pleased to announce that options trading is integrated with TradingView via their Alpaca Trading API account. This builds on the existing API connection for stocks, ETFs, and crypto, providing users with the flexibility to visualize, analyze, and execute strategies within a common interface…. Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 2:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com and Pineapple Financial (NYSE American: PAPL), a fintech platform enabling blockchain integration, has formed a strategic partnership to enable its Injective (INJ) digital asset treasury strategy. Pineapple Financial is the first publicly traded company to hold INJ, and through this partnership, Crypto.com will act as… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FloQast, a self-described accounting transformation platform, announced it has partnered with Trovata, the corporate banking connectivity provider, to give customers a better way to connect bank data to the FloQast platform. With FloQast’s Trovata-enabled Bank Connector, teams are able to automate bank transaction uploads, enhance… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, an identity platform with global coverage for person and business verification, announced product enhancements meant to build trust at every stage of the digital lifecycle, from verification and payment processing to compliance monitoring as well as risk assessment. The latest update, delivered across the… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and stablecoins have kept the enterprise Fintech sector on track in Q3 2025, according to an update from PitchBook. The research report noted that Fintech is enabling AI to literally pay for itself. Led by payments firms, enterprise fintech companies raised $6 billion across… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, Inc., the platform for tokenizing real-world assets, and Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPT), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald, announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement through which Securitize will become a… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Barclays PLC announces its wholly-owned US consumer banking subsidiary, Barclays Bank Delaware, has agreed to acquire Best Egg, Inc. for $800 million. Completion of the transaction is currently said to be subject to required regulatory approvals as well as other customary conditions. Best Egg is a US D2C personal loan… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 5:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The recent large-scale Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage represents a moderate incident for cyber (re)insurers, according to CyberCube, the cyber risk analytics provider. The scale, duration, as well as geographic concentration of the disruption, “centered in the US-East-1 (N. Virginia) region, underscore the systemic risk… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 2:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SOL Strategies Inc. (NASDAQ: STKE), a company that combines a Solana treasury with a “revenue-generating” validator business, announced it has successfully completed its SOC 2 Type 2 & SOC 1 Type 2 examination with no exceptions noted. The audit reportedly validates SOL Strategies’ controls, effective… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 1:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Somewhat unsurprisingly, a court in India recently ruled in favor of an XRP investor against crypto exchange  WazirX and provider the trader with interim protection by preventing the digital assets platform from reallocating the customer’s XRP holdings. In an order issued this past Saturday (on… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 12:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zcash (ZEC) has emerged as a standout digital currency recently in the Bitcoin and crypto markets, posting considerable gains and outperforming many leading virtual currencies in recent weeks. As a privacy-focused digital asset, Zcash has seemingly captured the attention of investors and enthusiasts alike, driven… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 12:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Fintech focused on moving money around the world, announced a new chapter in global payments with the launch of its Pay-to-Stablecoin-Wallets solution, part of its single global API enabling instant payouts across countries in fiat and stablecoins. This positions Thunes at the center… Read More

October 28, 2025 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of AI-powered identity intelligence anchored in biometric authentication, automation and data-driven insights, announced the launch of selfie.DONE, a solution that delivers on the regulatory technology firm’s vision for reusable identity. selfie.DONE enables trusted users to be recognized right away and reverified with… Read More

October 28, 2025 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the technology-powered clearing bank, announced that it has signed a framework agreement with a subsidiary of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a financial technology firm and stablecoin market participant, to collaborate on a various initiatives in the European market. At first, this collab… Read More

October 28, 2025 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venmo, the money movement app redefining social payments for the next generation, announced a partnership with Bilt, the nation’s housing and neighborhood commerce platform, to expand how people use Venmo for everyday payments. The collab brings rent payments, mortgage repayments, and neighborhood commerce into the… Read More

October 28, 2025 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, announced a new strategic partnership with Uber Technologies, Inc (NYSE: UBER), the world’s digital mobility platform. The collaboration will now reportedly see Checkout.com offer acquiring and gateway services to Uber’s ridesharing and on-demand delivery platforms across markets. Uber selected Checkout.com… Read More

October 28, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (CRCL:NYSE) has recently announced the launch of the public testnet for Arc, which is described as an open L1 blockchain network intended to meet the needs of developers and companies bringing more economic activity to an onchain ecosystem. The launch arrives… Read More