Omar Faridi

Brazilian Payments Fintech PicPay Targets $500M in US IPO to Fuel Growth

PicPay, a Brazilian mobile banking platform under the Batista family’s investment vehicle, is reportedly planning a $500 million initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, aiming for a 2026 debut. This move highlights the company’s aim to tap high-potential global markets. Launched in 2012… Read More

Decentralized Prediction Market Kalshi Reports New Funding at $5B Valuation

Co-founder Tarek Mansour noted that Kalshi recently raised $300M+ at a $5B valuation, led by Sequoia and a16z. Since then, he claims that they have grown more than 3x, reached $50B of annualized volume, and became the largest prediction market in the world. And now,… Read More

UK Law Firms Optimistic About Business Operations As Profitability Increases : NatWest

NatWest has released their eleventh legal report analysing the financial performance of law firms across the UK following a survey of 110 participants. Optimism in the legal industry remains fairly high, with the majority or 84% of firms feeling generally positive about the foreseeable future,… Read More

ClearBank and PayCaptain to Enable Real-Time Payroll Payments and Embedded Savings Accounts

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, announces its partnership with payroll software platform PayCaptain, enabling real-time salary payments for employees across its network of over 300 corporate clients. PayCaptain will become ClearBank’s embedded banking partner in the corporate sector, marking a key… Read More

Fintech Startup Prospero Aims to Democratize Access to Financial Markets for Retail Investors

We recently caught up with George Kailas, CEO & Founder of Prospero, a Fintech startup with a mission to democratize access to financial markets for retail traders and investors. Prospero explains that it simplifies institutional trading behavior into more meaningful and “actionable” data-driven insights that… Read More

Walmart backed Fintech OnePay to Launch Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading

OnePay, a financial technology company that is owned by Walmart, is introducing Bitcoin and Ethereum trading services to its mobile app, according sources familiar with the matter and as cited by CNBC. The Fintech company is said to be working cooperatively with stablecoin and crypto… Read More

Global Fintech Navro Expands Real-Time Payments Solution to 61 Countries

Navro, the UK Fintech that aims to simplify international payments for businesses, announces an expansion of its real-time, pay-to-bank capability – that is, the ability for businesses to send funds instantly to someone’s bank account at any time of day, “irrespective of banking hours,” with… Read More

Digital Assets Infrastructure Firm BitGo Enables Crypto Banking Platform in Peru

Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP), which claims to be largest bank and the largest supplier of integrated financial services in Peru, and BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company, announced the launch of Criptococos, the banking platform in Peru, to allow for the purchase and… Read More

Fintech Firm Splitit Brings BNPL to AI Commerce Agents

Fintech firm Splitit, the embedded card-linked installments service provider, has recently announced the launch of an invite-only partner program intended to make pay-later capabilities native to Agentic AI, which may enable the so-called next generation of AI-driven commerce. The Splitit Agentic Commerce Partner Program will… Read More

On-Chain Balances Linked to Illicit Activities Now Exceed $75B : Chainalysis

With the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) and a Digital Assets Stockpile (DAS), the United States declared that it intends to add to its pool of digital capital via additional asset seizures. Chainalysis has recently noted that the cryptocurrency ecosystem presents law enforcement with an opportunity. According… Read More

Bit Digital, an Ethereum (ETH) -native Treasury, Selects Figment as Staking Provider

Bit Digital, one of the Ethereum treasuries with over $532.5 Million in ETH as of September 30, 2025, has selected Figment, as its primary staking provider to bolster its Ethereum strategy. Bit Digital has adopted staking in its strategy and “has staked over 86% of… Read More

Luxembourg Sovereign Wealth Fund Announces 1% Portfolio Allocation to Bitcoin ETFs

The Luxembourg sovereign wealth fund has reportedly invested 1% of its portfolio into Bitcoin ETFs, which is said to make it the first sovereign wealth fund in the Eurozone area to officially gain exposure to Bitcoin. With the update, Luxembourg appears to be asserting its… Read More

Generative and Agentic AI are Fundamentally Transforming Investment Management : Citi

The way that AI is being used by the investment management sector is shifting from a focus on operational efficiency to allowing for more sophisticated investment-centric applications. According to a Citi report, this is being driven by AI’s ability to handle very large amounts of… Read More

Consumer Payments Fintech Zilch Launches AI enabled Data Intelligence Platform

Zilch, the consumer payments platform powering commerce, unveiled product developments marking the next phase of its growth. Recently, the company has introduced Zilch Intelligent Commerce – an AI powered data intelligence platform for retailers and brands to potentially increase their return on ad spend when… Read More

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Strengthens Financial Oversight with Key Q3 2025 Enforcement Actions

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) demonstrated during Q3 2025 its commitment to upholding the integrity of the financial sector through a series of regulatory and enforcement measures. From July to September, MAS says that it has addressed critical issues ranging from licensing non-compliance and… Read More

Risk Analytics Firm CyberCube Announces New Investment from Spectrum Equity

CyberCube, a cyber risk modeling and analytics business, today announced an investment of $180 million+ by Spectrum Equity, which is said to be subject to customary regulatory approvals. With this investment, Spectrum Equity is joining existing investors ForgePoint Capital, Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd, and… Read More

Hong Kong : HKMA and HKSTP to Support Bank–Fintech Collaboration via New Initiative

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), announced the launch of the IADS Developer Hackathon and held the Kick-off Ceremony, marking the beginning of a journey to foster tech breakthroughs and advancements for the… Read More

US Small Businesses Lack Financial Resources to Afford Promotional Campaigns to Generate Revenue, Report Reveals

Research from global small business platform Xero reveals a significant problem facing small business owners: many acknowledge the potential of targeted promotional strategies, but are being held back from taking part in these initiatives primarily due to lack of adequate financial resources. A Xero research… Read More

Investing Platform Public Selects zerohash as Digital Assets Trading Service Provider

zerohash, the crypto and stablecoin as-a-service platform, announced that it has been selected as the crypto trading provider for Public, the platform focused on enabling “long-term” investing. By partnering with zerohash, Public is able to roll out various updates to its crypto offering. These reportedly… Read More

Binance Japan and PayPay to Develop Digital Assets and Cashless Payments Solutions

Japan is one of the world’s largest digital economies, and the demand for integrations between traditional finance and digital assets continues to grow at a steady. To unlock this potential, Binance Japan and PayPay have entered into a capital and business alliance that will aim… Read More

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