Kourosh Khanloo, director of corporate strategy at Jefferies-owned Tradu, has shared his perspective with CI on the UK lifting the ban on crypto ETNs for retail investors on October 8, 2025. Kourosh says that he welcomes the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to lift… Read More
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Bite Investments, a provider of technology solutions for the alternative investments sector, announced that they secured $25 million in growth capital from NewSpring Growth, NewSpring Capital’s growth equity strategy investing in various technology companies. The funding represents a significant milestone in Bite Investments’ goal to… Read More
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Ant International, a global digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider, today officially launched AI SHIELD to protect AI systems from threats and vulnerabilities, a toolkit to “help AI-powered financial services stay secure and compliant as AI transforms global finance.” Ensuring security is at the… Read More
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With each subsequent Bitcoin halving cycle, the supply of new BTC entering circulation drops by half, leading to increased scarcity over an extended period of time. CoinGecko notes in research report that since the first halving in 2012, block rewards have declined by 87.5%, from… Read More
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Between July 2022 and June 2025, Latin America reportedly recorded around $1.5 trillion in crypto transaction volume, according to an update from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Chainalysis also noted that the trajectory has been volatile but consistently upward: from $20.8 billion in crypto transaction volume… Read More
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Grayscale Investments revealed that its Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHE) and Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH) are now a U.S.-listed spot crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) that incorporates staking. This allows investors to earn additional yield on their Ethereum holdings through staking rewards, typically ranging from 3-5%… Read More
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Visa (NYSE: V) initiated a pilot program via its Visa Direct platform to allow businesses, including banks and remittance services, to preload accounts with stablecoins rather than traditional fiat currencies for international transfers. This approach treats stablecoins as readily available funds, akin to deposited cash,… Read More
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The Net Zero Banking Alliance is shutting down. The announcement comes after several defections from large banking institutions, the Net Zero Banking Alliance stated. The alliance confirmed that it will be shutting down immediately. The closure comes after a reported loss of confidence in the… Read More
Read more in: Fintech, Canada | Tagged banking, climate change, net zero banking alliance, us
Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) claims to be focused on building the trusted bridge to the on-chain ecosystem. According to an update from the digital asset firm, this means making crypto easy to access — “anytime, anywhere, and for anyone.” Now, Samsung Galaxy users who are residing in… Read More
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Kraken has announced enhancements to their equities offering for U.S. users, introducing a suite of features designed to provide a better trading experience. According to the announcement from Kraken, these latest additions aim to further bridge the gap between traditional finance and digital assets. The… Read More
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Checkout.com, a digital payments provider, announced that the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance has accepted its application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter. This reinforces the Fintech firm’s ongoing commitment to deliver a payments platform for US enterprise merchants…. Read More
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The Ethereum Foundation revealed that it will be exchanging as many as 1,000 ETH tokens for stablecoins in order to support ongoing ecosystem growth. Leveraging CoWSwap’s TWAP solution, the Ethereum Foundation stated converting the ETH into stablecoins should help it enable work to finance research… Read More
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After several months of elevated confidence, September saw a return to levels seen during the first part of 2025. The latest Lloyds Business Barometer saw a reduction of 12 points in September 2025, with confidence remaining above the long-term average of “29%, close to the… Read More
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Research reveals the United Kingdom’s top 25 regions for mid-market business growth, spotlighting fast-growing innovation hubs such as Manchester, Leeds, and Oxford, and indicating the ecosystem’s role in driving regional economic resilience before the announcement of the Autumn Budget. An index of the United Kingdom’s… Read More
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A financial skills gap is said to be undermining the resilience and overall growth of small businesses across the United Kingdom, according to the latest research released by Xero, the global small business platform. The study, conducted by Censuswide and Opinium, reportedly exposes a lack… Read More
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UK’s digital bank Monzo appears to be gearing up for a push into the US market by considering a fresh bid for a U.S. banking charter. This comes years after the Fintech company shelved a prior attempt in 2021, when regulators seemingly signaled low chances… Read More
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Brex, the intelligent finance platform, announced the upcoming launch of native stablecoin payments. This will make Brex the global corporate card provider that enables instant balance payments with stablecoins. With this launch, customers with a Brex business account “will be able to accept stablecoins with… Read More
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Santander Corporate & Investment Banking announced that its U.S. broker-dealer, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, entered a strategic alliance with healthcare-focused Nephron Research LLC. This is reportedly Santander CIB’s third equity research alliance in the United States, following agreements entered with Telsey Advisory Group LLC,… Read More
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We recently connected with Sidney Powell, Co-founder and CEO at Maple Finance, an on-chain asset manager with experience in traditional finance and the crypto sector. During our conversation, Powell explained that Maple Finance combines capital markets expertise with DeFi tech in order to power a… Read More
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Total spending on third-party AML systems is projected increase by significant 121% by 2030, according to an update from the team at Juniper Research. This latest estimated figure would be up considerably from $33.9 billion this year. As stated in the report, gaps in transaction… Read More
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