Omar Faridi

Swiss Bank Sygnum Introduces BTC Alpha Fund with Starboard Digital to Generate Yield on Bitcoin

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, announces the launch of the Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund in collaboration with Starboard Digital and Starmark as AIFM, with Sygnum providing “regulated distribution and banking infrastructure.” The fund addresses demand from investors “seeking to generate yield on… Read More

Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Announces Axxion as Issuer of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

SIX announces Axxion as a new issuer of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with the listing of the Frankfurter UCITS-ETF – Modern Value. This launch expands investment opportunities for Swiss and international investors, highlights SIX’s commitment “to diversity and quality in its ETF marketplace, and further… Read More

Fintech Nium Introduces Global Collections to Enable Cross-Border Collections for Banks

Nium, the global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, today announced the launch of Global Collections for banks, a solution designed to allow banks to offer local currency receivables to their customers in multiple countries. Nium’s Global Collections is a white-label solution that “enables banks to… Read More

Robinhood CEO Predicts Comprehensive Tokenization Framework for Global Markets by 2030

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev recently noted during a professional gathering at Token2049 in Singapore that there should be a proper framework for asset tokenization in the world’s biggest markets, and it could be rolled out within the next 5 years. Tenev said that… Read More

PISCES: Crowdcube Partners with London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to Expand Private Securities Offerings

Crowdcube has teamed up with the London Stock Exchange. According to the company, Crowdcube investors will soon be able to gain access to late-stage, high-growth private firms listed on LSEG’s new Private Securities Market (PISCES). The London Stock Exchange is the first, and currently only,… Read More

TXSE Group Receives SEC Approval for Texas Stock Exchange

TXSE Group, based in Dallas, Texas, has announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has formally approved the Texas Stock Exchange’s (TXSE) Form 1 registration to operate as a national securities exchange.  TXSE claims to be the most well-capitalized equities exchange to ever be approved… Read More

UK’s Funding Circle Scraps Forex Fees, Offering SMBs a Global Credit Alternative

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), an SME finance platform, has removed foreign transaction fees across its business card portfolio, including the FlexiPay card and its Cashback Business Credit Card. This is expected to challenge the current UK market status quo, where SMEs have been forced to… Read More

Google and Blackhawk Network to Launch Gift Card Mall in Google Play

Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global branded payment solutions provider, announced it will partner with Google Play to launch a gift card mall in the Play Store. By combining BHN’s digital gifting portfolio and digital technology with the reach of Google Play, a digital content store,… Read More

Digital Assets Prime Broker FalconX Partners with Marex

FalconX, the institutional digital asset prime broker, announces a strategic partnership with Marex, the diversified financial services platform, to provide each firms’ clients with access to digital asset derivatives on both the CME and digital asset-native exchanges. This new partnership aims to provide select “non-US… Read More

PayOS Completes Agentic Payment Transaction using Mastercard Agentic Token

PayOS, an agentic payments and value added services platform company,  announced the completion of an agentic payment transaction using a Mastercard Agentic Token. This historic transaction was executed “leveraging Mastercard Agent Pay, which builds upon tokenization capabilities that power global commerce solutions like mobile contactless… Read More

Swift and Chainlink Aim to Unlock Next Evolution of Global Finance

As a key moment for the global financial system and blockchain industry alike, Swift announced it is launching a new blockchain-based ledger. Chainlink acknowledges the wok of their partner Swift and the broader Swift community on “adopting blockchains and oracle networks as a key next… Read More

tZERO Broker-Dealer Subsidiary Marks Milestone as Tokenized Security Custodian

tZERO Group, Inc., a firm focused on the blockchain sector and tokenization for capital markets, announced that its subsidiary, tZERO Digital Asset Securities, LLC, reached a new milestone in its role as a Special Purpose Broker-Dealer (SPBD) permitted to custody tokenized securities. A year after… Read More

Revolut Remains Worst UK Company for Fraud Complaints Claims Which?

Digital bank Revolut has reportedly recorded the highest number of fraud and scam complaints that had been referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Data reviewed by Which? found that fraudulent activity complaints from clients of the digital banking service provider had outnumbered all other… Read More

CoinShares to Acquire Bastion Asset Management to Enhance Actively Managed Digital Assets Capabilities

CoinShares International Limited (OTCQX: CNSRF), the European asset manager specializing in digital assets with ~US$10 billion in AuM, announced the acquisition of Bastion Asset Management Limited, a London-based, FCA-regulated crypto-focused alternative investment manager. The acquisition is subject to regulatory “approval from the UK Financial Conduct… Read More

Chainlink Enables Tokenized Fund Workflows with Swift Messaging in Collaboration with UBS

Chainlink announced a technical solution enabling financial institutions worldwide to manage digital asset workflows from their systems “using Swift messaging and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE).” With Swift messages and CRE, banks and institutions can “access blockchains through the same Swift infrastructure they have relied… Read More

European Digital Bank N26 Introduces Banking Platform in France

N26 has announced the launch of its PEA (Share Savings Account), with no brokerage fees, to allow French people to “save and invest for the future while benefiting from tax treatment.” With its PEA offering, N26 allows French people “to invest in the largest European… Read More

Blockchain and Web3 focused Consensys to Support Swift with Early-Stage Prototyping

Consensys shared that it is supporting Swift with early-stage prototyping as the global financial infrastructure adds a blockchain-based digital ledger to its technology stack. Swift’s move is a pivotal one for global finance, “beginning with instant, always-on cross-border payments at unprecedented scale.” For more than a… Read More

Deutsche Börse Group and Circle to Support Stablecoin Adoption in Europe

Deutsche Börse Group and Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL)  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the use of Circle’s EURC and USDC stablecoins “within Deutsche Börse’s financial market infrastructure.” This agreement in Europe aims to deliver new solutions for market participants… Read More

ABN AMRO Leverages Mambu to Support Neobanking Platform BUUT

Mambu, the SaaS cloud banking platform, announced today its successful collaboration with ABN AMRO to support BUUT, a bank designed to help younger consumers better manage their money/finances. The neobank was brought to market in 12 months. BUUT is a full-service bank that offers a… Read More

Citi Token Services Integrates with 24/7 USD Clearing for Real-Time Cross-Border Payments and Liquidity Management

Citi (NYSE: C) announced its plans for an industry-first integration of Citi Token Services, a blockchain-based platform, with its 24/7 USD Clearing solution to create “a 24/7, multibank cross-border instant payments capability for Citi’s institutional clients in the UK and US.” This move expands Citi’s… Read More

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