September 30, 2025 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX noted that the so-called “next generation” of stablecoin payments begins with the launch of OKX Pay in Singapore. OKX Pay is Singapore’s stablecoin-powered scan-to-pay service, “enabling customers to pay with USDT or USDC stablecoins at GrabPay merchant-partners by scanning their GrabPay… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com and Sharps Technology, Inc. announced that STSS has expanded its digital asset treasury strategy with Crypto.com services for its holdings. STSS is an emerging player in digital asset treasury management, with a vision to “align traditional finance with the Solana ecosystem.” The company has… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldpay has launched the Embedded Finance Engine, a suite of financial service products that its software platform partners can integrate to drive higher retention and revenue growth while “streamlining their tech stacks and ecosystems.” Worldpay’s Embedded Finance Engine is available to partners integrated with Worldpay… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, announced steady progress on its growth plan for 2025, “reaffirming its commitment to achieve full-year profitability.” In the first half of the year, the company has “made significant progress, and is on track to exceed its target of 30%… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe has announced that it is helping OpenAI launch a commerce experience called Instant Checkout in ChatGPT. ChatGPT users in the US can buy goods from US-based Etsy businesses—and, coming soon, “over a million Shopify merchants, like Glossier, Vuori, Spanx, and SKIMS—directly in the chat.”… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC Asset Management launched a Trade and Working Capital Solutions strategy in collaboration with HSBC’s Global Trade Solutions (GTS) business, to provide investors with access to the growing opportunities in global trade finance. The strategy will invest in a diversified portfolio of “short-term trade finance… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pathway Capital Management LP, a global private markets investment manager, is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in Munich, Germany via an affiliate, PCM Germany GmbH. Following continued interest from investors in Germany and continental Europe, this strategic expansion “marks a significant… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 2:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox Holding AG announced the appointment of Dieter Bartl as its new Group Chief Financial Officer effective 1 October 2025. This update comes after the company reported new funding earlier this year, and after selling its Italian business operations (claiming it was part of restructuring)…. Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 1:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the global digital bank and payments provider, announced that over a million Americans have signed up to its debit-first Klarna Card in 11 weeks, showing that today’s shopper ”demands payments options that are simple, transparent, and on their terms.” Launched in the US on… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 1:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

bunq, one of Europe’s neobanks, is expanding bunq Crypto by (claiming to) becoming the first European challenger to launch flexible crypto staking, empowering users “to earn rewards on their digital assets, with full flexibility and no lock-up periods.” Building on the launch of bunq Crypto… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a global provider of payments and financial services technology, announced it has acquired Smith Consulting Group (SCG), an operational consulting service utilized by community banks and credit unions across the US. SCG provides deep subject matter expertise and in-market support to… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 5:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Building on a collaboration powering SEPA payments for over 10 French fintechs and banks — including Natixis CIB Luxembourg, Xpollens, Spendesk, and Swile — BPCE Payment Services and Mambu are expanding their partnership to help global financial institutions access the European Union market. With this… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi and Dandelion, a Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT) company, announced a collaboration to enhance cross-border payments, powered by the integration of Citi’s cross-border payments solution WorldLink Payment Services and Dandelion’s digital wallet network. The collaboration empowers Citi’s institutional clients ”to deliver near-instant, full-value payments… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move intended to enhance Europe’s real estate sector, global investment firm Blackstone (NYSE:BX) unveiled plans to channel £2 billion ($2.7 billion) in financing to smaller-scale property developers and investors. This commitment, announced this past week, underscores somewhat of a strategic pivot toward nurturing… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The professional services landscape is undergoing a shift as artificial intelligence algorithms are leveraged to enhance operations. According to a recent CB Insights report, enterprise demand for AI is surging, with intelligent agents transforming workflows across industries. In 2024, private AI agent solutions and their… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing faster payments in the US, announced the release of an industry resource, Operational Considerations for Sending Instant Payments Guideline. Produced by the FPC’s Operational Considerations Work Group (OCWG), sponsored by Endava, the resource… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic, a global online investment platform, announced that it plans to tokenize the equity of Animoca Brands, an international Web3 enabler. Republic started its existence as a Funding Portal but has since expanded its services of online capital formation to both primary and secondary offerings…. Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial services sector is undergoing a transformation as blockchain technology and digital assets reshape how investors access yield, liquidity, and diversification. Franklin Templeton, a global asset manager overseeing over $1.6 trillion in assets, is focused on being at the center of this shift, leveraging… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant week for the European financial infrastructure ecosystem, recent announcements coming from Euroclear underscore the accelerating shift toward digital efficiency in capital markets. Earlier this month, Novo Banco, one of Portugal’s largest lenders, selected Euroclear FundsPlace as its fund distribution platform, so that… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an era where digital disruption is reshaping the financial services industry, core banking systems—the digital backbone of banks—stand at a critical juncture. A report from Juniper Research unveils a shift in how financial institutions are modernizing their infrastructure. Released amid escalating demands for agility,… Read More