August 4, 2025 @ 2:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK small business sales growth slowed sharply in the June quarter (April to June), despite two official interest rate cuts earlier in the year, according to the latest Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data from Xero, the global small business platform. The sales slowdown in… Read More

August 4, 2025 @ 1:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Monzo continues to focus on leveraging data strategies with the aim to enhance customer experiences and operational efficiency. Recent updates from UK’s digital bank Monzo highlight their approach to product development: the implementation of a reactive fraud prevention platform and a shift from… Read More

August 4, 2025 @ 12:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom’s fintech industry, often considered one of the most  progressive, is currently embroiled in a dispute that potentially risks undermining its reputation for being a business-friendly environment.  At the core of the issue is global Fintech Revolut, which has been waiting for over… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood, Coinbase, and Kraken have been focused on tokenized stocks, and Fairmint is reportedly building the infrastructure they’ll need. In an in-depth conversation with Joris Delanoue, CEO and co-founder of Fairmint, we learned about the latest tokenization trends. Tokenized securities. DeFi regulation. Onchain equity. According… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telegram’s May 2025 ban on two major illicit cryptocurrency marketplaces, Huione Guarantee and Xinbi Guarantee, has disrupted Southeast Asia’s guarantee services ecosystem, though it has not eradicated it. According to a July 29, 2025, report by TRM Labs, these platforms, which facilitated over $35 billion… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) continues to enhance banking and telecommunications with innovative updates tailored to its high-income Ultravioleta customers and broader user base. In a series of announcements, Nubank has introduced enhancements to its travel eSIM benefit, relaunched its NuCoin rewards program, and expanded its NuCel… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, announced a continued improvement in repayment performance among its extensive consumer base of 100 million. A significant number of transactions were reportedly repaid “on time or early, across both higher and lower-value purchases, as consumers turn… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a global environment where digital infrastructure underpins business activities and platforms, cybercriminals are leveraging increasingly sophisticated methods to bypass security measures. Recent discoveries by Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) highlight the evolving nature of cyber threats, exposing how attackers exploit trusted platforms… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Boost Payment Solutions, a global firm specializing in optimizing virtual card usage and acceptance, announced a partnership with FIS, a provider of global financial technology solutions. The collab will bring Boost’s straight-through processing (STP) technology Boost Intercept “into FIS’s Automated Finance suite— transforming accounts receivable… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini, which provides a cryptocurrency exchange and serves as a custodian, has announced an expansion of its tokenized stock offerings for customers in the European Union. The latest batch of tokenized stocks, or dShares, includes names such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD),… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 1:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO, a firm focused on digitally-native capital markets infrastructure, will launch the tZERO Chain, a blockchain for the issuance, trading and settlement of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The launch will also introduce the $TZERO utility token, which “will serve as the core transaction and incentive… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 1:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Circle, the issuer of the USD Coin (USDC), the world’s regulated stablecoin, is focused on advancing blockchain-based financial systems. Recent announcements highlight Circle’s commitment to supporting regulatory clarity in the UK, integrating native USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) V2 on Hyperliquid,… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US and UK are recording the “fastest growths” in crypto penetration in 2025, because of the sector’s increased “mainstream promotion and supportive institutional and regulatory sentiment in the West.” This, according to an update from GlobalData. Although still lagging many emerging economies, the US’s… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments company, announced a  partnership with Visa to enable card issuing capabilities across its platform for merchants in the UK and Europe. Checkout.com’s Visa travel card issuing capabilities will “provide merchants with access to Visa’s global issuing rails, empowering them to… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of England (BoE) and its Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have recently announced a series of initiatives aimed at fostering competition, enhancing financial stability, and modernizing the UK’s financial infrastructure. These measures reflect the BoE’s commitment to balancing economic growth with regulatory oversight. On… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest PitchBook Global Markets Snapshot offers an overview of the evolving dynamics in equity, debt, and commodities markets, alongside key developments in private markets. As global economies grapple with macroeconomic uncertainties, geopolitical tensions, and shifting investment trends, this report provides insights into market performance,… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Goldman Sachs Alternatives, part of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), announced that its evergreen European private credit strategy (GSEC) has raised more than $6 billion of total assets, following the strategy’s launch in October 2023. GSEC sits within the firm’s $142 billion private credit platform which… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The restaurant industry is navigating an environment marked by economic volatility, shifting consumer behavior, and technological advancements, according to Fintech firm Square’s latest report. Drawing from transaction data across Square’s network of food and beverage sellers, the report offers a snapshot of how restaurants are… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On July 30, 2025, the White House released a policy roadmap from the President’s Working Group (PWG) on Digital Asset Markets, marking a pivotal moment for the cryptocurrency industry in the United States. Mandated by Executive Order 14178, the report outlines a vision to integrate… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, today released its latest Small Business Insights (XSBI) update, revealing that small businesses are showing continued resilience despite “a recent slowdown in sales growth and elevated global and economic uncertainty.” October 2024 – June 2025 at a glance: Sales… Read More