Omar Faridi

Pan Nordic Digital Platform Nordnet Selects Shareholder Disclosure Solution from Broadridge

In line with its obligations under the updated Shareholder Rights Directive (SRDII), Nordnet Bank AB, a pan-Nordic digital platform for savings and investments, has commenced live operations with an international shareholder disclosure solution from global Fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR). Quincy Curry, Director of… Read More

Digital Interactions by Bank of America Clients Surge to 26 Billion+

Digital interactions by Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) clients grew 12% last year, reaching an all-time record 26 billion interactions through a combination of digital logins and proactive alerts. Innovative digital capabilities are enhancing experiences for the company’s more than “58 million verified digital clients… Read More

Majority of Investors Increasing or Maintaining Private Market Allocations, Funded via Existing Brokerage Accounts – Research

Yieldstreet, a private market investment platform, has recently released “The Next Wave,” research conducted in partnership with a global management consulting firm. The research study reveals a fundamental transformation underway in “how retail investors approach and invest in private market opportunities.” The research, which surveyed… Read More

Digital Assets Firm Copper Reveals How ClearLoop’s Safeguards Operated During ByBit Hack

Copper noted that on Friday, 21 February 2025, the digital assets industry witnessed one of the largest centralized exchange security breaches in history, affecting Bybit. As the situation developed, Copper’s Security and Financial Risk teams closely monitored events and “took necessary precautions to protect client assets and minimize… Read More

London Stock Exchange Group’s Yield Book Integrated By SimCorp into Axioma Risk Analytics Suite

SimCorp, a provider of financial technology, announced a partnership with Yield Book, an LSEG Analytics business SaaS platform and provider of fixed income models, analytics, and data products. Yield Book products offer analytical insight into a range of financial products in the fixed income space… Read More

Kaspersky Exposes Malware on GitHub Stealing User Data and Bitcoin

Kaspersky Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) discovered hundreds of open source repositories with multistaged malware targeting gamers and crypto investors within a new campaign that was dubbed by Kaspersky as GitVenom. The infected projects include an automation instrument for “interacting with Instagram accounts, a… Read More

Fintech PhonePe Begins Preparations for Public Listing in India

PhonePe is announcing that the Fintech company is officially commencing preparatory steps in connection with its potential (initial public offering) IPO and intends to list on Indian exchanges. This marks a key milestone for the Fintech company, which will mark its 10-year of operations this… Read More

Octopus Launches Private Debt Offering to Meet Institutional Investor Needs

Octopus has announced it is launching a private debt offering, as it looks to meet the needs of institutional investors by unlocking private capital to solve the world’s challenges. The offering will focus on delivering solutions that deliver on returns and impact, “particularly to the… Read More

Mastercard One Credential Solution to Enable Consumers with Single Credential and Multiple Ways to Pay

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) noted that today’s consumers are at the forefront of embracing technologies that offer streamlined and intuitive experiences. Gen Z, the generation spanning teenagers to those in their mid-twenties, is said to be leading the charge. Instead of juggling between different cards and… Read More

US Consumers Seeking Insightful, Comprehensive Financial Support – Research

MX Technologies, Inc., a provider of actionable intelligence for consumers and the financial providers that serve them, shares its latest survey of U.S. consumers, which reveals consumers are “overwhelmed by their finances and looking for more comprehensive resources to meet their needs.” Nearly half (44%)… Read More

Canadians have Polarizing Views on Evolving Payment Innovations – Payments Canada Study

Canadians are divided in embracing evolving technologies that have the potential to change their shopping experiences along with how they pay and get paid. This, according to an update from Payments Canada. Concerns around security, lack of familiarity and a sense of contentment with existing… Read More

Corporate Bitcoin Accumulation, Ethereum ETFs, NFT Market Revival Indicate Steady Crypto Ecosystem Growth – Report

The cryptocurrency market in early 2025 has already seen significant developments, as revealed in Gemini’s recent industry update. From Ethereum’s ETF resurgence to corporate Bitcoin accumulation and a revival in the NFT market, the research report from Gemini indicates that the crypto industry is growing… Read More

Blockchain Analytics : Nansen Integrates HyperEVM to Provide Onchain Insights

Nansen is integrating HyperEVM to provide real-time blockchain analytics, enabling users to track network activity, monitor adoption trends, and make data-driven decisions. Nansen is expanding its blockchain analytics coverage by integrating HyperEVM, providing traders, developers, and investors with real-time insights into the HyperEVM ecosystem. This… Read More

Blockdaemon Institutional Vault to Support Digital Assets Custodians, Exchanges

Blockdaemon Wallet, introduced in 2023, has been rebranded as Blockdaemon Institutional Vault. According to an update from Blockdaemon, the name change reflects the platform’s continued evolution into what is “considered the most secure wallet available for institutional digital asset operations and storage.” Designed to support… Read More

Cryptocurrency Trading Volumes Reportedly Reached $18.83T Last Year, Still Below 2021’s $25.21T Peak

The cryptocurrency market in 2024 witnessed significant shifts in trading volumes among centralized exchanges (CEXs), as detailed in CoinGecko’s latest research report, “Largest Centralized Crypto Exchanges, 2020 – 2024.” The research study, analyzing spot trading volumes from the time period between January 1 to December… Read More

European Central Bank (ECB) Signals Economic Caution Amid Disinflation Progress in 2025

In a speech delivered on February 21, 2025, at the European Parliament plenary debate on the ECB Annual Report, ECB President Christine Lagarde provided an update on the euro area’s economic situation and the European Central Bank’s monetary policy direction. The address from Christine Lagarde… Read More

Regtech Sumsub Launches eSignature QES Verification across Europe

Regtech Sumsub have launched their Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) Verification product. The solution is designed to enhance security, compliance, and efficiency in remote user onboarding across the European Union and Norway, compliant with “national laws and eIDAS framework regulations.” Amid the demand for secure and… Read More

UK Government Introduces £49M Tender to Integrate Open Banking into Gov.UK Pay

In a step toward enhancing public sector payments, the UK government has reportedly opened bidding for a £49 million contract to embed open banking technology into its Gov.UK Pay platform. Announced on February 19, 2025, by the Government Digital Service (GDS), this procurement initiative aims… Read More

Brazil’s Digital Banking Platform Nubank Reports Steady Revenue Growth, $1.36B in Q4 Gross Profits

Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NU), one of the largest digital financial services platforms, released its Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 financial results. Financial results are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). David Vélez, founder and CEO of Nubank said: “2024 was… Read More

AltNovel and RockCreek to Enable Private Credit Access

AltNovel, an investment platform based in ADGM providing private market solutions, announced a private credit partnership with RockCreek. This partnership aims to offer investors diversified “access to income-generating opportunities through co-investments in private credit markets.” This partnership expects to focus on private credit investments “that… Read More

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