February 23, 2025 @ 7:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI), a real asset manager, closed South Korea private credit fund with a total equity commitment of KRW 180 billion (S$169.2 million), “increasing its funds under management in its focus market of South Korea to S$3.1 billion.” The CapitaLand Korea Investment No…. Read More

February 23, 2025 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus SA, a global enabler of digital asset infrastructure, is announcing the publication of an open-source confidential token standard for debt and equity tokenization in collaboration with the Aztec Foundation. This initiative marks a step forward in enabling FIs to issue tokenized versions of financial… Read More

February 23, 2025 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XTB, a fintech that provides individual investors instant access to financial markets through its online trading platform and mobile app, received a securities agent license from Chile’s Financial Market Commission (CMF). This achievement, announced in February 2025, marks a key milestone for the company as… Read More

February 23, 2025 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed a hefty £104.5 million fine on four global banking giants—Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, and the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)—for “illegally” sharing sensitive details regarding UK government bonds, known as gilts, between 2009 and 2013. Unveiled… Read More

February 23, 2025 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, has entered a new partnership with Combined Independent Holdings (CIH), the UK arm of Euronics—Europe’s electrical buying group—to integrate Klarna’s flexible payment options into Euronics.co.uk. This collab marks the start of a rollout that will aim to extend… Read More

February 23, 2025 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TMX VettaFi, an indexing, digital distribution, analytics and thought leadership company and TMX Group subsidiary, announced the acquisition of Credit Suisse‘s Bond Indices from UBS, enhancing its fixed income index capabilities. Tom Hendrickson, President, TMX VettaFi said: “We are excited to announce another significant step… Read More

February 23, 2025 @ 5:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nikko Asset Management (Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. together with its subsidiaries), one of Asia’s asset managers, and Tikehau Capital, the alternative asset management group, announce the incorporation of Tikehau Amova Investment Management Pte. Ltd., their joint venture focused on developing private asset investment strategies…. Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Addepar, a technology and data platform for investment professionals,  announced the launch of Alts Data Management, Private Fund Benchmarks, and cash flow forecasts in Navigator. These capabilities are reportedly built to enhance data-driven decision-making and boost operational efficiency for “advisors and institutions managing complex portfolios… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 announced that new Metal customers will benefit from an ECB-linked interest rate, currently 2.75% per annum, on their Instant Savings. N26 Instant Savings reportedly comes with “no additional costs, no deposit limits, and full flexibility to withdraw funds at any time.” With an N26… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 5:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a digital payments provider, announced its partnership with HEYTEA, the creator of new-style tea drinks and one of Asia’s beverage brands. The partnership has reportedly improved HEYTEA’s customer experience and supported its global “expansion by offering localized payments solutions.” HEYTEA customers can now “place… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DiligentIQ, the AI-powered platform for conducting private equity due diligence, has raised up to $12 million in a two-tranche Series A round led by FINTOP Capital and partner JAM FINTOP. The investment will be used to scale DiligentIQ’s team and operations “as it expands its… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prediction markets, led by Polymarket, are becoming known for their ability to cut through “bias, misinformation, and noise”—offering real-time, skin-in-the-game predictions that are more “reliable, wide-ranging, and decentralized.” As prediction markets grow in popularity, we need oracles that are more adept at “verifying natural language… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The blockchain and crypto ecosystem last year was marked by significant illicit activity, with sanctioned entities and jurisdictions playing a major role, according to Chainalysis’s latest report, entitled “2025 Crypto Crime Trends: Sanctions.” The blockchain analytics firm reveals that $15.8 billion in crypto flowed to… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 12:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

While some of the largest banking institutions continue to support office mandates (and frustrate some workers who aren’t to keen about it), global Fintech Revolut appears to be headed in the opposite direction. Revolut, the London-based Fintech, told its 10,000 workers that it was planning… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the global enabler of banking platforms, announced a strategic partnership with Siili Solutions, a digital transformation company known for its local expertise and presence across the Nordic region. This collab significantly expands the regional resource pool, enabling financial institutions to address the uniqie demands… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockaid noted that on February 21, 2025, Bybit fell victim to one of the largest crypto heists in history, losing “approximately $1.5 billion” worth of Ethereum (ETH) tokens. Blockaid pointed out that this incident wasn’t just another hack—it was a stark reminder… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services provider, and BitGo Trust Company, Inc., an infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, are pleased to launch their trading and settlement solution with its first live client. Through this partnership clients are able to trade… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, the global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, announced the expansion of its real-time payout capabilities into Australia. The move furthers Nium’s mission to offer the global real-time payments network, enabling business to “send payments across borders faster and more affordably.” With this expansion, businesses… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sol Strategies Inc., a Canadian company dedicated to investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem, announced its selection as an approved staking provider for Tetra Trust, Canada’s First Licensed Digital Asset Trust Company. This integration reportedly enables Tetra’s institutional clients, “including 3iQ’s… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s economy appears to be at a crossroads with its unique set of challenges, and Stephen Poloz, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, has expressed concerns. In a speech delivered on February 5, 2025, at the Canadian Club Toronto, Poloz emphasized the fragile and… Read More