October 1, 2025 @ 1:23 am By JD Alois  |  

LSEG Risk Intelligence has announced World-Check On Demand, a platform that is said to provide actionable intelligence to mitigate risk and adhere to compliance demands. The service is said to be real-time, allowing clients to better manage risk. The company states that 98% of financial… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 1:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoins can be viewed as a new form of payments. Transfers can be instantaneous, secure, and at a very low cost. As firms that offer stablecoins must hold reserves in safe assets, such as US Treasuries, these funds are generating interest. Yet, stablecoin issuers are… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

The founder of Fintech Frank, Charlie Javice, a platform that sought to streamline the process for students to tap into available funds for college, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for fraud. According to reports, Javice is also reportedly required to return $22.4… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets and the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk announced a project to coordinate efforts on spot crypto trading. The goal is to provide “regulatory clarity that best keeps blockchain-based innovation… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Instant payments, which are the transfer of value without any delay, are predicted to surpass $110 trillion by 2029, almost doubling the $60 trillion that is already occurring today. In a report published by Juniper, instantaneous payments are being driven by regulation, including FedNow in… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Once again, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Forum has shared its views on how regulations and rules should be modified to enhance the prospects for smaller firms. This event has been ongoing for 44 years, with a report published following each annual gathering. This… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD)  is hitting new all-time highs for its shares. Currently, Robinhood is trading at around $132 per share, up over 8% on the day, surpassing its 52-week high. Robinhood started the year at around $39 a share, so it has risen over 250%… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, will be entering the crypto-as-a-service business, according to a company statement. Binance processes around $20 billion in crypto trading each day. Binance says its new white-label solution will help traditional finance services firms to offer crypto… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Union is charging forward to offer a digital Euro. A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is in the queue to be in use by 2026. Currently, both institutional use and consumer access are anticipated. This contrasts with the US, where a CBDC or… Read More

September 26, 2025 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) is planning to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in 2026. Currently, the goal is to offer a digital Euro to both consumers and institutional entities as the transition away from paper currency continues. In November of 2023, the… Read More

September 25, 2025 @ 5:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, French Hill, has provided some insight into their legislative plans for the fall. Representative Hill was chatting with the Banking with Interest Podcast, put out by IntraFi. Congress has already approved stablecoin legislation, which the Committee led…. Read More

September 25, 2025 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission is going after big tech again. This time, the Commission is demanding Apple, Google, Microsoft and Booking.com what they are doing to mitigate financial scams. The request falls under the EU Digital Services Act, as “very large online platforms and search engines… Read More

September 25, 2025 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being incorporated into nearly everything we do. The advent of ChatGPT catapulted public perception of AI into the stratosphere, igniting a surge to integrate AI into all aspects of our existence. Stock trading, or equity recommendations, is also experiencing a significant… Read More

September 25, 2025 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Nansen, a blockchain analytics firm, has announced an Artificial Intelligence service called Nansen AI. According to a company statement, Nansen AI is the first purpose-built trading and investigative AI agent for onchain activity. Nansen says the service will enable investigations in minutes, not hours, and… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 1:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoin issuer Tether is raising new money. In a post on X from earlier today, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said they were “evaluating a raise from a selected group of high-profile key investors, to maximize the scale of the Company’s strategy across all existing and… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will meet on September 29 to discuss ways to harmonize regulatory matters more effectively. With the advent of digital assets, agency rules or characteristics of assets may overlap, causing confusion for issuers… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Committee on Financial Services has sent a letter to the Chairman of the SEC, Paul Atkins, in support of the Executive Order that mandates the inclusion of alternative assets in 401 (k) plans. In the US, few firms offer pensions or defined benefit plans,… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will pursue the use of tokenized collateral, which will include stablecoins. This follows the GENIUS Act, which legalized payment stablecoins issued by private parties. Tokenized collateral is expected to be used in derivatives markets and is said to be… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, CI highlighted a report distributed by Eurocrowd that described the crowdfunding marketplace as struggling with compliance, which outlined six areas of concern for the sector. The report follows the harmonization of rules for the European crowdfunding sector under ECSPR, a new regulation that… Read More

September 23, 2025 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Roy Warren, Managing Director of Folk2Folk, a peer-to-peer lending platform, is retiring and being replaced by Kawai Chung as Chief Executive Officer. According to a release, Warren is aiding in supporting a smooth transition. Warren, who became MD in 2019, will join the board as… Read More