September 15, 2025 @ 2:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, Web3 talked about gold, geopolitics, and market pressures. “Over the last few days, gold has resumed its rally, as geopolitical concerns are weighing on the market once again. As such, it has taken the helm of this year’s best-performing asset from Bitcoin,… Read More

September 15, 2025 @ 3:43 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Flutterwave, an African technology company, is partnering with Clear Junction, a provider of payment solutions for regulated institutions. Flutterwave now has access to Clear Junction’s technical infrastructure and transaction routing. This is a milestone in addressing the evolving needs of migrant workers and families relying on… Read More

September 14, 2025 @ 8:46 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New insights from Cash App Afterpay’s 2025 Holiday Survey give an insight into how many Americans are determined to preserve seasonal traditions – and manage their stress – through mindful spending, planning ahead, and still finding a little time for self-care. Conducted by Morning Consult, the research examined… Read More

September 14, 2025 @ 5:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While it’s still the early days, voice AI is one area where artificial intelligence promises cost savings and service improvements. Deepgram is a decade-old company that quickly saw AI’s potential in voice. It is developing voice AI for enterprise use cases like call centers and… Read More

September 14, 2025 @ 5:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, and Franklin Templeton, a global investment provider with $1.6 trillion in assets under management, announced a collaboration to build digital asset initiatives and solutions tailored for a broad range of investors. The firms will explore… Read More

September 12, 2025 @ 12:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Argentinian Fintech Kamipay’s deliberate strategy for providing cross-border, real-time payments in LatAm’s diverse market is successful. The infrastructure enables Argentines to pay with Pix in Brazil directly from their local apps, and that’s just the beginning. CFO and late co-founder Eduardo Dundas said Kamipay has… Read More

September 11, 2025 @ 1:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bluwhale, a decentralized intelligence network powering AI agents across blockchains, has launched a digital financial health dashboard aimed at Gen Z navigating a hybrid world of digital assets and traditional finance. Whale Score combines and analyzes crypto, stablecoins, staking income, digital assets, cash, and traditional… Read More

September 10, 2025 @ 9:03 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

RedStone, a DeFi oracle network, has acquired Credora, an on-chain credit rating platform backed by Coinbase Ventures, S&P, and Hashkey. The transaction is subject to customary approvals. Operating under the new brand Credora by RedStone, the combined platform introduces an oracle-powered risk rating framework for… Read More

September 10, 2025 @ 6:27 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ethereum as the tokenization coin of choice, Clean Core converting into a digital asset treasury company, and interesting market movements comprise v2 of Web3 Thoughts of the Week. Clean Core is converting into a digital asset treasury company “Clean Core recently announced that they were… Read More

September 9, 2025 @ 10:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to new research from Tink, UK SMEs relying on outdated manual bank transfers as a primary method of payment lost out on an estimated £6.15 billion in sales last year. The study surveyed 2,000 UK consumers and 500 SME leaders to understand how this payment… Read More

September 9, 2025 @ 9:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As the financial and insurance industries race toward an estimated $97 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) spending by 2027, up from $35 billion in 2023, they face some of the highest AI risk exposures of any sector. Cybernews research into S&P 500 companies identified 158… Read More

September 9, 2025 @ 8:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As struggling consumers increasingly seek guidance on a wide range of financial topics from budgeting to investing, many are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools for help. A J.D. Power study also found that with prices on consumer goods increasing at the fastest rate in five… Read More

September 9, 2025 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

For Fintechs, LatAm is a region of opportunity, but also significant challenges. With each country seemingly at its own stage of development, there is plenty of work to do on a national level before LatAm can grow as one. Nisum Chile general manager Sebastian Martinez… Read More

September 8, 2025 @ 3:27 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fireblocks has launched the Fireblocks Network for Payments to power stablecoin payments across more than 100 countries. This enables fintechs, PSPs, and other institutions to build products on Fireblocks’ infrastructure – delivering payouts, remittance, merchant settlement, cross-border treasury and orchestrating global payment flows with complete control. Open, secure… Read More

September 7, 2025 @ 9:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The recent spike in Ethereum gas fees had Web3 talking this week, with some believing there’s still work to be done to prepare the crypto ecosystem for mainstream interest. “Yesterday’s spike in Ethereum gas fees is a clear reminder that the network, while sophisticated, remains… Read More

September 7, 2025 @ 8:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Spinwheel, an agentic AI-powered credit data and payments platform, has received a strategic investment from Citi Ventures. The funding will support Spinwheel’s continued go-to-market growth, expand its agentic AI platform, and build out its data sets and product offerings. In addition, Citi Ventures will advise… Read More

September 7, 2025 @ 3:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

EC-Council, a provider of cybersecurity education and creator of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential, has confirmed a $20 million-plus investment in FireCompass, an AI-powered offensive security platform. This move is part of EC-Council’s $100 million Cybersecurity Innovation Commitment, created to accelerate the development of… Read More

September 6, 2025 @ 10:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

An August survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) found that 74% of Americans with personal student loans are somewhat or very worried about their ability to pay those loans. “Student loans are more than a monthly… Read More

September 6, 2025 @ 6:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

U.S. Bank this week unveiled U.S. Bank Payroll, an embedded solution that allows small business owners to manage their payroll as part of their online banking experience. Key features include auto tax compliance, flex pay and more. In a survey the bank conducted with 1,000 small… Read More

September 5, 2025 @ 11:59 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Alchemy Pay, a fiat-crypto payment gateway, has been granted a Money Transmitter License (MTL) in South Carolina. With the inclusion of South Carolina, Alchemy Pay now holds MTLs in  Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wyoming, and Arizona. The Money Transmitter License, issued under the authority of the South Carolina Attorney General in accordance with the… Read More