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

September 4, 2025 @ 3:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While ratios and messaging surrounding Visa’s looming VAMP program have changed, one message is clear: acquirers and merchants should look to technology to stay in Visa’s good books. Beginning Oct. 1, Visa begins enforcement of the Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP). It combines fraud and… Read More

September 2, 2025 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Web3 community has thoughts on banks missing out on stablecoins and tokenized stocks. This and crypto IPOs, dominate Web3 thoughts of the past week. Banks lobbying against stablecoins “Banks are leaning on regulators because they want to protect their bottom line, but there’s no… Read More

August 30, 2025 @ 3:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Atomic, an embedded investing platform for fintechs and financial institutions, this week announced an additional $30 million in growth capital. The round was led by Aquiline, and Brewer Lane, with participation from Intuit, Nationwide Ventures, Erie Strategic Ventures, Samsung Next, Appia Ventures, QED Investors, Anthemis, and Y Combinator…. Read More

August 30, 2025 @ 3:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler’s chief of markets, Ruslan Lienkha, and Function CEO Thomas Chen comment on recent crypto movements. BTC and ETH’s Pullbacks “The recent pullback in BTC and ETH is essentially a reflection of broader market sentiment, particularly the mild correction currently observed in U.S. equity indices…. Read More

August 30, 2025 @ 12:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Supported by Swift’s infrastructure, Ant International, a global Fintech provider, and Standard Chartered Bank have launched live production trials for a bank-to-wallet payment solution using the ISO 20022 financial messaging standards. Through Alipay+, the global wallet gateway service under Ant International, the first transactions were completed… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 3:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is enhancing its market surveillance and fraud detection capabilities by deploying Nasdaq’s surveillance technology. As the CFTC embraces an expanding regulatory remit, it will look to Nasdaq’s Market Surveillance platform to support its mission to promote market integrity. The… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 11:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 is bullish on Ethereum. Find out why below. “Both retail traders and institutions are recognizing that the next evolution of crypto isn’t just holding or staking, it’s the ability to unlock liquidity and leverage across a permissionless landscape. The substantial inflows we’ve seen from… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 9:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT), along with its wage and disbursements division, rapid!has joined the Workday Partner Program. Through this partnership, Green Dot will deliver payroll and payment solutions, like earned wage access (EWA) that are designed to help streamline operations, improve employee retention and promote financial wellness… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 8:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rain, an enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, has secured a $58 million Series B funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Dragonfly, Galaxy Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Samsung Next, Lightspeed, and Norwest. The raise brings Rain’s total funding to $88.5M and comes just five… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 4:34 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

CredMont has officially launched as the first user-owned credit card DataDAO, built on the Vana Network. With more than 12,000 users at inception, CredMont is pioneering the creation of a collectively owned dataset of credit card transactions — long regarded as one of the most… Read More

August 28, 2025 @ 10:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

US stocks were volatile this week after President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank’s board of Governors, an unprecedented act that is intensifying fears about the erosion of the Fed’s independence. The ICE US Dollar Index shed… Read More