February 10, 2025 @ 9:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While some trends are unmistakable, the key is to identify them before the market does. Smart investors do that by leveraging data from private markets, which can identify trends by analyzing activity between IPOs and other key events. Forge serves accredited seed and angel investors,… Read More

February 10, 2025 @ 8:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the tumult over tariffs caused some market fluctuations this week, a pair of industry executives believe all signs point positive for cryptocurrencies. Galxe cofounder Charles Wayn said this week’s market volatility doesn’t detract from what has been a historic bull. “Certain geopolitical tensions and… Read More

February 8, 2025 @ 8:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Research from Optalysys, a company developing secure computing through the acceleration of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) technology, has found that growth is being held back at UK financial services firms due to concerns over data security. A survey of more than 250 IT decision-makers working in… Read More

February 8, 2025 @ 8:42 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A roster of blockchain industry executives believes moving the United States’ records and treasury transactions onto a blockchain would bring a string of benefits. Jean Rausis, co-founder of the decentralized finance ecosystem SMARDEX, believes that moving the US Treasury’s transactions onto the blockchain would make… Read More

February 7, 2025 @ 11:04 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to a new J.D. Power report, more small business owners apply surcharges to customer purchases when using debit and credit cards, digital wallets, BNPL and cryptocurrency. The J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Merchant Services Satisfaction Study found that 34% of merchants are adding fees for… Read More

February 5, 2025 @ 10:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As Open Banking becomes more popular in Latin America, Prometeo is well-positioned to be a major player in the space. Prometeo’s partners, a provider of a single API connecting businesses to every bank in 11 countries, include Santander, Bancolombia, Banco de México, and Chile’s Banco… Read More

January 30, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Moon Pursuit Capital founder and managing partner Utkarsh Ahuja’s spent a decade in cryptocurrency, and he believes 2025 could be the biggest year yet. The combination of tokenization and deregulation has the potential to drive innovation and unlock new opportunities for small businesses through decentralized… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 8:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

In the early days of his second administration, Donald Trump wasted little time capitalizing on the current cryptocurrency craze, one he’s helped to create. Trump launched the $TRUMP meme coin, whose value soared by more than 300% in less than a day. $TRUMP’s market cap… Read More

January 27, 2025 @ 4:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Donald Trump’s inauguration has generated speculation on a range of financial issues. Continue reading for a selection of industry commentary. Cryptocurrency “The most important development will be the legal certainty that comes from a more friendly US regulatory regime. We are now likely to see… Read More

January 26, 2025 @ 10:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Alkami Technology (Nasdaq: ALKT), a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider, announced the launch of its Business Banking Digital Maturity Assessment. Built only for financial institutions, this tool was derived from a recent study that was published in partnership with Emerald Research Group and… Read More

January 25, 2025 @ 5:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Foyer, a Fintech company focused on first-time homebuyers, announced the successful closure of a $6.2 million seed round led by Alpaca VC and Hometeam Ventures with participation from Animo Ventures, Resilience VC, Accion Venture Lab, Detroit Venture Partners, and Clocktower Ventures. The funds… Read More

January 25, 2025 @ 5:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Moniepoint, a Nigerian business payments and banking services platform, has secured an investment from Visa. Founded in 2015 by Tosin Eniolorunda and Felix Ike, Moniepoint (formerly known as TeamApt) has targeted Nigeria’s network of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), offering a suite of services including… Read More

January 25, 2025 @ 12:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Entrust, a provider of trusted payments, identities, and data security, this week introduced AI-powered identity verification as a new capability for its Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) platform. In 2024, US businesses lost an estimated $112 billion to fraud, the equivalent of nearly 7% of their revenue. Modern attacks,… Read More

January 21, 2025 @ 8:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Socure, a provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanction screening and fraud prevention, this week unveiled research revealing that one in eight Americans (13%) committed first-party fraud over the 2024 holiday shopping season. First-party fraud, sometimes referred to as “friendly fraud,” occurs when consumers exploit return and refund policies… Read More

January 19, 2025 @ 10:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

1Money, which is developing a purpose-built Layer 1 exclusively designed for stablecoin payments, this week emerged from stealth with more than $20 million in funding. The seed capital will power the launch of the 1Money Network, a payment network engineered to be a Layer 1… Read More

January 18, 2025 @ 4:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, KCB Bank Kenya and UnionPay International partnered to enhance e-commerce payment capabilities in Kenya, enabling UnionPay cardholders to transact on digital platforms. This collaboration is aimed at enriching the online shopping experience for consumers and merchants across Kenya. “We are delighted to join hands with UnionPay… Read More

January 18, 2025 @ 12:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cryptocurrency ETFs attracted industry attention this week as participants await the influences of Donald Trump’s inauguration and the potential approval of a Solana ETF. Impossible Cloud Network co-founder Kai Wawrzinek said VanEck’s newly proposed Onchain Economy ETF could make crypto’s bull-bear rollercoaster a thing of… Read More

January 17, 2025 @ 7:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The faults that contributed to the massive data leak on the NFT platform Open Sea back in 2022 came home to roost on Monday when more than seven million email addresses were publicly released. Impossible Cloud Network co-founder Kai Wawrzinek it’s a “sad indictment of… Read More

January 16, 2025 @ 1:46 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

CertifID, a provider of wire fraud protection for the real estate industry, announced on Jan. 14 that it acquired Paymints.io, a solution that enables digital money transfers by title companies, law firms, and real estate brokerages. According to the FBI, $1.9 billion in funds have been stolen… Read More

January 16, 2025 @ 10:19 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Banking-focused data insights platform Wealth Access this week announced an integration with Q2’s Digital Banking Platform, via the Q2 Partner Accelerator Program. Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO) provides digital transformation solutions for financial services. Wealth Access’ integration with the Q2 Digital Banking Platform allows financial institutions to access their… Read More