January 2, 2026 @ 12:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an era where financial tools are becoming increasingly integral to daily life, industry professionals are urging the banking sector to reassess its digital infrastructure to curb economic abuse. A recent study from Northumbria University emphasizes how outdated or poorly designed banking systems can inadvertently… Read More

 Tagged cx, digital banking, fraud

January 1, 2026 @ 9:57 am By Michael Wong  |  

Truemed, a US-based health payments startup that enables consumers to use tax-advantaged health accounts for preventive care, has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, as investors bet on growing demand for alternatives to traditional, treatment-focused… Read More

 Tagged andreessen horowitz, Truemed

December 31, 2025 @ 12:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Trueflation, an alternative measure of inflation that differs from what the Federal government may publish, states that the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE )is now below 1.9%, significantly lower than the US Federal Reserve’s target of 2% and well below the US Bureau of Labor Statistics… Read More

 Tagged inflation, pce, trueflation, us federal reserve

December 31, 2025 @ 10:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Our final Web3 Thoughts of the Week for 2025 looks ahead to how tokenization, stablecoins, RWAs, AI, DeFi, and politics will shape 2026. Tokenized real-world assets and stablecoins “As usual, most attention within the crypto sector is being paid to the price of Bitcoin, which… Read More

 Tagged boris bohrer-bilowitzki, defi, kevin de patoul, Michael DiRoma, Rebecca Liao, rwas, tokenization

December 31, 2025 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the year 2025 finally draws to a close, UK’s ThinCats says that is an opportune moment to carefully reflect on what they claim to have achieved together, along with their customers, introducers and colleagues, and how they now continue to support the growth of… Read More

 Tagged online lending, thincats, uk, united kingdom

December 30, 2025 @ 9:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Arrel has announced the availability of a set of DAPL (digital asset platform) APIs for remittance operators. The APIs allow operators to configure infrastructure modules individually, deploy them as required, and scale usage in line with transaction volume. The APIs are intended for regulated and… Read More

 Tagged apis, Arrel, Circle Alliance, remittances

December 30, 2025 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A whitepaper from Juniper Research, entitled, Unlocking the Next Stage of Growth for Modern Card Issuing Platforms, examines various trends that are now said to be shaping the modern card issuing ecosystem, and the ways in which modern card issuing platforms are able to capture… Read More

 Tagged digitalization, fintech, Payment Cards, payments, research

December 30, 2025 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong’s digital banking service provider, Mox Bank, has solidified its position as a fintech powerhouse in 2025, now serving 750,000 customers—representing an impressive 12% of the city’s bankable population. As shared by CEO Barbaros Uygun, the year has been defined by robust expansion across… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, hong kong, mox bank, outlook 2026

December 30, 2025 @ 5:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement with the Fibonacci Group to acquire Cabel Industry, an Italian tech company that provides specialized core banking and IT managed services to mid-size financial institutions. The acquisition will enhance the managed services portfolio of Accenture Financial Advanced… Read More

 Tagged accenture, acquisition, digital banking, italy

December 30, 2025 @ 11:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group, which serves as one of the UK’s mortgage lenders, is preparing to discontinue its invoice factoring operations by the end of 2025, marking a further retreat by major high-street banks from specialized financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Invoice factoring, also… Read More

 Tagged lloyds bank, uk, united kingdom