December 26, 2025 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the Cambridge Judge Business School has celebrated its 10-year anniversary. The CCAF was launched as the only academic entity pursuing the advent of digital finance. While multiple private entities frequently published research on aspects of Fintech, including… Read More

 Tagged cambridge centre for alternative finanance, ccaf, uk, united kingdom

December 26, 2025 @ 12:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HM Treasury’s latest September consultation, A Streamlined Approach to Payment Systems Regulation, confirmed plans to get rid of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and transfer its overall functions to the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This marks a key moment for UK payments regulation… Read More

 Tagged outlook 2026, payments, uk, uk finance, united kingdom

December 25, 2025 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hong Kong (China SAR) payment card market is now considered to be fairly mature, however, despite this, the total card payment value is forecast to grow considerably by “4.5% in 2025 to reach HKD1.32 trillion ($168.4 billion),” supported by the ongoing efforts to promote… Read More

 Tagged card payments, hong kong, insights, research

December 25, 2025 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. equity markets closed higher in a holiday-shortened trading session on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, with major indexes reaching fresh milestones. The S&P 500 advanced 0.32% to finish at a new all-time high of 6,932.05, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.60% to… Read More

 Tagged ai, nvidia, outlook 2026, s&p 500, stocks

December 25, 2025 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moneyhash is collaborating with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to expand merchant access to its Merchant Cloud platform across the MEA region. By connecting to Mastercard’s Gateway through a unified API, merchants can simplify integration, “streamline operations and enhance payment performance across markets.” Mastercard’s Gateway, a part… Read More

 Tagged digital transformation, mastercard, moneyhash, payments

December 24, 2025 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Octane Lending Inc., the fintech enabling the buying experience, is teaming up with Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH), which is America’s Recreation Dealer, to launch a financing solution under the Good Sam Powered by Octane brand. This Captive-as-a-Service agreement enables Camping World dealers to… Read More

 Tagged camping world holdings, digital technology, fintech, octane lending

December 24, 2025 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Max Levchin, Founder and CEO at Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), noted that there’s been increased attention on buy now, pay later (BNPL) over the past few weeks, raising questions about why consumers “choose these products, how they use them, and the industry’s overall practices.” Levchin added… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, pay later, payments, perspective

December 24, 2025 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has partnered with Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) to add stablecoin funding to its broad range of traditional sources of funding, which include consumer deposits, long-term loans and short-dated commercial paper. The digital bank intends to raise short-term funding… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, coinbase, Crypto Adoption, digital assets, klarna, stablecoins

December 24, 2025 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the enabler of Payments as a Service, announced it has upgraded its clients to meet the latest SEPA Instant Payments Regulation (IPR) and SWIFT SRG 2025 mandate, which came into effect October 9th and November 22nd, 2025, respectively. This announcement follows the major… Read More

 Tagged europe, fintech, payments, volante technologies

December 24, 2025 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Architect Financial Technologies Inc. announced the completion of a $35 million strategic Series A investment round. The funding will now aim to accelerate the growth of AX, the financial industry’s centralized exchange for perpetual futures on traditional asset classes, “launched by the company last month.”… Read More

 Tagged architect financial, fintech, funding round, investments, trumid