March 2, 2026 @ 1:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: FIGR), a fintech specializing in blockchain-powered lending solutions, recently unveiled its fourth-quarter 2025 financial results, showcasing growth and a pivotal shift in its business model. The company, known for streamlining home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and other loan products through advanced… Read More

 Tagged blockchain adoption, figure technology solutions, performance, smbs

March 2, 2026 @ 12:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant move underscoring the integration of artificial intelligence into business operations, Deloitte recently unveiled its Enterprise AI Navigator, a comprehensive platform designed to guide companies in harnessing AI for tangible outcomes. This solution shifts AI from mere expense to strategic asset by pinpointing… Read More

 Tagged ai, deloitte, financial services, insights, research

March 1, 2026 @ 6:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Years of success and methodical design in Europe have Pliant well-prepared to compete in the United States. Co-founder and CEO Malte Rau believes Pliant’s genesis in a region with strict regulations prepares it for success in America. Pliant offers a comprehensive B2B payment solution…. Read More

 Tagged b2b payments, credit card, Malte Rau, PayPal Ventures, pliant, speedinvest

March 1, 2026 @ 6:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Gambit Security this week emerged from stealth with $61 million in seed and Series A funding. Participants included Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Cyberstarts. Gambit Security’s AI-native resilience platform connects to all environments, security solutions, and backup tools to autonomously map an organization’s infrastructure and… Read More

 Tagged Alon Gromakov, Clay Fisher, funding round, Gambit Security, Ilya Fushman, Lior Simon

March 1, 2026 @ 6:16 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Fintech investment in the Asia Pacific fell to levels not seen in more than a decade in 2025, as geopolitical tensions, uneven growth, and a cautious funding environment kept dealmaking subdued, according to a report by KPMG. Deal value and volume in the region slipped… Read More

 Tagged asia pacific, fintech, funding, kpmg

March 1, 2026 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI has secured $110 billion in fresh capital, marking one of the most substantial private investments ever recorded. This infusion, announced recently, elevates the company’s valuation to approximately $730 billion before the investment, potentially reaching $840 billion afterward. Key contributors include Amazon with a $50… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, funding round, openai

March 1, 2026 @ 10:20 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Pesalink, Kenya’s de facto instant payment network, has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to ease cross-border payment and speed up regional financial integration. The partnership enables instant 24/7 cross-border payments from Pan-African Payment and Settlement System participants into banks and mobile… Read More

 Tagged Afreximbank, africa, Kenya, payments, Pesalink

March 1, 2026 @ 9:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bloomberg and Kaiko this week announced a joint initiative to develop a pathway for Bloomberg’s trusted Data License offerings to be accessed on-chain via Kaiko’s infrastructure. The work is intended to focus initially on support for tokenized U.S. Treasuries and repo workflows on the Canton… Read More

 Tagged blockchain, bloomberg, Canton Network, data infrastructure, kaiko

March 1, 2026 @ 8:40 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rowspace, an AI platform that accelerates financial services firms’ decision making based on their proprietary data, launched this week with $50 million in funding across a Series A co-led by Sequoia and Emergence Capital and a seed round led by Sequoia. Stripe, Conviction, Basis Set,… Read More

 Tagged Alfred Lin, data management, Jake Saper, Michael Manapat, Rowspace, sequoia, yibo ling

March 1, 2026 @ 7:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

LoanPro, a credit platform, and NXTMOVES, a credit card program management platform with issuing capabilities and embedded transaction-level controls, this week announced a strategic partnership integrating credit servicing, issuing infrastructure, and program management to power compliant, scalable credit card programs. As American consumers continue to… Read More

 Tagged credit cards, credit platforms, LoanPro, NXTMOVES, Rhett Roberts, ROOK, Steve Nigri