December 9, 2025 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Transaction data from digital payments provider Checkout.com reveals how consumers shopped during the Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend, with international spending surging by 36% compared with the equivalent weekend in October of this year. During this particular period, Checkout.com reports that it has experienced a… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, consumer behavior, digital commerce, digital payments, uk

December 9, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

When governments participate in blockchain development, whether it be for payments or identity, it sends a powerful acceptance message to the industry. Sign is one company that has received the message loud and clear. Backed by Binance’s CZ via YZi Labs, Sequoia, and Circle, Sign… Read More

 Tagged cbdc, identity, Sign, Xin Yan

December 9, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global financial platform for modern businesses, raised $330 million in a Series G funding round, led by Addition and with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures. The financing values Airwallex at “$8 billion, a ~30% increase since… Read More

 Tagged addition, airwallex, funding round, san francisco

December 8, 2025 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bain Capital, a global private investment firm, announced a joint venture with bookrunner SMBC to establish a new European loan platform providing up to € 1.5 billion in senior secured credit to corporate borrowers across Europe and the UK. The platform is structured as a… Read More

 Tagged bain capital, europe, lending, loans, smbc, uk

December 8, 2025 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A selection of US stock and other equity markets are now reportedly available to go long or short on MetaMask mobile. Perps trading is currently said to be live on MetaMask mobile, and it is reportedly being powered by Hyperliquid. Their redesigned mobile experience is… Read More

 Tagged crypto-assets, hyperliquid, metamask, stocks, trading

December 8, 2025 @ 8:02 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission has sought public comment on proposed rules that would set a regulatory framework for sukuk, as Manila tries to broaden funding options and deepen its capital markets through Islamic finance. In a draft memorandum circular issued on Nov. 26,… Read More

 Tagged Philippines, securities and exchange commission, sukuk

December 8, 2025 @ 7:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), an enterprise technology and innovation partner, and Aptys Solutions, a provider of end-to-end payments solutions, this week announced a strategic partnership to accelerate payments modernization and simplify how financial institutions (FIs) connect to and manage payments services across networks and channels…. Read More

 Tagged Aptys, DXC, Naseer Nasim, Sandeep Bhanote

December 8, 2025 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS (NYSE:UBS), the global wealth manager, announced the release of the latest UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report, which surveyed UBS billionaire clients around the world on the challenges and opportunities they tend to face. This report focuses on the forces driving global wealth creation, the “increasing… Read More

 Tagged ai, china, insights, research, ubs, wealth

December 8, 2025 @ 3:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Prometeo, a fintech infrastructure provider for the Americas, has launched Name Match, a new capability within its U.S. Bank Account Verification API that helps businesses evaluate likely bank-account ownership before initiating payments. Name Match adds a layer of precision to Prometeo’s verification flow by comparing… Read More

 Tagged identity, Name Match, prometeo, Rodrigo Tumaian, ximena aleman

December 8, 2025 @ 1:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Pine, an AI agent for consumers’ digital chores, has closed a $25 million Series A funding round. Investors included Fortwest Capital. This financing positions Pine to advance its “ask-and-it’s-done” AI, an autonomous digital agent that makes calls, handles emails and operates software to complete real-world… Read More

 Tagged AI agent, Deedy Das, funding round, Pine, Ray Chua, Stanley Wei