November 12, 2025 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IOSCO has released its final report on neo-brokers. As explained in the update, neo-brokers are described as a subset of broker-dealers that offer services via a business model characterized by the use of seamless client interfaces, leverage of social media platforms, and the provision of online… Read More

 Tagged digitalization, insights, iosco, neo-brokers, research

November 12, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group will launch the UK’s first large-scale, multi-feature AI-powered financial assistant, set to transform the way over 21 million customers manage their money through the mobile app. This launch is a key milestone in Lloyds Banking Group’s journey to embed AI as a… Read More

 Tagged financial services, Gen AI, lloyds bank, uk, united kingdom

November 12, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Episode Six and Fireblocks announced the co-development of a unified payments solution. The payments solution integrates traditional and digital finance, bringing together fiat, stablecoins, loyalty points, and other digital assets onto a single, programmable platform—allowing FIs to effectively operate across asset classes. The collab combines… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, digitalization, episode six, Fireblocks

November 11, 2025 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mike Cagney, the executive board chairperson and the co-founder of Figure (NASDAQ:FIGR), has said that blockchain wallets are going to completely disrupt how existing financial services actually work. Cagney also mentioned that today, we have an account at a firm like SoFi. They offer clients… Read More

 Tagged digital wallets, digitalization, mike cagney, perspective, ux

November 11, 2025 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ETOR), the trading and investing platform, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2025. The update seems to have been received well as the company’s stock surged over 8% and was trading at around $41.56 at the… Read More

 Tagged etoro, financial results, investing, israel, trading

November 11, 2025 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Ireland has recently noted that the majority or more than half of the reported cases of investment fraud have been reported by clients who are aged 65 and older. Bank of Ireland data indicated that these developments were observed during the first… Read More

 Tagged bank of ireland, fraud, insights, investments, scams

November 11, 2025 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance noted that when we imagine the future of fraud, it can be quite easy to picture Hollywood-type chaos: sophisticated deepfake heists, so-called AI super-hackers, and trust in digital payments crumbling in spectacular fashion. However, UK Finance pointed out in a blog post that… Read More

 Tagged ai, insights, research, uk finance

November 11, 2025 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The INX Digital Company, Inc. (Cboe CA: INXD) recently confirmed the completion of its previously announced plan of arrangement pursuant to which OpenDeal Inc. (doing business as Republic) acquired, via a wholly-owned subsidiary, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the corporation, other… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, investing, INX, republic

November 10, 2025 @ 2:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

MoneyGram, a global payments network for consumers, businesses and communities, has launched a strategic partnership with Oscilar, an AI risk decisioning platform, to power its risk infrastructure. The collaboration advances MoneyGram’s AI-first strategy, delivering real-time risk intelligence across its global network. MoneyGram operates one of the world’s largest… Read More

 Tagged ai, Anthony Soohoo, Luke Tuttle, moneygram, oscilar, risk decisioning software

November 10, 2025 @ 1:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

United Fintech, the digital transformation group for financial institutions, has acquired Trade Ledger, the tech firm behind an AI-enhanced solution that automates commercial and business lending. Trade Ledger brings to United Fintech a user-base that reportedly includes Barclays and Bank of Queensland, along with expertise in… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, digitalization, trade ledger, united fintech