October 2, 2025 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant tokenization of US stocks is now possible, according to an update from Alpaca. Alpaca’s Instant Tokenization Network (ITN), a new infrastructure product has been in the works behind the scenes, the company noted. Currently powering many of the global tokenization solutions, with ITN, their… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, defi, tokenization, tradfi

October 2, 2025 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ace Hardware, the world’s hardware cooperative, announced a partnership with Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that enables consumers and helps merchants drive growth, to provide a pay over time option to clients making in-store purchases. With more than 5,200 different locations, most of which… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, buy now pay later, flexible payments

October 2, 2025 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil’s digital banking platform Nubank (NYSE: NU) has submitted an application for a US national bank charter, furthering its focus on international expansion expansion. Currenty active across Brazil, Mexico as well as Colombia, a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, latam, nubank, us

October 2, 2025 @ 10:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX announces Axxion as a new issuer of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with the listing of the Frankfurter UCITS-ETF – Modern Value. This launch expands investment opportunities for Swiss and international investors, highlights SIX’s commitment “to diversity and quality in its ETF marketplace, and further… Read More

 Tagged etfs, europe, six, stock exchange, switzerland

October 2, 2025 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, the global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, today announced the launch of Global Collections for banks, a solution designed to allow banks to offer local currency receivables to their customers in multiple countries. Nium’s Global Collections is a white-label solution that “enables banks to… Read More

 Tagged Cross-Border Transactions, global collection, nium, payments

October 2, 2025 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crowdcube has teamed up with the London Stock Exchange. According to the company, Crowdcube investors will soon be able to gain access to late-stage, high-growth private firms listed on LSEG’s new Private Securities Market (PISCES). The London Stock Exchange is the first, and currently only,… Read More

 Tagged crowdcube, london stock exchange, lseg, pisces, uk, united kingdom

October 2, 2025 @ 2:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), an SME finance platform, has removed foreign transaction fees across its business card portfolio, including the FlexiPay card and its Cashback Business Credit Card. This is expected to challenge the current UK market status quo, where SMEs have been forced to… Read More

 Tagged funding circle, smbs, uk, united kingdom

October 2, 2025 @ 1:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global branded payment solutions provider, announced it will partner with Google Play to launch a gift card mall in the Play Store. By combining BHN’s digital gifting portfolio and digital technology with the reach of Google Play, a digital content store,… Read More

 Tagged blackhawk network, digital commerce, gift cards, google play

October 1, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayOS, an agentic payments and value added services platform company,  announced the completion of an agentic payment transaction using a Mastercard Agentic Token. This historic transaction was executed “leveraging Mastercard Agent Pay, which builds upon tokenization capabilities that power global commerce solutions like mobile contactless… Read More

 Tagged mastercard, payments, payos

October 1, 2025 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As a key moment for the global financial system and blockchain industry alike, Swift announced it is launching a new blockchain-based ledger. Chainlink acknowledges the wok of their partner Swift and the broader Swift community on “adopting blockchains and oracle networks as a key next… Read More

 Tagged blockchain adoption, chainlink, financial messaging, oracles, swift