September 28, 2025 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Private markets have emerged as an enabler of diversified investment strategies, offering higher yields and resilience amid economic uncertainties. However, barriers such as complex processing, regulatory hurdles, and limited distribution channels have long restricted access for everyday wealth managers and investors. A partnership announced on… Read More

 Tagged blackrock, clearstream, private markets

September 28, 2025 @ 1:40 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Biz2Credit, the parent company of Biz2X, which is an AI-powered small business lending platform, announced a partnership with Columbia University to tackle automating and scaling funding access for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The effort aims to apply artificial intelligence to transform SMB loan portfolios… Read More

 Tagged biz2credit, columbia university, Jeffrey Sachs, rohit arora, SMB funding

September 27, 2025 @ 10:23 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore’s fintech sector attracted nearly $1.04 billion in the first half of 2025, rebounding strongly after a muted 2024, with investors pouring money into payments, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence-driven platforms, according to a KPMG report. The funding, spread across 90 deals, marked the highest level… Read More

 Tagged fintech, Fintech funding, kpmg, singapore

September 27, 2025 @ 7:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Finastra, a provider of financial services software, has launched an ACH payment solution,. With this release, Finastra becomes one of the major providers to support all US payment clearings— including ACH, wires, and real-time payments- within a unified payment hub, Finastra’s Global PAYplus. The Finastra… Read More

 Tagged Aaron Press, ach, barry rodrigues, finastra

September 27, 2025 @ 10:24 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) set out a detailed roadmap to strengthen the city’s fixed income and currency (FIC) markets, part of a broader push to reinforce its role as a global financial centre and deepen its… Read More

 Tagged Fixed Income and Currency Market, hong kong, hong kong monetary authority, securities and futures commission

September 27, 2025 @ 9:24 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, said it will stop accepting new applications for digital bank licenses from Dec. 1, as the regulator moves to tighten oversight of the fast-growing sector and safeguard financial stability. The suspension follows the… Read More

 Tagged bangko sentral ng pilipinas, banking, digital banks, Philippines

September 27, 2025 @ 9:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital gift cards are upending traditional approaches to incentives and rewards, even creating exciting new use cases. And while Tillo isn’t a household name in the space, it powers many of these transformative experiences through a plug-and-go API that connects to more than 3,000 global… Read More

 Tagged Alex Preece, digital gift cards, incentives, open banking, rewards, Tillo

September 27, 2025 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This past week, Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) made several announcements including insights on the UK housing market, initiatives to support the investment banking sector, and the introduction of digital assets trading services for a certain group of clients. From exposing the hidden costs of UK‘s… Read More

 Tagged banco santander, crypto trading, europe, investment banking, uk

September 27, 2025 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the ecosystem of SMEs, financial oversight often feels like a relentless tug-of-war between efficiency and control. Pleo, the Copenhagen-based fintech that’s been reshaping corporate spending since 2015, announced key updates focused on enhancing embedded finance. Pleo is partnering with Mastercard so that it can… Read More

 Tagged embedded finance, europe, fintech, pleo

September 27, 2025 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the supporter of Latin America’s leading economic contributor, the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) is charting a transformative course for the financial sector in the South American nation of Brazil. Recent announcements underscore this evolution: a reflective celebration of five years of Open Finance… Read More

 Tagged bcb, brazil, insights, latam, open banking, open finance