July 23, 2025 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Polymarket has acquired a CFTC-regulated exchange and clearinghouse, QCEX, a Designated Contract Market. In a series of posts on X, Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket, explained that the acquisition will enable them to serve brokerages and traders in the US. Polymarket was compelled to… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, polymarket, qcex

July 23, 2025 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced the release of Investment Themes, a discovery tool powered by Reflexivity that investors can use to move from market trends to trade ideas more confidently. Available across IBKR’s trading platforms, Investment Themes simplifies the research… Read More

 Tagged interactive brokers, Reflexivity

July 23, 2025 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK financial sector, a key part of the national economy and the largest global net exporter of financial services, is at a pivotal moment. Recent updates and initiatives from UK Finance, an industry body representing 300 firms, outline a progressive agenda to enable economic… Read More

 Tagged financial services, fraud prevention, uk, uk finance, united kingdom

July 22, 2025 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has reinforced its commitment to driving economic growth and supporting diverse customer segments across the UK. Through its latest UK Sector Tracker, a £4 billion lending boost for first-time buyers, and the launch of a new student account, Lloyds is addressing key… Read More

 Tagged lloyds bank, savings, uk, united kingdom

July 22, 2025 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Carabinieri Corps and Intesa Sanpaolo, represented respectively by the Commander General Gen. C.A. Salvatore Luongo and General Antonio De Vita, Chief Security Officer of Intesa Sanpaolo, “to promote the prevention and fight against financial fraud.” The collaboration between… Read More

 Tagged banking, carabinieri corps, europe, intesa sanpaolo, italy, security

July 22, 2025 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In today’s financial services sector, alternative investments—encompassing private equity, venture capital, and private debt—have surged past $15 trillion globally, representing a significant portion of wealth management portfolios. Addepar, a technology and data platform for investment professionals, is reportedly focused on addressing the challenges of managing… Read More

 Tagged addepar, us, wealth management, wealthtech

July 22, 2025 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Sunsave, a UK-based solar subscription service, says it has raised £113 million to scale its platform. The Series A funding round was led by Norrsken VC and IPGL and included a £100m debt facility from Crédit Agricole CIB to fund customer installations. Other investors include… Read More

 Tagged funding round, green, sunsave, uk, united kingdom

July 22, 2025 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The fintech sector continues to show resilience and evolution, with CB Insights’ State of Fintech Q2’25 Report revealing steady funding of $10.5 billion in the second quarter of 2025. This marks the second consecutive quarter surpassing $10 billion, a milestone not seen since early 2023…. Read More

 Tagged Fintech funding, insights, vc, venture capital

July 22, 2025 @ 1:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut is making significant strides in its European growth strategy, marked by the establishment of a new Western Europe headquarters in Paris, a major recruitment drive, the appointment of an experienced CEO, and the launch of branded ATMs in Spain. These developments underscore… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, europe, recruitment, revolut

July 21, 2025 @ 5:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent analysis by digital assets investor Anthony Pompliano, it has been noted that a seismic shift in the financial markets is being brought into sharp focus. Retail investors, long dismissed as “dumb money,” are proving their mettle, outmaneuvering traditional Wall Street institutions with… Read More

 Tagged analysis, anthony pompliano, digital assets, perspective, retail investors