July 20, 2025 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coller Capital, one of the largest private market secondaries managers, announced the U.S. launch of CollerCredit, a fund providing high-net-worth investors access to the private credit secondaries market. Private credit secondaries is described as “a distinct asset class within the broader multi-trillion-dollar private credit market.”… Read More

 Tagged coller capital, credit, hnwis, investments, secondaries

July 19, 2025 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Street, a cloud-native financial technology firm on a mission to modernize the brokerage ecosystem, announced that Chris Tufano has joined as Head of Clearing. Tufano joins following Clear Street’s 2024 launch of “professional clearing services for registered market markers in listed U.S. equities, which… Read More

 Tagged brokerage, clear street, cloud, financial technology

July 19, 2025 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the UAE capital’s international financial center, continues to solidify its position as a hub for financial services and collaboration through key developments announced recently. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the… Read More

 Tagged abu dhabi, adgm, azerbaijan, real estate, uae

July 19, 2025 @ 5:51 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based digital content monetization platform Coda has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Amsterdam-headquartered prepaid payments firm Recharge, according to an announcement. The transaction brings together two regional leaders as part of a plan to expand global reach across business-to-business and business-to-consumer segments. The combined… Read More

 Tagged amazon payments, coda, payments, recharge, singapore

July 19, 2025 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and its subsidiary Venmo are making significant advancements in enhancing digital payments, supporting community engagement, and helping student-athletes and entrepreneurs. Recent announcements highlight their expansion into blockchain technology, strategic partnerships with college athletic conferences, and a commitment to social impact through new… Read More

 Tagged Arbitrum, Payment Cards, paypal, paypal usd, smbs, us, venmo

July 19, 2025 @ 5:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orum.io, a company enhancing money movement through its payment orchestration platform, has joined forces Stripe, a global Fintech enabling online payment processing. This milestone, shared by Orum’s Founder and CEO Stephany Kirkpatrick, CFP, on LinkedIn, marks a step forward in the mission to make financial… Read More

 Tagged financial infrastructure, orum, stripe

July 19, 2025 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 is expanding its travel offering with the launch of a Travel eSIM – fully digital data plans designed to keep travelers connected in more than 100 different countries. Travel eSIM allows customers to activate their Travel eSIM “within the N26 App without the need… Read More

 Tagged berlin, digital bank, europe, germany, n26

July 19, 2025 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Remitly, an international payments company, is harnessing artificial intelligence to streamline its operations and enhance customer experiences. As outlined in a recent letter from CEO Matt Oppenheimer, published on July 17, 2025, Remitly is embracing AI as a potentially transformative tool, comparable to the advent… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, international payments, remitly

July 19, 2025 @ 11:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Highnote, a platform for embedded finance and modern card issuance, this week announced the launch of Instant Payments, a new capability that enables businesses to deliver near real-time payouts from Highnote-issued cards to eligible external debit and prepaid cards. The solution is supported by Mastercard Move (Mastercard’s portfolio… Read More

 Tagged highnote, instant payments, Kin Kee, Stefany Bello, yanilsa gonzalez-ore

July 18, 2025 @ 1:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Windare Ventures, Barclays, and other institutional investors back Heka’s AI engine as financial institutions seek stronger defences against synthetic fraud and identity manipulation. The investors chipped in a total of $14 million. Funds will assist with U.S. expansion. Consumer fraud is at an all-time high. Last year, losses hit $12.5… Read More

 Tagged funding round, Heka, Idan Bar-Dov, Ishay Horowitz, Kester Keating, Ori Ashkenazi, Rafael Berber