July 8, 2025 @ 5:04 am By Michael Wong  |  

Southeast Asia’s financial technology (Fintech) sector raised $776 million in the first half of 2025, up 31% from the $593 million recorded in the second half of 2024, according to Tracxn’s SEA FinTech Semi Annual Funding Report. While overall funding fell 22% compared to $1… Read More

 Tagged Fintech funding, singapore, southeast asia

July 8, 2025 @ 4:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European Payments Initiative (EPI), a digital payment alternative to for consumers in Europe, has announced five new members in Belgium. Argenta, Bank Van Breda, Beobank, Crelan, and vdk bank will “prepare to roll out Wero, EPI’s digital wallet and instant account-to-account (A2A) payment solution, and… Read More

 Tagged belgium, epi, europe, european payments initiative, payments

July 8, 2025 @ 4:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Curve, the digital wallet, announced deepening its collaboration with Thales, the global enabler of advanced technologies, “delivering secure payment solutions for financial institutions.” This partnership comes on the back of Curve launching Curve Pay on iOS, marking a key moment in mobile payments. This partnership… Read More

 Tagged curve pay, digital transactions, payments, thales

July 8, 2025 @ 4:46 am By Michael Wong  |  

Tali Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of stc group, has led a strategic investment in Tarmeez Capital, marking the fintech’s first external funding after growing for four years without outside capital, the companies said on Monday. Tarmeez Capital, licensed by Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market… Read More

 Tagged saudi arabia, stc, Tarmeez

July 8, 2025 @ 1:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ElmTree Funds, a net-lease real estate investment firm with $7.3 billion in total assets under management as of March 31, 2025. Upfront consideration will be paid primarily in stock, “with… Read More

 Tagged blackrock, elmtree, investments, real estate

July 8, 2025 @ 12:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX Group, an operator of financial market infrastructures in Switzerland and Spain, has released its monthly key figures for June 2025, highlighting trading and listing activities on the SIX Swiss Exchange and BME Exchange. Concurrently, S&P Global Ratings has affirmed SIX Group’s ‘A’ credit rating,… Read More

 Tagged europe, six, spain, stock exchange, switzerland

July 7, 2025 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank has completed a £19.725m, comprehensive asset-based lending deal with Hepworth Clay and its new owners 4D Capital Partners LLP. The package “includes Invoice Finance, Stock Finance and a Plant & Machinery Term Loan, alongside ongoing working capital facilities.” Hepworth Clay is the UK’s… Read More

 Tagged 4d capital, metro bank, uk, united kingdom

July 7, 2025 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, has introduced significant initiatives to strengthen its financial systems and enhance monetary policy communication. These updates reflect the Riksbank’s commitment to resilience, transparency, and adaptability in a rapidly evolving global economic ecosystem. This month, the Riksbank proposed new regulations requiring… Read More

 Tagged analysis, central bank, europe, inflation, riksbank, sweden

July 7, 2025 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced that its Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) subsidiary “processed through its Government Securities Division (GSD) a new peak volume of USD$11.8 Trillion in cleared transactions on June… Read More

 Tagged digital technology, dtcc, infrastructure, securities, trading

July 7, 2025 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Starling Bank has announced a series of updates. Starling is a licensed digital bank offering a full stack of banking services augmented by a marketplace feature. While boosting its marketing team alongside a brand relaunch, Starling has introduced an AI-powered banking tool, and robust… Read More

 Tagged Business Expansion, digital banking, starling bank, uk, united kingdom