June 2, 2025 @ 3:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank research highlights that the growth of services sustains the dynamism of the economy in 2025. CaixaBank’s research service indicates that the “number of sectors in the expansion phase is increasing in the first months of the year, supported by the moderation of inflation, the… Read More

 Tagged CaixaBank, digital banking, economy activity, europe, insights, spain

June 2, 2025 @ 2:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from digital-bank, Ubank, has revealed that rising rents have reshaped the housing landscape, narrowing the gap between renting and owning to create “a window of opportunity for young Australians to step onto the property ladder in 2025.” The research conducted by Cotality found… Read More

 Tagged australia, digital banking, investing, ubank

June 1, 2025 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As consumers grapple with rising costs and high interest rates, recent studies have revealed an increased reliance on credit products to help make ends meet. Despite the seemingly rapid growth in balances, a new analysis by TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) uncovers a more complex reality. According… Read More

 Tagged credit, inflation, insights, originations, transunion

June 1, 2025 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cantor Fitzgerald, a global financial services firm, announced on May 28, 2025, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire UBS’s O’Connor alternatives investment platform. This acquisition, which includes hedge funds, private credit, and commodities, brings approximately $11 billion in invested assets under… Read More

 Tagged cantor fitzgerald, ubs

June 1, 2025 @ 6:16 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Kashable, a U.S.-based Fintech company offering employer-sponsored credit and financial wellness benefits, has secured a $250 million credit facility to expand its lending capacity and further its mission of delivering affordable financial solutions to working Americans. The credit facility, led by Nomura Corporate Funding Americas,… Read More

 Tagged apollo global management, fintech, kashable, nomura

May 31, 2025 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, has provided an $21m note-on-note facility to New York-based real estate investment firm and lender, EquityMultiple. Co-founded in 2015 by Charles Clinton and Marious Sjulsen, the firm specializes in building investor wealth “through streamlined access to diverse real estate… Read More

 Tagged equitymultiple, oaknorth bank, uk, united kingdom

May 31, 2025 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, released a report with New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) projecting the productivity gains Kiwi small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) stand to gain through accelerated digitalization. Productivity is the biggest long-run “determinant of wages and living standards,… Read More

 Tagged digitalization, new zealand, small businesses, sme's

May 31, 2025 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The payments landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by the rapid evolution of mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) and software point-of-sale (SoftPOS) technologies. Juniper Research’s whitepaper, From Hardware to Everywhere: The Rise of mPOS & SoftPOS, provides a comprehensive analysis of these transformative systems, detailing their… Read More

 Tagged cashless, fintech trends, insights, payments, softpos

May 31, 2025 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, announced an integration with Tallyfor, the modern platform for business tax engagements, to deliver a solution designed to streamline tax preparation and boost efficiency for accounting firms. Accounting firms today face “capacity shortages, recruitment and retention difficulties, and the… Read More

 Tagged tallyfor, tax, taxes, us, xero

May 31, 2025 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from iwoca reveals big ticket loans are set to see increased interest from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as growth ambitions resurface. The Q1 2025 SME Expert Index, a survey of finance brokers “conducted quarterly by iwoca — one of Europe’s largest SME… Read More

 Tagged insights, iwoca, sme's, uk, united kingdom