March 27, 2025 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) announced it completed a FedRAMP Ready assessment for TruValidate solutions for government, which help public agencies interact with American public users to help protect against fraud. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides “a standardized… Read More

 Tagged fedramp, fraud, identity, transunion, truvalidate

March 27, 2025 @ 6:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, the financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced that CLEAR—an identity verification platform trusted by over 30 million customers—is moving its payments and billing to Stripe. CLEAR is known for its flagship membership, CLEAR Plus, which uses biometrics to “speed up identity verification at airports.”… Read More

 Tagged billing, clear, financial infrastructure, payments, stripe

March 27, 2025 @ 6:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Block (NYSE: XYZ), the fintech co-founded by Jack Dorsey, announced a significant workforce reduction, laying off 931 employees—approximately 8% of its total staff. Known for its subsidiaries Square, Cash App, and TIDAL, Block framed the layoffs as a strategic move to enhance organizational efficiency rather than… Read More

 Tagged block, jack dorsey, layoffs

March 26, 2025 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank Crypto, part of Nubank (NYSE: NU), announced that clients will have access to new coins. The tokens Cardano (ADA), NEAR Near Protocol (NEAR), Cosmos (ATOM), and Algorand (ALGO) will “complement Nubank’s crypto investment portfolio, which already includes 16 other options such as Bitcoin, Ether,… Read More

 Tagged ada, algorand, brazil, cardano, cosmos, cryptocurrency, latam, near protocol, nubank

March 26, 2025 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum’s Global Retail Investor Outlook 2024 released confirms a sustained shift towards younger retail investors. Spanning 13 economies, the research finds that 30% of Gen Z start investing in early adulthood – “compared to 9% of Gen X and 6% of Baby… Read More

 Tagged research, robinhood, wef, world economic forum

March 26, 2025 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank says it has added SWIFT to its platform. The code is ITTLPRS2XXX. FV Bank is based in Puerto Rico and licensed to operate in the US. The bank provides a wide range of traditional banking services while supporting the digital asset ecosystem. By… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, fv bank, puerto rico, swift

March 26, 2025 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), a payments Fintech that is now more of a neobank, has reported over $30 billion in loans since 2013. PayPal said that online loan originations, including cash advances, had surpassed 1.4 million for more than 420,000 business accounts. PayPal offers credit products… Read More

 Tagged online lending, paypal

March 26, 2025 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The growing popularity and widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies and digital payment systems, along with CBDCs, has led to a global conversation about the future of money. Canada is also looking into these transformative trends. Central banks worldwide, including the Bank of Canada (BoC), are exploring… Read More

 Tagged bank of canada, cbdcs, digital currency, research

March 25, 2025 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s household spending trends in early 2025 reveal an increasingly cautious consumer landscape, shaped by growing economic pressures and shifting priorities, while a parallel rise in scams targeting vulnerable groups underscores a concerning challenge. Insights from Commonwealth Bank (CommBank), Westpac, and ANZ highlight these key… Read More

 Tagged australia, consumer spending, research, scams

March 25, 2025 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech ecosystem in the Philippines is experiencing a surge in 2025, cementing its role as a key player in Southeast Asia’s financial technology ecosystem. Although a relatively smaller economy in terms of GDP growth and GDP per capita when compared to some nearby countries… Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, Philippines, research, southeast asia