Cross-Border Payments Fintech dLocal Reports Steady Growth in Q4 2024

dLocal, an emerging market cross-border payments has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024. The Q4 2024 earnings update concluded on February 27,  revealing steady growth metrics that reinforce dLocal’s role as a key player in digital payments across Latin… Read More

IPOs No Longer Primary Route for Liquidity as Private Markets Grow

In the US, the number of publicly listed firms has been on the decline for many years now. The number of public firms listed on the London Stock Exchange has experienced a similar drop in the number of listings. This phenomenon has rattled policymakers in… Read More

BaFin Report : Climate Change, Geopolitics, Weak Economy May Put Pressure on Germany’s Financial System

BaFin has shared an update titled “Risks in Focus 2025” and it notes that climate change, geopolitics and a weak economy could “put pressure on Germany’s financial system.” BaFin noted on its official website that natural disasters made more likely by climate change, international tensions… Read More

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Reports Steady Growth and Positive Outlook for 2025

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has share preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2024. LSEG is reporting strong growth, “accelerating product innovation, significant margin improvement, equity free cash flow £2.2 billion; positive outlook for 2025.” David Schwimmer, CEO at LEG said: “We… Read More

UK’s Gen Z Side Hustle Platform Prograd Raises £755,470 via Crowdcube

Prograd, a UK-based side hustle platform for Gen Z in the UK, empowering users to master financial basics through “engaging education” while earning money through online side hustles, has raised £755,470 (at the time of writing) of its £800,000 target via Crowdcube from 46 investors…. Read More

Marqeta’s Alan Carlisle Sees Strong Compliance As a Strategic Advantage

While political priorities come and go, strong compliance practices should remain constant. Done properly, Marqeta’s chief compliance officer Alan Carlisle said they are a competitive advantage. Carlisle offers more than 25 years of compliance experience with Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ), SoFi, banks, broker-dealers, crypto firms, and venture… Read More

Ethos Raises $6m for Risk Management Platform

Ethos, a modern model risk management platform, announced that it has secured $6 million in its Seed funding round anchored by Canapi Ventures and backed by Capital One Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures. Ethos aims to streamline how financial institutions and fintech firms manage model risk,… Read More

Talentir Unveils Real-Time YouTube Earnings Protocol

Talentir, billed as the fastest-growing on-chain YouTube distribution operation, has introduced a lending protocol that allows content creators to access real-time payouts and earn yield on their YouTube-generated income. The company’s latest product, stablecoin-payout.com, aims to bridge the gap between traditional online platforms such as… Read More

BNPL Services Saw Steady Growth with Highest Usage Among Younger Consumers – Report

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services saw continued growth in the number of consumers using them, with the highest usage among consumers from Generations Y and Z. This, according to a report from JDPower. According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Buy Now Pay Later… Read More

Wirex Announces Expansion of Stablecoin Payments Platform to the US

Wirex, a Web3 money app, has announced the expansion of its stablecoin payment platform, Wirex Pay, to the U.S. This milestone marks a key step in making stablecoin payments more accessible, offering U.S. residents a self-custodial way “to transact with stablecoins.” The expansion is powered… Read More

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