January 30, 2026 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a new development for the proptech sector, Miami-based Propy has secured a $100 million credit facility to accelerate its mission of overhauling the traditional real estate closing process. The funding, led by Metropolitan Partners Group, marks the company’s first foray into the private credit… Read More

 Tagged ai, credit facility, proptech, propy, real estate

January 30, 2026 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volt, a platform for real-time, rail-independent money transfers, has teamed up with ClearBank, a specialist in real-time clearing and integrated banking services. This alliance is set to elevate Volt’s cash management features tailored for accounts, pushing the boundaries of open banking payments to new heights… Read More

 Tagged clearbank, europe, uk, Volt

January 30, 2026 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets focused banking services provider Sygnum has teamed up with Starboard Digital Strategies to secure more than 750 Bitcoin (BTC) in commitments for their joint venture, the Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund. This capital influx occurred within just the initial four months of the… Read More

 Tagged banking, bitcoin, btc, digital assets, sygnum bank

January 30, 2026 @ 3:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has pointed out that industry professionals are calling for a fundamental rethink of how to combat scams. UK Finance also indicated that with fraud losses climbing to staggering levels—over £629 million in the first half of 2025 alone, marking a 17% increase in… Read More

 Tagged ai, fraud, insights, uk finance, united kingdom

January 30, 2026 @ 1:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has indicated that the United Kingdom’s private capital landscape experienced a resurgence as 2025 drew to a close, driven by a combination of large-scale transactions, improved investor sentiment, and favorable macroeconomic conditions. According to recent analyses shared by PitchBook, the year concluded on an… Read More

 Tagged insights, research, uk, united kingdom, vc

January 30, 2026 @ 12:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Digital Genesis Fund has officially launched as a new European investment platform focused on real-world infrastructure for the digital age, combining institutional regulation with Web3, tokenization, and AI-driven value creation. Structured as a Luxembourg SICAV-RAIF, the Digital Genesis Fund is designed to deploy long-term… Read More

 Tagged ai, Digital Genesis Fund, Hendrik Hey, MILC, tokenization, Web3

January 30, 2026 @ 12:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent development for the UK’s financial services sector, global data firm Experian has teamed up with pensions specialist Fincentive to launch an innovative platform focused on pension data analytics. This collaboration aims to modernize how pension providers interact with their members by converting… Read More

 Tagged analytics, data, experian, fincentive, uk

January 29, 2026 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments Canada has officially welcomed five new members under its recently introduced payment service provider (PSP) category. This development, announced on January 27, 2026, marks a pivotal step in modernizing the nation’s payment infrastructure, allowing regulated fintech companies greater access to core systems. Payments Canada,… Read More

 Tagged digital transactions, digitalization, payments canada, psps

January 29, 2026 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payments platform Yuno has teamed up with cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com. This collaboration integrates Crypto.com’s payment solution, known as Crypto.com Pay, into Yuno’s extensive ecosystem, which already encompasses more than 1,000 different payment options. The result is a smoother way for businesses to incorporate cryptocurrency… Read More

 Tagged crypto.com, digital transactions, payments, yuno

January 29, 2026 @ 8:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

ThetaRay today announced the launch of Ray, an Agentic AI AML investigation suite for transaction monitoring investigations. Embedded in the ThetaRay Investigation Center, Ray extends Cognitive AI from detection to investigation, combining autonomous investigative execution with on-demand analyst support. Global regulators are converging on higher… Read More

 Tagged AI AML, brad levy, David Shapiro, Moshe Siman-Tov, Ray, thetaray, Tyler Pichach