September 23, 2025 @ 3:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Union is poised to restrict major technology companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta, from participating in a forthcoming financial data sharing framework, as reported by the FT. This move reflects the EU’s ongoing efforts to regulate the influence of Big Tech while… Read More

 Tagged EU, europe, fida framework, Tech Firms

September 22, 2025 @ 6:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fraud prevention platform Ravelin urges merchants to take immediate action on Visa’s updated VAMP (Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program). It warns that failure to minimize fraud will mean incurring significant, recurring fees, and even losing the ability to accept Visa payments. VAMP enforcement begins on Oct. 1…. Read More

 Tagged fraud, martin sweeney, ravelin, VAMP, visa

September 22, 2025 @ 6:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the Fed rate cuts dominated discussions this week, Web3 also looked at some new developments with ETFs Did the Fed cut enough? “Markets are on edge this week as investors await the outcome of the most important FOMC meeting of 2025. Some analysts expect… Read More

 Tagged bima labs, Block Street, devere group, etfs, galxe, interest rate cuts, jerome powell, Kevin Rusher, Kuvi.ai, LIKWID, nigel green, RAAC, Sergei Gorev, The Fed, youhodler

September 22, 2025 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken continues to focus on product developing and technology advancements in an effort to improve trading and investing. Recently, the San Francisco-based exchange unveiled several updates: Kraken Launch for early token sales, xStocks integration on Kraken Pro for tokenized equities, and Kraken… Read More

 Tagged derivatives, investing, kraken, perps, trading

September 22, 2025 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to reshape digital payments across Asia, LINE NEXT—the Web3 innovation arm of the messaging platform LINE—and the Kaia blockchain ecosystem have jointly revealed Project Unify. This initiative aims to deliver a versatile superapp centered on stablecoins, specifically engineered to streamline cross-border transactions…. Read More

 Tagged asia, instant payments, kaia, next

September 22, 2025 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move for cryptocurrency adoption in Latin America, Bitget Wallet, a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet, announced its integration with Pix, Brazil’s widely used instant payment platform. This innovative partnership, facilitated through collaboration with local licensee Aeon, allows Bitget Wallet users to make direct payments using… Read More

 Tagged bitget, brazil, instant payments, latam, pix

September 22, 2025 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Meta has (NASDAQ:META) integrated a QR code-based payment system into the WhatsApp Business App. The announcement was made during Meta’s recent business summit in Mumbai, India, highlighting the company’s focus on enhancing digital tools for… Read More

 Tagged business payments, digital transactions, meta, sme's, ux, whatsapp

September 22, 2025 @ 2:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Arcanis has launched as an AI-powered “decision research” solution for growth and late-stage venture capital markets, adding a transparent AI trust layer through meeting standardized criteria for completeness, systematics, transparency, and clarity of output. Venture capital is often characterized by incomplete, fragmented, or incorrect data…. Read More

 Tagged ai, Alex Prokofyev, Arcanis, investment research, venture capital

September 22, 2025 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank has unveiled its Advanced Authorization platform, set to transform how financial technology companies handle immediate card transaction decisions. Announced on September 18, 2025, this update from Cross River arrives hot on the heels of the bank’s remarkable achievement: surpassing one billion payment… Read More

 Tagged cross river bank, digital banking, fintech, payments

September 22, 2025 @ 10:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Last week, Scalekit launched an authentication stack purpose-built for agentic apps and announced a $5.5 million seed round led by Together Fund and Z47, with angel backing from Adam Frankl, Oliver Jay, Jagadeesh Kunda, and others. Gartner predicts that by 2028, 25% of enterprise breaches… Read More

 Tagged agentic app, funding round, Girish Mathrubootham, Ravi Madabhushi, Satya Devarakonda, Scalekit