September 1, 2025 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange has become an operator that has been granted a PISCES Approval Notice (PAN) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its Private Securities Market. The new secondary market will, for the first time, “provide private companies with access to intermittent liquidity… Read More

 Tagged fca, london stock exchange, lseg, pisces, private securities, uk, united kingdom

September 1, 2025 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent report from Financial Technology Partners (FT Partners) sheds light on the growing role of stablecoins in transforming payments and money movement, signaling a shift from niche crypto infrastructure to mainstream financial applications. The report highlights innovative fintech companies leveraging stablecoins to address real-world… Read More

 Tagged Crypto Adoption, digital assets, infrastructure, insights, stablecoins

September 1, 2025 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent milestone for the UK’s financial sector, open banking has reached over 15 million users, encompassing both individuals and businesses, as of July 2025. This figure, equivalent to nearly one in three UK adults, reflects a remarkable growth trajectory since the technology’s introduction… Read More

 Tagged obl, open banking, uk, united kingdom

August 31, 2025 @ 5:37 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Bank Nizwa, Oman’s largest Islamic lender, has launched an electronic mandate (E-mandate) service for direct debit payments as part of its push to expand digital banking solutions, the bank said on Sunday. The service, which complies with the Central Bank of Oman’s regulatory framework, is… Read More

 Tagged Bank Niswa, Electronic Mandate, oman

August 31, 2025 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fuel Ventures Follow-On EIS Fund reportedly backs some of the United Kingdom’s most high-growth or high-potential technology companies. As mentioned in a recent update shared by Republic Europe, it is designed to double down on a selection of the “top-performing” portfolio businesses. The offering… Read More

 Tagged fuel.ventures, republic europe, uk, united kingdom, vc, venture capital

August 31, 2025 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent conversation with John Collison, President of Stripe, Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), shared a vision for the future of capital formation and company governance. Armstrong predicts that these critical aspects of business and finance will increasingly move onchain, leveraging blockchain technology… Read More

 Tagged brian armstrong, coinbase, digital finance, perspective, stripe, tokenization

August 30, 2025 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The e-commerce sector continues to evolve, with venture capital activity in Q2 2025 showcasing resilience despite a complex economic environment. According to PitchBook’s Q2 2025 E-Commerce VC Trends report, startups in the e-commerce enablement space raised $3.3 billion in venture capital, marking an 11.4% increase… Read More

 Tagged ai, digitalization, e-commerce, insights, Research Report, venture capital

August 30, 2025 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During the past year, global wealth among high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) surged by 4.2%, with their population growing by 2.6%, according to Capgemini’s World Wealth Report 2025. This steady growth seemingly underscores a thriving wealth management industry, but the report highlights a shift on the horizon:… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, hnwis, insights, wealth management

August 30, 2025 @ 3:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Atomic, an embedded investing platform for fintechs and financial institutions, this week announced an additional $30 million in growth capital. The round was led by Aquiline, and Brewer Lane, with participation from Intuit, Nationwide Ventures, Erie Strategic Ventures, Samsung Next, Appia Ventures, QED Investors, Anthemis, and Y Combinator…. Read More

 Tagged atomic, david dindi, embedded investing, max chee

August 30, 2025 @ 12:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Supported by Swift’s infrastructure, Ant International, a global Fintech provider, and Standard Chartered Bank have launched live production trials for a bank-to-wallet payment solution using the ISO 20022 financial messaging standards. Through Alipay+, the global wallet gateway service under Ant International, the first transactions were completed… Read More

 Tagged ant international, bank-to-wallet payments, Jacques Xu, Kevin Wong, Michael Spiegel, standard chartered, swift