August 23, 2025 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial sector is undergoing a major shift as traditional banking firms pivot toward blockchain technology, recognizing its potential to reshape the digital economy. A report from CB Insights highlights how major banks are diving headfirst into the digital asset ecosystem, leveraging blockchain to make… Read More

 Tagged blockchain adoption, digital financial services, dlt, insights

August 22, 2025 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

A Special Master appointed by the Delaware District Court has recommended formal sanctions against both Envestnet and Yodlee, as part of a legal battle with FinancialApps LLC. FinancialApps claims trade secret misappropriation. Bain Capital recently acquired Envestnet, and Yodlee was acquired by STG Partners. According to… Read More

 Tagged envestnet, financialapps, lawsuit, yodlee

August 22, 2025 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 21, 2025, China’s mainland stock market reached a significant milestone as the Shanghai Composite Index closed at its highest level since August 2015, climbing 0.13% to 3,771.10 points. The blue-chip CSI300 index also saw gains, rising 0.39% on the same day. As first… Read More

 Tagged china, fintech adoption, shanghai stock exchange, stablecoins

August 22, 2025 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC, a global network of firms providing audit and assurance, tax and legal, and deals and consulting services, announced an expanded partnership with Workday, Inc. to develop and deliver new custom industry apps through the built on the Workday platform. Through this partnership, PwC firms… Read More

 Tagged digital technology, digitalization, pwc, workday

August 22, 2025 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bank branches are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Think floppy disks and fax machines. Consumers manage their financial existence on their smartphones. And they prefer it over queuing up for a teller. At the same time, there remains a segment of the community… Read More

 Tagged banking, bkn301, uk, united kingdom

August 22, 2025 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a rapidly evolving and increasingly global /distributed workforce, financial flexibility has seemingly become a key part of employee satisfaction and retention. DailyPay, a provider of on-demand pay solutions, has recently announced key partnerships that underscore its commitment to transforming how employees access their earnings…. Read More

 Tagged dailypay, earned wage access, ewa, financial wellbeing, us, worktech

August 22, 2025 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a stride toward modernizing its banking infrastructure, Shawbrook Bank, a UK specialist bank, has gone live with Thought Machine’s core banking platform, Vault Core. The milestone seemingly marks a pivotal moment in Shawbrook’s digital transformation journey, with the launch of its first product—a buy-to-let… Read More

 Tagged london, shawbrook bank, thought machine, uk, united kingdom

August 22, 2025 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced that it has become the first third-party custodian to launch on J.P. Morgan’s Digital Debt Service, marking a key milestone in the institutional adoption of blockchain-based debt securities. This collaboration enables State Street to “offer custody services for debt… Read More

 Tagged blockchain adoption, custody, dlt, jpmorgan, state street

August 22, 2025 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group and Incore Bank, a Swiss B2B transaction bank with a network of banks, financial intermediaries, fintechs and corporates, announce an extended partnership focused on scaling their B2B banking networks. Since 2019, Incore Bank has been one of Sygnum’s… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, digital bank, singapore, southeast asia, sygnum bank

August 22, 2025 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Openbank, part of the Santander Group, has chosen Upvest as its new investment infrastructure provider. By integrating Upvest’s Investment API, Openbank is “strengthening its investment offer with a modern experience and deep localisation in the German market.” This enables Openbank to offer a “digital-first product… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, europe, openbank, santander, upvest