August 10, 2025 @ 6:08 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Ant International’s WorldFirst has obtained a Class A Money Services Business license from Bank Negara Malaysia, enabling the company to provide international payment and foreign currency receipt services in the country. The license permits WorldFirst to serve small and medium-sized enterprises conducting cross-border trade operations…. Read More

 Tagged ant international, bank negara malaysia, malaysia, world first

August 10, 2025 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a world where personal finance can feel stressful and overwhelming for many consumers, Moola, a mobile-only financial platform, is hoping it can break down barriers to make investing more accessible. Launched in March 2025 by husband-and-wife team Jason and Magda Schappert, Moola is designed… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, investing, moola, personal finance

August 9, 2025 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the startup management and financial regulation ecosystem, staying informed about policy changes and effective tools is vital for founders, investors, and financial professionals. Recent updates from Carta, a cap table management platform, highlight developments in anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism… Read More

 Tagged carta, defi, equity management, insights, sec, startups

August 9, 2025 @ 11:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG LLP announced initiatives to help customers deploy and manage AI agents that transform enterprise data management and business processes. KPMG is making investments in AI and “helping organizations create and deploy AI agents to fit their business needs with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative… Read More

 Tagged ai, AI Agents, artificial intelligence, insights, kpmg

August 9, 2025 @ 10:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Capitolis says it has received additional investments from global banks and venture capital firms. New bank investors Barclays and BNP Paribas join J.P. Morgan, an existing Capitolis investor, as well as Citi, Morgan Stanley, State Street, and UBS—all of which previously invested in this round…. Read More

 Tagged capitolis, Gene Ludwig, gil mandelzis, junaid baig, Shay Grinfeld, Theo Osborne

August 9, 2025 @ 9:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trumid, a financial technology company and fixed income electronic trading platform, announced trade volume and user participation highlights for July 2025. According to an announcement from Trumid, here are the July updates: Trumid’s monthly market steady performance in 2025 “carried into July, driven by deeper… Read More

 Tagged bonds, fixed income, trading, trumid

August 9, 2025 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based payments company GoCardless is reportedly close to being (potentially) acquired by Dutch Fintech Mollie, with a possible deal expected to finalize as early as next month. Sources familiar with the matter indicate that GoCardless has been actively engaging with prospective buyers since early 2025,… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, gocardless, mollie, payments

August 8, 2025 @ 4:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Arcade.dev, a unified agent action platform that makes AI agents production-ready, and Lithic, a card processing platform, are partnering to develop an AI e-commerce application capable of making secure, authenticated payments. The partnership will launch shopping agents that can search, compare products, and check out… Read More

 Tagged Alex Salazar, Arcade.dev, Bo Jiang, Lithic, payments

August 8, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citigroup (NYSE: C) continues to provide insights into market dynamics, offering strategies for investors, asset managers, and policymakers. Recent reports from Citi highlight key trends reshaping the financial sector, including mutual fund-to-ETF conversions in Europe, the impact of U.S. tariffs on global equities, transformations in… Read More

 Tagged asset management, citigroup, insights, investments, tariffs

August 8, 2025 @ 4:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rillet, an AI-native ERP platform built for modern finance teams, this week announced a $70 million Series B co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and ICONIQ with participation from Sequoia, Oak HC/FT, and earlier investors. In conjunction with the new funding, Andreessen Horowitz general partner Alex Rampell… Read More

 Tagged alex rampell, ERP software, nicolas kopp, Rillet, Stelios Modes