July 2, 2025 @ 1:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business confidence remains steady in the United Kingdom, according to a report from Lloyds Bank. Business confidence saw a small rise in June, “up one point to 51%,” according to the latest Lloyds Business Barometer. This follows the 11-point rise seen in May, “offsetting April’s… Read More

 Tagged business confidence, insights, lloyds bank, uk, united kingdom

July 1, 2025 @ 6:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The wealth management landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by an  intergenerational wealth transfer and the increasing demand for sophisticated, technology-driven solutions. Addepar, a global enabler of wealth management technology, is addressing these challenges with significant updates to its platform. These updates focus on… Read More

 Tagged addepar, emea, europe, us, wealth management, wealthtech

July 1, 2025 @ 1:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest, the UK’s platform for property finance, has recently announced key leadership appointments to accelerate its strategic objectives and solidify its position as a preeminent alternative finance provider. The company, known for its technology-driven lending platform, has appointed John Eastgate as its first Chief Commercial… Read More

 Tagged development finance, lendinvest, sme's, uk, united kingdom

July 1, 2025 @ 1:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Southeast Asia’s Maybank has recently shared significant updates focused on advancing sustainability and social impact through innovative financial solutions and strategic partnerships. Recently, Maybank announced initiatives that underscore its commitment to fostering a sustainable and inclusive future across the ASEAN region. These efforts include providing… Read More

 Tagged digital finance, islamic finance, malaysia, maybank

June 30, 2025 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum, the core banking platform, has announced a strategic partnership with maib in Romania, where Moldova’s largest bank looks at establishing its digital banking presence with asset-light retail-only offering. Tuum’s SaaS core banking platform will serve “as the foundation for maib’s greenfield operations in Romania.”… Read More

 Tagged core banking, digital banking, europe, maib, romania, tuum

June 30, 2025 @ 8:34 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Wealthtech is reshaping Singapore’s wealth management sector as both startups and incumbent financial institutions ramp up digital transformation to meet rising investor demand for accessible, affordable, and personalized investment services, according to a new report by Quinlan and Associates and Allfunds Asia. The report shows… Read More

 Tagged insurance, singapore, wealthtech

June 30, 2025 @ 2:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Episode Six, a provider of enterprise-grade card issuing and ledger infrastructure, has partnered with xMoney to power a unified on-and off-ramp ecosystem, connecting fiat and crypto rails to unlock real-time access to digital and traditional financial networks. The collaboration underpins xMoney’s international growth strategy and… Read More

 Tagged Episode 6, episode six, john mitchell, Laura Enache, xmoney

June 30, 2025 @ 1:46 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Relay, a small business banking and money management platform, has released new data showing 88% of American small businesses are currently facing cash flow disruptions. The data comes from the second and latest edition of Relay’s Cash Flow Compass report. It surveyed more than 1,000 U.S…. Read More

 Tagged cash flow, Mike Michalowicz, relay, SMB, sme's

June 30, 2025 @ 9:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

MTCM, a Luxembourg-based securitization platform serving clients across Europe, the Americas, MENA, and Asia, has entered into a strategic partnership with Tokeny, an on-chain operating system, to enable the issuance of both traditional and digital securities through a unified workflow. This collaboration marks the launch… Read More

 Tagged luc falempin, luxembourg, MTCM, Pedro Herranz, t-rex, tokeny

June 30, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Xero Limited has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Melio, an SMB bill pay platform. The acquisition is expected to be funded through a mix of cash and equity. The upfront consideration will be $2.5 billion in cash and equity consideration. Additional contingent consideration,… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, matan bar, melio, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, xero