June 26, 2025 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthfront Corporation, a Fintech focused on the robo-advisor industry, has recently made two significant announcements that underscore its strategic evolution and readiness to compete in the financial tech landscape. This past month, the company welcomed Michelle Wilson, a seasoned legal executive, to its Board of… Read More

 Tagged investing, ipo, robo advisor, trading, wealthfront

June 26, 2025 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and commerce network,  announced $1.25M in fresh funding for 18 ‘moonshot’ climate projects for 2025 in a further rejection of the traditional ‘carbon offsetting’ model. The latest funding takes Klarna’s total contribution “in climate projects to $8.4 million over… Read More

 Tagged ai, bnpl, climate, klarna, payments

June 26, 2025 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, today announced an extension to its partnership with the Merchant Risk Council (MRC), reinforcing a shared commitment to “helping its members navigate the growing complexities of digital fraud and payment risk.” The renewed multi-year agreement “expands both organizations’ investment… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, digital payments, fraud, merchant risk council, mrc

June 26, 2025 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform shaping the future of investing, announced a partnership with LGT, an international private banking and asset management group that has been “fully controlled by the Liechtenstein Princely Family for over 90 years.” Through this collaboration iCapital and LGT launched a… Read More

 Tagged banking, europe, icapital, investing, lgt

June 26, 2025 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Raymond James Ltd., the independent financial services firm in Canada,  announced a strategic partnership with FNZ, a global wealth management platform provider, to deliver its wealth management platform. Under the agreement, Raymond James Ltd. will “make a significant investment to accelerate the digital transformation of… Read More

 Tagged financial services, fnz, raymond james, wealth management

June 26, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is focused on addressing modern financial challenges, from combating first-party fraud to embracing cryptocurrency. Recently, the global payments firm announced key initiatives that highlight its commitment to innovation, security, and bridging traditional finance with the digital economy. These developments—the expansion of the… Read More

 Tagged digital asses, digital financial services, fraud, mastercard, stablecoins

June 26, 2025 @ 6:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a series of impactful reports in June 2025, addressing critical global challenges and opportunities in fintech, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sustainability, energy transition, and transformative technology convergence. These updates, presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the… Read More

 Tagged ai, fintech adoption, insights, wef, world economic forum

June 26, 2025 @ 2:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AI boosts productivity and profitability for UK businesses. The vast majority of businesses using AI say the technology has “helped them to boost their productivity and profitability,” new research from Lloyds’ Business Barometer. Of the 59% of UK companies currently using AI, “more than three… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, economic activity, insights, lloyds bank, uk, united kingdom

June 26, 2025 @ 1:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland’s Savings and Investment Index fell back in Q2 2025, with a drop in both the proportion of people who say they are saving and in those who believe they are saving enough. The Savings and Investment Index dropped “to 87 in Q2… Read More

 Tagged bank of ireland, consumer behavior, insights, investing, savings, survey

June 26, 2025 @ 12:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, a bank payment company, has expanded its partnership with FreeAgent, a cloud-based business accounting software for small businesses, freelancers, and their accountants, to provide faster and more convenient payment solutions to their customers. GoCardless’s Instant Bank Pay, its open banking-powered payment solution, and Success+, the… Read More

 Tagged europe, gocardless, payments, uk