April 30, 2025 @ 3:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced the launch of AI agent capabilities that utilize data from the commodities sector, integrated with Microsoft 365 Copilot and powered by its Commodity Insights AI-Ready Data solution. The S&P Global AI agent on Microsoft 365 Copilot harnesses the expertise… Read More

 Tagged AI Agents, Jason Henderson, microsoft, s&p global, Sally Moore, Saugata Saha

April 30, 2025 @ 1:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Dream Payments has launched the DreamPay Insurance Payment Hub — a two-way insurance payment network operating across North America, leveraging J.P. Morgan Payments’ capabilities. Insurers can accept premiums from policyholders in both the U.S. and Canada, and issue claims payments to individuals and businesses of every size, using digital… Read More

 Tagged brent ho-young, dream payments, insurance, j.p. morgan, Jason Tiede

April 30, 2025 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), a top BNPL provider, has announced the launch of “AdaptAI” for its merchant partners. According to Affirm, the new feature enables retailers to offer personalized financial benefits as part of the POS process. Offerings could include items like APR rates, special repayment… Read More

 Tagged adaptai, affirm, bnpl

April 30, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) is reportedly set to reintroduce cryptocurrency investing by the end of 2025, marking its return to the digital asset space after a forced exit in 2023. The update, made by CEO Anthony Noto in an interview with CNBC, reflects a… Read More

April 29, 2025 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a transformative step toward bridging traditional finance and the digital economy, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has unveiled an initiative to incorporate stablecoins into its global payments network. This move aims to make stablecoin transactions as intuitive and secure as conventional payments, enabling consumers to spend… Read More

 Tagged Crypto Transactions, digital currencies, m&a, mastercard, stablecoins

April 29, 2025 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay, a global cryptocurrency payment platform, has announced the opening of a new U.S. headquarters in New York City’s vibrant SoHo district. The company has secured a facility exceeding 5,000 square feet, marking a significant expansion of its operations in the United States. This move… Read More

 Tagged crypto payments, moonpay, new york, us

April 29, 2025 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yieldstreet, a private markets investing platform, and Upgrade Inc., a fintech offering “responsible” credit products to mainstream consumers, announced the completion of an agreement to “purchase assets through Flex Pay, Upgrade’s BNPL financing solution.” This partnership enables individual investors to “target passive income from exposure… Read More

 Tagged renaud laplanche, upgrade, yieldstreet

April 29, 2025 @ 5:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has revealed Q1 2025 earnings, which matched analyst expectations of earnings of $0.10 per share. LendingClub, once an online lender and now a digital bank, also announced the acquisition of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform for Spending Intelligence. LendingClub, which still is heavily… Read More

 Tagged banking, cushion, digital bank, lc, lendingclub

April 29, 2025 @ 4:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

bunq, a digital bank based in the Netherlands, now offers crypto investing within its app. The service is now available in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium. Bunq states that it will roll out crypto trading across the entire European Economic Area, as… Read More

 Tagged bunq, crypto exchange, digital bank, europe, kraken, netherlands

April 29, 2025 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As financial advisors increasingly adopt defined-outcome strategies to capture market opportunities, manage risk, and meet client goals, CAIS, the  alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, announced an expansion of its “defined-outcome capabilities” through CAIS Capital Markets, a new division. CAIS Capital Markets will centralize… Read More

 Tagged alternative investments, cais, capital markets, financial services, us