March 3, 2025 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the US, the number of publicly listed firms has been on the decline for many years now. The number of public firms listed on the London Stock Exchange has experienced a similar drop in the number of listings. This phenomenon has rattled policymakers in… Read More

 Tagged globacap, perspective, pisces, private securities, revolut, secondaries, stripe, uk, united kingdom

March 3, 2025 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BaFin has shared an update titled “Risks in Focus 2025” and it notes that climate change, geopolitics and a weak economy could “put pressure on Germany’s financial system.” BaFin noted on its official website that natural disasters made more likely by climate change, international tensions… Read More

 Tagged bafin, economic outlook, europe, germany, research

March 3, 2025 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has share preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2024. LSEG is reporting strong growth, “accelerating product innovation, significant margin improvement, equity free cash flow £2.2 billion; positive outlook for 2025.” David Schwimmer, CEO at LEG said: “We… Read More

 Tagged financial results, london stock exchange group, lseg, uk, united kingdom

March 3, 2025 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prograd, a UK-based side hustle platform for Gen Z in the UK, empowering users to master financial basics through “engaging education” while earning money through online side hustles, has raised £755,470 (at the time of writing) of its £800,000 target via Crowdcube from 46 investors…. Read More

 Tagged crowdcube, prograd, uk, united kingdom

March 3, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While political priorities come and go, strong compliance practices should remain constant. Done properly, Marqeta’s chief compliance officer Alan Carlisle said they are a competitive advantage. Carlisle offers more than 25 years of compliance experience with Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ), SoFi, banks, broker-dealers, crypto firms, and venture… Read More

 Tagged Alan Carlisle, compliance, marqeta, perspective, regulations, sofi

March 2, 2025 @ 11:55 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Ethos, a modern model risk management platform, announced that it has secured $6 million in its Seed funding round anchored by Canapi Ventures and backed by Capital One Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures. Ethos aims to streamline how financial institutions and fintech firms manage model risk,… Read More

 Tagged ethos, funding round, risk, risk management

March 2, 2025 @ 6:46 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Talentir, billed as the fastest-growing on-chain YouTube distribution operation, has introduced a lending protocol that allows content creators to access real-time payouts and earn yield on their YouTube-generated income. The company’s latest product, stablecoin-payout.com, aims to bridge the gap between traditional online platforms such as… Read More

 Tagged austria, online lending, switzerland, Youtube Revenue

March 2, 2025 @ 6:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services saw continued growth in the number of consumers using them, with the highest usage among consumers from Generations Y and Z. This, according to a report from JDPower. According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Buy Now Pay Later… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, buy now pay later, pay over time, research

March 2, 2025 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirex, a Web3 money app, has announced the expansion of its stablecoin payment platform, Wirex Pay, to the U.S. This milestone marks a key step in making stablecoin payments more accessible, offering U.S. residents a self-custodial way “to transact with stablecoins.” The expansion is powered… Read More

 Tagged Bridge+, payments, stablecoins, wirex

March 2, 2025 @ 5:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OneKey Payments, one of Brazil’s payment solution providers, is expanding its instant payment offerings with Belvo’s Biometric Pix. Already a Belvo client using Pix via Open Finance, OneKey is now adding this new feature to its portfolio, “bringing security and convenience to its merchants and… Read More

 Tagged belvo, brazil, latam, onekey payments, payments