January 23, 2025 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cainam Ventures, a financial technology startup, is launching a platform that aims to redefine autonomous digital asset trading. Guided by its mission to support the onramp to agentic financial portfolio construction for digital capital investors, Cainam says that it leverages artificial intelligence (AI), large language… Read More

 Tagged cainam ventures, digital assets, financial technology, trading, Web3

January 23, 2025 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial world has seen significant volatility and transformation over the past several years, with some sectors experiencing steady growth. Equities and crypto / digital assets markets, in particular, have seen a considerable surge, attracting a new generation of investors eager to capitalize on these… Read More

 Tagged broker-dealer, etoro, ipo, israel

January 23, 2025 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tapline reports that it has raised a €20 million pre-Series A funding round comprising both equity and debt. This milestone enables Tapline to scale its operations, expand its innovative platform, and “support the growth of SaaS companies” across Europe. Tapline explained that it provides non-dilutive… Read More

 Tagged europe, funding round, germany, tapline

January 23, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group who recently announced its expanded EU market entry, is enhancing its B2B platform offering via a collab with Societe Generale-FORGE, the digital asset subsidiary of one of Europe’s financial services groups, Société Générale. The EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), a… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital assets, digital bank, france, societe generale, stablecoins, switzerland, sygnum

January 23, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo, one of the nation’s most widely-used banking app providers, is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) by 2026. The announcement has sparked significant interest in both the financial sector and the broader tech ecosystem. Monzo has become a sort… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, ipo, monzo, uk, united kingdom

January 22, 2025 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymob, the financial services enabler in MENA-P, announces it has been granted the Retail Payment Services License by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) after meeting all regulatory conditions and requirements through a “rigorous approval process.” The license reportedly authorizes Paymob to provide merchant… Read More

 Tagged mena region, operational license, payments, paymob, uae

January 22, 2025 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac has released new data revealing the effectiveness of Australia’s scam prevention efforts. The new analysis conducted by BDO compared Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and the United States (US) and found Australia is “one of the most successful countries” in bringing down scam… Read More

 Tagged australia, fraud, Research Report, scams, westpac

January 22, 2025 @ 7:13 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Global investment firm KKR has enlisted Goldman Sachs to facilitate the sale of its significant minority stake in Philippine fintech company Maya, according to a Reuters report that cited two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. KKR, which owns more than 20% of Maya,… Read More

 Tagged kkr, Maya, Philippines

January 22, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

A recent report that Santander may exit the UK market compelled the bank’s Executive Chairman to throw cold water on the rumors. Speaking at the WEF in Davos, Ana Botin told the audience they love the UK market, claiming it will remain a core market… Read More

 Tagged banking, santander, uk, united kingdom

January 22, 2025 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

DriveWealth says it has formed a partnership with Moment Technology to better support access to fixed-income securities. DriveWealth is a “Brokerage-as-a-Service” platform that powers digital wallets, broker-dealers, asset managers and consumer brands. Moment offers fixed-income trading tech as well as market data. The collaboration is… Read More

 Tagged bonds, drivewealth, fixed income, moment