Global

December 9, 2025 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, a UK/EU-regulated digital asset platform, has recently announced the tokenization and first onchain transaction of the Canary HBR ETF on the Hedera Network. The completed “out-of-hours” transaction is a landmark achievement in blockchain-based finance: an ETF linked to Hedera’s native token, tokenised and “transacting… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Polkadot Capital Group, the capital markets-focused division of Polkadot, and Zodia Custody, the self-described “institution-first” digital assets custodian, recently announced an initiative to increase institutional awareness of Zodia’s Polkadot custody and staking solutions. The initiative focuses on highlighting Zodia Custody‘s so-called “bank-first” security and risk… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Syz Bank, a Swiss private bank that reports over $28 billion in assets under management, has partnered with Taurus, a global digital asset infrastructure provider. The move by Syz is emblematic of the need for financial services firms to embrace digital assets, as customers demand… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Transaction data from digital payments provider Checkout.com reveals how consumers shopped during the Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend, with international spending surging by 36% compared with the equivalent weekend in October of this year. During this particular period, Checkout.com reports that it has experienced a… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global financial platform for modern businesses, raised $330 million in a Series G funding round, led by Addition and with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures. The financing values Airwallex at “$8 billion, a ~30% increase since… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 2:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Some key findings from the latest KPMG UK jobs report highlight the fast-evolving activities in the nation’s business and hiring sectors. The main takeaways are as follows from the latest KPMG report: Weaker, but still marked, reduction in permanent worker demand Uncertainty and higher staffing… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 1:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Intesa Sanpaolo reports that it is now among more than 50 organizations worldwide participating in “Frontria”, which is described as the new international consortium that was launched by Fujitsu in order to effectively address challenges as well as major risks arising from the ongoing evolution… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 11:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland has launched a public consultation on the implementation of their new Access to Cash responsibilities. Deputy Governor Vasileios Madouros said that amid a fast-evolving payments landscape, the Central Bank of Ireland is committed to “making sure that cash continues to… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bain Capital, a global private investment firm, announced a joint venture with bookrunner SMBC to establish a new European loan platform providing up to € 1.5 billion in senior secured credit to corporate borrowers across Europe and the UK. The platform is structured as a… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 9:02 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Boursa Kuwait has signed a partnership with INJAZ Kuwait, a youth-focused non-profit, to support financial literacy and entrepreneurship programmes expected to reach more than 800 students in the first half of 2026, the exchange and INJAZ said. The collaboration will fund a set of classroom-style… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A selection of US stock and other equity markets are now reportedly available to go long or short on MetaMask mobile. Perps trading is currently said to be live on MetaMask mobile, and it is reportedly being powered by Hyperliquid. Their redesigned mobile experience is… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GLXY), a global firm focused on digital assets and data center infrastructure, announced that it is now the Development Company for Liquid Collective, which is described as the enterprise-grade liquid staking protocol, via its acquisition of Alluvial Finance, a staking software… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS (NYSE:UBS), the global wealth manager, announced the release of the latest UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report, which surveyed UBS billionaire clients around the world on the challenges and opportunities they tend to face. This report focuses on the forces driving global wealth creation, the “increasing… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Union has fined Elon Musk and his company X €120 million (~$140 million) for claims that X violated the Digital Services Act.  The DSA can impose penalties on platforms and individuals if they are deemed to have enabled “illegal content.”  Platforms must also open up data to amorphous… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI is now said to be rewiring the economics of data centers. This, according to a recent update shared by CB Insights which noted that steady growth in large language models is increasingly pushing data center buildouts into the multi‑GW range — equivalent to “a… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Winterflood has announced that it has been approved as a Registered Auction Agent [RAA] on the LSE’s Private Securities Market or PISCES [Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System] market. The LSE was the first market to gain approval under the new rules. PISCES is… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

A report from PragmaGO, a merchant cash advance and online lending platform, claims that embedded lending is boosting SME growth by up to 36% in Poland. PragmaGO (Pragma Group Organizacji) is a Polish Fintech specializing in providing financing and B2B “Buy Now Pay Later” (BNPL)… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Lise Lightning Stock Exchange has revealed a collaboration with Memo Bank to provide a tokenized equity exchange for smaller firms, a platform that is said to be the first of its kind in Europe. Lise is authorized by the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank says it has committed $100 million to SV Health Investors’ new flagship fund, SV8 Biotech Fund LP. This is said to be the Bank’s largest commitment to date. The investment is to support the UK’s Life Sciences Sector Plan. SV Health… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 6:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac data revealed customers are now spending approximately $6.7 billion annually on subscriptions. And according to Westpac research three in ten (31%) Australians admit that they are actually wasting money on seemingly duplicate or mostly unused services. In a so-called Australian banking first, Westpac clients… Read More