Global

October 22, 2025 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Abyan Capital, a robo-advisory1 investment platform in Saudi Arabia, announced the launch of their new self-directed trading service. The service will reportedly enable users to trade US equities as well as open high-yield savings accounts in compliance with Shariah law. Supporting this offering is Alpaca,… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Openbank and Santander Consumer Finance announced that they will integrate in Europe, expanding their range  of products and services to customers. Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) noted that it will merge Openbank and Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) into a single legal entity and will gradually operate its… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volatility is heating up across Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as markets deal with fears of a renewed U.S.-China trade war as well as a potentially bursting AI bubble. Derive.xyz noted that the 30-day implied volatility for BTC has surged to 45%, up considerably from… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In yet another powerful reminder of China’s unyielding control over financial tech innovation, two of its technology firms—Alibaba (NYSE:BABA)-affiliated Ant Group and online retail behemoth JD.com—have abruptly suspended their plans to launch stablecoins in Hong Kong. This development, revealed over the weekend, underscores Beijing’s deepening… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut, which enables a global fintech platform with over 65 million retail customers today announced it has received final authorisation from the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV), with approval of the Bank of Mexico, to commence operations as a Multiple Banking Institution… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer says it has signed an agreement to acquire Zimpler, a Pay by Bank network in the Nordics. The acquisition will now aim bring together two of Europe’s Pay by Bank providers, further strengthening TrueLayer as a key player in the crowded European payments industry…. Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 3:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwage, an international payroll platform that gives workers the flexibility to receive their earnings in various currencies, is reporting that service disruption caused by the AWS outage have now been resolved. According to the update from Bitwage, most payment processes are now “back to normal.” Still,… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 1:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zach Burks, CEO of Mintable, which aims to make the most of Ethereum’s blockchain tech to allow users to create, manage, and sell digital files with the benefits of provable ownership, has commented on why Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is being unnecessarily “inflammatory”… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following its first Mirror Token for securities tied to the price of shares in SpaceX (rSpaceX), Republic is now selling securiites that are referenced to Databricks (rDBRCK), an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that recently raised a significant funding round. The offering is available on both… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenFx noted that just five months back, they came out of stealth at $8B in annualized payment volume. And this past month, they claim to have crossed $20B. Somewhere along that process and journey, the customer conversation fundamentally changed, the OpenFX team claims. At $8B,… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has received an update on its mission. According to the bank, during the Regional Investment Summit, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, issued a new Statement of Strategic Priorities. This statement emphasizes the need for the Bank to support… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 9:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) had issued a warning this past week  about what it considers to be “significant gaps” in ongoing attempts to regulate the fast-evolving crypto markets. Nick Jones, Founder and CEO, Zumo, said that it’s worth noting the FSB has said financial… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FutureBank, a banking and payments integration platform, announced an international partnership with Regtech company Sumsub, a global verification provider. The latest collaboration should help banking service providers with enhancing their digital transformation strategies and control all identity operations via a unified platform. The partnership brings… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced its acquisition of Echo, an onchain capital formation platform for approximately $375 million. Established by Cobie, a crypto investor and supporter of community-focused investing, Coinbase is now well positioned to challenge the established securities crowdfunding sector as digital assets go mainstream…. Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly half of financial services professionals (49%) are reporting a significant increase in Gen Z workers leaving their organisation during the last 12 months, according to KPMG’s UK Financial Services Sentiment Survey. Retention challenges are said to have been felt most “prominently” in the banking… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 6:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Jon Medved, the founding CEO of OurCrowd and iconic trailblazer in the securities crowdfunding sector, has announced he will step down from his leadership role and migrate over to Chairman on the Israeli firm. Medved was recently diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gherig’s… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 2:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey released by The BlackRock Foundation and Commonwealth reveals that over 54% of Americans living on low and moderate incomes (individuals from households living on low and moderate incomes ranging from $30,000 – $79,999 annually) are currently retail investors in the capital markets. Among… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 1:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Payroc, a provider of payment processing solutions, now enables its U.S. merchants to accept in-person contactless payments with Tap to Pay on iPhone. With the Payroc Mobile iOS app, merchants can now accept contactless credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and other digital wallets using… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 12:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut and its backers are said to nearing the completion of a $3 billion fundraising round that reportedly values the UK-based fintech company at $75 billion. Revolut has now started informing investors about the allocation of shares they will be receiving as part… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 8:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The crypto market had earlier extended its rally for the third consecutive quarter in 2025 Q3, the team at CoinGecko noted while adding that the total market capitalization surged another +16.4%, adding about $563.6 billion to reach $4.0 trillion+. According the report from CoinGecko, the… Read More