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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

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

The Tech Against Scams Coalition (TASC), a collaboration of leading tech companies, announced Scamberry Pie, a holiday initiative focused on helping families and communities start conversations about online scam red flags. The campaign centers on Scamberry Pie, which is described as “a limited-edition cranberry tart… Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 1:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds and WaveBL, a blockchain-powered platform intended for digital trade documents, have now reportedly completed a digital Letter of Credit (LC) transaction. The latest transaction, a Documentary Credit in favour of West Yorkshire-based laboratory equipment business, Labtex, was completed by Lloyds and an Indian bank…. Read More

December 8, 2025 @ 12:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26, a digital bank, recently announced a new membership agreement with Wero, the pan-European digital wallet and instant payment solution developed by the European Payment Initiative. This collab marks N26’s commitment to delivering accessible payment options for its clients residing across Europe, beginning with Germany,… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Goobit AB, Sweden’s Bitcoin company and operator of BTCX since 2011, announces a new partnership with BitGo Europe GmbH, the digital asset infrastructure company. The partnership reportedly supports Goobit’s operations by offering infrastructure that aligns with the company’s long-term Bitcoin strategy and commitment to building… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Longer underground channel lifespans are mirrored by sharply higher blocking rates, prompting fraudsters to explore alternatives. Modern digital messengers, like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and various others, are now often being used for illicit activities. Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence has conducted an in-depth monitoring of more… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 7:55 am By Michael Wong  |  

Turkmenistan has passed a law legalising and regulating digital assets, including licensing for cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto mining companies, a rare policy opening in one of the world’s most closed economies. The state media said President Serdar Berdymukhamedov signed the “Law on Virtual Assets” on… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 5:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from the British Business Bank, UK Venture Capital Financial Returns 2025, suggests that the UK VC market continues to perform well compared to European and US counterparts. UK VC funds with 2020-2023 vintages generated a pooled total value to paid-in capital (TVPI) multiple… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As it marks five years of operations, Pix has reached almost 170 million users, according to an update from Brazil’s central bank. Transactions alone totaled BRL 11 trillion in 2024, highlighting its significant impact on the South American country’s financial services landscape. In November 2020,… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digitalization and geopolitical tensions are now increasingly said to be shaping developments in the payments market, according to an update from Sweden’s Riksbank. Blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT) and the tokenization of various assets are now creating both new opportunities and potential risks. The… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the electric vehicle tax credit expiring at the end of Sept of this year, the market observed an increase in EV finance transactions in the third quarter of 2025. According to Experian’s (LSE: EXPN) State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q3 2025, EV… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

World ID Credentials, which had been earlier introduced at the “A New World” session that was held in San Francisco, are now supported in more countries including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the… Read More