Global

October 8, 2025 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trustly, a Pay by Bank service, announced a partnership with Acres Manufacturing Company. This partnership includes implementing Trustly Scan & Pay, a “holistic” cashless gaming execution powered by Trustly’s Open Banking Payments, with Acres’ Universal Payment Adapter, allowing for instant funding to any gamine machine…. Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

A large group of European Fintech associations, including some crowdfunding groups, has signed a letter advocating on behalf of the Financial Data Access Regulation (FIDA). The letter has been addressed to the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the EU. According to… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, the world’s largest online investment platform serving private securities, will close its first offer for a Mirror Token, which represents shares in Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. The valuation of SpaceX is around $400 billion and is one of the world’s most valuable startups. SpaceX… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Fintech advocate Innovate Finance will partner with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on a new Fintech series, according to a release. The production will be created by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions. The series is titled “Value Generation: Fintech’s Next Frontier,” and is said to… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital wallet firm Ledger will partner with Concordium on stablecoin usage, according to a company statement. Concordium is a blockchain that uses zero-knowledge proof technology for privacy while complying with regulations. The company statement explains that Concordium will offer its 1-Click Verify & Pay functionality… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VisualVest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Investment, is reportedly expanding its product offering: with SelectETF end users are now able to trade ETFs independently. The technological foundation is being provided by Berlin-headquartered Upvest, which provides its investment infrastructure via its Investment API. As explained… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 1:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nine new ransomware groups have been identified in a key update shared by TRM Labs. And all of them are said to be a part of one evolving ecosystem. In their latest blog post, the team at TRM Labs examines the operations behind these emerging… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 1:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

vobapay, the technology partner for payment solutions with a cooperative background, and Mastercard (NYSE: MA)  are entering into a strategic partnership. As part of their latest cooperation, vobapay will aim to integrate Mastercard’s Open Banking tech into its platform. This will reportedly allows companies that… Read More

October 7, 2025 @ 1:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

CruTrade, a new online investment platform that offers wine investors a place to buy and sell fine wine, announced its launch today, promising a marketplace where enthusiasts can trade wine powered by Avalanche. CrutTrade touts its ability to allow traders to instantly invest in bottles… Read More

October 7, 2025 @ 1:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aman Behzad, Managing Partner at Royal Park Partners, has highlighted this week’s Fintech deals, with the United States leading the activity for this period, securing 6 of their top 10 deals. Meanwhile, their ‘Capital Markets & Wealth Management’ vertical stood out with “4 of the… Read More

October 7, 2025 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

October 7, 2025 marks the first year since the UK’s Payment System Regulator or PSR introduced mandatory APP fraud reimbursement rules. Although 88% (£112m) of losses under the policy have reportedly been returned to victims, the total value of claims increased from Q1 to Q2… Read More

October 7, 2025 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest smart contract platform and the second-largest cryptocurrency in terms of market cap and overall adoption, has come back into the spotlight, closing the third quarter of 2025 with a 66.55% gain, marking its strongest Q3 performance since 2016. According to… Read More

October 7, 2025 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

French artificial intelligence firm Ewake has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding, according to a note from the firm. The funding round was led by Connect Ventures. Others participating in the funding include 2100 Ventures, Notion Capital, Insiders, 50partners, and angel investors, including Amirhossein Malekzadeh…. Read More

October 7, 2025 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The 2025 Triennial Central Bank Survey of foreign exchange and over-the-counter interest rate derivatives markets activity reveals that trading in FX markets reached $9.6 trillion per day in April of this year, which is up a significant 28% from 2022. BIS also mentioned in the… Read More

October 7, 2025 @ 12:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Between July 2022 and June 2025, Latin America reportedly recorded around $1.5 trillion in crypto transaction volume, according to an update from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Chainalysis also noted that the trajectory has been volatile but consistently upward: from $20.8 billion in crypto transaction volume… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) initiated a pilot program via its Visa Direct platform to allow businesses, including banks and remittance services, to preload accounts with stablecoins rather than traditional fiat currencies for international transfers. This approach treats stablecoins as readily available funds, akin to deposited cash,… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the United States has turned away from the concept of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), other jurisdictions, such as Europe and China, have embraced it. As has been reported, a digital Euro is in the works with the European Central Bank (ECB)… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) claims to be focused on building the trusted bridge to the on-chain ecosystem. According to an update from the digital asset firm, this means making crypto easy to access — “anytime, anywhere, and for anyone.” Now, Samsung Galaxy users who are residing in… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has announced enhancements to their equities offering for U.S. users, introducing a suite of features designed to provide a better trading experience. According to the announcement from Kraken, these latest additions aim to further bridge the gap between traditional finance and digital assets. The… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a digital payments provider, announced that the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance has accepted its application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter. This reinforces the Fintech firm’s ongoing commitment to deliver a payments platform for US enterprise merchants…. Read More