Global

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

October 6, 2025 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ethereum Foundation revealed that it will be exchanging as many as 1,000 ETH tokens for stablecoins in order to support ongoing ecosystem growth. Leveraging CoWSwap’s TWAP solution, the Ethereum Foundation stated converting the ETH into stablecoins should help it enable work to finance research… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After several months of elevated confidence, September saw a return to levels seen during the first part of 2025. The latest Lloyds Business Barometer saw a reduction of 12 points in September 2025, with confidence remaining above the long-term average of “29%, close to the… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Abound, a UK Fintech in the online lending sector, has surpassed £1 billion in lending. First reported by Financial IT, Abound CEO  Gerald Chappell, is quoted on the milestone: “Reaching £1 billion in loans is proof of our momentum and our technology. With more milestones… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

SIX, the operator of the Swiss Stock Exchange, will bring its digital asset group SDX in-house as it moves closer to becoming a marketplace based on blockchain technology. In May, it was announced that digital bonds issued on SDX would be traded exclusively on SIX… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research reveals the United Kingdom’s top 25 regions for mid-market business growth, spotlighting fast-growing innovation hubs such as Manchester, Leeds, and Oxford, and indicating the ecosystem’s role in driving regional economic resilience before the announcement of the Autumn Budget. An index of the United Kingdom’s… Read More