Global

October 3, 2025 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey‘s change in stance towards stablecoins has not gone unnoticed by industry professionals. Zumo‘s Founder and CEO Nick Jones said this latest move suggests the Bank of England’s long-held skepticism towards digital assets is beginning to dissipate, and it’s a… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer confidence in the United Kingdom’s economy declined during the last quarter, reaching the lowest point so far in 2025, according to KPMG’s Consumer Pulse survey. KPMG’s poll of 3000 UK-based consumers saw the number of people feeling that the economy is worsening increase significantly… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:06 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Reveni has closed a €7.5M Series A. The Madrid-based company centralizes global sales, returns, and logistics in one dashboard, integrating with major e-commerce platforms to optimize purchase and post-purchase flows. The funding will help strengthen the company’s presence in the UK and the EU, while… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) has opened their first permanent UK office in London. Gemini noted that this will provide a space for the Gemini team to work cooperatively, collaborate on various initiatives and continue to grow their headcount in one of the world’s fastest-evolving… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global stablecoins market cap has surpassed the $300 billion mark for the first time, meanwhile, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other digital assets continue to surge despite the recent US government shutdown. According to available data, stablecoins now have a combined market cap that exceeds $300… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 12:59 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Love Finance, a United Kingdom SME lender and broker, has secured £45 million in its first debt financing arrangement, enabling the company to expand its loan book. The funding package comprises a £35 million revolving credit facility (RCF) from FTSE 250 specialist lender, Paragon Bank,… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil’s digital banking platform Nubank (NYSE: NU) has submitted an application for a US national bank charter, furthering its focus on international expansion expansion. Currenty active across Brazil, Mexico as well as Colombia, a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

AI Venture Builder (AIVB) is a startup that aims to launch B2B AI-driven software. The company states that it will create scalable AI ventures in various industries, including defence, Medtech, fashion, and finance. AIVB is now raising money on Republic Europe. According to the offering… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, announces the launch of the Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund in collaboration with Starboard Digital and Starmark as AIFM, with Sygnum providing “regulated distribution and banking infrastructure.” The fund addresses demand from investors “seeking to generate yield on… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 10:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX announces Axxion as a new issuer of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with the listing of the Frankfurter UCITS-ETF – Modern Value. This launch expands investment opportunities for Swiss and international investors, highlights SIX’s commitment “to diversity and quality in its ETF marketplace, and further… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, the global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, today announced the launch of Global Collections for banks, a solution designed to allow banks to offer local currency receivables to their customers in multiple countries. Nium’s Global Collections is a white-label solution that “enables banks to… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crowdcube has teamed up with the London Stock Exchange. According to the company, Crowdcube investors will soon be able to gain access to late-stage, high-growth private firms listed on LSEG’s new Private Securities Market (PISCES). The London Stock Exchange is the first, and currently only,… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 2:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), an SME finance platform, has removed foreign transaction fees across its business card portfolio, including the FlexiPay card and its Cashback Business Credit Card. This is expected to challenge the current UK market status quo, where SMEs have been forced to… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As a key moment for the global financial system and blockchain industry alike, Swift announced it is launching a new blockchain-based ledger. Chainlink acknowledges the wok of their partner Swift and the broader Swift community on “adopting blockchains and oracle networks as a key next… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 2:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding is not just defined by enabling private firms to raise growth capital but by how these offerings perform for investors. Over time, if investors learn that investing in private securities is a bad decision, this sector of Fintech will stumble. CI has always… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has reportedly recorded the highest number of fraud and scam complaints that had been referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Data reviewed by Which? found that fraudulent activity complaints from clients of the digital banking service provider had outnumbered all other… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Re7 Capital will soon launch a Bitcoin yield fund, thus entering a hot sector of crypto. The fund is expected to be available to investors beginning this month on Starknet. Starknet is a Layer 2 blockchain that claims to validate off-chain transactions using advanced mathematics… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Limited (OTCQX: CNSRF), the European asset manager specializing in digital assets with ~US$10 billion in AuM, announced the acquisition of Bastion Asset Management Limited, a London-based, FCA-regulated crypto-focused alternative investment manager. The acquisition is subject to regulatory “approval from the UK Financial Conduct… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink announced a technical solution enabling financial institutions worldwide to manage digital asset workflows from their systems “using Swift messaging and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE).” With Swift messages and CRE, banks and institutions can “access blockchains through the same Swift infrastructure they have relied… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 has announced the launch of its PEA (Share Savings Account), with no brokerage fees, to allow French people to “save and invest for the future while benefiting from tax treatment.” With its PEA offering, N26 allows French people “to invest in the largest European… Read More