Global

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

October 6, 2025 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A financial skills gap is said to be undermining the resilience and overall growth of small businesses across the United Kingdom, according to the latest research released by Xero, the global small business platform. The study, conducted by Censuswide and Opinium, reportedly exposes a lack… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo appears to be gearing up for a push into the US market by considering a fresh bid for a U.S. banking charter. This comes years after the Fintech company shelved a prior attempt in 2021, when regulators seemingly signaled low chances… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 6:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking announced that its U.S. broker-dealer, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, entered a strategic alliance with healthcare-focused Nephron Research LLC. This is reportedly Santander CIB’s third equity research alliance in the United States, following agreements entered with Telsey Advisory Group LLC,… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 3:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Total spending on third-party AML systems is projected increase by significant 121% by 2030, according to an update from the team at Juniper Research. This latest estimated figure would be up considerably from $33.9 billion this year. As stated in the report, gaps in transaction… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 2:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to available data, Regtech firm SlowMist noted that the MistTrack Team received a total of 317 stolen fund reports during the third quarter of this year, which reportedly includes 245 local submissions as well as 72 different international submissions. The team has now provided… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 1:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Banque de France, the ACPR and the AMF have reportedly launched a first system-wide stress test on interconnections within the financial system. The Banque de France, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (French Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority) and the Autorité des… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 1:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Mastercard has extended its strategic commercial partnership with Smile ID, an identity verification provider in Africa, to accelerate the rollout of secure digital identity solutions across the continent. This partnership will enable banks, fintechs, mobile money operators and other enterprises to onboard new customers faster,… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 12:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Senior executives across the banking and finance sector are reporting a renewed sense of “optimism” or generally positive sentiment in the economic environment for the upcoming year, even though there is a growing belief that increased market uncertainty will be a long-term factor or theme,… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 12:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More than half of UK adults now use mobile wallets, according to a report from UK Finance. Recent figures from the Fintech and financial services industry trade body reveal how consumer behavior and payment habits in the UK continue to evolve and how they are… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets exchange Coinbase  (NASDAQ:COIN) announced it’s bringing more seamless, global peer-to-peer payments to its customers. Coinbase users will now be able to send stablecoin USDC instantly, anywhere in the world, without incurring any fees. According to the update from the crypto exchange, all users… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Steady dealmaking alongside increased exit activity positions private equity to end the current financial year on a relatively high note, according to recent update from PitchBook. PitchBook researchers noted in their latest report that following the increased uncertainty in Q2, headwinds are now starting to… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 4:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RAAC, a decentralized real-world asset (RWA) lending and borrowing ecosystem, is partnering with I-ON Digital Corp. to make $200 million of tokenized gold available for innovative, on-chain investment opportunities. The deal positions RAAC, a nascent project, among the top 15 RWA protocols in decentralized finance… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 4:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from RedStone finds that Solana is now home to more than $13.5 billion in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), including stablecoins. Contributing factors include institutional-grade performance, compliance-first tooling, and deeply integrated DeFi infrastructure. The data, previewed in RedStone’s upcoming Internet Capital Markets on… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In an increasingly uncertain socioeconomic environment including growing tensions in the Middle East due to the Israeli conflict as well as the recent US government shutdown, global financial markets including Bitcoin have rallied to yet another all-time high of $125K right after the global stablecoins… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Malta Financial Services Authority issued Dear CEO Letter directing Boards and senior management to embed business resilience as a strategic priority. The findings of a recent Thematic Exercise carried out by the MFSA on Business Resilience revealed a number of gaps that would need attention. The… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, is now increasingly focused on the nascent digital assets industry. The  rise of DeFi and its convergence with TradFi is now pushing platforms and service providers to develop… Read More