Global

June 17, 2025 @ 1:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NASDAQ:CRCL), the issuer of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, has made significant strides in advancing the adoption of stablecoin-powered payments through recent initiatives that enhance cross-border transactions and developer accessibility. Key updates underscore Circle’s commitment to transforming global money movement: the launch of the… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 10:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Open banking firm Salt Edge will partner with RiseUP, a “financial insight provider.” According to a company statement, the collaboration will enable RiseUp to leverage financial data and enhance revenue. UK businesses will see Salt Edge’s services integrated into the RiseUp platform, which aims to… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 9:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HYPR, the Identity Assurance Company, announced at Identiverse, the next phase in its market role, unveiling initiatives to deliver phishing-resistant identity assurance across all devices and applications. Headlining these developments are the “public launches of the HYPR Affirm identity verification solution trial and HYPR’s Workforce… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Square, the provider of connected fund software and services for private markets, announced it closed its Series D round and secured $130M in new funding led by Ribbit Capital, with significant strategic investment from Fifth Wall, and additional participation from Redpoint Ventures, HighSage Ventures,… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), the global fintech focused on international money transfers, has released its latest fee update, continuing its mission to make cross-border transactions cheaper, faster, and more transparent. The update outlines a series of fee adjustments that reflect the company’s ongoing efforts to optimize costs… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) continues to redefine digital banking in Latin America, marking its 12th anniversary with innovations and solidifying its position as Brazil’s most favored financial institution. With over 118 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, Nubank’s recent updates—Automated Pix with Smart Bill Search,… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, launched an AI-powered CEO hotline, enabling its 100 million global consumers to provide direct product feedback in a one-to-one conversation with an interactive AI avatar trained on Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski’s real voice, insights and experiences. Initially rolling… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the evolving landscape of personal finance, EstateGuru, a European real estate crowdfunding platform, continues to innovate with its latest offering, EG Grow. These developments underscore EstateGuru’s commitment to democratizing real estate investment and providing secure, accessible opportunities for wealth-building. By launching EG Grow and… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, has been navigating a challenging economic landscape in 2025, as outlined in recent updates. From a gloomy business survey to new monetary policy measures and reflections on communication strategies, the Riksbank’s actions reflect a cautious approach to stabilizing Sweden’s economy… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Golub Capital marked the fifth year of operations at its London office by announcing an expansion in its European direct lending strategy, a new and expanded London office location and solid results. Tara Moore, Head of European Originations at Golub Capital said: “Our growth and… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant achievement for the private markets industry, Partners Group, a global private markets firm, announced that its private credit evergreen fund has reached EUR 2 billion (approximately USD 2.31 billion) in size. This milestone underscores the growing investor appetite for private credit and… Read More

June 16, 2025 @ 6:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Remittance Fintech LemFi has acquired Pillar. Pillar’s co-founders and Revolut alumni Ashutosh Bhatt and Adam Lewis will join the LemFi team. The terms of the deal were not immediately available. LemFi, founded in 2021, aims to support immigrants. The company reports working with over two… Read More

June 15, 2025 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CVC Credit, the €45 billion global credit management business of CVC, has successfully priced Cordatus XXXV, a new €400m Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) vehicle and CVC Credit’s fourth new issue CLO of 2025. The vehicle reportedly has a four-and-a-half-year reinvestment period and a one-and-a-half-year non-call… Read More

June 15, 2025 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant step toward integrating cryptocurrency into mainstream commerce, Shopify has announced a partnership with Coinbase and Stripe to enable merchants to accept payments in USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. This collaboration aims to provide businesses with a seamless,… Read More

June 15, 2025 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To contribute to global efforts to combat cybercrime, Kaspersky has assisted INTERPOL in its latest operation Secure that focused on disrupting infostealer threat and taking down infrastructure hosting such malware. The operation has brought together law enforcement agencies “from 26 participating countries and INTERPOL’s private… Read More

June 15, 2025 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has unveiled a bold strategy to significantly expand its presence in private markets, targeting $400 billion in fundraising by 2030. This plan, announced during the firm’s recent investor day, reflects BlackRock’s intent to capitalize on the growth of alternative investments, including private… Read More

June 15, 2025 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

First Eagle Investments is pleased to announce the recent launch of the First Eagle Real Estate Debt Fund (A-2 Shares: FNRLX; A-3 Shares: FIRLX; A-4 Shares: FRRLX; I Shares: FERLX), managed by Napier Park Global Capital, a First Eagle Investments Company. The Fund seeks to… Read More

June 15, 2025 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is exploring the issuance of a stablecoin to enhance the efficiency of digital asset transactions, according to insights from industry sources reported by The Information. This move could significantly reshape how trades are settled across global markets, leveraging… Read More

June 14, 2025 @ 5:11 pm By Michael Wong  |  

SBI Ven Capital has invested €1 million in Colossus Digital as part of a bridge round aimed at accelerating the rollout of the company’s Institutional Hub, an infrastructure platform connecting regulated custodians with leading validators for staking and governance. The investment was made through a… Read More

June 14, 2025 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In today’s digital landscape, identity verification (IDV) platforms are under siege from increasingly sophisticated fraud tactics. One of the most alarming threats is the rise of injection attacks, which exploit vulnerabilities in IDV systems to bypass security measures and perpetrate identity fraud. A recent update… Read More