Global

June 6, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TransferMate, the world’s provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure as a service (IaaS), announced a partnership with Deutsche Bank. The partnership will see TransferMate work with Deutsche Bank in various countries, “enabling TransferMate to provide in-country collections, cross border payments, and the ability to store… Read More

June 6, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments, and Cardstream Group, the UK’s independent Fintech provider, have entered into a partnership to “accelerate Cashflows embedded payments solutions for Independent Sales Organisations (ISOs), software platforms, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Payment Facilitators… Read More

June 6, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset banking group Sygnum announces it has raised a total of USD 58 million in its oversubscribed Strategic Growth Round, giving it a post-money valuation of more than 1 billion. Fulgur Ventures, cornerstone investor in the final close of Sygnum’s Strategic Growth Round, is… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The blockchain ecosystem continues to face significant security challenges, as highlighted by SlowMist’s May 2025 Security Report and their analysis of unrestricted large language models (LLMs) posing new risks to cryptocurrency security. According to the SlowMist Hacked Archive, May 2025 saw Web3 security incidents resulting… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a rapidly evolving global economic landscape, understanding U.S. trade policy and its implications is critical for investors, businesses, and policymakers. The Citi Institute’s recent update, part of its Invest USA series, offers a deep dive into the current U.S. tariff regime, ongoing trade negotiations,… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK economic outlook could brighten over the next two years as the economy stands to benefit from easing trade tensions and lower uncertainty arising from potential trade agreements with some of its key trading partners according to KPMG’s European Economic Outlook. A temporary pick… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 7:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the face of persistent macroeconomic pressures, Australia and New Zealand’s private capital markets have demonstrated resilience, with venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors navigating a complex landscape of normalizing valuations and shifting investment dynamics. According to the 2025 Australia & New Zealand… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

In general, celebrities and influencers are typically most beneficial when others are telling them what to do and how to act. Otherwise, they really should be ignored. This is even more important when it comes to policy and financial advice. Well, the UK Financial Conduct… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced expanded support for high-potential AI startups with a new engagement initiative, established through Accenture Ventures with support from NVIDIA Inception. This collab is reportedly designed “to accelerate startup growth and innovation by closing a gap early-stage companies face—moving from breakthrough ideas… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The rise of stablecoins, digital currencies pegged to assets like the U.S. dollar, is significantly increasing demand for U.S. Treasury bills while solidifying the dollar’s position as the world’s leading reserve currency, according to a recent report by Citigroup. The report highlights how stablecoins, such… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AI is making workers more valuable, productive, and able to command higher wage premiums, with job numbers rising even in roles considered most automatable, according to PwC’s 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer, released today. The report is based on analysis of “close to a billion… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced the further expansion of its Direct Global Network with the launch of direct Pay-to-Bank services in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. This broadens Thunes’ reach into the Nordic region, “empowering Members of the Thunes… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bolt, the global shared mobility platform, today announced a strategic partnership with global payments and financial platform, Airwallex, to build a new payments system for its drivers. The new product will initially focus on digital wallets, before “scaling out additional financial services in the future.”… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 6:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an innovator in global payments technology, announced that CIMB Bank, one of ASEAN’s banking groups and Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, has “chosen ACI’s payment solution to converge all account-to-account transactions—real-time, ACH, RTGS and cross-border—onto a single future-proof payments platform.”… Read More

June 4, 2025 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 announced the evolution of its premium subscription tier, “N26 You”, to “N26 Go”, a premium tier designed specifically for frequent travelers and modern explorers, giving them “access to seamless banking, saving and investing both at home and on the go.” N26 Go aims to… Read More

June 4, 2025 @ 5:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, today announces its partnership with ASOS, the global online destination for fashion-loving customers. Operating globally, ASOS reportedly “serves a fast-moving customer base and handles a significant volume of transactions daily.” ASOS is built on knowing “what shoppers want and… Read More

June 4, 2025 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) has closed its acquisition of Bitstamp Ltd., a global cryptocurrency exchange. Bitstamp was founded in 2011 and has “offices in Luxembourg, the UK, Slovenia, Singapore, and the US.” This acquisition significantly “accelerates Robinhood Crypto’s expansion worldwide.” Bitstamp holds over 50… Read More

June 4, 2025 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Perhaps it is a natural progression. Raisin, a European Fintech that offers comparisons and access to the best savings rates regardless of geography, will now offer its own savings product.  According to a company note, Raisin is now offering “Welcome Account” in Spain, describing it… Read More

June 4, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency ecosystem has marked a pivotal moment as FTX, once a major crypto exchange, began its creditor distribution process. Sunil, an advocate for FTX creditors known on X as @sunil_trades, shared that around $5 billion is being returned to creditors. Large claims over $50,000… Read More

June 4, 2025 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub announces the launch of its Bank Account Verification solution. The solution instantly verifies customer account ownership, outstanding balance, and detailed transaction history, which “enables businesses to prevent account takeover and payment fraud, assess user financial vulnerability and creditworthiness, and ensure compliance with key regulatory… Read More