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April 10, 2025 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has partnered with LegalZoom, an online platform for legal services, to optimize its payments processes. With a unified solution, Adyen will streamline LegalZoom’s payment processes which will “reduce complexity and administrative overhead.” Adyen’s… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 1:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the small business platform, has launched Tap To Pay on iPhone, enabling Xero customers in Australia with a Stripe account to accept in-person contactless payments with their iPhone and the Xero Accounting app — “no additional hardware or payment terminal needed.” Tap to Pay… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, is marking the one-year milestone of its first subscription service Klarna Plus, which on average has surpassed nearly “35,000 signups a month in the US since its launch in January 2024.” Klarna claims that it is now outpacing… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a payments and financial platform, reported FY2024 performance in Singapore. According to a release from global Fintech Airwallex, FY2024 revenue in Singapore more than doubled, growing 153% YoY, fueled “by strong transaction volumes and a standout Q4.” Lucy Liu, President and Co-founder, Airwallex said:… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

i2c, a banking and payments platform, says it has partnered with Access Finance, an entity originally based in Bulgaria. According to a company statement, the partnership will see the Juzt Digital Credit Card program rolled out in the United States. The program is said to… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

  Eurocrowd, the leading advocacy group for the securities crowdfunding market in Europe, has distributed an email describing the market as “under pressure.” Several years ago, Eurocrowd helped craft the pan-European rules that eliminated national barriers for firms and investors to participate in the sector of… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With an FCA license in hand, a new London HQ, and three UK clients set to go live by year-end, Upvest says it is entering its next phase of growth in Europe’s “most dynamic” investment market: the UK. Leading the charge is Symmie Swil, a… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank has agreed a new facility with BFS Marine Finance, designed to increase the flow of finance to smaller businesses within the commercial marine sector. The structured finance facility of up to £20m will “allow BFS Marine Finance to provide secured financing… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis partnered with the Spanish National Police in Operation Bonanza to dismantle an international Ponzi scheme that defrauded over 50,000 victims worldwide. This operation, which reportedly amassed more than $500 million in cryptocurrency, underscores the importance of technology and public-private collaboration in combating illicit financial… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have solidified their positions as robust, decentralized networks with potential for growth and adoption across web3 and DeFi. Recent milestones—Ethereum’s evolving ownership landscape and Bitcoin’s record-breaking hashrate (basically the amount of computing power securing the BTC network)—underscore their resilience and… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank payment company GoCardless announced a partnership with Optty, a payments API platform, to help businesses in Australia to simplify their payment processes, “operate more efficiently, and scale with ease.” This will allow customers to collect bank payments directly within the Optty platform, without the… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the company’s previously announced reorganization and domestication from the Cayman Islands to Delaware and proposed “listing on the Nasdaq Global Select… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Worldcoin Foundation has introduced an enhancement to its community grants program that will aim to streamline the application process and provide more opportunities for innovation from community builders worldwide. Instead of its wave-based structure, the Worldcoin Foundation explains in a blog post that it… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yieldstreet, a private markets investment platform, has recently announced the upcoming launch of Yieldstreet 360 Managed Portfolios — what it believes to be the “first” automated private markets investing solution. This investing solution is designed to remove traditional barriers to private markets, offering “diversified exposure… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The French Autorité des Marché Financiers (AMF) and the Italian Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSAB), have joined to submit recommendations to the Europea Commission pertaining to the usage of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). The AMF shares that the European… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) announced that SEI Investments (Europe) Limited will partner with Ctrl Alt, a tokenization platform, and participate in the Bank of England’s Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS). The DSS aims to facilitate innovation in market infrastructure and protect financial stability and market integrity by “evaluating… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global investment company Aberdeen announces that £3bn of pension scheme policies have transferred from Phoenix Life Limited to abrdn Life and Pensions Limited. The transfer relates to a specific book of business “where the policyholders are typically pension scheme trustees.” It highlights the strength and ambition of… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest has announced a minority investment in Yonder, a credit card platform that provides customer experiences through “lifestyle-led rewards.” Yonder provides a financial lifestyle platform “that brings together people, money and experiences.” Predominantly targeting young professionals and expats, their platform offers its members “a range… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from PensionBee reveals that almost half of older savers don’t fully trust using artificial intelligence (AI) to help manage their finances. A nationally representative survey of 1,000 UK adults explored “attitudes towards AI in pension customer support.” The research findings reveal that 45%… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shawbrook has provided an eight-figure revolving credit facility to bridging lender Bluecroft Finance, supporting the company’s expansion as it continues to grow its presence in the UK lending market. The revolving credit facility includes an accordion feature that “allows for a potential 50% expansion, offering… Read More