Global

November 30, 2025 @ 11:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCoin, a global crypto platform, announced that its European entity, KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, has reportedly obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Austria. This authorization allows KuCoin EU to offer “compliant” digital asset services across 29 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA,… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commenting on the UK Chancellor’s recent 3-year stamp duty holiday for newly listed firms announced in the latest Budget, Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services, KPMG, said: “Cutting stamp duty may act as a carrot to entice more firms to choose London… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Lorenzo Pellegrino, the newly appointed Chief Banking Officer at Nexo, a digital assets wealth platform designed to empower clients to grow, manage, and preserve their crypto holdings. Nexo’s mission is to enable wealth creation by focusing on tailored solutions that build… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

erad, the Riyadh-headquartered alternative financing platform for SMEs, has partnered with Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) (with co-investment from Channel Capital) to secure $125M in a credit deal, in order to accelerate embedded finance solutions across the GCC region. After the transaction is completed, it will mark… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 4:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics has shared key insights on recent significant developments in the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto space. The researchers from Coin Metrics have shared several important notes on major crypto events and what to anticipate as we close out this current year and head into… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liverpool FC is announcing PayPal  (NASDAQ: PYPL) as the club’s digital payments partner in a new global deal. This marks PayPal’s collaboration with a Premier League club, positioning the Fintech as one of the ways to pay for football enthusiasts. A global enabler of digital… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted in its latest global private market fundraising report that dry powder on the rise despite a fairly tough fundraising environment. PitchBook also mentioned in the extensive research report that even though fundraising was a bit slow so far this year, private markets remain… Read More

November 30, 2025 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dr. Sean Dawson, head of research at onchain options platform, Derive.xyz (TVL $115.8M, $18.6B trade volume), has shared a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market update. Dr. Sean Dawson of Derive.xyz noted that Bitcoin (BTC) volume dropped 25% as the market seemingly reversed its panic selling. They… Read More

November 29, 2025 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is reportedly introducing a futures and derivatives exchange and clearinghouse, deepening our investment in Prediction Markets and better positioning us to deliver various products to our customers. JB Mackenzie, VP and General Manager of Futures and International at Robinhood said that they… Read More

November 29, 2025 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

S&P Global may have somewhat surprised the stablecoin sector this past week after cutting Tether’s rating to “weak,” citing persistent disclosure gaps and structural opacity across its reserves. The downgrade appears have put fresh scrutiny on the world’s largest stablecoin, Tether (USDT), and analysts at… Read More

November 29, 2025 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK business confidence softens but still reportedly remains above long-term average. This, according to the latest update from the Lloyds Banking Group. As mentioned in a report from UK‘s Lloyds Bank, the overall business confidence fell a number of points to just over 40% in… Read More

November 29, 2025 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amundi, Europe’s asset manager, announces the launch of its tokenized share of the AMUNDI FUNDS CASH EUR money market fund. The first transaction reportedly took place on Nov 4, and the fund is now said to be distributed in a hybrid manner: it now remains… Read More

November 29, 2025 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform for businesses, announced a partnership with Lufthansa Group, Europe’s airline group, alongside Klarna, the digital bank and flexible payments provider. Starting in November, Lufthansa Group customers will be able to gain access to Klarna’s flexible payment solutions,… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

By the end of H1 2025, very little around AI investment had been seen in public bond markets, with the sector’s “hyperscalers” said to be generating a considerable level of cash flow and leveraging private equity, private credit and other sources to “fund their capital… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BKN301 Group, a Fintech Architecture Provider, has recently announced milestones marking a new phase in its growth journey: it has secured credit facility from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, and acquired Planky, a UK-based tech firm specialized in AI-driven financial analytics and open banking…. Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the enabler of AI-powered banking, announces a strategic partnership with Unblu, a key player in conversational engagement for financial institutions. Together, they’re solving a pressing challenge: transforming digital banking from a self-service utility into a more “human-connected” user experience. The partnership addresses a fundamental… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dune Analytics noted that 2025 was a solid year for the multichain vision and overall strategy. In an extensive new report, Dune Analytics has leaned into this developing reality by reportedly onboarding more than 40 new networks and “expanding support to over 100 chains across… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockrise, a Dutch Bitcoin (BTC) focused startup, has been permitted to continue its financial services in the Netherlands and expand to the rest of Europe. The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) granted Blockrise its license under the new European MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus SA, a provider of digital asset infrastructure for banks and financial institutions, announced that it now provides custody support for the Canton Token Standard. The firm has also teamed up the Canton Network as a Super Validator, becoming a participant in governing the Global… Read More

November 28, 2025 @ 6:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investec Alternative Investment Management (IAIM), a subsidiary of Investec Bank plc, and Carlyle AlpInvest, a global private markets manager, announced the launch of Investec’s European senior debt fund, Investec Senior Debt Fund I (SDF I), a private credit fund with “approximately €400m of investable capital… Read More