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November 26, 2025 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that its Cryptocurrency futures and options suite achieved an all-time daily volume record of 794,903 contracts on November 21. The new high now reportedly overtakes the previous record of “728,475 contracts set on Aug 22, 2025.” Giovanni Vicioso,… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a digital payments company, announced its support for the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), which is described as an open standard for AI commerce that lets AI agents, businesses work to complete purchases, powering agentic commerce for enterprise merchants. Checkout.com will support ACP, allowing merchants… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 12:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank has announced a new Bitcoin yield product. The company says that following strong initial demand from early access individuals, the product is now available to all of their customers. The Xapo BTC Credit Fund is a product that aims to enable participants… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, revealed the Autumn Budget today, and for those anticipating multiple tax increases, the statement did not disappoint. Reeves said the government is “doubling down on its plans and the economic and fiscal strategy it set last autumn.” While… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase  (NASDAQ:COIN) noted in a blog post on November 22, 2025 that they had been migrating funds from their internal legacy wallets to new wallets. According to the update from Coinbase, security is considered to be the foundation of everything they aim to do and… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

With the Autumn Budget being presented today, Judopay CEO Anant Patel is calling upon the UK government to recognize the importance of Fintech for the UK economy. Patel sees a need for collaboration in the Fintech sector that will “create jobs and wealth, supporting social… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset liquidity provider, Hyphe, has reportedly received a MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) license from German regulator, Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin). MiCA is intended to be a comprehensive EU framework for harmonizing crypto-asset rules across its member states. Its goals and objectives are to provide… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 6:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank responds to an updated mandate from the UK Government by releasing a 5-year strategic plan for delivering a “step change in how UK smaller businesses are financed.” The bank’s mission is to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get “the… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 4:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler’s chief of markets, Ruslan Lienkha, believes macro factors have been a significant factor in Bitcoin and crypto markets of late. He also shares his predictions for 2026. Are we seeing more macro-driven pressure (rates, inflation data, liquidity) or crypto-native factors (ETF flows, miner behavior,… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 2:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has released a revised Guidance Note for Shariah-Compliant Funds, reinforcing Malta’s growing position as a hub for Islamic finance. This MFSA also noted that the revision comes after an extensive review meant to enhance the overall clarity as well… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 1:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna,(NYSE:KLAR), the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, announced that its flexible payment products are now available when checking out on Apple Pay in Denmark, Spain, Sweden. The launch brings flexibility to Apple Pay customers in these nations, with Klarna offered to eligible users… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 12:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stretched valuations in segments of global financial markets and continued trade and economic uncertainty represent the main risks facing the financial system in Ireland, according to the Financial Stability Review released by Central Bank of Ireland. The research report is released twice per year and… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 12:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK Retirement Confidence Index from Nucleus, the independent adviser platform group in the United Kingdom, shows only one in four UK adults are confident they’ll have “enough money to live comfortably” in retirement. Other key research findings include: Amidst all the speculation over the… Read More

November 25, 2025 @ 8:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero research has revealed a seemingly critical AI “paradox” for U.S. based small businesses: while regular or more typical AI users are more likely to see revenue growth, more than half (53%) say their business “wouldn’t be impacted if AI tools disappeared tomorrow.”  Xero’s white… Read More

November 25, 2025 @ 7:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More consumers intend to make purchases during the upcoming Black Friday-Cyber Monday week, however, a report from Deloitte noted that increasing cost pressures and financial constraints are expected to bring spending down by a lot this year. Key takeaways from the extensive Deloitte report are… Read More

November 25, 2025 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Entrust, a global enabler of identity-centric security solutions, released its Identity Fraud Report. The report examines key trends, tactics, and techniques used in identity fraud in the past year, offering insights in order to help businesses protect customers and operations. Data reveals deepfakes account for… Read More

November 25, 2025 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To mark International Fraud Awareness Week, Visa (NYSE: V) released its Fall 2025 Biannual Threats Report, revealing five forces that are transforming the global payments security landscape. The report, produced by Visa’s Payment Ecosystem Risk and Control team, draws on intelligence from Visa’s network to… Read More

November 25, 2025 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aberdeen Investments reports that it is now seeing positive momentum across its Emerging Market Debt strategies, with assets under management  rising from $20 billion at the end of 2024 to $22.4 billion as of 30 September 2025. This growth has been driven by active investment… Read More

November 25, 2025 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a tech infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, announced the launch of its offering to power stablecoin payments. Integrated directly with Cross River’s real-time core, COS, the offering unifies fiat and stablecoin flows through a single, interoperable system–enabling firms to move… Read More

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

KryptoByte, which is reportedly seeking to transform stranded energy into digital assets, is pleased to announce a partnership with Archax, a UK based digital asset exchange, broker and custodian. Archax will become the custodian for Bitcoin generated and acquired by KryptoByte and will aim to… Read More