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Mastercard Enhances Mobility with Open-Loop Transit Payments in Azerbaijan

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) says that it now stands at the center of the mobility evolution. As the technology company in transit payments, Mastercard clams that it is transforming how individuals travel — making journeys and experiences more frictionless for people throughout the world. Across the… Read More

Lumio, Revio Insight Aim to Help Banks Identify and Get Back Business Leaving for Competitors

Revio Insight, the Relationship and Growth Intelligence Platform that reveals where clients as well as members are also banking, borrowing, and investing, and Lumio Solutions, the Holistic Risk and Business Intelligence Platform for community FIs, announced a partnership. The collab reportedly enables banks and credit… Read More

Trinidad and Tobago Passes Crypto Bill Ahead of FATF Review

Trinidad and Tobago’s parliament passed legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies and the firms that provide related services, according to local reports. The vote, however, came after a chaotic debate in which opposition lawmakers said they were forced to argue over a bill that had been effectively… Read More

eToro Introduces Cash ISA Solution for UK Investors

eToro (NASDAQ: ETOR), the trading and investing platform, has expanded its partnership with Moneyfarm to launch a market-leading Cash ISA offering for UK customers.  Until 31 December of this year, eligible eToro UK clients will be able to open a Cash ISA powered by Moneyfarm… Read More

£2M in Card Chargebacks Reportedly Claimed Back by UK’s Lloyds Bank Clients

Approximately £2 million pounds in total card chargebacks have been claimed back by Lloyds customers after a reported surge in so-called dodgy websites, according to the most recent data and insights from the banking institution. Lloyds has carefully examined and analysed reports they’ve obtained this… Read More

dLocal Joins Circle Payments Network to Enable Stablecoin Payouts

dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO) a cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has integrated with Circle Payments Network (CPN), operated by Circle Technology Services, LLC, an affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), to enable seamless payouts across emerging markets. Supported by Circle’s… Read More

Wealthtech : BlackRock Aladdin Adds Luma Structured Product Data to Aladdin Wealth Platform

Luma Financial Technologies, a platform for structured products, annuities, and life insurance solutions, announced an integration with BlackRock’s Aladdin Wealth platform. The integration enables the delivery of enhanced structured product data and analytics to Luma and Aladdin Wealth clients via the Aladdin Wealth platform. Wealth… Read More

Schroders Capital’s Private Debt and Credit Alternatives Team Provides Development Loan for Denmark’s Triangle Region

Schroders Capital’s Private Debt & Credit Alternatives (PDCA) team announces the close of a £23.3 million senior construction loan for the development of 133 townhouses in Denmark’s Triangle Region. The properties will reportedly be delivered by an experienced local developer with a track record in… Read More

Fintech and Payments Ecosystem Being Transformed by Stablecoins, AI Adoption : Research

Juniper Research noted in a new report that the Fintech sector is evolving fast. From stablecoins to agentic AI, their latest update examines the significant shifts that are now said to be redefining the payments landscape. Juniper Research also looks at the impact of digital… Read More

Kalshi Reportedly Secures $1B in Funding at $11B Valuation

Kalshi, one of the fast-growing prediction market platforms that allows users to wager on the outcomes of real-world events, has reportedly acquired $1 billion in new funding at a valuation of $11 billion. This, according to recent media reports that referenced a source claiming to… Read More

Capital on Tap Enables SMB Support with £500M Public Markets Funding Deal

Capital on Tap, the business credit card and spend management platform, announced the closing of “London Cards 3,” its third asset-backed securitisation (ABS)—a £500 million funding package that has reportedly been backed by its business credit card receivables. The deal, which is said to be… Read More

Wise, Wealthsimple Partner to Enable Global Payments for Canadians

Wise Platform, Wise’s (LON:WISE) global payments infrastructure for banks and enterprises, announced it’s working with Wealthsimple, a financial services platform on a mission to help Canadians achieve financial freedom, on an improved offering for sending money internationally. This partnership enables Wealthsimple’s customers across Canada to… Read More

Real Estate Firm Module Five Capital to Enable Lending Platform Growth with Facility from OakNorth

UK’s digital bank OakNorth announced recently that it has now provided a $30m note-on-note revolving credit facility to Module Five Capital, the New York-based real estate lending platform. Established back in 2020 by Max Gejerman, Yehuda Krauss, and Nisson Hyman, Module Five Capital is a… Read More

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) to Acquire Stake in Holding Co. of CMU OmniClear

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce that it entered into agreements in order to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the holding company of CMU OmniClear Limited, as the financial market infrastructure operators strengthen their partnership to advance the… Read More

Colombian Fintech Addi Secures $71M Credit Upsize from Fasanara Capital, Goldman Sachs, BBVA Spark

Fasanara Capital has reportedly increased its credit commitment to Addi, a commerce and financial platform in Colombia, by $11 million as part of a $71 million upsizing of Addi’s credit facilities along with Goldman Sachs. This commitment enhances Addi’s capital position and supports its goal… Read More

Tether Looks Toward Latin America, Invests in Parfin

Digital asset firm Tether has invested in Parfin, according to a blog post. Parfin is a Latin American digital asset trading platform that offers custody and tokenization. The company also provides infrastructure rails for institutional customers. Parfin was founded in 2019 by Marcos Viriato, Alex… Read More

More Brits Predicted to Flee the UK Following Autumn Statement as Taxes Expected to Rise

The Autumn Statement, the UK’s budget update, is just around the corner. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is expected to deliver Labour’s vision for the economy, which may include a host of tax increases. Thought to be on the table include increases in capital… Read More

UK: Robinhood Engages with Pubs to Promote its Platform

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD is looking to boost users in the UK and they are taking action by promoting its services in a place where everyone gathers. Not the tube, but in the pubs as Robinhood will partner with Question One and Quiz Live, to bring financial… Read More

Equity Crowdfunding Stumbles in Europe but Debt More Resilient

Investment crowdfunding has gone through various iterations since its inception. Too frequently confused with rewards offerings, which are really ecommerce with a delay, securities issued in an online offering are a financial ecosystem that will continue to persist and thrive over time. At the same… Read More

Nuvei and European Payments Initiative Introduce Wero Payments for Digital Commerce Merchants

Nuvei announced that its eCommerce merchants have started processing transactions via Wero, the digital wallet of the European Payments Initiative (EPI). Wero is designed to deliver instant, secure account-to-account payments across Europe. Earlier, Nuvei were among the payment processors to complete a Wero transaction in… Read More

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