February 2, 2026 @ 12:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sherwood Neiss, founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), has submitted a statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) advocating for improvements to secondary markets for crowdfunded securities. At the same time, Neiss has sent a letter to the House Committee on Financial Services,… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 11:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) has entered into an agreement to acquire CQG, a provider of futures and options trading, execution management, and market connectivity. CQG will add complementary execution management, algorithmic trading, and analytics capabilities to Broadridge’s order management and client connectivity solutions, creating… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 11:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent insights from DailyPay reveal that Gen Z hourly workers are far from the lazy or entitled stereotypes frequently assigned to them. Instead, they’re demonstrating considerable financial awareness, actively charting paths toward stability and success in an unpredictable economy. A new survey commissioned by DailyPay,… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France says the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is rather high. In a recent survey conducted by the AMF, 90% of respondents reported using AI or planning to do so in the near future. Generative AI is the… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG Ireland has indicated that the final quarter of 2025 witnessed a notable uptick in global venture capital funding within the fintech sector, reflecting sustained momentum amid evolving economic landscapes. According to recent analyses shared by KPMG Ireland, worldwide VC inflows climbed to approximately $138… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 11:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics platform Dune has integrated X Layer, which is described as the high-performance Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by crypto exchange OKX. This milestone makes all on-chain activity from X Layer fully accessible, queryable, and visualizable on Dune, enhancing transparency for developers, users, and… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Moderates and Republicans frequently lament California’s decline. While the state has wonderful beaches, mountains, great weather, and a robust innovation ecosystem, the politics have been a disaster for many years. High taxes, dilapidated infrastructure, and numerous allegations of government-backed fraud have helped make the Golden… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Alternative inflation measure firm Truflation continues to challenge the establishment belief that inflation is too high. The US Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady at a meeting last week, with the main reason being that the economy was chugging along, and inflation remains… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European investment platform PeerBerry is reporting steady performance amid a fast-growing financial ecosystem. Investors on the platform channeled nearly EUR 28 million into various loans, marking a modest uptick from December’s figures. According to the update from PeerBerry, this activity not only fueled ongoing operations… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 8:38 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Talos, a provider of institutional digital asset infrastructure, has announced a $45 million Series B extension, including new strategic investors Robinhood Markets, Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP and Karatage, alongside returning investors a16z crypto, BNY and Fidelity Investments. The fundraising round brings the company’s total… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics firm Nansen has rolled out its AI Agent on the web platform, building on its initial mobile debut. This move allows users to access a seamless, conversational interface for exploring and acting on blockchain data directly from their desktops. By bridging mobile and… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook has indicated in a recent update that the European leveraged loan market closed out 2025 on a note of relative stability, but forward-looking indicators signal potential turbulence ahead, according to recent analyses of the Morningstar European Leveraged Loan Index (ELLI). As economic uncertainties persist,… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the landscape of cryptocurrency trading, centralized exchanges (CEXs) continue to play a pivotal role, handling vast volumes of spot trades amid market fluctuations. According to recent analysis shared by CoinGecko, the sector saw modest overall growth in 2025, with the top players navigating challenges… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the midst of the 2026 World Economic Forum held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, conversations around blockchain and decentralized technologies are gaining momentum. As Web3 evolves from niche experiments to mainstream institutional adoption, the need for robust infrastructure has never been clearer. CertiK, a key player… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 1:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

BitGo, (NYSE: BTGO) a digital asset infrastructure company, announced that it has become the first publicly traded, federally chartered digital asset infrastructure company, following its initial public offering and related listing on the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 22 and the receipt of final… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 12:39 am By Michael Wong  |  

For six days ahead of Bangladesh’s national election, the country’s most common political “campaign tool” may not be a rally or a poster, but a throttled digital wallet. Bangladesh Bank is preparing to cap mobile financial service (MFS) transfers at 10,000 taka (about $82) per… Read More

February 2, 2026 @ 12:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Sokin, a global business payments company, has secured a $100 million long-term debt facility from specialty lender Oxford Finance. The facility will accelerate Sokin’s expansion across North America, Asia, the Middle East, and South America, and fast-track the acquisition of further regional licenses, banking partnerships,… Read More

February 1, 2026 @ 8:40 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new research study from Wakefield Research surveyed 100 CFOs at mid-market U.S. companies ($50M-$500M revenue). Between 60 and 77% already plan to adopt AI depending on the use case. But the findings reveal a massive trust gap blocking execution. Read the full report here:… Read More

February 1, 2026 @ 7:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) and Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) this week announced an expanded, multi-year partnership, making Affirm the exclusive provider of BNPL installment payment methods for lodging and packages across Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo. Affirm will also be available to Canadian travellers on select properties… Read More

February 1, 2026 @ 6:03 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The European Commission has stepped up enforcement of its crypto-asset regulatory framework, opening infringement procedures against 13 member states over failures to implement or comply with new European Union rules governing crypto-asset taxation and markets. In its latest package of infringement decisions, the European Commission… Read More