Exor, the investment company controlled by Italy’s Agnelli family, said on Saturday its board had unanimously rejected an unsolicited approach from cryptocurrency group Tether to buy Exor’s stake in Juventus, keeping the Turin club under its long-time owners. Exor said it had received a proposal… Read More
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Capitolis has named Okan Pekin as president. He is based in London and reports to founder and CEO Gil Mandelzis. Okan brings more than 35 years of global financial services experience, including senior leadership roles at Citi (NYSE: C) until his retirement in April. Most… Read More
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KPMG UK has commented on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) final rules on targeted support. Sharing insights and perspective on the publication of the FCA’s final rules on targeted support, Jane Wilson, Targeted Support Lead, KPMG UK, says that this is considered to be “a… Read More
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Accertify, a unified risk decisioning platform provider, this week released results from Cyber Monday 2025 showing an interesting consumer pattern: more transactions, smaller baskets, and a spike in volume at the 9 p.m. Central hour. Accertify clients processed 49.3 million transactions on Cyber Monday, representing… Read More
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Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) announced a forward flow origination partnership with Harvest Commercial Capital, LLC, a leader in small business lending, to acquire business loans secured by first lien mortgages on owner-occupied commercial real estate. Under the terms of the partnership, BXCI purchased an… Read More
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Swiipr, an airline payment fintech, has partnered with Google to launch an instantly provisioned digital compensation card, eliminating the need for passengers to download an app to receive funds. The new airline pay-out product leverages Google’s pioneering Web Push Provisioning (WPP), enabling travellers to add… Read More
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has approved five national trust bank charter applications. The approvals are conditional but will allow the entities to operate under federal rules. The entities approved are in the digital asset sector, including First National Digital Currency… Read More
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Virtual accounts in the World App, initially piloted in the US, are now reportedly available in more nations such as Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and across Latin America. World App users are now able to access a new capability: personal virtual account numbers that… Read More
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Nubank (NYSE: NU) is marking an important milestone in Colombia: it now claims to serve around 4 million customers, which is roughly said to be the equivalent of 1 in every 1o adults in the South American nation. The overall result now reinforces the role… Read More
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BNY (NYSE: BK) has recently announced its active participation in the U.S. government’s investment initiative for children, continuing the company’s long history of expanding financial access and opportunity for employees and their families. As reportedly one of the first financial services companies to join the… Read More
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iCapital has opened its first office in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi within ADGM, the international financial center of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the UAE. The firm has received its in-principle approval for advisory and arranging services in the ADGM, which is subject to… Read More
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Harness, the AI software delivery platform company, announced a $240 million Series E round. The funding round reportedly includes a $200 million investment led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives as well as a planned $40 million tender offer with contributions made from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and… Read More
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Zodia Custody has been granted a Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license by Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This approval will enable Zodia Custody Europe to provide regulated digital asset custody services across EU Member States. Sophie Bowler, Chief Risk and Compliance… Read More
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R3 says it will launch a Corda protocol to support a Solana, curated yield vault offering managed RWA yield. The protocol is expected to be available in the first half of 2026. R3 explains the mission as supporting their vision of connecting TradFi and DeFi… Read More
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This year, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) says that it has helped companies save more than 250,000 hours via its CashPro Forecasting solution. The AI-enabled digital tool addresses one of treasury’s most time-consuming yet “business critical” tasks — forecasting. It has now reportedly transformed what… Read More
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French Fintech Kéria has raised €1.5 million, including €0.5 million in debt, in a Seed Funding round. Led by Epopée Gestion (Xplore), other investors include Newfund, Fabien Breget, Bpifrance, and Caisse d’Epargne CEPAC. Kéria is building an AI-powered solution to automatically analyse mortgage applications and… Read More
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The Trump Administration wants to ensure that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated at the federal level and not by individual states. While Republicans tend to give states broad leeway in governance, the current Administration fears a fragmented approach to AI development will… Read More
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Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is expected to enter the hot prediction markets. Currently exemplified by Kalshi and Polymarket, just this past week, Gemini Space Station (NASDAQ:GEMI) just received approval for a DCM license from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate its own prediction marketplace. While Coinbase has… Read More
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As was reported earlier, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a preliminary review of Debanking. The action of Debanking individuals and other organizations was a nefarious pursuit that came to light during the Biden Administration. In effect, banks would close accounts,… Read More
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The Increasing Investor Opportunities Act of 2025, or Invest Act (HR 3383), was approved by the US House of Representatives yesterday, with 302 in favor and 123 opposed. Eight Representatives did not vote. This legislation may completely reform the definition of an Accredited Investor, which is currently a… Read More
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