December 10, 2025 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Investments has recently announced an investment in Generative Bionics, the spinoff of IIT (the Italian Institute of Technology) and one of the largest research spinoffs in Europe, in order to support the development of intelligent humanoid robots built for industrial scale performance, human-centric interaction… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 8:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from Entrust finds that larger U.S. financial institutions with digital card issuance plans are well-positioned to use AI to dramatically improve the process. Areas where AI can help include friction reduction, improving compliance and KYC, simplifying onboarding, fighting fraud, and accelerating time-to-activation…. Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The EY US AI Pulse Survey finds many leaders are channeling productivity gains from artificial intelligence into existing and new AI capabilities, R&D, cybersecurity and retraining employees rather than reducing headcount. While an increasing number of companies announce AI-related layoffs and concerns mount about more… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) says that it is committed and focused on building the infrastructure that enables institutions as well as their clients to access and engage with digital assets. Coinbase announced that it is now expanding its partnership with PNC Bank in order to launch direct… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, announces its partnership with Finseta plc , a foreign exchange and payments solutions company, to deliver agency banking services supporting GBP and multi-currency (MCCY) accounts. Under this partnership, Finseta will leverage ClearBank’s virtual IBAN tech in… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 6:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aberdeen Investments marks its 20th year of business operations in Malaysia, reportedly completing two decades of steady growth and partnerships in this fast-evolving financial market. Since forming its Kuala Lumpur office back in 2005, Aberdeen has served a key role in contributing to Malaysia’s investment… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 3:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SemiLiquid, a custody-native infrastructure layer for institutional credit, announced the launch of its Programmable Credit Protocol (PCP). The infrastructure now enables various institutions to “activate credit against digital and tokenized assets held in custody – without transferring collateral, marking a critical advancement in the evolution… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 2:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Kraken has recently announced a new deal that further builds out their offering for institutions engaging in latency-sensitive trading strategies. Avelacom, a provider of ultra-low-latency network solutions, is now providing high-performance connectivity to their matching engine. This integration gives trading firms the… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 2:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

21Shares US, which claims to be one of the world’s largest issuers of crypto exchange traded funds (ETFs), and Crypto.com, a global enabler of cryptocurrency services, today announced a new partnership in order to bring new investment products tracking the Cronos (CRO) token to market…. Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 1:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, announced a partnership with an affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL), a financial tech firm and the issuer of USDC through its regulated entities. The latest partnership aims to… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 1:03 am By Michael Wong  |  

Malaysia will intensify efforts to enter new markets in Europe, Latin America and Africa to boost trade and strengthen its position as a competitive trading nation, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday, according to state news agency Bernama. Speaking at the closing ceremony of… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 12:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, recently announced a channel partnership with Plaid, a data network that serves as the analytics layer for financial services. This collab will reportedly aim to deliver faster, and frictionless Pay by Bank experiences for businesses and… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 12:54 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to Engage People’s Flexible Loyalty: Consumers Shifting Values as the Landscape Changes, 79% of respondents reported using Pay with Points at checkout in-store and online, which is double the amount from 2023. Back then, only 37% respondents had tried using the method, and almost… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 12:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Bank of Ireland concludes its 2023–2025 corporate strategy, the Bank today confirmed it is financing the construction of approximately 25,000 homes nationwide through debt and equity funding. Construction is underway at over 240 sites across the country, with projects spanning listed builders as well… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 11:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a European enabler of payment services, announces the contemplated divestment of PaymentIQ, a payment orchestration platform, to Incore Invest for an estimated cash proceeds at closing of c.€160m. The intended disposal of PaymentIQ marks yet another step in Worldline’s so-called strategic refocus… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s labor market remains fairly resilient, with wages now said to be ticking higher and job growth steady, according to Commonwealth Bank’s Wage & Labor Insights report. The report draws on de-identified salary flows from about 400,000 CBA accounts to offer an early snapshot of… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

2025 was an important year in anti-money laundering and financial crime regulation, and 2026 is set to bring even more challenges and complexity for financial institutions. This, according to Fenergo’s insights which were obtained from professionals that had discussed various upcoming regulatory trends and had… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander (NYSE: SAN) recently released the report, entitled, ‘The Currency of Learning: Global Perspectives on Financial Education.’ This latest research report, based on a survey of 20,000 individuals that are now residing in 10 different countries, reveals how the gap between “perception and actual knowledge… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

If Australians redirected around 10% of overall household spending from big businesses to small businesses, it could potentially mean $76 billion more in the hands of small retailers according to the latest analysis by small business platform Xero. This new figure highlights the seemingly immense… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 9:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced an enhanced version of LexisNexis IDVerse, bringing document and biometric verification to industries including financial services, gaming, retail, and telecommunications. IDVerse uses proprietary AI models to help organizations detect sophisticated fraud, including deepfakes and synthetic identities, while enabling faster… Read More