December 19, 2025 @ 12:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Microblink, a provider of AI-powered identity verification, released new findings from its Fraud Lab showing a sharp escalation in AI-generated fake IDs and deepfake documents used to commit fraud across banking, hospitality, and digital onboarding. Microblink’s Fraud Lab, an internal research and simulation team, actively… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forward Industries (NASDAQ: FWDI), a Solana digital asset treasury company, announced that its SEC-registered shares are now live on the Solana blockchain through Superstate’s Opening Bell platform marking the first time a public company’s equity can be used directly within decentralized finance (DeFi). Via this… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Modern Treasury announced a partnership with Paxos, a regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, to make it easier for businesses to start using stablecoin payments alongside their payment methods. Under the partnership, Modern Treasury will integrate Paxos’ stablecoin and settlement technology into its platform. This… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Totem Labs, a Tennessee-based company building decentralized tools, is raising growth capital on WeFunder. According to the offering page, Totem has raised $1.14  million from 63+ investors to date. Investors are getting a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) at a $15 million valuation cap…. Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Once again, the Women in Fintech Powerlist is accepting applications to be included on the list.  Created by Innovate Finance ten years ago, a private-public partnership in the UK, the list aims to “recognise the pioneering women championing financial innovation, spotlighting remarkable individuals across eight… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 9:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Prove, a digital identity services provider, has launched ProveX, a digital trust exchange that enables enterprises to instantly access verified data and credentials from partners, while preserving trust through every interaction. Built on Prove’s tokenized identity framework, ProveX enables businesses to create personalized, intelligent customer… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced it will lift the contactless payments limit starting in March. In a statement posted today, the FCA said this will remove red tape and provide greater flexibility. Payments providers, including banks, with strong fraud controls, will be… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE American: EXOD), a self-custodial digital asset platform, announced a partnership with MoonPay in order to launch a fully reserved, USD-backed dollar stablecoin that will power digital dollar experiences across the Exodus ecosystem. The asset will reportedly be “issued and managed by… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Codoxo, a provider of AI and generative AI-powered healthcare payment integrity solutions, raised $35M in Series C funding, led by CVS Health Ventures. Echo Health Ventures joins the round as a new investor, with continued investment from Sands Capital, 111 West Capital, Brewer Lane Ventures,… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dune and Keyrock teamed up to release a study of prediction markets. As explained in the detailed update shared by Dune, prediction markets may feel like somewhat of a modern invention or fairly recent development, but their roots stretch back for a long time actually…. Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 7:59 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Web3 and Fintech communities shared their thoughts on payments, blockchain, and more before jetting off for the holidays. “CFOs are no longer asking if blockchain will be used in B2B payments—they’re asking how fast they can transition to it.  “With cross-border transactions still slow and expensive,… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo has announced the integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network directly from its qualified custody platform. As one of the solutions to enable Lightning access directly from qualified custody, this expansion builds on BitGo’s Lightning Network offering. The service delivers institutions a way to “leverage… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 7:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new research paper identifies ways technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning can address shortcomings in anti-money laundering (AML) enforcement. Next generation  AML solutions: An analysis of AI-based tools vis-a-vis the reform of the European AML institutional and substantive architecture, authored by Yaron… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 6:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

SoFi this week announced the launch of SoFiUSD, a fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin issued by SoFi Bank, N.A. SoFiUSD will enable SoFi to serve as a stablecoin infrastructure provider for banks, fintechs, and enterprise platforms. They can leverage SoFi’s bank-grade infrastructure to streamline their… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 6:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aberdeen Investments, a specialist asset manager, announced real estate acquisitions: WORVE Yokohama Isezakicho, a recently completed build-to-rent property, along with a portfolio of various residential properties across some of Tokyo’s districts. It now comes after the strategic acquisition of WORVE Isezakicho, “completed in Feb ’25;… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 5:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Solflare announced the alpha version of its AI assistant that interacts with wallets. The Solflare AI release translates complex user intents into action, with an LLM-powered assistant that understands user intent and can execute on-chain on their behalf. Launching at Solana Breakpoint, Solflare’s… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 4:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A joint study by NordVPN and a travel eSIM app, Saily, has shed light on the alarming prevalence of data breaches and loyalty points theft targeting major players in the travel industry. The research reveals that airlines and hotel chains have had their customer data… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 3:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Euroclear has noted in a recent update that the global financial industry is undergoing a transformation. As stated in the report, digital assets are no longer simply a theoretical concept – they are actually on their way to becoming a cornerstone of modern capital markets. … Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 2:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital Markets Gateway (CMG), a fintech modernizing the equity capital markets (ECM), announced that TD Securities joined its global underwriter network as an investor and a client. TD Securities becomes part of CMG’s initiative to modernize global ECM workflows, “joining existing investors that include Bank… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 1:08 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lynq, a real-time interest-bearing settlement network, today announced that Phase 1 of its integration with Fireblocks is live. It gives institutional clients the ability to connect their Lynq accounts directly to Fireblocks and perform settlement and collateral management activities through the Fireblocks’ platform. This integration simplifies funding operations,… Read More