December 5, 2025 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyGram, a global payments network for consumers, businesses, and communities, has partnered with Fireblocks, an infrastructure platform securing digital asset transfers. The collab will aim to advance stablecoin-based settlement and multi-asset treasury operations across MoneyGram’s retail and digital footprint, enabling “lower-cost payments and real-time treasury… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK economy is set to slow to around 1.0% in the coming year, down a bit from 1.4% in 2025, as a combination of a “softening labour market and subdued consumer confidence” constrain household spending, according to KPMG UK’s Economic Outlook. As noted in… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX announces its intention to integrate SIX x-clear and BME Clearing into one multi-asset CCP with global presence as well as interoperable links in the cash equity segment. Presently being subject to required regulatory approvals, SIX will aim to “create a single multi-asset clearing house.”… Read More

December 5, 2025 @ 12:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank announced that in the two years since its launch the £70million Investment Fund for Northern Ireland has directly invested £30million into local firms. Additionally, these new investments into smaller businesses on differing stages of their growth journey have “crowded in co-investment… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysis of Bank of Ireland customer behavior during the third quarter (Q3) of 2025 shows that contactless payments rose again while ATM usage continues on a downward trend, compared to the same period in 2024. In Q3 2025, eCommerce contactless card transactions (digital wallets, Apple… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ransomware is now said to be growing beyond more traditional hotspots and in emerging economies, including Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, other regions, according to CyberCube’s research. The report, titled “Applying Analytics and Threat Intelligence to Grow in a Soft Market”, states these trends… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian released its latest Data Breach Industry Forecast, offering a look at the cyber threat ecosystem. The predictions address how the coming year could bring another new wave of more sophisticated attacks driven by artificial intelligence along with various other threats as well as significant… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, the provider of AI-powered solutions for-know your customer-(KYC),-anti-money laundering-(AML), and-client lifecycle management-(CLM), announced asset management service provider Waystone has implemented its technology to enhance client service. By deploying Fenergo’s AI-powered CLM and KYC solutions, Waystone has transformed “the way its clients engage with its… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Basel Committee recently released its assessment reports that are focused on the implementation of its global standards in the United Kingdom. According to an update shared by BIS, assessments find the UK regulations largely compliant with the Basel Committee’s Net Stable Funding Ratio standard… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Rayls, a blockchain ecosystem to bridge traditional finance with decentralized finance, for a strategic partnership focused on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). The partnership will leverage Animoca Brands’ network to… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets trading and investing platform Kraken announced that have agreed to acquire Backed Finance AG, the company driving the issuance of xStocks, the leading industry standard for tokenized equities. The acquisition will accelerate the global adoption of xStocks; unifying issuance, trading and settlement to… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the registration of a new securities clearing house, CME Securities Clearing Inc. With launch expected in Q2 2026, CME Group will operate CME Securities Clearing to help market… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Citadel Securities has issued a statement telling the Securities and Exchange Commission that it should not grant exemptive relief regarding definitions of an exchange or broker-dealer for DeFi trading protocols. Citadel Securities is a global market maker that provides liquidity for institutions and retail investors. It is owned… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fusaka, the 17th major upgrade to Ethereum now comes around seven months after the Pectra update broadly transformed the decentralized cryptocurrency and smart contract enabled protocol. The recent deployment of Fusaka brings the now 10+ year-old Ethereum project into a so-called new “era of maturity,”… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s derivatives and securities exchange network, announced plans to extend trading hours for its Russell 2000 Index (RUT) options suite to “nearly 24 hours a day, five days a week, beginning Feb 9, 2026.” RUT options are offered… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to furlough most of its workers on December 31st.  The young agency was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed in 2010, officially opening in mid-2011. The mission of the Bureau is defined… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital Asset has received a strategic investment from several big financial services firms. The group included S&P Global, Nasdaq, BNY, and iCapital. The terms of the investment were not revealed, but reports indicate the investment totaled $50 million. Digital Asset’s valuation in June 2025 was… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Prediction market Kalshi has announced a partnership with the news broadcaster CNN, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq:WBD). Kalshi announced: “CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets. A… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK venture capital market continues to perform reasonably well as UK funds launched after 2020 reportedly outperform US funds, and earlier vintages performed in line or consistent with the Rest of Europe. Research from the British Business Bank, UK Venture Capital Financial Returns 2025, indicates… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaspersky’s detection systems have reportedly discovered an average of 500,000 malicious files per day in 2025, marking a significant 7% increase when compared to the previous year. Certain types of threats saw growth globally – there was a “59% surge in password stealer detections, a… Read More