November 23, 2025 @ 7:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Albatross, a Zurich-based AI company founded by former Amazon AI leaders, has raised $12.5 million to develop what it says is the world’s first platform for real-time product and content discovery – one that learns, reasons, and adapts as users interact. The round was led… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 6:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Loyalty’s definition changes with generations, but one thing is certain: For a company to survive in the modern age, its loyalty strategy must begin with payments. Gr4vy helps foster that loyalty. Founded by three-decade payment industry veteran John Lunn, Gr4vy helps merchants simplify fragmented payment… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orbital, a payment orchestration platform across stablecoins and traditional payment rails, announced a partnership with Stable, the L1 blockchain network for stablecoin-based transactions across assets, built for streamlined payment flows. Once integrated, this will provide Orbital’s customers with a stablecoin-native L1 for cost-efficient and user-friendly… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank Wealth Management has reached the milestone of 10,000 clients in its Advisory Desk (10,856 as of the end of August 2025), its specialized service that offers tailored solutions for direct investments in stocks, bonds, and ETFs. The figure increased by 25% during the past… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumers are reporting that they are expecting to rely more heavily on credit cards this season, with 42% naming it their preferred payment method—up from 38% last year. According to TransUnion’s (NYSE: TRU) Q4 2025 U.S. Consumer Pulse study, US consumers remain interested in shopping… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 3:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockdaemon has expanded its support for the Canton Network with full Canton Coin integration in the Blockdaemon Institutional Vault, delivering so-called “institutional-grade” wallet capabilities to one of the networks for regulated finance. As noted in a blog post, Blockdaemon is pleased to provide complete support… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayQuicker, the enabler of global payouts orchestration, and dLocal, the cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, announced the expansion of PayQuicker’s payout solutions into various global regions / jurisdictions. This latest collab aims to further strengthen PayQuicker‘s position as the global payouts… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 1:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaaj, an agentic AI credit intelligence platform that simplifies small business lending, announced it secured $3.8 million in seed funding led by Kindred Ventures, with contributions from Better Tomorrow Ventures and others. Established in 2024, Kaaj’s aim / goal is to expand access to affordable… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Börse Group, Societe Generale Group and Societe Generale – FORGE (SG-FORGE) signed an agreement to enable the integration of token-based cash solutions with traditional financial market infrastructure. Deutsche Börse Group is now said to be further driving the adoption of stablecoins for digital European… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 12:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Exegy, a provider of market data and trading technology for capital markets, this week announced that a major investment bank has signed a multi-year agreement to deploy Exegy Nexus, the company’s FPGA-powered market-data appliance designed for ultra-low-latency trading environments. The bank will use Exegy Nexus to process all… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 12:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Algorand Foundation and Noah have announced a strategic partnership to connect traditional finance and decentralized finance. The collaboration was unveiled during AlgoDay at DevConnect 2025, where Min Wei, CBO of Algorand Foundation, and Shah Ramezani, CEO and founder of Noah, highlighted how the integration will empower builders across the Algorand ecosystem by… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaspersky in collaboration with VDC Research have announced recently that during the first three quarters of this year, ransomware attacks on various manufacturing organizations could have generated more than $18 billion in losses. This figure is now said to reflect only the so-called “direct cost”… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 10:54 am By Michael Wong  |  

Philippine financial regulators will begin a comprehensive mapping of corporate linkages across the economy next year, as regulators watch property prices and credit growth, the Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC) said. The inter-agency body, chaired by central bank governor Eli Remolona, made the project a… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Billtrust, the enabler of B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software, released findings from a new research study exploring finance leaders’ trust in artificial intelligence (AI) and their expectations for responsible AI deployment. The research study, based on a survey of 500 finance professionals and… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hex Trust, which claims to be a regulated digital assets financial institution, announced a partnership with Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for secure digital asset custody, settlement, trading operations, and stablecoin payments. This collab now positions Hex Trust as a key Qualified Custodian in the Fireblocks… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 8:11 am By Michael Wong  |  

SGX Group and Nasdaq have agreed to build a cross-border “Global Listing Board” that would let large companies list in Singapore and the United States using a more unified process, as the city-state tries to revive a stock market that has struggled to attract high-growth… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, announced a partnership with Pingo Doce, the Portuguese multinational food retail group, to support its online store. The partnership marks a key milestone in Pingo Doce’s digital transformation, allowing the group to provide a so-called high performing online shopping… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Qantas Business Rewards members doing business overseas now have access to Yield, an investment tool powered by financial and payments platform Airwallex. Yield joins a suite of Qantas Business Money products, offering members with a savings option for their AUD as well as USD account… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tailor, the headless ERP platform enabling modern retail and e-commerce brands to build fully composable business systems, has completed its Series A funding round, bringing total investment to $37 million. “We’re grateful to our investors and customers who share our belief that ERP should be composable and… Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8, the insurance pricing and reserving solution powered by transparent machine learning, announced the opening of its new office in the heart of Madrid, Spain. This marks Akur8’s eighth international office, reinforcing its commitment to serving clients and partners throughout the world. Spain is said… Read More