November 16, 2025 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE: C) and Swift announced a trial that seemingly confirms the feasibility of settling payments between fiat and digital currencies, in a Payment-versus-Payment workflow. The trial now reportedly demonstrates a hybrid model for interoperability between TradFi systems and DLT networks. This was achieved by… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) launched a new solution designed to combat credit washing—the practice of removing legit, accurate and “non-obsolete” credit data from credit profiles. TransUnion’s so-called Credit Washing Solution helps financial institutions detect and combat this concerning threat. This year, around 5% of U.S. consumers… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 10:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Credibly’s strategy for incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its underwriting system provides a blueprint for companies wishing to smoothly adopt transformative technologies. It’s a deliberate, well-thought-out plan, dating back several years. Chief revenue officer MJ Jiang said she immediately saw AI’s potential to change… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 9:54 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore and Cambodia have launched a cross-border QR code payment link that allows Cambodian visitors to pay at merchants across the city-state using their home-grown Bakong system and other mobile banking apps, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said. Under the first phase, Cambodian travellers… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is assisting regulated businesses with the introduction of new AML Compliance Solutions designed to lessen the burden of AML (anti-money laundering) regulatory compliance for FS firms and related industries by flagging potential associations between “a prospect and activities that may indicate potential… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the launch of EnsembleTX, officially marking the start of the pilot phase of Project Ensemble.  This latest milestone unveiled by the HKMA represents an advancement in enabling real-value transactions involving tokenised deposits as well as digital assets within… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wall Street is now seemingly betting big on venture secondaries as the market reaches nearly $95 billion. This, according to an update from PitchBook which noted that the US venture secondary market is accelerating rather quicklty, reaching an estimated “$94.9 billion in annual value across direct… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Cursor, an artificial intelligence-powered software development platform, has raised $2.3 billion in a Series D funding round that values the company at $29.3 billion, as investors bet that AI-assisted coding will reshape how software is built. The round drew continued backing from existing investors Thrive… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team developing Uniswap is pleased to announce Continuous Clearing Auctions (CCA), which is described as being a permissionless protocol that helps teams “bootstrap” liquidity on Uniswap v4 and find “the market price for new and low-liquidity tokens.” As explained in a blog post, this… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 4:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has rolled out a new suite of fintech infrastructure services for licensed e-wallet providers and digital businesses, seeking to embed itself more deeply in Kuwait’s fast-evolving digital payments market, according to an announcement. The “FinTech Services” package includes virtual IBANs… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a continuing challenging economic environment, global private equity activity remained fairly steady in Q3 2025. According to the “Pulse of Private Equity” report from KPMG International, global investment volume reached appr. $1.5 trillion in the first three quarters, including $537 billion in the third… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 2:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rippling, a business software platform, has released results of a survey demonstrating the staggering impact that software tool sprawl has on IT, HR, and finance departments. According to the Rippling State of Sprawl Report, fragmented technology stacks place a significant burden on organizations, requiring substantial investments of time and budget and… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 1:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin’s sharp fall below US$100,000 could already be shaping the next major buying opportunity for those with a medium- to long-term horizon, predicts deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. Green said the renewed slide — taking Bitcoin to its weakest level since May — has triggered… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 1:32 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Amplitude (Nasdaq: AMPL), a digital analytics platform, has launched AI Feedback, a customer feedback engine with a proprietary LLM process that automatically turns raw input into prioritized, actionable insights. In the era of AI, organizations have more customer data than ever. However, without a unified… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 1:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ravelin is warning e-commerce merchants to urgently review their payment strategy ahead of Black Friday, as new research reveals a global drop in frictionless authentication rates, threatening sales conversions during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. Ravelin’s Global Payments Report 2026 reveals… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 1:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study, mortgage lenders have evolved from a transactional, volume-at-all-costs approach to adopt more consultative, advisory-style engagements with customers. That shift is paying off in the form of significantly higher customer satisfaction scores, improved trust and… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 1:28 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Antonia M. Apps, a deputy director in its enforcement division who oversees the regulator’s Northeast offices, will leave the agency on Dec. 1, 2025. Apps, a former federal prosecutor and law firm partner, has served as Deputy Director… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 1:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Agent IQ, a provider of AI-powered relationship banking, has integrated  IDScan.net’s Digital Identity Verification (DIVE) technology into its Lynq platform. Sophisticated criminals exploit vulnerable one-time passcodes through phishing and SIM swap attacks, while rigid security measures damage the personal relationships these institutions depend on for… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 1:19 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Ghanem, a Saudi digital real estate platform focused on fractional ownership, has raised $7.1 million from Al-Romaih Group to fuel expansion and product development as the kingdom pushes to broaden investment access under its Vision 2030 agenda. Al-Romaih Group, described by Ghanem as one of… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 6:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younger consumers in Australia, particularly Gen Z, are now said to be leading the surge in first home buying intentions as the overall optimism grows among young consumers. As reported by Westpac, around 35% of Gen Z’s now intend  to acquire a first home in… Read More