December 2, 2025 @ 12:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Carta has released its Q3 2025 State of Private Markets report. Authored by Ashley Neville and Kevin Dowd,  the extensive research report has noted that the industry continued to grow steadily, marked by several key trends: Early-stage valuations keep on rising, meanwhile, down rounds are… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech firm Fourthline is introducing eID Verification — which is described as a solution that lets organisations properly verify identities directly against government-issued electronic IDs. It’s fast, meets compliance requirements, and cuts out a lot of manual work. As digital wallets and government identity schemes… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore’s card payments market is expected to grow steadily by 6.2% in 2025, reaching appr. SGD158.2 billion (about $119.6 billion), supported by near-universal bank access, “extensive” merchant acceptance, and increasing use of contactless cards, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Payment Cards… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small and mid-sized business owners operating across the US are now said to be cautiously optimistic about the coming year, with the majority or 74% expecting revenue increases and around 60% planning to expand their businesses, according to the latest Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sleek design, intuitive investing tools and a streamlined cross-channel experience have become the so-called “hallmarks” of wealth management apps and websites for investors residing in Canada. According to the J.D. Power 2025 Canada Wealth Management Digital Experience Study, both advised and do-it-yourself (DIY) wealth management… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CAPZA, a European private investment platform focused on small and mid-market companies, is reportedly focusing on business growth in Germany, recently announcing the appointment of David Schulte (Partner) to Head of Private Debt DACH, along with the recruitment of key directors: Alexander Ball leads the… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK has recently joined forces with Korean gaming firm WEMADEin order to launch the Global Alliance of KRW Stablecoin (GAKS), to provide comprehensive security audit services for StableNet, Korea’s dedicated mainnet infrastructure for the complete lifecycle of KRW stablecoins. At blockchain focused CertiK, they claim… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a financial technology company providing crypto solutions for businesses, announced that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has approved an “expanded scope” of payment activities for the Major Payment Institution (MPI) license held by its Singapore subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte. Ltd. (RMA). With… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 3:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Switzerland is known for beautiful mountains, watches, and chocolates. The country is also known as a haven for the affluent. This past week, the wealthy European country took a vote to its citizens, who made a decision that makes quite a bit of sense: The… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 2:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), which claims to be one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announced the hiring of the Dex Labs team. dex Labs is known for developing an AI-enabled data engineering and cloud infrastructure platform that brings together data collection, transformation,… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 2:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinGecko noted that the decentralized crypto exchange or DEX to centralized exchange or CEX spot ratio has more than tripled in the last five years, with DEX spot trading volumes starting “out at just 6.0% of CEX spot volumes in Jan 2021 and growing to… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Nobody seems to love crypto anymore. Bitcoin is down by almost 8% over the last 24 hours, with Ethereum (ETH) down by over 10%. There is plenty of speculation as to why people are selling, but there are also reports of people anticipating a bounce… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The People’s Bank of China issued a statement over the weekend regarding concerns about ongoing crypto speculation and a crackdown on stablecoins. Mainland China has banned crypto for years, allowing Hong Kong to serve as a jurisdiction where digital asset development and experimentation can take… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

A good amount of criticism regarding online capital formation swirls around valuations and quality deals. Too frequently, issuers raising money online from smaller investors are not the best firms in need of capital. At the same time, valuations can veer toward the ridiculous, where a… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance noted that gross buy-to-let lending totaled £37.3 billion over the past calendar year — which is considered to be a sign of resilience in a market navigating increasing economic volatility as well as significant regulatory changes. UK Finance has also mentioned in a… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As this year finally draws to a close, the European Union is said to be entering a somewhat decisive phase in its effort to harmonize digital asset regulation under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. This, according to an update from Hacken which also noted… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse, Switzerland’s crypto finance service provider providing trading, staking, custody, and lending services, is participating in the token sale of Aztec Labs alongside Swiss institutional staking partner Solstice. This move reinforces their commitment to supporting fundamental infrastructure development that supports the smart contract powered… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 8:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A Bitcoin bounceback? Tether troubles? Fed fluctuations? These and more occupy this edition of Web3 Thoughts of the Week. Fed response key to Bitcoin bounceback “The scale of this pullback is the market’s response to uncertainty, not a collapse in underlying demand. Many investors have… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, the world’s platform for tokenizing real-world assets, announced that it has received the regulatory approval to operate as an Investment Firm and a Trading & Settlement System (TSS) in the European Union. As part of this authorization, Securitize said that it will launch its… Read More

December 1, 2025 @ 2:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WilSon Energy, a provider of integrated heating and billing solutions for UK Heat Networks and District Heating schemes, has selected the bank payment company GoCardless to collect customer bills automatically. The move will help WilSon Energy achieve cost savings and simplify how customers pay down… Read More