November 12, 2025 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) announced the launch of SoFi Crypto, becoming the nationally chartered bank where consumers can bank, borrow, invest — and now purchase, sell and hold crypto-assets. With SoFi Crypto, members will be able to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), a top crypto exchange, has decided not to purchase BVNK , a money service business that enables stablecoin usage. Shares of Coinbase are currently higher in a day when markets are bullish. It has long been rumoured that Coinbase was in advanced discussions to purchase… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IOSCO has released its final report on neo-brokers. As explained in the update, neo-brokers are described as a subset of broker-dealers that offer services via a business model characterized by the use of seamless client interfaces, leverage of social media platforms, and the provision of online… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canary XRP ETF has reportedly received approval for its Nasdaq listing as the issuer submitted an 8-A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The spot XRP ETF is now set to begin trading soon. The XRP price has also begun gaining some… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) confirmed recently that it has listed various spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This move could potentially lead to their official rollout in the foreseeable future. As indicated on DTCC’s website, ETFs from Bitwise (XRP), Canary (XRPC), CoinShares (XRPL),… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group will launch the UK’s first large-scale, multi-feature AI-powered financial assistant, set to transform the way over 21 million customers manage their money through the mobile app. This launch is a key milestone in Lloyds Banking Group’s journey to embed AI as a… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted that venture valuations are surging as liquidity begins to creep back up. Now, with liquidity returning, though still relatively modest when compared with recent years, venture market pricing has started to rise. The researchers at PitchBook also mentioned that across all investment stages,… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX announced support for World Liberty Financial‘s USD1, which is described as a USD-backed stablecoin, across FalconX’s institutional trading, credit, and custody product offerings. Customers are now able to trade USD1 through FalconX, use it as a form of collateral for certain derivatives and financing… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Episode Six and Fireblocks announced the co-development of a unified payments solution. The payments solution integrates traditional and digital finance, bringing together fiat, stablecoins, loyalty points, and other digital assets onto a single, programmable platform—allowing FIs to effectively operate across asset classes. The collab combines… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

APAC equities stayed fairly resilient throughout this year as the trade uncertainty, ongoing political shifts, and the acceleration of AI continued to impact regional markets. The key driver was a strong AI-led rise in tech and semiconductor stocks, helping cushion wider volatility. As the new… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 4:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoins are really new payment rails. Faster, more secure, and less costly. While frequently lumped into the crypto sector, stablecoins are just a more efficient way to move value – payments and transfers. Somewhat unsurprisingly, a recent survey indicates that 75% of consumers would try… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mike Cagney, the executive board chairperson and the co-founder of Figure (NASDAQ:FIGR), has said that blockchain wallets are going to completely disrupt how existing financial services actually work. Cagney also mentioned that today, we have an account at a firm like SoFi. They offer clients… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital is reportedly expanding institutional access to the Mantle ecosystem by introducing custody support for MNT on Ethereum. MNT is the native token of Mantle, which is an Ethereum Layer 2 that intends to bridge decentralized and traditional finance. Institutions are now able to… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ETOR), the trading and investing platform, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2025. The update seems to have been received well as the company’s stock surged over 8% and was trading at around $41.56 at the… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurtech dealmaking is now said to be consolidating, reportedly marked by relatively fewer investors and startups in recent quarters. This, according to an update from CB Insights which noted that overall insurtech funding has plateaued or flattened over the past 12 quarters, including $1.0B in… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) released Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2026, the latest industry outlook that breaks down the transformative trends that investors, developers and city leaders should know. The report explores how the industry is adapting amid “economic change, demographic shifts… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month, Europol announced that it had arrested seven individuals who were allegedly perpetrators in a SIM Swap scam operation. Described as a Cybercrime-as-a-Service operation, enforcement agencies took down five servers and seized 1,200 SIM box devices and 40,000 active SIM cards. Thousands of SIM… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US deal market is said to now be headed into significant acceleration in the year ahead, reportedly led by relatively high-value, transformative transactions, according to the EY-Parthenon October 2025 Deal Barometer. The forecast from EY-Parthenon practice now anticipates continued deal volume growth in corporate… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

In case you missed it, a study about artificial intelligence (AI) and job losses has been circulating— especially as the US economy starts to wilt a bit more. While some observers claim that much or some of the decline in jobs is being driven by… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) aims to be the one financial platform to rule them all. Powered by blockchain and delivering a superior digital service that provides access to public securities, private securities, crypto, and everything a bank does but better. Coinbase will also be offering online capital formation… Read More