October 6, 2025 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) initiated a pilot program via its Visa Direct platform to allow businesses, including banks and remittance services, to preload accounts with stablecoins rather than traditional fiat currencies for international transfers. This approach treats stablecoins as readily available funds, akin to deposited cash,… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the United States has turned away from the concept of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), other jurisdictions, such as Europe and China, have embraced it. As has been reported, a digital Euro is in the works with the European Central Bank (ECB)… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Net Zero Banking Alliance is shutting down. The announcement comes after several defections from large banking institutions, the Net Zero Banking Alliance stated. The alliance confirmed that it will be shutting down immediately. The closure comes after a reported loss of confidence in the… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) claims to be focused on building the trusted bridge to the on-chain ecosystem. According to an update from the digital asset firm, this means making crypto easy to access — “anytime, anywhere, and for anyone.” Now, Samsung Galaxy users who are residing in… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has announced enhancements to their equities offering for U.S. users, introducing a suite of features designed to provide a better trading experience. According to the announcement from Kraken, these latest additions aim to further bridge the gap between traditional finance and digital assets. The… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a digital payments provider, announced that the State of Georgia Department of Banking and Finance has accepted its application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter. This reinforces the Fintech firm’s ongoing commitment to deliver a payments platform for US enterprise merchants…. Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ethereum Foundation revealed that it will be exchanging as many as 1,000 ETH tokens for stablecoins in order to support ongoing ecosystem growth. Leveraging CoWSwap’s TWAP solution, the Ethereum Foundation stated converting the ETH into stablecoins should help it enable work to finance research… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After several months of elevated confidence, September saw a return to levels seen during the first part of 2025. The latest Lloyds Business Barometer saw a reduction of 12 points in September 2025, with confidence remaining above the long-term average of “29%, close to the… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Fifth Third (Nasdaq: FITB) will acquire Comerica (NYSE: CMA), according to a public statement. The deal will create the ninth-largest US bank, with approximately $288 billion in assets. Shares of both banks moved higher in early market trading. Fifth Third will pay approximately $10.9 billion in… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Abound, a UK Fintech in the online lending sector, has surpassed £1 billion in lending. First reported by Financial IT, Abound CEO  Gerald Chappell, is quoted on the milestone: “Reaching £1 billion in loans is proof of our momentum and our technology. With more milestones… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

SIX, the operator of the Swiss Stock Exchange, will bring its digital asset group SDX in-house as it moves closer to becoming a marketplace based on blockchain technology. In May, it was announced that digital bonds issued on SDX would be traded exclusively on SIX… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research reveals the United Kingdom’s top 25 regions for mid-market business growth, spotlighting fast-growing innovation hubs such as Manchester, Leeds, and Oxford, and indicating the ecosystem’s role in driving regional economic resilience before the announcement of the Autumn Budget. An index of the United Kingdom’s… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A financial skills gap is said to be undermining the resilience and overall growth of small businesses across the United Kingdom, according to the latest research released by Xero, the global small business platform. The study, conducted by Censuswide and Opinium, reportedly exposes a lack… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo appears to be gearing up for a push into the US market by considering a fresh bid for a U.S. banking charter. This comes years after the Fintech company shelved a prior attempt in 2021, when regulators seemingly signaled low chances… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 6:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex, the intelligent finance platform, announced the upcoming launch of native stablecoin payments. This will make Brex the global corporate card provider that enables instant balance payments with stablecoins. With this launch, customers with a Brex business account “will be able to accept stablecoins with… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 6:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander Corporate & Investment Banking announced that its U.S. broker-dealer, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, entered a strategic alliance with healthcare-focused Nephron Research LLC. This is reportedly Santander CIB’s third equity research alliance in the United States, following agreements entered with Telsey Advisory Group LLC,… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 3:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Sidney Powell, Co-founder and CEO at Maple Finance, an on-chain asset manager with experience in traditional finance and the crypto sector. During our conversation, Powell explained that Maple Finance combines capital markets expertise with DeFi tech in order to power a… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 3:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Total spending on third-party AML systems is projected increase by significant 121% by 2030, according to an update from the team at Juniper Research. This latest estimated figure would be up considerably from $33.9 billion this year. As stated in the report, gaps in transaction… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 2:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to available data, Regtech firm SlowMist noted that the MistTrack Team received a total of 317 stolen fund reports during the third quarter of this year, which reportedly includes 245 local submissions as well as 72 different international submissions. The team has now provided… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 1:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Banque de France, the ACPR and the AMF have reportedly launched a first system-wide stress test on interconnections within the financial system. The Banque de France, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (French Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority) and the Autorité des… Read More