October 12, 2025 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), the Fintech company that launched its electronic payment system in 1999, continues to dominate digital transactions, and is now focused on what it claims is disrupting itself in a crowded and increasingly competitive financial technology ecosystem. The platform handles peer-to-peer transfers via… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ongoing discussions at the White House regarding US President Donald Trump potentially pardoning Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao might actually be progressing, as per a recent report. Individuals that are close to Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao or “CZ” are now claiming that discussions at the White… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tax authorities in India are said to be investigating over 400 high-net-worth individuals that are using crypto exchange Binance. These accounts are being suspected of attempting to bypass India’s high taxes on crypto transactions, a report from The Economic Times has claimed. The traders could… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 4:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Waterlily, which uses AI to predict long-term care (LTC) needs up to decades before they happen, announced today the launch of Quote-and-Apply. This new offering is said to utilize AI and computation across hundreds of thousands of insurance policy configurations to identify the mathematically optimal… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize is reportedly considering going public through a potential merger with a blank-check company that is sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald. This, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. Securitize, which currently oversees more than $4.6 billion in tokenized real-world asset value, may be valued at… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap, has noted that large sell-offs are now simply serving as a reminder and perhaps evidence that DeFi is built different. Hayden confirmed that the decentralized finance protocol Uniswap did close to $9 billion in trading volume during the recent crypto… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle revealed that it is currently incubating prototypes and products at the intersection of crypto and AI. It is said to be working on a machine-to-machine micropayments solution. Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase — one that appears to be increasingly defined by agency…. Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) are both bidding in order to acquire stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK in a deal that may be valued at around $2.5 billion, according to an update from Fortune. While citing various sources familiar with the matter, the outlet said… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

There appears to be an escalating conflict in the retirement savings industry, according to an update from the New York Times. Fintech startups are developing tools that allow independent financial advisers to directly manage clients’ 401(k) accounts—such as rebalancing investments—without the traditional barriers imposed by… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new FSB report sets out guidelines for relevant authorities regarding how to tackle the challenges related to overseeing the adoption of artificial intelligence in the financial services industry. AI is being increasingly used by financial services providers and other industries as well because of… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PicPay, a Brazilian mobile banking platform under the Batista family’s investment vehicle, is reportedly planning a $500 million initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, aiming for a 2026 debut. This move highlights the company’s aim to tap high-potential global markets. Launched in 2012… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

NoFraud, an e-commerce fraud prevention provider, has acquired Yofi AI, a return fraud and policy abuse detection platform for e-commerce retailers backed by Nyca Partners, Point72 Ventures, and eBay Ventures. With Yofi AI, NoFraud is expanding beyond payment fraud to stop policy abuse at scale… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 7:26 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Shoppers are strategically shifting toward more gift card purchases to maintain holiday gifting traditions amid economic pressures, according to new research from Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global provider of branded payment solutions. BHN’s annual holiday forecast, which surveyed more than 2,100 U.S. consumers, reveals that… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Co-founder Tarek Mansour noted that Kalshi recently raised $300M+ at a $5B valuation, led by Sequoia and a16z. Since then, he claims that they have grown more than 3x, reached $50B of annualized volume, and became the largest prediction market in the world. And now,… Read More

October 11, 2025 @ 11:06 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Hong Kong’s de facto central bank published a tentative six-month issuance schedule for institutional government bonds under its Infrastructure Bond Programme and Government Sustainable Bond Programme, outlining planned offerings in both Hong Kong dollars and offshore yuan via competitive tenders from October 2025 to March… Read More

October 11, 2025 @ 10:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rakuten has unveiled new research conducted by Harris Poll highlighting a sharply divided outlook for holiday shopping this year. Just 28% plan to spend less, while 26% expect to spend more. This divide is even more pronounced among households with children, which are gearing up… Read More

October 11, 2025 @ 9:17 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Fireblocks said that Moomoo will integrate its Wallets-as-a-Service (WaaS) infrastructure to expand and secure the trading platform’s digital-asset offerings, in a move aimed at boosting scalability, reliability and security across Moomoo’s operations. The integration, targeted for completion by end-2025, will connect Moomoo Singapore to the… Read More

October 11, 2025 @ 9:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new study by Maclear shows that the P2P lending sector in Europe is gaining momentum as investors look for higher yields and stronger safeguards, while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) turn to crowdlending for more flexible access to capital. According to the study, European… Read More

October 11, 2025 @ 6:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Yendo, the company behind a vehicle-secured credit card, this week announced a $50 million Series B funding round. It includes investors Spice Expeditions, Autotech Ventures, FPV Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Mark Cuban, and Clocktower Technology Ventures. The funding will accelerate Yendo’s expansion beyond secured lending… Read More

October 11, 2025 @ 5:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Block Street, a startup building an execution and lending layer for tokenized equities, has raised $11.5 million in strategic funding to deploy its intent/RFQ-based trading infrastructure on Monad and major EVM networks. The round was led by Hack VC with participation from Generative Venture, DWF… Read More