October 17, 2025 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

YZi Labs reports that it is leading a $50 million round in Better Payment Network (BPN), which is described as a programmable payment network built for the multi-stablecoin era. The investment reportedly aligns with YZi Labs’ thesis of backing global financial infrastructure – systems that place… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 8:29 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitpanda, a provider of crypto investment infrastructure, has partnered with Onda Finance, an international digital payment and investment platform headquartered in Brazil, to provide the technology behind its new crypto offering for wealth and corporate clients. The partnership will allow Onda to offer digital asset… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mid-market firms remained the growth engine of the UK private sector economy during the past month. according to the NatWest UK Business Growth Tracker data. The Tracker – which has reportedly surveyed mid-market businesses operating in the manufacturing as well as services sectors – declined… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX, the financial data and market infrastructure provider, signed a seven-year strategic partnership with Barclays, the global banking group, in order to support the banking institution’s international growth and enabler greater cost efficiencies. Strengthening the relationship, the collaboration will reportedly see Barclays’ business – which… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum Bank Middle East announces the launch of Sygnum Validators, a new service launched from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) which includes operating institutional-grade validator nodes for select blockchain net​​works that enable non-custodial staking. The first validator to launch supports the Solana network, enabling eligible… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital Bank, the federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., supports global USD wire transfers. With this feature, Anchorage Digital Bank becomes a crypto-native institution to offer cash and crypto services via a unified, federally regulated platform. Clients are able to now hold, send,… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 1:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Advance, the credit card from Lloyds, provides support to help build a good credit score in a responsible manner- suitable for consumers with big aspirations on the horizon that will require substantial borrowing to help turn them into a reality. When working toward life goals,… Read More

October 17, 2025 @ 12:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lightning Stock Exchange (Lise) this week announced that it has secured a DLT TSS license from the ACPR, under the European Union’s DLT Pilot Regime. This authorization process was carried out in collaboration with the ACPR, Banque de France, ESMA, AMF, Eurosystem and ECB. This… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 9:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Could zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs prevent data breaches? “Centralized servers that stockpile sensitive personal data will always remain prime targets for attackers – whether the breach comes through technical exploits or social engineering. Incidents like the Discord leak make it clear that this model is unsustainable…. Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 8:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced Merchant Cloud, a payments platform that brings together various services from Mastercard and its partners, helping firms navigate the complexities of commerce, supporting their ongoing expansion efforts into new markets and delivering enhanced experiences for end-users. The platform provides “scheme-agnostic” solutions… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this year, Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) identified a campaign by the ‘Mysterious Elephant’ APT. The group mainly targets government entities as well as foreign affairs organizations across the APAC area, with a particular focus on Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 4:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of the Treasury and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) have jointly taken action to address a pig butchering operation in Cambodia. The online affinity scams frequently utilize crypto to steal funds from their targets. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset firm Ripple has acquired GTreasury, a company that provides treasury services to CFOs and Treasurers. According to a release, Ripple purchased the firm for $1 billion. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, said the combination of the two firms will bring the best of… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets and investing platform Kraken has announced it has acquired Small Exchange, which is described as a CFTC-licensed Designated Contract Market (DCM), from IG Group., for $100 million. According to Kraken, this latest update aims to establish the foundation for the crypto trading platform… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a self-clearing broker-dealer that offers stocks, ETFs, options, and fixed income, announced its acceptance as a Nasdaq Exchange Member. This update helps to further strengthen Alpaca’s operations in the US market and reflects its ongoing progression toward building resilient, in-house, full-stack brokerage infrastructure. Nasdaq… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 3:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lumera Protocol, the AI-first Layer-1 blockchain evolved from Pastel Network, this week announced the rollout of the Lumera Hub, a dedicated user and developer interface that serves as the gateway to the Lumera ecosystem. The launch follows Lumera’s recent mainnet debut and introduces a streamlined,… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 2:51 pm By Andrew Corn  |  

With the federal government now shut down, the continued closure of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has become more than an inconvenience—it’s an economic threat. Treating the SEC as “non-essential” is a serious mistake that undermines investor protection, halts capital formation, and stalls the… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has provided a provision bank charter to Erebor Bank, the first de novo national bank charter issued under the current administration. Erebor Bank is a digital asset-friendly bank that has the support of some big names,… Read More

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

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) has introduced Trusted Agent Protocol, forming a foundational framework for agentic commerce that allows for more secure communication between AI agents and merchants. Trusted Agent Protocol aims to address the challenges facing agent-driven commerce, ushering in an era where AI is… Read More

October 16, 2025 @ 11:02 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crypto investors got the scare of their lives last weekend. That, Bhutan’s move to the blockchain, and asset investment dominated Web3 minds this week. Crypto investors get early Halloween scare “The bloodbath we saw in markets over the weekend is a brutal reminder that, as… Read More