October 5, 2025 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Steady dealmaking alongside increased exit activity positions private equity to end the current financial year on a relatively high note, according to recent update from PitchBook. PitchBook researchers noted in their latest report that following the increased uncertainty in Q2, headwinds are now starting to… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 4:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RAAC, a decentralized real-world asset (RWA) lending and borrowing ecosystem, is partnering with I-ON Digital Corp. to make $200 million of tokenized gold available for innovative, on-chain investment opportunities. The deal positions RAAC, a nascent project, among the top 15 RWA protocols in decentralized finance… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 4:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from RedStone finds that Solana is now home to more than $13.5 billion in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), including stablecoins. Contributing factors include institutional-grade performance, compliance-first tooling, and deeply integrated DeFi infrastructure. The data, previewed in RedStone’s upcoming Internet Capital Markets on… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthfront, a Fintech that claims to be “different” catering to digital natives, has filed an S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchnage Commission. The company plans to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “WLTH.” Wealthfront joins a growing group of Fintechs that… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 3:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Feedzai, an AI-native RiskOps platform for financial crime prevention, announced this week that it is now valued at more than $2 billion following an investment round of approximately $75 million. The new funding welcomes institutional investors Lince Capital, Iberis Capital, and Explorer Investments, with renewed… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In an increasingly uncertain socioeconomic environment including growing tensions in the Middle East due to the Israeli conflict as well as the recent US government shutdown, global financial markets including Bitcoin have rallied to yet another all-time high of $125K right after the global stablecoins… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 3:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Precoro, a procurement centralization and automation platform, today announced the launch of its AI Assistant, a native AI-powered chatbot that gives finance, procurement, and AP teams instant insights from their purchasing data. Instead of digging through dashboards or waiting on analysts, users can now simply… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 3:40 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand has the ingredients to develop into a regional centre for digital assets, according to Binance, which cited regulatory clarity, relatively high public awareness and supportive macroeconomic conditions as the key pillars for growth. S. B. Seker, the exchange’s newly appointed Asia-Pacific head, told local… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Malta Financial Services Authority issued Dear CEO Letter directing Boards and senior management to embed business resilience as a strategic priority. The findings of a recent Thematic Exercise carried out by the MFSA on Business Resilience revealed a number of gaps that would need attention. The… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 7:34 am By Michael Wong  |  

The United Arab Emirates’ drive to modernise its monetary system, including the rollout of a Digital Dirham and new rules for stablecoins, is improving policy transmission and supporting financial resilience, the International Monetary Fund said at the end of its 2025 Article IV mission. “Enhancements… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 1:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY) announced the acquisition of Victor Technologies, Inc., which is described as a cloud-native, API-first provider of innovative direct-to-core embedded payments solutions, from MVB Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: MVBF). The acquisition expands Jack Henry’s capabilities in the Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) market,… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, is now increasingly focused on the nascent digital assets industry. The  rise of DeFi and its convergence with TradFi is now pushing platforms and service providers to develop… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 12:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s derivatives and securities exchange network, announced the appointment of two industry veterans to spearhead its Derivatives and Data businesses. Rob Hocking rejoins as Executive Vice President, Global Head of Derivatives, and Brian McElligott joins as Senior Vice… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly eight-in-ten organisations say their cyber budget will increase in the coming year, as businesses contend with an array of cyber risks Investment in AI was the main budget priority (36%) over the next 12 months, ahead of cloud security (34%), network security (28%) as… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 6:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Mesta, a fiat and stablecoin payment network, has raised a $5.5 million seed round. Village Global led the deal, with participation from Circle Ventures, Paxos, and WTI – Western Technology Investment. Existing backers, including Garuda Ventures, Canonical Crypto, Everywhere Ventures, and Inventum Ventures, also reaffirmed their support. Mesta will deploy this capital… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 6:26 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Indonesia-based private equity firm Sriwijaya Capital has signed a memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi’s BlueFive Capital to form a strategic alliance aimed at channeling more Gulf capital into Southeast Asia and expanding access for ASEAN investors to Middle Eastern opportunities, the firms stated. The… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 5:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Addepar, the tech and data platform serving investment professionals, announced the opening of its office in Geneva, marking its fourth dedicated presence across Europe and the Middle East markets and the latest step in the wealthtech company’s mission to connect the investment sector. This expansion… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 4:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Scotland has recently announced the launch of the Scottish Ecosystem Platform, the all-in-one, open-access platform offering granular data on its startup, scale-up, and private company ecosystem in an effort to secure international investment. This project, which is said to be a new collab between the… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global financial platform for modern businesses, announced the launch of Nordic currencies for its issuing customers, which is described as a key milestone that enhances customer experience across European markets and marks the Fintech firm’s initial step into the Nordic region. From the… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:20 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore strengthened its position as the world’s third-largest foreign exchange trading hub, with average daily turnover rising 60% to $1.485 trillion in April 2025 from April 2022, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said, citing results of the Bank for International Settlements’ 2025 Triennial Central… Read More