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

October 4, 2025 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyGram, a global payments network for consumers, businesses and communities, and Plaid, the data network powering the fintech tools people rely on to lead a healthier financial life, announced the expansion of their pay-by-bank partnership to Europe. After its U.S. launch, the recently announced integration… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:12 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Acuity Knowledge Partners, a London-based provider of bespoke research, data management, analytics and AI solutions to financial institutions, has acquired Ascent, a UK company whose software supports AI-driven digital transformation. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Acuity said the transaction will lift its global… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank OakNorth provided a $45 million loan to Aya New York. Established back in 2009 by industry professional Amir Shriki, Aya New York is a Manhattan-based real estate investment company focused on acquiring and repositioning “distressed” and “mismanaged” assets in prime New York… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US must seriously look into diversifying its national balance sheet and that should, ideally, include Bitcoin (BTC),  according to recent statements made by Representative Nick Begich, who is one of the US lawmakers interested in supporting a bill that may see the nation acquiring… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pursuit Fund Advisers, LLC, an asset manager dedicated to differentiated alternative investments, announced the launch of the Pursuit Asset-Based Income Fund (GOFOX), which is described as a continuously offered, closed-end interval fund, upon reorganization of its private predecessor fund. After a private fund offering rollout… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in terms of USDT market cap and overall scope of operations, and a partner are reportedly planning to secure around $200 million for a digital asset treasury (DAT) company that may acquire Tether’s XAUT token. As first reported by Bloomberg,… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is taking a step forward in further expanding its business capabilities and regulatory oversight beyond the current framework, as part of an effort to pave the way for tech advancements and growth in building a financial system enabled by digital assets. By seeking… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HarbourVest Partners, an independent private markets asset manager with more than $147 billion assets under management (as of March 31, 2025), announced the opening of its office in ADGM, the International Financial Centre (IFC) of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The expansion underscores the firm’s… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has concluded a framework agreement in ranking with Feedzai, a RiskOps platform for financial crime prevention, as the first-ranked tenderer, to provide the central fraud detection and prevention mechanism for the digital euro. Representing 440 million citizens and more than $17 trillion in… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil based digital assets firm OranjeBTC is set to begin trading via the local stock exchange B3 this coming week as it attempts to challenge the current dominance of Meliuz, which is said to be the first listed company to have incorporated a bitcoin-focused treasury… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital euro, which is to be issued and backed by the Eurosystem, will  aim to complement cash, improve financial inclusion, and focus on strengthening European monetary sovereignty. The Eurosystem is the official monetary authority of the eurozone, which is described as the collective of… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 10:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

DataVisor, an AI-powered fraud and risk platform, is partnering with VeriPark, a provider of digital banking solutions for financial services, to deliver a joint ongoing fraud and device intelligence solution for VeriPark customers. This collaboration brings fraud protection to credit unions across Canada via VeriPark’s digital… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Carta, the software platform for private capital, announced it acquired Accelex, the AI-enhanced data automation platform focused on alternative investments for institutional limited partners. The acquisition deepens Carta’s commitment to serving its network of 125,000+ Limited Partners by providing more clarity into the drivers of… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 7:09 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Socure, a provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, authentication, KYC, KYB, sanctions screening, and fraud prevention, has launched Socure Signals, giving enterprises direct access to the feature store powering Socure’s ML models. At launch, Socure Signals delivers more than 250 features, with expansion planned in… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Reacting to comments from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey that stablecoins could cut reliance on bank lending, a CryptoUK spokesperson said that the organization now welcomes these seemingly positive views from Bailey on the role of stablecoins and crypto-assets more broadly within the United… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto, a self-directed IRA platform for private market and alternative assets, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with FranShares, the fractional franchise investing platform, making it possible “for anyone to diversify into franchising.” Through this partnership, investors can now “use their retirement funds to… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has been on a tear recently. Shares in the company have been pushing its 52-week higher as its valuation increases. As of today, Robinhood shares have surpassed $150 – far higher than at the start of the year, when Robinhood traded in the… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:54 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

BTCS, a company that claims to be the largest European Digital Asset Treasury Company (DAT), seeks to raise $100 million through a Series G fundraise, coming immediately on the heels of its recently closed Series F. Proceeds from the Series G will be deployed to… Read More