October 3, 2025 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that its cryptocurrency futures and options will be available to trade 24 hours a day, 7 days a week beginning in early 2026, “pending regulatory review.” Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polish crypto law panned. “While the EU’s MiCA provides a clear and balanced rulebook for crypto, Poland’s interpretation of it is a major step backwards, and a prime example of overregulation.  “While regulation is necessary for consumer protection, it can be counterproductive. “Poland has taken… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey‘s change in stance towards stablecoins has not gone unnoticed by industry professionals. Zumo‘s Founder and CEO Nick Jones said this latest move suggests the Bank of England’s long-held skepticism towards digital assets is beginning to dissipate, and it’s a… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer confidence in the United Kingdom’s economy declined during the last quarter, reaching the lowest point so far in 2025, according to KPMG’s Consumer Pulse survey. KPMG’s poll of 3000 UK-based consumers saw the number of people feeling that the economy is worsening increase significantly… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:06 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Reveni has closed a €7.5M Series A. The Madrid-based company centralizes global sales, returns, and logistics in one dashboard, integrating with major e-commerce platforms to optimize purchase and post-purchase flows. The funding will help strengthen the company’s presence in the UK and the EU, while… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) has opened their first permanent UK office in London. Gemini noted that this will provide a space for the Gemini team to work cooperatively, collaborate on various initiatives and continue to grow their headcount in one of the world’s fastest-evolving… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global stablecoins market cap has surpassed the $300 billion mark for the first time, meanwhile, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other digital assets continue to surge despite the recent US government shutdown. According to available data, stablecoins now have a combined market cap that exceeds $300… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 6:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Finastra, a financial services software provider, has unveiled its Intelligent Routing Module at Sibos 2025. The new solution seeks to bring intelligent, data-driven payment routing to banks and financial institutions, enabling them to process transactions faster, at lower cost, and with an upwards of 95%… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 12:59 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Love Finance, a United Kingdom SME lender and broker, has secured £45 million in its first debt financing arrangement, enabling the company to expand its loan book. The funding package comprises a £35 million revolving credit facility (RCF) from FTSE 250 specialist lender, Paragon Bank,… Read More

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

Private payrolls fell by 32,000 in September 2025, as momentum across the labor market slowed considerably. ADP noted on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) that the recent downward revisions by the US federal government to benchmark data had been responsible for much of the significant drop…. Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 11:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Maximor announced a $9 million seed round to expand its finance automation platform — AI agents that plug into ERPs, payroll, billing, and bank systems to take on the repetitive accounting work and produce audit-ready outputs by default. The round was led by… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com has announced a partnership with SOL Strategies Inc. (Nasdaq: STKE), a publicly traded Canadian company focused on investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem. According to the announcement, SOL Strategies aims to diversify its custody operations by utilizing Crypto.com Custody for… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 6:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Spacecoin announced the successful execution of what it claims is the first blockchain transaction to leave Earth and come back intact via its CTC-0 satellite, marking a major milestone in the development of decentralized satellite internet infrastructure. The transaction, carried out on the Creditcoin… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant tokenization of US stocks is now possible, according to an update from Alpaca. Alpaca’s Instant Tokenization Network (ITN), a new infrastructure product has been in the works behind the scenes, the company noted. Currently powering many of the global tokenization solutions, with ITN, their… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ace Hardware, the world’s hardware cooperative, announced a partnership with Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that enables consumers and helps merchants drive growth, to provide a pay over time option to clients making in-store purchases. With more than 5,200 different locations, most of which… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil’s digital banking platform Nubank (NYSE: NU) has submitted an application for a US national bank charter, furthering its focus on international expansion expansion. Currenty active across Brazil, Mexico as well as Colombia, a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), issued a memo stating there were “avoidable errors” that led to the loss of former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s texts. On January 17, 2024, the SEC Office of Information Technology (OIT) reported… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

AI Venture Builder (AIVB) is a startup that aims to launch B2B AI-driven software. The company states that it will create scalable AI ventures in various industries, including defence, Medtech, fashion, and finance. AIVB is now raising money on Republic Europe. According to the offering… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, announces the launch of the Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund in collaboration with Starboard Digital and Starmark as AIFM, with Sygnum providing “regulated distribution and banking infrastructure.” The fund addresses demand from investors “seeking to generate yield on… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Street, once a real estate investment platform and now a multi-asset private securities marketplace, has revealed partnerships with Nuveen and StepStone (Nasdaq: STEP). The goal is to expand the offerings on the platform to their investors. StepStone is a global private markets firm that… Read More