August 30, 2025 @ 3:46 pm By Michael Wong  |  

About 70% of organisations in the Asia Pacific expect agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to significantly disrupt their business models within the next 18 months, with the banking sector likely to see the largest impact, Moneythor said. Vivek Seetharaman, Chief Product Officer at Moneythor, a provider… Read More

August 30, 2025 @ 12:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Supported by Swift’s infrastructure, Ant International, a global Fintech provider, and Standard Chartered Bank have launched live production trials for a bank-to-wallet payment solution using the ISO 20022 financial messaging standards. Through Alipay+, the global wallet gateway service under Ant International, the first transactions were completed… Read More

August 30, 2025 @ 2:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Warden, a platform leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance trading strategies, reported achieving a key milestone: scaling its AI-driven trading interface to support over 650,000 swaps across 14 blockchain networks in three weeks. This expansion was made possible via the Uniswap Labs Trading API, a tool… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the fast-paced, volatile ecosystem of cryptocurrency, gaining an edge over the market can be useful for investors. The rise of on-chain analytics platforms like Nansen has arguably improved how investors approach digital assets and Web3, offering tools to potentially uncover alpha, effectively mitigate risks,… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 3:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is enhancing its market surveillance and fraud detection capabilities by deploying Nasdaq’s surveillance technology. As the CFTC embraces an expanding regulatory remit, it will look to Nasdaq’s Market Surveillance platform to support its mission to promote market integrity. The… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech Prove, the firm focused on digital identity solution, announced its  alliance with FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha), one of the country’s largest privately held banks, to enhance customer onboarding. By leveraging the Prove Pre-Fill identity verification solution, FNBO is enhancing its customer onboarding… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In an increasingly digital environment, cyber threats are evolving at an alarming pace, targeting vulnerabilities across platforms and regions. Kaspersky, a global enabler of cybersecurity, has recently released reports highlighting a surge in exploits affecting Linux and Windows users, the resurgence of the Russian-speaking ransomware… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 3:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quadra, a digital asset infrastructure firm focused on execution and post-trade solutions and Copper, a key player in digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services announce the launch of Coinmatch — a multi-dealer RFQ platform for OTC trading with “integrated institution-grade collateral and settlement… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a new cybersecurity incident, TransUnion (NYSE: TRU), one of the three major credit bureaus in the United States, has revealed a data breach compromising the personal information of more than 4.4 million consumers. The breach, disclosed on August 28, 2025, underscores the growing vulnerabilities in… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, a firm focused on digital assets decisioning, has launched the Stablecoin Risk Management Suite tailored specifically for banks and financial institutions. Announced recently by Elliptic, this suite addresses the demand for  compliance and risk management tools as stablecoin transaction volumes soar to $4.5 trillion… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 2:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Angel Studios, a values-driven online streaming service, is raising additional funds through an online securities offering. With the sale ending this weekend, Angel Studios reports having topped $47 million in a Reg A offering hosted by Rialto. Investors are purchasing common shares for a minimum… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

European digital asset firm CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF) has reported its Q2 results ending June 30, 2025. Coinshares said it earned a net profit of $32.4 million an improvement compated to Q2 2024 at $31.8 million. “Total comprehensive income” was $33.0 million compared to Q2 2024… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNPL Fintech Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM) has released its fiscal fourth quarter 2025 results on August 28, 2025, delivering a performance that exceeded analyst expectations and sent its stock soaring by 13% (but the stock price has pulled back a bit at the time… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 11:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 is bullish on Ethereum. Find out why below. “Both retail traders and institutions are recognizing that the next evolution of crypto isn’t just holding or staking, it’s the ability to unlock liquidity and leverage across a permissionless landscape. The substantial inflows we’ve seen from… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The value of regulatory fines issued to financial institutions globally in H1 2025 more than quadrupled compared to the same period last year, “with digital assets firms increasingly in the crosshairs,” new figures shared / compiled by Regtech Fenergo have revealed. The findings come as… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 9:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Green Dot (NYSE:GDOT), along with its wage and disbursements division, rapid!has joined the Workday Partner Program. Through this partnership, Green Dot will deliver payroll and payment solutions, like earned wage access (EWA) that are designed to help streamline operations, improve employee retention and promote financial wellness… Read More

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

Rain, an enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, has secured a $58 million Series B funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Dragonfly, Galaxy Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, Samsung Next, Lightspeed, and Norwest. The raise brings Rain’s total funding to $88.5M and comes just five… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of England (BoE) continues to shape the United Kingdom’s monetary and financial industry through extensive research, reliable payments systems, and updated analytical frameworks. Three recent updates—key insights from Catherine L. Mann, the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and CHAPS Annual Report 2024/25, and a… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 4:34 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

CredMont has officially launched as the first user-owned credit card DataDAO, built on the Vana Network. With more than 12,000 users at inception, CredMont is pioneering the creation of a collectively owned dataset of credit card transactions — long regarded as one of the most… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 2:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The private equity landscape in the United States continues to evolve, with the Q2 2025 US Public PE and GP Deal Roundup from PitchBook offering a comprehensive look at the strategies and trends shaping the industry. Focused on the activities of seven major publicly traded… Read More