August 6, 2025 @ 4:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A study released by Hashkey Capital provides a detailed examination of Bitcoin’s shifting relationship with traditional financial markets from 2009 to 2025. Spanning three distinct phases, the research highlights Bitcoin’s transformation from a volatile peer-to-peer currency to a strategic reserve asset embraced by institutions. This… Read More

August 6, 2025 @ 3:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA), a digital energy and infrastructure company, has made significant strides in its Bitcoin mining operations and financial strategy. These developments, coupled with the successful completion of a $950 million convertible notes offering, underscore MARA’s position as a dominant player in… Read More

August 6, 2025 @ 1:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemonade, Inc. (NYSE: LMND), the digital insurance company leveraging artificial intelligence and a social impact mission, released its second quarter 2025 financial results on August 5, 2025, showcasing its ongoing efforts to enhance the traditional insurance industry. The results, detailed in the company’s Q2 2025… Read More

August 6, 2025 @ 12:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the global enabler of Payments as a Service (PaaS), announced the migration of all banking customers to the ISO 20022 messaging format for the Fedwire Funds Service, which includes financial institutions ranging from “a few billion dollars in assets to multiple trillion-dollar systemically… Read More

August 6, 2025 @ 12:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana, the so-called “high-performance” Layer 1 blockchain that is said to be  known for its speed and relatively low transaction costs, has caught the attention of major public companies, as detailed in a recent CoinGecko research report. The analysis highlights the top publicly traded firms… Read More

August 6, 2025 @ 12:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoins, digital assets designed to maintain a stable value by pegging to assets like the U.S. dollar, have emerged as a key part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. According to recent estimates, they account for trillions of dollars in monthly on-chain value transfers, evolving from crypto… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong is emerging as a global hub for fintechs, driven by the steady adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. As the city opened applications for stablecoin issuer licenses on August 1, 2025, fintech companies have been quick to seize the moment, raising substantial capital… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 10:51 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm of Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company, has joined a $150 million Series C funding round in Anaconda Inc., a US-based provider of open-source infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) and data science. The round was led by New York-based growth… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB), Southeast Asia’s superapp, released its second-quarter 2025 financial results on July 31, 2025, showcasing growth in its financial services and FinTech-related businesses. The company, headquartered in Singapore, continues to leverage its integrated platform to deliver steady performance across its mobility, deliveries,… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New Zealand’s small business sector continues to grapple with economic headwinds, as revealed by the latest Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) report for the June 2025 quarter. According to the global small business platform Xero, small business sales in Aotearoa fell by 0.1% year-on-year (y/y)… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Private, a subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), has launched Private Wealth Advantage, a new self-directed investment offering exclusively for wholesale investors. Announced on August 4, 2025, this initiative marks a strategic alliance with J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM), combining CBA’s local expertise… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments Canada has announced the implementation of changes to its bill payment framework, set to take effect on December 1, 2026. These updates, developed through public consultation and collaboration with industry stakeholders, aim to improve operational efficiency, embrace technological advancements, and enhance the bill payment… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ascot Group Limited, a global specialty (re)insurance company and Antares Capital, an alternative credit manager with $83+ billion in capital under management and administration, announced a partnership to launch Wayfare Reinsurance Limited, a reinsurance sidecar, together with Canro Re Limited, a segregated account company. Wayfare… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, a Fintech focused on providing credit, has surpassed $40 billion in credit, serving over 7 million customers. Launched in 2017, Upgrade was founded by Fintech OG Renaud Laplanche.  While launching with a credit anchor, Upgrade is now more of a neobank providing services like… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

iBusiness Funding, an SMB financing technology and services company, is working with Intuit to offer additional funding options to its shared customers. iBusiness Funding already works with Intuit to provide fixed-rate conventional business loans through Intuit QuickBooks Capital. It expands this capability to include SBA… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently released a series of updates that shed light on critical economic trends shaping the euro area. From inflation dynamics and wage growth to the enduring relevance of cash and the risks of critical trade dependencies, these reports offer… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FluidCloud, a provider of portable cloud infrastructure, has launched with $8.1 million in seed funding led by Unusual Ventures with participation from U First Capital. Most enterprises today find themselves unintentionally tied to a single cloud provider. Despite best efforts to prioritize agility and innovation,… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In its Q2 2025 Industry Insights report, TrueAccord, a machine-learning and AI-driven digital debt collection fintech, offers an analysis of the economic landscape and its implications for the debt collection industry. The update shared by TrueAccord highlights key trends, regulatory updates, and strategic recommendations for… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a global enabler of digital payments, announced an advancement for Fleet Operators. With the addition of Google Pay tokenization and push-to-wallet, Visa addresses the “challenge of fleet data tags being tied solely to the plastic card chip.” Now, fleet data tags can… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Drizz, founded by Asad Abrar, Partha Mohanty, and Yash Varyani (engineers from Amazon, Coinbase, and Gojek), launched from stealth with a $2.7 million seed round to introduce a Vision AI mobile app testing agent. The round was led by Stellaris Venture Partners and… Read More