July 23, 2025 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a world where financial crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated, Feedzai, a global firm specializing in AI-native financial crime prevention, is making bold strides to stay ahead of fraudsters. The company has announced significant developments: a partnership with PwC Brazil to launch a Center of… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and BNY Mellon (NYSE:BK) have announced they will soon offer tokenized money market funds. Tokenization, or the digitization of an asset, refers to the use of blockchain technology to enhance the management and reduce the costs of real-world assets.  While the blockchain… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Yieldstreet, an online investment platform, has raised more money – this time $77 million – as it plans to expand its private securities marketplace. The goal is to “accelerate private markets integration for individual investors’ portfolios.” Yieldstreet is an alternative investment platform that offers a… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Billtrust, a B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software market firm, announced innovations in its Collections solution, delivering a new standard for AR teams by unifying automation, AI-driven insights, and agentic AI workflows. These innovations are aimed at assisting finance teams with streamlining collections, resolve… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Polymarket has acquired a CFTC-regulated exchange and clearinghouse, QCEX, a Designated Contract Market. In a series of posts on X, Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket, explained that the acquisition will enable them to serve brokerages and traders in the US. Polymarket was compelled to… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos, the provider of institutional trading and portfolio technology for digital assets, announced that it will acquire Coin Metrics, the provider of crypto financial intelligence. By incorporating Coin Metrics’ crypto market data, blockchain analytics and benchmark indexes with Talos’s platform – a unified order and… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced the release of Investment Themes, a discovery tool powered by Reflexivity that investors can use to move from market trends to trade ideas more confidently. Available across IBKR’s trading platforms, Investment Themes simplifies the research… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global economy is navigating turbulent waters, as highlighted by recent reports from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). From widening current account imbalances to the growing struggles of low-income countries, the IMF’s latest emphasize the need for coordinated policy responses and financing mechanisms to foster… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 8:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitlayer’s BitVM Bridge has officially launched on Mainnet. As the first functional application based on the BitVM paradigm, Bitlayer BitVM Bridge delivers a trust-minimized bridging solution for Bitcoin holders, addressing critical demands as Bitcoin DeFi scales toward maturity. By eliminating reliance on centralized intermediaries, the… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The first half of 2025 has proven to be a challenging period for the UK economy, marked by a significant decline in deal activity and mounting pressures on public finances, according to recent reports from KPMG. These developments reflect a broader economic environment fraught with… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The web3 and cryptocurrency space is becoming increasingly more advanced, but with tech breakthroughs there also come significant new challenges. According to Elliptic’s State of Cross-Chain Crime report, illicit activities involving cross-chain transactions have surged, with over $21.8 billion in illicit or high-risk crypto laundered… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK financial sector, a key part of the national economy and the largest global net exporter of financial services, is at a pivotal moment. Recent updates and initiatives from UK Finance, an industry body representing 300 firms, outline a progressive agenda to enable economic… Read More

July 22, 2025 @ 11:18 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Sun Life Hong Kong said on Friday it will invest up to $70 million in Bowtie Life Insurance, Hong Kong’s first virtual insurer, to accelerate its growth and strengthen its position in medical insurance and preventive healthcare. The fresh capital injection reinforces Sun Life’s long-standing… Read More

July 22, 2025 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX welcomes Valour Digital Securities Limited as the latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) with crypto-assets as underlying. Valour Digital Securities Ltd lists two products on the Blockchains Internet Computer (ICP) and Hedera (HBAR). With this launch, Valour Digital Securities Limited increases the aggregate number… Read More

July 22, 2025 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has reinforced its commitment to driving economic growth and supporting diverse customer segments across the UK. Through its latest UK Sector Tracker, a £4 billion lending boost for first-time buyers, and the launch of a new student account, Lloyds is addressing key… Read More

July 22, 2025 @ 9:09 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to introduce stand-in capabilities for NETS electronic point-of-sales systems to enhance the resilience of digital financial services. MAS is also working with financial institutions to develop similar solutions for QR code payments, which have gained traction among consumers…. Read More

July 22, 2025 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Technology Protection Act of 2025 (HR 2384) was approved in a voice vote in the House of Representatives yesterday. This bill joins an extended list of bills that were approved in the House on the same day. This bill mandates the creation of… Read More

July 22, 2025 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sector, a vital part of modern business infrastructure, is navigating a complex environment in Q2 2025, as detailed in PitchBook’s latest update. The report, tracking stock performances, valuations, and market caps of key publicly traded SaaS companies, reveals a market stabilizing… Read More

July 22, 2025 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

    The US Senate recently approved  the GENIUS Act (S 1582) with a bipartisan 68–30 vote —marking a watershed moment for stablecoin regulation. The legislation was soon signed into law by President Donald Trump, who declared a significant victory for the administration. The legislation… Read More

July 22, 2025 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Carabinieri Corps and Intesa Sanpaolo, represented respectively by the Commander General Gen. C.A. Salvatore Luongo and General Antonio De Vita, Chief Security Officer of Intesa Sanpaolo, “to promote the prevention and fight against financial fraud.” The collaboration between… Read More