June 21, 2025 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8, the insurance pricing and reserving solution powered by transparent machine learning, is announcing that Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, a provider of property and casualty insurance in Indiana, has chosen Akur8’s Core Platform to accelerate “model development and build transparent, explainable pricing models.” Developed for… Read More

June 21, 2025 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCoin joins Go Network to deliver enhanced trading and security through off-exchange settlement. Users may unlock seamless, secure trading on KuCoin while assets are safeguarded in regulated custody with BitGo Singapore Pte. Ltd., “giving institutions control and speed while minimizing risk.” For too long institutions… Read More

June 21, 2025 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Verso, the wealth management consolidator, has developed a strategic partnership with Nucleus, which is key to supporting its growth plans. The Verso platform, with the technology provided by Nucleus, is a tailored, enterprise-level solution developed to “improve the user experience for its adviser base, in… Read More

June 21, 2025 @ 6:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX announce that they’ve achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the world’s standard for information security management systems. This milestone / achievement reinforces their position as a global enabler of digital asset security, confirming that their robust security framework “not only meets but exceeds the international standards… Read More

June 21, 2025 @ 4:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO, the world’s on-demand working capital platform, continues to meet the growing demand for faster, more affordable liquidity as tariffs and global economic uncertainty disrupt businesses of all sizes. In the last quarter, C2FO funded “$18 billion in working capital to businesses worldwide, including $3.2… Read More

June 21, 2025 @ 1:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the first quarter of 2025, real assets funds demonstrated remarkable strength, with 18 funds raising an impressive $52 billion. This, according to a report from PitchBook. The report noted that this figure represents roughly half of the total capital raised by real assets funds… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX welcomes Avantis Investors by American Century Investments as its latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). Their first product, the AVANTIS GL SM CAP VALUE ETF, “brings the total number of ETFs available to investors on SIX Swiss Exchange to 2,017.” With Avantis Investors by… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and PGIM Fixed Income, a Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU) company and one of the largest global fixed income managers with $862 billion in assets under management, announced the expansion of their… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos Labs, a start-up whose mission is to make on-chain products and DeFi markets more accessible, is announcing its launch. Paxos Labs enables partners to bring financial products to market and manage them at scale with “integrated risk management, liquidity optimization and seamless distribution.” Incubated… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced changes to its growth model and its leadership, effective September 1, 2025. Accenture has delivered on its strategy “to be its clients’ reinvention partner of choice and to lead in Gen AI through its deeply skilled people and by bringing its… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC) has announced the launch of LevelUp Checking, the latest in its growing set of digital-first financial solutions. LendingClub is a chartered digital banks that started its existence as an online lender. Credit continues to make up an important part of its operations. LevelUp… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced that its central securities depository subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC), has surpassed “$100 trillion in assets under custody as overall U.S. market capitalization continues to rise.”… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) recently saw a significant insider purchase. Christopher Payne, a newly appointed director, acquired 26,500 shares of the company’s stock, with the transaction valued at approximately $2 million. This notable investment, made shortly after Payne joined the board in December 2024,… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 1:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

On June 12th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yanked 14 proposed rules that were pursued during the aggressive Gensler administration. While the former SEC Chairman during the Biden Administration sought to undermine innovation while pursuing a social agenda, the Atkins Commission is clearly realigning… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment, which claims to be the largest independent digital investment advisor in the U.S., announced the acquisition of Rowboat Advisors, a  provider of portfolio management software with advanced capabilities in direct indexing, tax optimization, and personalized investing. The acquisition strengthens Betterment’s technology platform and accelerates… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 12:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital notes that stablecoins represent a foundational shift in how value moves around the world—offering a fast, inclusive alternative to traditional payment rails. From enabling real-time cross-border remittances to powering on-chain commerce and programmable finance, their impact is already “felt across emerging markets and… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Ethereum (ETH) staking is reaching all-time highs. The Proof of Stake network is seeing more interest by investors (or validators) as crypto markets grow under the beneficent Trump administration. Ethereum is the second most popular crypto after Bitcoin with a current market cap of over… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

dLocal has been approved for essential payment licenses in several jurisdictions, including Turkey, the Philippines, and the UAE. In the UAE, the company has been granted a Payment Services License which enables dLocal to directly operate cross-border payins and payouts. In Turkey, dLocal has received… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global financial platform for modern businesses, announced the full launch of Airwallex Yield in Hong Kong. As the global payments group to receive a licence from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) to provide asset management services, Airwallex is empowering… Read More

June 20, 2025 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently released a series of updates that provide critical insights into the euro area’s economic trajectory, reflecting shifts in wage growth, environmental commitments, and structural changes in the banking sector. These announcements underscore the ECB’s ongoing efforts to maintain… Read More