June 3, 2025 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

La Trobe Financial has launched its La Trobe Private Credit Fund. The Fund comprises a diversified private credit strategy, “targeting monthly distributions with a benchmark of RBA Official Cash Rate (OCR) + 3.25% p.a. (net of fees, costs and taxes incurred by the Fund and… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The French Autorité des Marchés Financiers has published its annual report for 2024. As part of the update, the AMF Chair, Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, outlined three major challenges for the agency. Beyond investor protection and the choppy geopolitical environment, Barbat-Layani focused on the need to vigorously… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), a data service provider for the securities crowdfunding sector, says the Securities and Exchange Commission missed the mark in its recent report on Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding). CCA states that while the SEC relies on Form C-U, these filings have historically… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are pleased to announce a strategic partnership designed to accelerate the evolution of open banking and redefine the payment experience for merchants and consumers across Europe. The collaboration will elevate Deutsche Bank’s Merchant Solutions offering, particularly its… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, unveiled the pilot launch of Klarna Card: a debit product combined with access to built-in flexible payment options, powered by Visa Flexible Credential and issued by WebBank. Unlike traditional credit cards that can see consumers incur additional debt… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The tokenized UBS money market fund has opened for subscription on 21X. Black Manta Capital Partners and SBI Digital Markets offer US Money (USMO) – a tokenized note on UBS (Irl) USD Sustainable Money Market Fund – through 21X. Europe’s regulated DLT trading and settlement… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has surpassed £5 billion of lending across its guarantee programmes, ENABLE Guarantees and ENABLE Build. The bank noted that much of the funding was for firms based outside of London. The ENABLE program is designed to encourage additional lending to SMEs… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 9:53 am By Nick Morgan  |  

Crowdfunding a New Path to Wealth: Paul Lovejoy’s Leap Year Portfolio and the Fight for Investor Access Paul Lovejoy, founder of Stakeholder Enterprise, shared his bold vision for democratizing wealth creation. His ambitious “Leap Year Portfolio” experiment—making 366 crowd-based investments in 366 days—offers a compelling… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As banks and payment processors look for new ways to attract and retain merchants, bundled services are becoming more common. U.S. Bank recently announced a bundled service that allows businesses to use mobile card readers and provides same-day funding and availability of funds. This setup,… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Trulioo, an identity platform for person and business verification, today announced its partnership with Trust Payments, one of Europe’s fastest-growing payment technology providers. Trust Payments will use Trulioo Workflow Studio, Business Verification, Person Match, Identity Document Verification and Watchlist Screening to unify its onboarding processes,… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 8:33 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Dimitra, a provider of agriculture technology and sustainability solutions that leverage blockchain and artificial intelligence, has partnered with MANTRA, a layer 1 blockchain platform focused on real-world assets (RWAs). This collaboration aims to bring green agricultural assets on-chain, offering innovative ways for farmers to finance… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Muzinich & Co., a New York-based credit specialist, has joined forces with Eagle Point Credit Management to establish a robust platform for collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) in Europe. This partnership aims to leverage the expertise of both firms to capitalize on the demand for structured… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School continues to lead the way in understanding the evolving landscape of alternative finance. Through its recent publications, the CCAF provides critical insights into the digital mining industry, the role of fintech associations, and… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ant International announced its collaboration with HSBC on the bank’s new Tokenised Deposit Service in Hong Kong. The service will support treasury management “with real-time, always-on HKD and USD payments between corporate wallets held by a corporate client at HSBC Hong Kong.” The Tokenised Deposit… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluevine, which claims to be one of the largest digital banking platforms for small businesses in the U.S., announced the launch of Invoicing and Payment Links. These features allow Bluevine customers “to create and share professional invoices and payment links within minutes.” Small businesses can… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Novaprime, a mortgage technology company dedicated to making homeownership more affordable, announced a collaboration with Tradeweb, a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets. The collaboration leverages Novaprime’s lender-focused Loan Intelligence and Marketplace products and Tradeweb’s electronic trading execution platform,… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Schroders Capital, the $99.3 billion private markets business of Schroders, has successfully raised over $600 million at the final close of its Schroders Capital Private Equity Global Innovation XI Fund. The latest fundraise has attracted global investors “including pension funds, insurance companies, foundations and family… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, has released new research¹ revealing many Australians are heading into this end of financial year (EOFY) period concerned and confused about key tax rules. The Xero Tax Confidence Index survey of more than 1,000 Australians found that “more than… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Office of Data Protection at ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, and the Office of Data Protection of Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration “in data protection and the enforcement of privacy… Read More

June 2, 2025 @ 8:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brightflag, the AI-powered enterprise legal management (ELM) platform trusted by corporate legal departments globally, announced the release of a new benchmarking report on outside counsel management. Drawing from billions of dollars in analyzed legal spend data, the report surfaces the “most critical—and often overlooked—factors influencing… Read More