Trading platform Liquid has closed an $18 million seed funding round. It was co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, and Sunflower Capital, in addition to existing investors Paradigm and General Catalyst. Liquid is designed… Read More
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UAE-based Fintech VaultsPay has entered into a strategic collaboration with Mastercard, in a move that could strengthen its card issuance and merchant acquiring capabilities as competition intensifies in the country’s digital payments market. Under the agreement, VaultsPay will use Mastercard’s global network and payments technology… Read More
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Singapore-listed OxPay Financial has secured a financial services license for its Bhutan subsidiary, Oxygen7, allowing the company to move ahead with a crypto-enabled payments platform in Gelephu Mindfulness City. The license, granted by the Gelephu Financial Services Office on April 29, authorizes Oxygen7 to provide… Read More
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Carlyle Group has announced providing preferred equity financing to support CC Capital Partners in its acquisition of Insignia Financial Ltd, a major player in Australia’s retirement and wealth management sector. The financing is made throug its Global Credit platform. Insignia Financial, listed on the Australian… Read More
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iCapital, a global fintech provider in private markets and wealth technology, has announced a strategic collaboration with Anthropic. The partnership will incorporate Anthropic’s Claude AI models into iCapital’s comprehensive platform, aiming to significantly elevate user experiences for financial advisors, product issuers, and end clients in… Read More
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MoonPay has acquired Sodot, a management infrastructure company with clients including eToro, BitGo, Flow Traders, and Exodus. The acquisition forms the foundation of MoonPay Institutional, MoonPay’s new business serving financial institutions, asset managers, trading firms and exchanges entering digital asset markets. It provides a technology… Read More
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Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) is now said to be ramping up its focus on the financial technology sector by actively applying for key regulatory clearances across the United States. The e-commerce powerhouse aims to expand its capabilities in handling payments and broader financial offerings for merchants… Read More
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PitchBook’s latest research report on the current state of private capital markets paints a somewhat measured picture of the private capital industry’s next five years. PitchBook further noted in the research report that global assets under management are projected to expand from $20.3 trillion at… Read More
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pmtbox, an enterprise commerce platform built to unify payments, risk, and data for merchants, today announced $15 million in seed funding. It was led by Tandem Ventures, with participation from Element Ventures, Cynosure Investment Partners, and Aaron Skonnard, founder and CEO of Pluralsight. For years,… Read More
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Lloyds Banking Group has introduced Envoy, a groundbreaking internal platform designed to enable the secure and responsible development of AI agents at scale. Unveiled this month, the initiative underscores the financial institution’s commitment to harnessing advanced artificial intelligence while prioritizing governance, safety, and ethical deployment… Read More
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Visa (NYSE: V), like most other Fintechs at this time and even tech giants like Meta to some extent, is pushing ahead with its stablecoin strategy, announcing the integration of five additional blockchains into its global settlement pilot program. The expansion gives issuers and acquirers… Read More
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Global Fintech Airwallex has introduced an nitiative called Latitude 37 aimed at nurturing Australia’s emerging cohort of artificial intelligence entrepreneurs. Announced on April 30, 2026, from Melbourne, the program seeks to empower young founders in the critical early phases of their ventures by injecting vital… Read More
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Bitcoin’s struggles, Saudi Arabia, stablecoins and interest rates occupied Web3 minds this week. Bitcoin struggles to hit $80K “As markets head into a week dominated by central bank interest rate decisions, Bitcoin is struggling to break through the psychological barrier of $80,000. It is battling… Read More
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ConsenSys has recently shared a detailed comment letter that was submitted this week focused on key stablecoin ecosystem developments. Blockchain infrastructure provider ConsenSys offered constructive feedback on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) proposed regulations for payment stablecoins under the GENIUS Act…. Read More
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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has warned the public about tokens falsely claiming to be linked to licensed stablecoin issuers, as the city begins rolling out its regulated stablecoin framework. The HKMA said tokens using the tickers “HKDAP” and “HSBC” have appeared in the market,… Read More
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Digital assets firm Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) has reached a significant regulatory milestone by obtaining a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This approval enables the platform to operate as a clearinghouse for regulated derivatives trading, with a particular emphasis… Read More
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Juniper Research indicated that the digital identity verification market is poised for significant expansion as businesses grapple with sophisticated AI-powered fraud and stricter regulatory demands. According to a new analysis from Juniper Research, global spending on these solutions is projected to rise 55% from approximately… Read More
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Paystand has launched USDb, a stablecoin targeting commercial-scale enterprise finance. It is designed to work inside the accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and treasury workflows that run the global economy. Partners include Rootstock, a decentralized infrastructure layer built on top of the Bitcoin network, Blockstream,… Read More
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According to a report this afternoon, a compromise has been reached on the CLARITY Act and stablecoin yield. The CLARITY Act, or crypto market infrastructure legislation, has been held up by the banking industry, which fears competition from the digital asset sector. Banks worry that… Read More
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Stand with Crypto, an association supported by multiple crypto organizations, has hand-delivered a petition demanding Congress move forward with the CLARITY Act. A not-for-profit, Stand with Crypto has a mission of representing the 52+ million Americans who own crypto assets. The goal is to enact… Read More
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