May 26, 2025 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, in Sterling, Virginia, US President Donald Trump hosted a dinner at his Trump National Golf Club, welcoming 220 of the top investors in his $TRUMP meme coin. The event, described as “black-tie optional,” drew a mix of cryptocurrency enthusiasts, high-profile figures, and controversy, with… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Nubank (NYSE: NU) has recently undergone significant changes in its executive leadership team while reporting mixed financial results for the first quarter of 2025. The Sao Paulo-based fintech firm, known for revolutionizing banking in Brazil and expanding into Mexico and Colombia, announced the… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Third Financial, now part of the Nucleus group, has revealed that investment manager Bowmore is the latest in a series of client signings over the last 12 months that’s helping to drive its growth. London-based Bowmore Asset Management, a discretionary wealth manager with over £350… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A major cybersecurity breach has recently been unveiled, revealing a staggering 184 million login credentials, including emails and passwords, likely harvested through infostealer malware. Discovered by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, the unprotected 47GB database was found on a misconfigured cloud server, accessible to anyone without… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The introduction of the Sepa Instant Payments regulation is set to reshape the financial landscape across Europe, with nearly half of the region’s banks anticipating significant interest revenue losses due to heightened liquidity requirements. Despite these financial challenges, many institutions remain optimistic, believing the long-term… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from MillTechFX reveals finance professionals at corporates are increasing their FX hedge ratios and lengths to “protect their finances from tariff-driven volatility.” The most common changes to FX hedging programs in light of tariff-driven volatility are “increasing hedge lengths (54%) and increasing hedge ratios… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US banks have been exploring the launch of a joint stablecoin initiative. Greg Waisman, Chief Operating Officer at Mercuryo, a payment infrastructure platform in the digital token space has noted: “The prospect of a consortium of leading US banks entering the cryptocurrency market with a… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle S.A., the technology-led payments bank, announced a strategic partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments. The partnership provides Visa Direct with access “to Banking Circle’s extensive local clearing rails across the world, further strengthening the business’s global payment reach for its… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Growth Protocol has officially launched its purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain, backed by Nazara Technologies and Lysto. The platform is designed to propel the future of advertising on-chain, “with real-time engagement through tokenizing digital advertising campaigns.” Growth Protocol is signaling a shift in how global brands connect… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 1:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Curve, a digital wallet provider, announced the launch of Curve Pay on iOS, marking a watershed moment in mobile payments. Curve Pay becomes the first payment solution to leverage the accessible iPhone NFC interface after Apple’s “acceptance of the European Commission’s ruling on competition concerns,… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LoanTube, the UK’s digital credit marketplace for underserved consumers and small businesses, has partnered with Gain Credit, the non-prime lending specialist behind Drafty and Lending Stream, to expand its platform offering. The collaboration introduces Gain Credit’s products to LoanTube’s platform, delivering “greater choice and flexibility… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 10:45 pm By Michael Wong  |  

BetaNXT, a technology provider for the wealth management industry, has acquired Delta Data, a specialist in global investment fund solutions, in a move to broaden its capabilities and strengthen its position in the financial services technology ecosystem. The acquisition, made through certain affiliates of BetaNXT,… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stratyfy, a company specializing in credit decisioning, and Parlay Finance, a loan intelligence system, announced a partnership aimed at transforming how financial institutions lend small businesses the capital they need to thrive. The collab unites AI-powered technologies to deliver a frictionless intake and underwriting experience… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 6:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RevenueCat, a platform for managing consumer app monetization, has raised a $50 million Series C round led by Bain Capital Ventures. Returning investors Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Adjacent, Volo Ventures and SaaStr Fund also participated. This adds to the prior $12 million Series C that… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 5:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, SukuPay, a cryptocurrency-cross-border payments company, has been fully embedded as the remittance engine inside Zigi, the mobile app of Banco Industrial, Guatemala’s largest bank. SukuPay claims this is the first time a crypto-native protocol has gone live at this depth inside a… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BoomFi, a payment suite bridging crypto and fiat currencies, announced a  partnership with Paytiko, a payment orchestration platform. This collaboration aims to provide merchants “with access to cryptocurrency payment options, enhancing flexibility and expanding customer reach.” Founded in 2020, Paytiko has established itself as a… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 4:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EBA CLEARING announced that over 55 RT1 and STEP2 Participants across 14 countries are preparing to adopt its Fraud Pattern and Anomaly Detection (FPAD) Verification of Payee (VOP) solution to deliver VOP checks in compliance with the Instant Payments Regulation (IPR). These participants will connect… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vouched, the enabler of AI-powered identity verification, announced the launch of several initiatives to ensure the coming ecosystem of AI Software Agents is built on “a foundation of strong identity and trust.” These include Agent Reputation Directory, a solution designed “to address the gap in… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 3:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The LexisNexis Risk Solutions Cybercrime Report concisely describes how fraud has evolved over the past two years. First-party fraud, for one, surged in 2024, with BNPL and financial services companies popular targets. Fraudsters’ attack modes are also changing. In 2023, the top three types were… Read More

May 25, 2025 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arena Investors, LP , a global institutional asset manager, announced the final close of Arena Special Opportunities Partners Fund III and associated vehicles, inclusive of co-investments and programmatic capital, with $1.091 billion of commitments. Arena’s flagship reportedly strategy has a “track record of generating alpha… Read More