May 6, 2025 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key move for the UK’s financial ecosystem, Open Banking Limited has announced that 31 organizations, including fintech TrueLayer, have committed to funding the establishment of an operator to advance commercial variable recurring payments (cVRPs). This collaborative effort, encompassing high street banks, challenger banks,… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 12:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset bank Syngum is reporting a “surge” in utilization of its off exchange custody service in regards to institutions using Binance. Sygnum is regulated in various jurisdictions. In Switzerland, the company holds a banking license and holds a CMS and Major Payments Institution approval… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

OpenAI is one of the hottest private companies today. OpenAI is the creator of ChatGPT, the one AI [artificial intelligence] app that truly launched consumer AI into the mainstream. According to ChatGPT, it is currently in the process of raising $40 billion in a new… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Latin American crypto firm Bitso has posted the list of participants in its global stablecoin startup accelerator, Push. Bitso said that over 300 companies applied to participate in the accelerator, with nine being approved as the first group in the Push Stablecoin Startup Accelerator. The… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 11:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Modern Treasury introduced Modern Treasury AI to address enterprise payments. Built on the company’s Payment Ops infrastructure, Modern Treasury AI blends a context-aware agent with a real-time workspace. “AI is only as good as the data, and Modern Treasury is uniquely positioned to… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

In advance of today’s hearing, the House Financial Services Committee and the Committee on Agriculture have distributed draft legislation that seeks to outline the regulatory environment for digital assets. The draft legislation is extensive, currently sitting at 212 pages. An 8-page section-by-section description is viewable here. Iterations of this… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 9:03 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

MAG, a real estate developer in the United Arab Emirates, has signed a $3 billion tokenization agreement with MultiBank Group, a financial derivatives institution based in Dubai, and Mavryk, a blockchain firm, marking what the parties claim is the largest real-world asset tokenization initiative globally… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The artificial intelligence (AI) sector is experiencing an unprecedented boom, as detailed in a recent CB Insights report analyzing Q1’25 trends. The research report noted that AI funding surged to a record $66.6 billion, a 51% increase quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), driven by massive investments in infrastructure… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As of April 2025, governments worldwide hold 463,741 BTC, roughly 2.3% of Bitcoin’s total supply, valued at approximately $42.9 billion, according to CoinGecko’s research. This figure reflects a decline from 529,591 BTC in July 2024, underscoring the dynamic nature of government involvement in cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile,… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hercle, a European digital asset liquidity provider, announced its integration with Talos, the provider of institutional trading and portfolio technology for digital assets. This integration brings Hercle’s institutional-grade liquidity and advanced settlement capabilities to the Talos Provider Network, “enhancing execution opportunities for institutions trading digital… Read More

May 6, 2025 @ 7:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Last week, Visa used its Global Product Drop to highlight how it is using AI to improve the consumer shopping experience. “As new ways to pay emerge, they need to run on a network that is always on – that is safe, secure, scalable and… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 5:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has thrown out another lawsuit targeting a digital asset firm. According to a release, Dragonchain and founder John Joseph Roets are now off the hook from civil litigation. In 2022, the SEC charged Dragonchain with raising $16.5 million in an “unregistered… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 5:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that it has put staff on leave pending an investigation into unnamed transgressions. Last month, the  Acting CFTC Chairman, Caroline Pham, issued a statement on the CFTC Office of Inspector General (OIG) Investigation into Allegations of Telework Violations… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic Digital Acquisition Company (Nasdaq:RDAGU) raised $300 million in an initial public offering (IPO) last week at $10 per share. The SPAC deal was initially reported to have raised $264 million. However, after the float was completed and the underwriters’ allotments were filled, the sale… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 4:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, Instacart (NASDAQ: CART) acquired Wynshop, a provider of e-commerce solutions for leading grocers and retailers. By bringing together both organizations’ expertise and deep retailer relationships, Instacart aims to strengthen its enterprise solutions and empower more retailers to enhance their online experiences and further… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 4:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence and the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development will hold a joint hearing to discuss the future of digital assets. Tomorrow (May 6, 2025), the two Subcommittees… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 3:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crystal Intelligence, a provider of blockchain analytics and risk monitoring, is acquiring Scam Alert, a publicly accessible platform for crypto scam reporting and detection initially created by Whale Alert. Crypto fraud has reached unprecedented levels, and victims are often left isolated, unsupported, and unaware that they… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 3:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Brex’s recently published The CFO Imperative – How Finance Leaders Are Staying Ahead In a Volatile World provides a concise roadmap for finance executives navigating a business environment that has dramatically changed over the past four months. More than 500 finance executives were polled in… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 2:58 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rain, a global card issuing platform built for stablecoins, has joined Visa’s pilot program for stablecoin settlement. Rain has fully tokenized its credit card receivables and has transitioned all settlement transactions for its Visa cards to USDC The company provides backend infrastructure – APIs, compliance layers and… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tomorrow (May 6, 2025), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) will meet to discuss the Regulation A, or Reg A+, securities exemption. Reg A existed before the JOBS Act of 2012, but few issuers utilized the exemption. Following… Read More