April 7, 2025 @ 11:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global enabler of financial technology, announced that its Premium Payback solution has been chosen to power the real-time rewards redemption process for Bilt. Launched in 2021, Bilt is the enabler of a payments and commerce network that transforms housing and neighborhood… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 11:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial services sector is witnessing a key shift as artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates, prompting innovative responses from industry professionals. Canapi Ventures, a fintech investment firm, has launched its inaugural Generative AI Council to bridge the gap between AI founders and the complex financial… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global enabler of digital assets decisioning, is pleased to announce the integration with the layer 1 blockchain MANTRA into its suite of screening and investigation compliance solutions. The integration connects blockchains into a unified financial network that is monitored in real time, enabling… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement on stablecoins declaring they are not securities and thus not regulated by the agency. The SEC, Division of Corporate Finance, said that as long as the stablecoin is tied to the dollar and does… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset platform Fasset has partnered with Dinari to tokenize $1 billion of US equities, which are available to investors, according to a company statement. Fasset is a Dubai-based blockchain firm. Dinari, through its blockchain-based tokenization technology, aims to enable investing in anything from anywhere…. Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX has noted that regulatory compliance is a top priority for them. As the crypto industry evolves, OKX claims that they “remain committed to meeting and exceeding regulatory standards.” They work closely and on an “ongoing basis with regulators to ensure their… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Fintech Wise (LON: WISE), which has become known for its focus on low-cost international money transfers, is exploring a step toward joining the FTSE 100, the UK’s stock index. The company announced it has been “extensively consulting with shareholders on the optimal listing arrangements,”… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

XXImo, the European mobility payments platform, has migrated its infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) with the support of cloud services provider CloudNation. With this step, XXImo sets a standard as one of the “first” companies worldwide to move 100% of their card processing “to… Read More

April 7, 2025 @ 7:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle has submitted its response to the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) thematic peer review on the implementation of its global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities. In this response, Circle outlines the importance of “having domestic regulations that allow consumers to benefit from global stablecoins while… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru noted that Estonian buy-to-let investors have become increasingly active in recent months. Estateguru also mentioned that instead of targeting the local market, many are focusing on the Latvian capital, Riga. According to Daniil Aal, Chief Operating Officer at the digital financing platform Estateguru, this… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) announced that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved the application of its UK subsidiary, Galaxy Digital UK Ltd, a license to execute derivatives trading through its London office. This approval marks an expansion of Galaxy’s global trading… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, Europe’s Pay by Bank network, has announced a partnership with Papa Johns, one of the world’s pizza brands to introduce Pay by Bank, a payment method that enables customers to pay directly from their bank accounts. With TrueLayer’s open banking technology, Papa Johns customers… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, announced the expansion of its Digital Asset Platform with the launch of its Digital Asset Data Insights product, designed to securely and efficiently “deliver both on- and off-chain data across… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, an enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announced a new regional partnership with Kraken, one of the world’s digital asset platforms. The extended partnership sees ClearBank provide Kraken’s UK based clients with GBP clearing services “enabling on and off ramps into the digital… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 8:24 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The United Arab Emirates has issued a new decision revising the tax treatment of investment funds and limited partnerships as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the country’s investment climate and align with global best practices, the Ministry of Finance said. Cabinet Decision No…. Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 7:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto, a platform that enables individuals to invest in alternative assets through retirement funds, including through their dedicated Alto CryptoIRA, released proprietary data from its platform that underscores the confidence in crypto investments as part of “a self-directed IRA and the overall growth in crypto… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a global enabler of digital payments, has expanded its value-added services portfolio with the addition of products that make accepting payments easier and secure in a complex commercial landscape: reimagined Authorize.net, Unified Checkout and the ARIC Risk Hub. According to the update… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 6:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) highlighted actions taken to protect consumers from impersonations scams since the Government and Business Impersonation Rule took effect in April 2024. Scams impersonating businesses and government are consistently among the top frauds reported to the FTC; these scams resulted in… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 6:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Vaulta, a scalable operating system for Web3 banking, this week announced a strategic partnership with Virgo, a digital asset service provider, to launch VirgoPay, a dedicated cross-border remittance network that uses stablecoins to both reduce transfer fees and decrease transfer times for international wire transfers… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coller Capital, the world’s private market secondaries manager, has acquired a $1.6bn senior direct lending portfolio from American National, a multiline US insurer. The investment reportedly marks the largest ever “LP-led credit secondaries transaction that is focused on a senior direct lending portfolio.” The transaction… Read More