April 3, 2025 @ 10:09 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

FlexFactor, a provider of real-time payment decline recovery solutions, this week announced a partnership with OpenPath, a payment orchestration provider. It empowers merchants on WooCommerce, Adobe Commerce (Magento), BigCommerce, or Shopify to activate FlexFactor’s advanced decline recovery with the click of a button. This addresses… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, President Donald Trump outlined his plan to impose tariffs on most of the world. With a few exceptions, just about every country will be impacted by the White House’s decision. Markets reacted as expected, tanking as the anticipation of trade disruptions and price increases… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Fuse, founded by TrueLayer veterans, has raised $6.6 million in a funding round led by Northzone. Other investors include Flourish Ventures, Alter Global, and angel investors. Fuse is a payments Fintech targeting the MENA region. The company says it is focusing on the “payments bottlenecks”… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, is embracing a transformative shift in economic forecasting, as recent findings from its Monetary Policy Department reveal that artificial intelligence (AI)-based models are outperforming traditional time series models in predicting Swedish GDP and inflation. This development marks a significant leap… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantoz Payments, a “regulated” issuer of electronic money tokens that are designed to be compliant with MiCA, announced the expansion of its stablecoins EURQ and USDQ to the Algorand (ALGO) blockchain. Algorand-based DeFi platform Folks Finance will offer trading pairs for EURQ and USDQ, providing… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) released the results of its Consumer Expectations Survey (CES) for February 2025, offering a look into how euro area households perceive inflation, economic growth, and their financial prospects. Conducted monthly across 11 euro area countries with around 19,000 adult participants,… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid, the San Francisco-based fintech infrastructure company, announced a significant milestone: a $575 million funding round that values the firm at $6.1 billion. This round, led by Franklin Templeton and joined by Fidelity, BlackRock, NEA, and Ribbit Capital, marks a pivotal moment for Plaid as… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 12:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business confidence in the United Kingdom remained robust at 49% in March, maintaining its highest level since August 2024, according to Lloyds Business Barometer. This sustained high was driven by a significant boost in confidence among retail firms, which saw “a seven-point rise to 58%,… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 12:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the financial technology platform for various companies, announced its expanded partnership with Temu, the global e-commerce platform that connects consumers with various merchandise partners, manufacturers and brands. Adyen helped Temu go live in the U.S. in 2022, and has since partnered with the… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 11:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following markup, the STABLE Act was approved by the House Financial Services Committee. The legislation provides rules for issuers of stablecoins. The STABLE Act passed through the Committee markup hearing by a vote of 32-17. Representative Bryan Steil thanked Committee Chair French Hill for supporting… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Allfunds (AMS: ALLFG), the WealthTech partner for the wealth and asset management industries with more than €1.5 trillion assets under administration across Mutual Funds, Alternative Assets and ETPs, announces the launch of Nextportfolio 4, the latest version of its flagship portfolio management tool, “strengthening Allfunds’… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 7:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, has filed a 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) providing insight into its operations. StartEngine’s primary business is enabling issuers to raise money under various exemptions, including Reg CF, Reg A+, and… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 7:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump followed through on his threat of global tariffs today. In a White House garden presentation, the President announced “Liberation Day,” declaring that the US would no longer idly accept tariffs from other nations but would match them instead. Trump declared that these… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, announced the relaunch of Laybuy in New Zealand. The launch combines a Kiwi brand with the expertise of BNPL Fintech Klarna. With over 93 million active users and 675,000 retailers across 26 markets, Klarna’s platform will aim to… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 6:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

As of April 1, 2025, the Zelle App is no more. Zelle, created by a consortium of financial institutions, has announced that individuals using the stand-alone app must now sign up with one of the over 2200 banks and credit unions in the US that… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 4:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order (EO) establishing a national Investment Accelerator. The United States Investment Accelerator office is expected to be established within 30 days, led by the Secretary of Commerce, working with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Assistant to… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 4:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A PitchBook update indicates that the venture capital ecosystem is grappling with a growing Distributed to Paid-In Capital (DPI) crisis, as exits remain elusive and liquidity pressures mount. Secondary markets, where investors buy and sell stakes in existing VC funds or companies, have been touted… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Gemini Trust Co., the crypto exchange founded by billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, have jointly requested a 60-day pause in their ongoing legal battle to explore a potential resolution. The motion, filed on April 1, 2025,… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 11:52 am By Luke Gebb  |  

Startups have a reputation for disruption for good reason—they’re fast-paced, agile, and have delivered some of the most innovative products of the last decade from social platforms to Generative AI. Large corporations, on the other hand, have a reputation for falling behind, beholden to bureaucracy,… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Stable Act, legislation designed to clarify the issuance of stablecoins, is in markup today as the House Financial Services Committee seeks to move the bill towards approval. The legislation is bipartisan, having been sponsored by both Republicans and Democrats, including Representatives Hill, Torres, Emmer, Huizenga, Meuser,… Read More