March 23, 2025 @ 3:27 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Nayla Finance, a Saudi Arabia-based Fintech focused on improving access to capital for micro-businesses, has raised $4 million in seed funding to scale its operations and expand its digital lending platform, the company said. The round was led by Sanabil Venture Studio by Stryber and… Read More

March 23, 2025 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX noted that Structured credit has long been the backbone of global fixed-income markets, enabling institutions to efficiently finance lending activities. Yet, in crypto, institutional-grade credit remains largely “untapped.” ‍That’s why FalconX is enabling “a new frontier with the first-ever institutional Structured Credit Facility (SCF)… Read More

March 23, 2025 @ 12:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled their collaboration on an enhanced cloud-based lending managed services offering. Finastra’s Lending Cloud Service (LCS) offers options for its Corporate Lending solutions — Loan IQ, Trade Innovation and… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 11:36 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based digital asset infrastructure provider BetterX has secured S$2.3 million (approximately $1.7 million) in a pre-Series A funding round to support its expansion across Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. The funding round brought in new investors including Grand Prix Capital, Aument Capital,… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

tradias GmbH announced recently that it has successfully obtained approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Following the submission of its notification at the end of last year, tradias GmbH has been “granted authorization to provide… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 9:37 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Canada’s two most popular credit cards, and four of its top 10, are non-bank-branded, results of a study by Money.ca revealed this week. Money.ca surveyed more than 2,000 Canadians. The PC Mastercard is tops with 17.55%. PC stands for President’s Choice, a brand associated with… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The JurisTrade Litigation Asset Marketplace provides a “transparent” electronic platform which facilitates both primary funding opportunities in litigation finance, as well secondary sales of such interests. The potential market for litigation finance ranges in the “several $100s billions, of which only $30 billion is currently… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qlarifi, a fintech startup transforming credit reporting for Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), has announced the completion of its pre-seed funding round. The investment round, backed by a combination of HoneyComb Asset Management, Carthona Capital and a selection of angel investors “including Australian rugby legend… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 6:31 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Malaysia-based wealth management platform Versa has completed its Series A funding round led by AHAM Asset Management Berhad (AHAM Capital), the company said, as it looks to accelerate user growth and expand its product offerings over the next five years. Other investors in the round… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 6:07 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has officially recognized digital assets in its global economic reporting framework for the first time, updating its balance of payments standards to reflect the growing role of cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based assets in the global economy. In the newly released seventh… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 5:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Frubana, a B2B online marketplace for the food service industry, has partnered with global nonprofit Accion and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to provide embedded financing solutions to small-scale restaurant owners in Brazil. The partnership seeks to provide access to credit to more than… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The EY organization announced its artificial intelligence (AI) EY.ai Agentic Platform, created in collaboration with NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) . Built on the full NVIDIA AI stack – including NVIDIA AI Enterprise and the new NVIDIA AI-Q Blueprint, AI-Q – the platform will integrate private, domain-specific NVIDIA… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 5:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the first quarter of 2025 draws to a close, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), one of the world’s largest digital asset exchanges in terms of trading volume and scope of operations, has recently unveiled a series of strategic developments that underscore its position as a key player… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, and Forward, a technology partner empowering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies to integrate and monetize payments, are addressing some of the core payment challenges currently inhibiting the growth of SaaS providers through embedded payment offerings…. Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Munich Re and NEXT Insurance have signed a definitive agreement regarding the full acquisition of NEXT Insurance by Munich Re on March 19, 2025. The envisaged transaction will have NEXT Insurance become “part of ERGO, the major primary insurance business of Munich Re.” More than… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan’s recent decision to “legalize” cryptocurrency transactions and investments marks a pivot from its historically cautious stance on digital assets. However, it is unclear just how the country will implement a proper regulatory framework for Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital currencies. Over the years, Pakistan… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 5:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New SMB founders prefer social media marketing, results of a survey by digital marketing platform Constant Contact reveal. Constant Contact surveyed 1,600 small business owners across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada who have operated for five years or less. These businesses are… Read More

March 22, 2025 @ 6:40 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Results of a survey commissioned by Engage People, a loyalty network that enables program members to pay with points directly at checkout, found that 90% of consumers are open to switching brands. This highlights the growing importance of financial-based rewards—such as the ability to Pay… Read More

March 21, 2025 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

dLocal, the payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, announced a partnership with Belmoney, the  Remittance-as-a-Service (RAAS) provider in Europe. The global remittance industry remains burdened “with high fees and slow transaction speeds.” According to the IMF, transfers under $200 incur average fees “of… Read More

March 21, 2025 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WealthKernel, a digital investing infrastructure provider, announces a new partnership with Round Treasury, a banking and treasury platform that aims to simplify and help businesses manage their treasury and cash. Managing cash flow remains a challenge for founders, as traditional banking solutions are typically “not… Read More