April 4, 2025 @ 12:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The definition of an Accredited Investor will probably change this year. Currently, an Accredited Investor is someone who earns over $200,000 a year ($300,000 if married) or holds over $1 million in assets, not counting a primary residence. While certain adjustments have been made to… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The venture capital landscape in Q1 2025 has reached a critical point, with funding soaring to its highest level in nearly three years, according to CB Insights’ latest State of Venture Q1’25 Report. This surge, driven predominantly by artificial intelligence (AI), underscores a transformative moment… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kadena, the “scalable” blockchain technology provider, has announced Chainweb EVM with the addition of 20 EVM-compatible chains to its multi-chain network. Chainweb EVM reportedly positions Kadena as a decentralized alternative to Ethereum Layer 2s, with “near-zero gas fees, infinite scalability, and energy-efficient Proof of Work… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, CI shared a number of comments from Fintech executives sharing their opinions on President Donald Trump and his “Liberation Day” tariff policy. The President signed an Executive Order addressing what is described as “structural asymmetries,” which will “no longer be tolerated.” The CEO of… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

North Korea has emerged as a somewhat unexpected powerhouse in the world of cryptocurrency—not as a legitimate player, but as a prolific cybercriminal state. According to a detailed investigation by The Wall Street Journal, the isolated nation has pilfered more than $6 billion in digital… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Clearing House recently announced an update regarding their Real Time Payments (RTP) network transaction limit being raised from $1M to $10M. Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has successfully leveraged this advancement and completed the largest instant payment in US history, a $10M inter-company… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and shopping network, announces its launch with Eurostar, enabling travelers in the UK and France to book their journeys with flexibility. Customers checking out on Eurostar.com can now choose Klarna’s Pay in 3, allowing them to “split the cost of their… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinList is back in the U.S. and they’re bringing token sales with them, according to an update from the digital assets platform. CoinList’s return to the United States has officially begun—starting with a public token sale product for accredited investors. The digital assets firm noted… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aria, a provider of deferred payment infrastructure for B2B marketplaces and platforms, selected Mangopay’s flexible wallet-based payment solution to optimize and automate its embedded finance product. The collab builds on the partnership between the two companies, with the integration of Mangopay’s technology “powering Aria’s international… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ctrl Alt will explore tokenization in the Bank of England’s Digital Securities Sandbox, analyzing how digital ledger technology can improve efficiencies whilst working with the FCA to “integrate these innovative models into new frameworks.” As confirmed in the announcement, Ctrl Alt has been officially admitted… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), founded by individuals who helped to write the JOBS Act of 2012 – the legislation that legalized online capital formation or crowdfunding, has sent a letter to Representative French Hill, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, voicing their support… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 4:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Polymarket has a listing on its platform where you can bet on a recession in the US. Currently, there is a 48% chance a recession will be forthcoming in 2025. According to the rules of the market, a “yes” is confirmed if the National Bureau of Economic… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 2:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced a digital collateral management platform. Collateral is an essential risk mitigation tool “that helps support overall financial stability.” DTCC also noted that as the markets grow… Read More

April 3, 2025 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, a provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced that Ripple USD (RLUSD) has been integrated into Ripple’s  payments solution, Ripple Payments, driving enterprise “utility and demand for the asset.” RLUSD is described as an “enterprise-grade,” USD-denominated stablecoin created with utility, and… Read More

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