March 25, 2025 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Upvest, a European investment infrastructure provider, has announced the appointment of Starling Bank’s former Head of SME Banking, Symmie Swil, as UK General Manager, as the company embarks on a scale-up strategy across the region. Upvest’s Investment API enables Fintechs, banks, and wealth managers to… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Group, Inc., a financial technology company and stablecoin market participant / issuer, announced its commitment to Japan by leveraging its Japanese entity, Circle Japan KK, and local partnerships to drive the adoption of Circle platforms and technologies in Japan. Circle’s partners in Japan… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed its five-year plan, which will focus on four priorities. The FCA is a unique regulator as it holds a competition mandate: it must enable competition. Otherwise, the regulator pursues consumer protection and market integrity. Since 2023, the… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Tomorrow, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, will deliver the Spring Statement, and the Fintech industry will be watching closely to see how future policy will impact their sector and other changes that may affect the economy in general. The UK government has already announced it… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler’s chief of markets Ruslan Lienkha comments on Bitcoin, the S&P 500, and gold in this recent Q&A. BTC reclaiming its 200-day moving average is a bullish sign, but what confirmation signals should traders watch to validate the uptrend? The price is currently approaching the… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Change is constant in the world of pensions, and keeping up with the thoughts, needs and wishes of pension savers themselves is “essential in serving their needs best.” This, according to an update from UK’s Smart Pension. ‍Smart Pension has recently released a report with… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ever faced frustrating wait times with your bank’s customer service or wished for 24/7, personalized financial support? The solution lies in the next innovative wave: Agentic AI. Agentic AI represents a leap in technology—an autonomous system that not only sets goals but also analyzes, decides,… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s medium-sized businesses drove job growth in the last ten years compared to their small and large counterparts, according to new analysis shared by iwoca. The research from iwoca–one of Europe’s largest SME lenders–finds that businesses of “50 to 249 people expanded their headcount at double… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro Group Ltd announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed initial public offering of its Class A common shares. The number of shares to be offered and the… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 6:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced a partnership with Trump Media & Technology Group (Nasdaq: DJT) (TMTG) and its partner, Yorkville America, to support and power a series of TMTG-branded ETFs comprising digital and non-digital assets, including an ETF basket of “cryptocurrencies incorporating CRO and other crypto assets.” Crypto.com… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 6:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global labor market is undergoing a seismic shift, as evidenced by recent announcements from major financial institutions like Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), and Santander UK. This past week, these banks revealed plans that underscore the dual pressures of socioeconomic uncertainty and… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 11:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech is one of the best-funded sectors for female-led startups, research from Tracxn suggests. The global tech sector has over 69,000 women-founded tech companies, which have collectively raised $309 billion in funding to date. Despite a peak in 2021, when these companies secured $65 billion,… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong’s economic and employment prospects reflect a blend of resilience and cautious optimism, according to recent reports from KPMG. Three key updates—the Hong Kong Employment Outlook Report, insights into the trust industry’s growth, and an analysis of government reserves—paint a picture of a city… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global online platform, Temu, known for offering “value-for-money” products, has recently expanded its partnership with digital payment provider Checkout.com to improve how customers pay for their orders. Checkout.com has been working with Temu since its launch in 2022, helping process payments worldwide. With this enhanced… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 5:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee will meet tomorrow (March 25, 2025) to discuss access to capital for private firms. Associated with the hearing is a long list of legislation; many bills have made the Congressional rounds before, but with both the House and the Senate… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ensuring private firms can access money to grow is vital to the economy. Entrepreneurs and smaller firms generate jobs, fuel the economy, and drive wealth creation. There is a reason that many big, successful tech firms are based in the US and not in other… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Latin American fintech Ualá has raised an additional $66 million in a second close of its Series E funding round, bringing the total to $366 million. This extension saw participation from TelevisaUnivision, alongside earlier investors like Allianz X, Stone Ridge Holdings Group, Pershing Square Foundation,… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 4:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the redesigned J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Investor Satisfaction Study, younger, value-conscious do-it-yourself (DIY) investors who were supposed to drive the transformation of the industry are actively seeking the guidance of live professional advisors in an increasingly uncertain economy. “For younger generations of investors who’ve… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments Canada is supporting a transformative shift in the financial landscape with the adoption of ISO 20022, an international messaging standard poised to enhance payment processing across the country. This initiative is gaining momentum, underscored by the release of a new educational update from Payments… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 1:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer financial technology company Chime announced the launch of Instant Loans—a product that provides instant access to up to $500 in funds with a fixed interest rate that is “lower than what’s typically observed in the industry.” Like all of Chime’s services, Instant Loans is… Read More