March 10, 2025 @ 1:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) has been acquired by Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) in an all-stock transaction for $1.75 billion or $12.50 per Redfin share. Shares of Redfin were trading considerably higher following the news as the markets ingested the acquisition. As for Rocket, shares were slightly lower… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

To address the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, Verizon Business (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced a partnership to accelerate the development and delivery of advanced cybersecurity solutions. The agreement aims to help businesses of all sizes mitigate a range of growing threats, “from… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 10:19 am By Nick Morgan  |  

In an era when public market listings continue to decline, and private capital dominates growth financing, the mechanism by which companies go public deserves fresh scrutiny. University of Kansas Law Professor Alexander Platt has provided precisely that in his groundbreaking paper, “Rethinking the IPO Bureaucracy…. Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, the fiat-crypto payment solution provider, is pleased to announce its admission to the Association for Quality Assurance of Financial Services (VQF) as a recognized Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) in Switzerland. This regulatory milestone allows Alchemy Pay to offer compliant fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat exchange services,… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 8:59 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

UK Fintechs are among the beneficiaries from the second close of the Arāya Super Angel Fund. Valued at £18.2million, the Arāya Super Angel Fund got a £5 million boost from British Business Investments, a subsidiary of the British Business Bank. The community-powered fund will invest… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 8:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Asset Token Ventures, a company merging real-world assets with blockchain, has launched MBSToken, a solution targeting the $11 trillion mortgage-backed securities market. Designed for institutional accredited investors and qualified purchasers, MBSToken offers on-chain exposure to mortgage-backed securities, which have been traditionally restricted to major financial… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DeFi Technologies Inc, a financial technology company that pioneers the convergence of traditional capital markets with the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), is pleased to announce that it has increased its stake in Neuronomics AG, a Swiss asset management firm “specializing in artificial intelligence and… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK labor market conditions continued to weaken midway through the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global. While declines in both permanent placements and temp billings eased, they remained “marked overall as… Read More

March 10, 2025 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The number of Trojan banker attacks on smartphones surged by 196% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a Kaspersky report. Cybercriminals are shifting tactics, relying on “mass malware distribution to steal banking credentials.” Over the past year, Kaspersky detected more than “33.3… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On March 3, 2025, Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, released its latest Business Survey titled “No Strong Wind in Our Sails,” revealing a somewhat disappointing state of the Swedish economy. But this is largely consistent across Europe and even across the globe due to growing… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the Bitcoin and crypto markets surged past a $3.2 trillion market cap, Fireblocks’ latest report underscores a deeply concerning reality: the web3 and blockchain industry’s security risks are intensifying along with its rapid growth. The research report, which includes key insights from Fireblocks (a… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On March 6, 2025, Brazil’s Central Bank, the Banco Central do Brasil, released a statement following the 259th meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (Copom), announcing that the Selic rate—the country’s benchmark interest rate—would remain unchanged at 10.50% per year. This decision reflects a unanimous… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apex Fintech, a firm known for embedding stock trading into apps, is reportedly considering an acquisition of Bakkt (NYSE: BKKT), a cryptocurrency platform spun off from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), according to recent report from Axios. This potential deal comes two years after Bakkt acquired Apex’s… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

David Sacks, recently appointed as the White House AI and crypto czar under President Donald Trump, has recently pushed back against allegations of leveraging his position for personal financial gain. In a discussion on The All-In Podcast, Sacks has dismissed assertions that he manipulated cryptocurrency… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 7:31 pm By Michael Wong  |  

E-commerce technology startup Platter has raised $1.6 million in a pre-seed funding round to support its mission of helping online brands operate more profitably. The round was led by Animal Capital, with participation from Visionary Ventures and several e-commerce veterans, including Ben Jabbawy, Kyle Hency,… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nequi —the digital bank business line of Bancolombia S.A.—introduces its new integration with Payoneer Global Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYO), the financial technology company empowering small and medium-sized businesses “to transact, do business, and grow globally.” With this integration, millions of Nequi users will have the service… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the AI-driven platform for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and sanctions screening, announced the launch of its Identity Manipulation Risk Score, the cross-industry predictive risk score designed to stop repeat first-party fraud abusers from “exploiting the digital economy at scale.” This AI-powered capability is… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 6:11 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. has claimed the top global spots in both healthcare and fintech patent filings, according to two new reports from the Intellectual Property Publishing House, an organization operating under the China National Intellectual Property Administration. The recently released… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq Inc., the second-largest US stock exchange operator, has unveiled plans to introduce 24-hour trading on its flagship equities exchange, a transformative step set to launch in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory approval. Announced on March 7, 2025, by Nasdaq President Tal Cohen… Read More

March 9, 2025 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

authID (Nasdaq: AUID), a provider of biometric identity verification and authentication solutions, released an extensive new whitepaper detailing innovative approaches to combat the rising threat of deepfakes related fraud in digital authentication systems. The whitepaper, titled “Deepfake Countermeasures,” provides insights into deepfakes as the next… Read More