February 27, 2026 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

TruFin has received a strategic investment led by SC Ventures (Standard Chartered) with participation from FalconX and Road Capital. The details of the investment were not immeidately available. TruFin is a digital asset firm that is targeting onchain yield for institutions. TruFin explains that institutional… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 6:55 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crypto takes center stage in this week’s edition of Web3 Thoughts of the Week. Market manipulation, stablecoins, altcoins, Bitcoin and more are included. Bitcoin and contagion “Digital asset treasuries (DATs) are beginning to show signs of stress from the sharp sell-off in Bitcoin, which is… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 6:49 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, General Magic announced a $7.2 million seed funding round led by Radical Ventures, with participation from a16z Speedrun and new investment from Figma VP of Product Brendan O’Driscoll and Larry James Erwin from OpenAI. The company has raised $8.4 million to date, backed… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 6:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iAltA Holdings has completed the purchase of Delio, a UK based company specializing in customizable software platforms for handling private investment distribution and analytics. The deal reportedly aligns with the ongoing trend of consolidation in alternative asset management tools, though specifics on the transaction value… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 6:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published its updated Global Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Market Report, offering a snapshot of how blockchain-based solutions are reshaping capital markets. The study focuses on several key areas: DLT-driven fixed-income issuance, the expansion of stablecoins, the… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 6:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), the platform for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance, has unveiled a significant upgrade to its payment offerings. The company announced yesterday the integration of Google Pay across its Cashback business credit card and FlexiPay solutions, marking another milestone in its… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 2:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a concerning development within the United Kingdom’s specialist property finance sector, Market Financial Solutions Limited (MFS) has applied to the court for administration after nearly 20 years of continuous operation. Founded in 2006, the London-based firm has built a reputation as a reliable provider… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 12:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lenders across Ireland’s banking and non-banking sectors remain firmly committed to the real estate market, according to KPMG’s newly released Irish Real Estate Lending Survey for March 2025. The report, released this month, captures a cautiously optimistic mood among credit providers at a time when… Read More

February 27, 2026 @ 12:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently took a decisive step forward by releasing a detailed notice of proposed rulemaking to put the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins or GENIUS Act into practice. The 376-page proposal outlines operational standards… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin and other digital assets staged a modest recovery on February 25, 2026, with BTC briefly climbing above $70,000, Ethereum advancing more than 13 percent to above the $2,000 mark, and Solana jumping over 15 percent. The broader cryptocurrency market capitalization swelled by roughly $170… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aberdeen Investments indicated that Europe is undergoing a profound industrial transformation, shifting away from decades of hyper-globalised supply chains toward greater self-reliance and resilience. As geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions, and security concerns mount, policymakers are prioritising domestic and regional production capabilities. A study by Aberdeen… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) released its 2026 credit originations outlook, projecting steady but tempered expansion across major lending categories. The forecast, issued alongside the Q4 2025 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR), highlights mortgages and unsecured personal loans as the main engines of growth amid a broader… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Labor (DOL)has proposed a new rule that will formally rescind the harmful Biden Administration Independent Contractor rule. The 2024 DOL independent contractor rule, enacted under the Biden Administration, that went into effect in March 2024, altered guidelines for classifying workers, often… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

While everyone has been focused on getting a workable crypto market infrastructure bill through the US Senate, the Cato Institute, a Libertarian think tank, worries that the current legislation may boost the ability of the Feds to monitor your and possibly abuse your financial existence…. Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 4:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US consumer debt continued its upward climb through the end of 2025, with growth gaining momentum in the final months of the year, according to Equifax’s (NYSE: EFX) National Market Pulse report released February 24, 2026. The credit analytics firm’s proprietary data shows total consumer… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook’s latest analysis, the VC Emerging Opportunities report, has provided a quantitative framework for evaluating key technology verticals. Authored by Andrew Akers, CFA, and Susan Hu, the study combines bottom-up machine-learning predictions from the firm’s VC Exit Predictor model with top-down macroeconomic indicators to help… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 1:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A concerning development has highlighted the major vulnerabilities still present in the digital identity ecosystem. Researchers recently uncovered an unprotected MongoDB database belonging to IDMerit, a KYC (Know Your Customer) verification provider. The exposed trove contained approximately 1 terabyte of data—over 3 billion records, with… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based fintech Checkout.com has delivered a seemingly solid 2025 performance, achieving full-year profitability while processing more than $300 billion in total payment volume—a remarkable 64% increase from the previous year. The results, detailed in the company’s annual letter from founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz, reflect… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), a fintech platform serving nearly two million businesses worldwide—many of them small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) in emerging markets—has unveiled several (potentially) transformative initiatives that underscore its push into regulated digital finance. On February 24, 2026, the company filed an application with the… Read More

February 26, 2026 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based startup Basis has closed a substantial $100 million Series B funding round, reaching a post-money valuation of $1.15 billion. The investment will fuel the expansion of its autonomous artificial intelligence systems specifically engineered to handle sophisticated accounting workflows, positioning the company as a… Read More