April 14, 2025 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key achievement for decentralized finance (DeFi), Uniswap announced that Arbitrum, an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution, has become the first L2 to surpass $300 billion in trading volume on the Uniswap Protocol. This milestone, highlighted in Uniswap’s recent updates, underscores the growing… Read More

April 14, 2025 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has released an assessment of the level of preparedness among local banks, in view of the amendments to EU banking regulations known as CRR3. This follows an industry-wide survey conducted in 2024, which revealed different “levels of readiness among… Read More

April 14, 2025 @ 6:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The microfinance institution HES Finances, a subsidiary of the Master Financial Group (MFG), has acquired the CapitalBanker MFI microfinance management solution from the software provider Capital Banking Solutions. In order to accelerate its growth and digitize its microfinance activities, HES Finances will now rely on… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart Pension, one of the UK’s workplace pension providers, and Dalriada, one of the UK’s independent pension trustee firms, have launched a small-scheme consolidator solution that will aim to “improve value for members of Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) schemes.” The solution aims to address issues… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 8:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trumid, a financial technology company and fixed income electronic trading platform, announced trade volume and user participation highlights for March and Q1 2025. Mike Sobel, Co-CEO and President of Trumid said: “This was our strongest month and quarter yet – a testament to our clients’… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CI recently received detailed commentary from blockchain and web3 industry professionals focused on emerging trends such as tokenization, stablecoins, and other forms of digital innovations. Over the past few years, the blockchain and crypto space has emerged from a niche market to an ecosystem ready… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DailyPay, a worktech company specializing in earned wage access (EWA), has made significant strides to enhance financial flexibility for workers while navigating regulatory challenges. Recent developments shared by DailyPay underscore its commitment to empowering employees and strengthening employer relationships: a renewed partnership for Financial Literacy… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) announced an $825 million strategic growth investment from Bain Capital, a global investment firm. Bain Capital will acquire a 9.9% stake in Lincoln Financial, creating significant alignment and “long-term value creation opportunities across an array of strategic initiatives over time, with… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini recently announced that users in the EU can use Plaid to deposit EUR and GBP into their wallets from their bank accounts – which is described as a “significant enhancement” that will allow users in the region to fund their accounts… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading and investing platform eToro is to launch a stock lending program, a new feature enabling eToro users based in the UK and Europe to earn passive income by lending out their stocks. eToro is working with BNY, which will act as the “custodian, and… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 1:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoreThanFair, a community of organizations dedicated to improving access to affordable and inclusive credit for American consumers and small businesses, announced that Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) had joined as its newest member. Affirm empowers consumers by offering a “transparent and flexible way to pay over time… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW), an online capital formation marketplace, announced that graphene-licensing technology company, Avadain, raised more than $1.275 million within the first 24 hours of launching its third offering on the Netcapital funding portal platform. Avadain’s offering is available for a limited time… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 10:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, a fiat-crypto payment gateway, has joined forces with Hedera and integrated Hedera’s native $HBAR and $USDC into its On-Ramp solution, enabling fiat purchases of these assets via credit cards, bank transfers, and local payment methods. By joining forces, Alchemy Pay and The HBAR… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crescent Capital Group LP, an alternative credit investment firm, announced the final closing of its third European specialty lending fund, Crescent European Specialty Lending Fund III, with total investable capital of approximately “€3 billion, including targeted leverage and separately managed accounts investing alongside the fund.”… Read More

April 13, 2025 @ 6:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bayview Asset Management, an investment management firm with a 30-year history investing across asset-based credit markets, announced the launch of the firm’s Fund Finance investment business. Industry veterans Michael Timms and Colin Doherty have “joined Bayview to serve as co-heads of the newly created strategy.”… Read More

April 12, 2025 @ 8:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EDX Markets, a digital asset technology firm that combines an institution-only trading venue with a central clearinghouse, announced a partnership with BitGo Trust Company, Inc., the infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions “trusted” by institutions since 2013. The partnership will integrate Go Network, BitGo’s settlement… Read More

April 12, 2025 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackhawk Network (BHN), a global enabler of “branded” payment solutions, has launched new payment service designed to help brands more efficiently manage and scale their physical and digital gift card programs. Powered by BHN’s expertise and global connections, these configurable bundles integrate “key strategic services… Read More

April 12, 2025 @ 6:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Markets has partnered with Finery Markets, the provider of non-custodial crypto ECN and SaaS trading solutions, to make it even easier for institutions to access digital asset and fiat liquidity. As the “institution-first” digital asset broker backed by Standard Chartered Bank, Zodia Markets offers… Read More

April 12, 2025 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global firm focused on digital asset decisioning, announced its 50th blockchain integration with the addition of Codex to its comprehensive suite of screening and investigation compliance solutions. This integration seamlessly connects Codex’s stablecoin-focused blockchain network with Elliptic’s unified financial monitoring system, making Codex’s… Read More

April 12, 2025 @ 5:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMEX has officially integrated with TradingView, one of the most widely used charting and analysis platforms in the crypto space. This reportedly means BitMEX users can now execute their trades directly from TradingView, “combining seamless order execution with world-class technical analysis tools.” Through the integration,… Read More