April 16, 2025 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish, which claims to be one of the “fastest-growing” regulated digital asset exchanges, announced a partnership with Archax, the FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian. The collaboration aims to enhance liquidity for stablecoins launched by Archax on the Bullish Exchange, by “utilizing Bullish’s proprietary… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Webull (NASDAQ: BULL), an online investment platform, saw its shares trade on the Nasdaq today following the closing of a SPAC deal with SK Growth Opportunities. Anthony Denier, US CEO of Webull, rang the Opening Bell today at the commencement of trading. Webull celebrated the… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pipe, a fintech company enabling embedded financial solutions for software platforms, today announced its strategic acquisition of Glean.ai, an AI-powered spend management company. With this acquisition, Pipe becomes the first embedded finance company to bring together “embedded capital and spend management for small businesses via… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 11:01 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Toqio, a technology platform for B2B embedded finance solutions, has launched Toqio Design Studio, a Fintech platform that enables corporates to build, configure and launch embedded finance solutions. Businesses can launch multiple, bespoke embedded finance solutions in as little as 12 weeks. Design Studio is… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 10:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rain, the employer-integrated earned wage access (EWA) and financial wellness app, has raised $75 million in Series B equity funding. The round was led by Prosus, with additional participation from Nextalia Ventures, Spark Growth Ventures, and existing investors, including QED and Invus Opportunities. This funding… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Eurocrowd has revealed a partnership with the EU-funded project Early Stage Investing Launchpad (ESIL). Eurocrowd states that the objective is to provide guidance on integrating securities crowdfunding under ECSPR or European Crowdfunding Service Provider regulation. ECSPR was an initiative to harmonize investment crowdfunding rules across… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Tech funding in France has cratered by 52% according to a report. During Q1 2025, early-stage tech ventures raised $820 million, a 52% decline compared to Q4 2024 when $1.7 billion was reported. According to the France Tech Q1 2025 Funding Report, published by Tracxn,… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Artificial intelligence startup Portia AI has raised £4.4 million in funding led by General Catalyst with the participation of First Minute Capital and Stem AI. Portia AI is a provider of AI development tools offering an open-source SDK. The company says users can “build production-grade… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Propy says it has eliminated in-person notary hurdles to improve the home-buying experience. Propy says it has directly integrated Proof’s network of notaries into its platform. Buyers and sellers may now transact online, thus evading potential delays. Propy’s mission is to digitize real estate transactions by streamlining KYC,… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX US CEO Roshan Robert noted that over the years, they have had the opportunity to contribute to initiatives that deepened their appreciation for the potential of blockchain technology. Robert added that they’ve watched the industry evolve from its earliest days to where it stands… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, the platform for real-world asset tokenization, has announced the acquisition of MG Stover’s Fund Administration business, the  fund administration firm for digital assets. With this acquisition, Securitize’s subsidiary, Securitize Fund Services (SFS), reportedly becomes the “world’s largest digital asset fund administrator.” This acquisition expands… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK fintech Marshmallow has raised $90 million in a Series C funding round led by Portage Ventures, nearly doubling its valuation to over $2 billion. The investment, a mix of equity and debt, saw participation from BlackRock and Columbia Lake Partners, building on an $85… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

bunq, which claims to be among some of the largest neobanks in Europe, is moving forward with its US banking license process, according to an update shared with CI. The company has filed for a broker-dealer license as “part of a two-phase strategy to enter… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Irish capital markets tech firm Assiduous has reportedly acquired €1 million in funding. Assiduous Corp Ltd., an Irish capital markets tech firm, recently revealed that it has secured €1 million in new funding and also unveiled the launch of the Corporate Finance Autopilot. Assiduous’ Corporate… Read More

April 16, 2025 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the Green Impact Exchange (GIX), marking a key milestone for sustainable investing. Set to launch in early 2026, GIX will reportedly be the first U.S. national securities exchange dedicated to the $35 trillion global green economy…. Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FalconX FX is now electronically streaming FX pricing via the Talos platform, bringing “institutional-grade” liquidity to Talos clients. As Talos’s newest FX liquidity provider, this partnership “delivers competitive pricing, efficient settlement, and accurate crypto synthetics pricing” – powered by their FX team. This collaboration further… Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 10:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic is pointing to the returns generated from its PE fund, which is available for investors on its marketplace. In January 2025, Republic announced it would be working with Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) to bring “institutional-quality private market investments to individual retail investors in the US.” Hamilton… Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GXS Bank announced that it has received regulatory approval to acquire Validus Capital Pte Ltd, the Singapore subsidiary of Validus Investment Holdings Pte Ltd. This is the first such acquisition of a local financial technology company “by a homegrown digital bank in Singapore.” Validus Capital… Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 5:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Galileo Financial Technologies, SoFi Technologies‘ Technology Platform (NASDAQ: SOFI), has launched Deposit Sweep. It enables fintechs to partner with a network of participating banks and a deposit sweep provider to offer their customers the opportunity to maximize interest earnings and extend FDIC insurance coverage. Galileo… Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO, the world’s on-demand working capital platform, has announced the completion of a $30 million funding round with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and existing shareholders. This infusion of capital will help accelerate the “technical development and expansion… Read More