November 17, 2025 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

ByteDance, a Chinese firm that operates TikTok, CapCut, and Douyin, is the operator of some of the most popular social media verticals in the world. Republic is offering access to ByteDance’s growth via a Mirror Token, which aims to match the valuation of ByteDance’s equity…. Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 11:18 am By Michael Wong  |  

Bonside, a New York-based credit platform that finances brick-and-mortar businesses, has secured a $100 million capital partnership with private investment firm i80 Group to expand funding for service companies with physical locations. The facility will back Bonside’s use of its Repeatable Revenue Agreement, or RRA,… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Around 1 in 5 or 20% of financial services industry professionals have reported having crypto-assets as part of their firms’ main operation in a sentiment poll conducted across GlobalData’s FS media sites during the H1 of 2025. An additional 20% are expected to “follow suit,… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 9:42 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

april, an embedded tax technology platform, has launched a real-time, personalized tax calculation product for equity transactions. At the point of decision-making, the solution gives users visibility into potential tax liabilities from liquidation events ranging from stock sales to equity compensation. Nasdaq Private Market (NPM) served as an innovation partner and initial launch partner to address the growing need among employee shareholders for… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 8:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Haiqu, a quantum software company, said it has demonstrated that today’s quantum computers could detect anomalies more efficiently than classical systems in classification problems across finance, healthcare, weather and more. The work, run over the cloud on an IBM Quantum Heron processor, indicates that quantum… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG UK has recently noted that recruitment consultancies signaled a relative improvement in hiring conditions in October of 2025. This, according to the KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, which is compiled by S&P Global. Temp billings have reportedly expanded for the first… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaspersky has introduced its Security Bulletin, which aims to examine the key cybersecurity trends of the past year and offers a glimpse into the potential future of these developments. The update from Kaspersky is dedicated to cybersecurity issues in the financial services ecosystem, offering an… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG noted that the vast majority or 86 per cent) of energy and technology business professionals in the UK now believe that without AI it would take longer for their organisation to achieve its net zero goals, according to KPMG’s report on AI and the… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European digital bank N26 announced the appointment of Dr. Andreas Dombret, Byron Haynes and Dr. Daniel Terberger as new members of its Supervisory Board. They were elected at an Extraordinary General Meeting by shareholders, and will join N26’s Supervisory Board with “immediate effect.” Andreas Dombret… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 2:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank OakNorth provided a £7.5m loan to McAvoy, one of the UK and Ireland’s market leaders in the manufacturing and rental of premium modular buildings. The facility supports the business’ working capital requirements after its acquisition by European mid-market private equity firm, Duke… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 1:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK crypto investors are nearly twice as likely to be motivated by long-term wealth building than by short-term gains, according to research from investing and trading platform IG (LSEG:IGG). In a recent survey of more than 500 UK crypto holders, the majority or 51% stated that… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 12:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights has reportedly analyzed over 1,350 early-stage deals in October 2025 in order to identify the most promising or high-potential firms, major investors, as well as emerging categories to watch closely (all this was said to have been based on CB Insights predictive intelligence)…. Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE: C) and Swift announced a trial that seemingly confirms the feasibility of settling payments between fiat and digital currencies, in a Payment-versus-Payment workflow. The trial now reportedly demonstrates a hybrid model for interoperability between TradFi systems and DLT networks. This was achieved by… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) launched a new solution designed to combat credit washing—the practice of removing legit, accurate and “non-obsolete” credit data from credit profiles. TransUnion’s so-called Credit Washing Solution helps financial institutions detect and combat this concerning threat. This year, around 5% of U.S. consumers… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 10:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Credibly’s strategy for incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its underwriting system provides a blueprint for companies wishing to smoothly adopt transformative technologies. It’s a deliberate, well-thought-out plan, dating back several years. Chief revenue officer MJ Jiang said she immediately saw AI’s potential to change… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 9:54 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore and Cambodia have launched a cross-border QR code payment link that allows Cambodian visitors to pay at merchants across the city-state using their home-grown Bakong system and other mobile banking apps, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said. Under the first phase, Cambodian travellers… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is assisting regulated businesses with the introduction of new AML Compliance Solutions designed to lessen the burden of AML (anti-money laundering) regulatory compliance for FS firms and related industries by flagging potential associations between “a prospect and activities that may indicate potential… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the launch of EnsembleTX, officially marking the start of the pilot phase of Project Ensemble.  This latest milestone unveiled by the HKMA represents an advancement in enabling real-value transactions involving tokenised deposits as well as digital assets within… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wall Street is now seemingly betting big on venture secondaries as the market reaches nearly $95 billion. This, according to an update from PitchBook which noted that the US venture secondary market is accelerating rather quicklty, reaching an estimated “$94.9 billion in annual value across direct… Read More

November 16, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Cursor, an artificial intelligence-powered software development platform, has raised $2.3 billion in a Series D funding round that values the company at $29.3 billion, as investors bet that AI-assisted coding will reshape how software is built. The round drew continued backing from existing investors Thrive… Read More