February 16, 2026 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to significantly streamline operations, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) has announced its withdrawal from several international markets, including the United Kingdom, European Union, and Australia. This decision, aimed at cutting costs and simplifying its global footprint, comes as the firm redirects its efforts… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 4:32 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Webull (NASDAQ: BULL), owner of the Webull online investment platform, this week announced the global launch of its consolidated market data feed for overnight trading, designed to give investors greater transparency into liquidity and price discovery during the growing overnight U.S. equities trading session. Traditionally,… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 4:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Maestro AI, a vertical artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform built for mortgage origination, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by New Stack Ventures, with participation from Family VC, ZFO, Roark’s Drift, and a group of local angel investors. The capital will… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 2:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rezolve Ai (NASDAQ:RZLV), a global facilitator of AI-driven commerce and payments infrastructure, has acquired Reward, a provider of customer engagement and commerce media, for $230 million. The acquisition brings together Reward’s engagement, intelligence and activation capabilities with Rezolve Ai’s conversational commerce and agentic AI platform… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 1:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

MoonPay, a facilitator of crypto payments, this week announced the launch of MoonPay Deposits, a solution that allows users to fund applications using crypto from an existing wallet, regardless of the token or blockchain. Users choose a token they would like to send, and MoonPay… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 12:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance welcomed Polygon Labs, Ethena, and Nethermind as members. The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is the institutional coordination layer for Ethereum – the neutral table where enterprises, infrastructure providers, and protocol teams align on how Ethereum is used in regulated, large-scale environments…. Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 11:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a crypto asset manager, and WealthRabbit, a digital retirement plan platform for small businesses and individuals, have introduced diversified crypto portfolios to WealthRabbit clients. The new offering is available to all WealthRabbit clients on the firm’s investing portal, which allows investors to… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 10:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Provenir, a provider of AI risk decisioning, this week announced the launch of its comprehensive decision intelligence platform with new agentic AI features. Provenir’s Decision Intelligence platform brings together data, models, decisioning, and optimization in one continuous system. With the platform, organizations can transform raw… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Credit rating agency Moody’s has highlighted potential challenges for Nuveen following its ambitious acquisition of British firm Schroders. The deal, valued at approximately $13.5 billion, is expected to burden Nuveen with substantial costs that could erode its profitability in the near term, according to Moody’s… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 8:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fipto, a B2B payments and treasury firm, has partnered with Avenia, a Brazilian financial infrastructure provider, to launch a dedicated, two-way stablecoin corridor for EUR-BRL flows. Brazil is a global leader in digital payments, but the link to European markets is often a bottleneck for… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key update signaling its plans for the European market, global digital payments firm Checkout.com has named Ashley Paulus as its new Vice President and Head of Revenue for the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA). This strategic appointment, revealed on February… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 6:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com has noted that there’s been a significant surge for the digital asset space, the number of people worldwide holding cryptocurrencies climbed to 741 million by the end of 2025. Crypto.com insights have revealed that this represents a solid 12.4% jump from the previous year’s… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 6:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In unpredicted environments where cyber threats and related cyberattacks loom larger than ever, organizations worldwide are ramping up efforts to fortify their defenses by building Security Operations Centers (SOCs). A recent global study by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky sheds light on the practical realities of this… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 4:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Truth Social Funds announced this week that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two exchange-traded funds: the Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF and the Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF. In connection with the proposed… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 2:01 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Latest US inflation data shows the Federal Reserve has the space to cut US interest rates, but despite the figures the central bank is unlikely to do so at its next meeting, says the CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group. The analysis from… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 1:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LuLu Financial Holdings has joined forces with Bitpanda Technology Solutions to introduce digital asset trading to its customer network. This alliance aims to seamlessly blend crypto options into traditional financial tools, catering to a growing demand for diversified investment opportunities in emerging markets. The partnership… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 12:15 am By Michael Wong  |  

AlloyX, a digital-asset infrastructure firm owned by Nasdaq-listed Solowin Holdings, has entered into a partnership with Bahrain FinTech Bay as it moves closer to launching a regulated stablecoin in the Gulf state, positioning itself to tap growing institutional interest in compliant blockchain-based payments. The collaboration… Read More

February 15, 2026 @ 10:12 pm By Michael Wong  |  

OPAQUE, a startup building infrastructure to secure sensitive data used in artificial intelligence systems, has raised $24 million in a Series B funding round led by Walden Catalyst, the company said. Returning investors Intel Capital, Race Capital, Storm Ventures and Thomvest participated in the round,… Read More

February 15, 2026 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a period of increasing economic uncertainty, building a secure retirement requires effective strategies to manage daily activities, market fluctuations, and tax implications. Recent analyses shared by online pension provider PensionBee highlight how everyday spending patterns, like subscription services, can undermine long-term savings. PensionBee also… Read More

February 15, 2026 @ 10:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bottomline, a global provider of business payments and cash management, and Koxa, an ERP-banking company, this week announced a partnership to deliver embedded banking capabilities directly inside ERP systems. The collaboration enables Bottomline’s bank clients to offer a fully integrated ERP banking experience to their… Read More