Square and Thrive Launch Unified Inventory for Retail Sellers
Square, a major financial services and tech firm, announced yesterday, December 16, that it has expanded its partnership with Thrive, the leading inventory management reporting system. Thanks to the partnership expansion, the two will be able to provide sellers with...
Warner Bros Likely to Reject $108bn Paramount Takeover Bid
A new report published by the BBC earlier today, December 17, said that Warner Bros is likely ot reject a recent $108 billion Paramount bid. Paramount Offers To Buy Warner Bros Paramount sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders...
Visa Expands Into Stablecoins With New Advisory Unit
Global lender Visa announced in a statement yesterday that it has launched a new service called Stablecoins Advisory Practice. The new value-added service offering, rolled out by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), now provides actionable insights and recommendations to guide...
NatWest Seeks AI Fintechs for 2026 Innovation Programme
UK-focused banking and financial services holding company, the NatWest Group, announced yesterday, December 15, that it has opened applications for the 2026 Fintech Program. According to the statement, the theme for this year will focus on how AI is shaping...
FCA Unveils Plan to Modernise the UK Mortgage Market
The UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), published yesterday, December 15, that it has set out plans to help build the mortgage market of the future. The announcement says that the new plans will allow first-time buyers and...
N26 Names UBS Executive Mike Dargan as New CEO
N26, a fully-licensed mobile-first European digital bank, announced yesterday, December 15, that its Supervisory Board has appointed Mike Dargan as the next Chief Executive Officer of N26 Bank SE and N26 SE. Dargan currently acts as the Group Executive Board...
AMINA Becomes First European Bank to Adopt Ripple Payments
Financial technology company Ripple announced recently that it has entered a new partnership with AMINA Bank AG. The partnership, announced on Friday, will support near real-time cross-border payments for AMINA Bank’s clients through Ripple Payments. AMINA Bank is a Swiss...
Circle Wins Conditional OCC Approval for National Trust Bank
Circle Internet Group, one of the world’s leading internet financial platform firms, announced recently that it has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank. Known as the First...
Audi Revolut F1 Team Sets January 2026 Berlin Launch
A popular financial app and digital banking service, Revolut, announced yesterday, December 15, that the Audi Revolut F1 Team has finally unveiled its official name, logo, and announced its global launch. The announcement revealed that the launch will take place...
OpenAI To Power BBVA’s Shift to AI-Native Banking
OpenAI announced a collaboration with BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria), a major Spanish multinational financial group. The announcement said that the two have entered into a multi-year program that will bring ChatGPT Enterprise to 120,000 employees and support BBVA’s shift...
Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years for $40B Terraform Fraud
A recent announcement posted by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Do Kwon, founder of Terraform Labs, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud and manipulation. The statement cited The...
BNY Expands Eliza AI with Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise
BNY (formerly BNY Mellon), recently entered into a new collaboration with Google Cloud to advance its Eliza AI platform with Gemini Enterprise. Google Cloud announced the partnership, calling it a strategic integration that will help advance Eliza’s agentic deep research...
WTW to Acquire Newfront in $1.3B Deal to Boost Tech Strategy
Willis Towers Watson (WTW), a major global advisory, broking, and solutions firm, announced yesterday, December 10, the acquisition of Newfront, a specialized broker combining deep expertise and cutting-edge technology. WTW Acquires Newfront For $1.3 billion The company said that it...
David Roberts Reappointed Chair of Bank of England’s Court
The Bank of England announced earlier today, December 11, that David Roberts has been reappointed as Chair of the Court of the Bank of England by His Majesty the King. As the Chair of the Bank of England’s Court,...
NYSE Debuts Satoshi Statue as Wall Street Warms to Crypto
A full-scale statue of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was revealed outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) earlier today, December 11. Satoshi Nakamoto’s Statue Unveiled According to reports, experts see this as a tribute to Bitcoin’s influence and a...



