Markets

8 December 2025

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...

8 December 2025

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...

8 December 2025

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...

8 December 2025

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...

8 December 2025

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...

7 December 2025

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...

7 December 2025

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...

7 December 2025

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...

7 December 2025

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...

7 December 2025

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...

7 December 2025

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...

6 December 2025

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...

6 December 2025

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...