SBI Holdings leads $125mn Series C for digital-asset firm Gauntlet
Gauntlet said the financing will fund stablecoin coverage, hiring and new on-chain offerings as SBI expands its digital-asset stra...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoSection
Fintech
GXBank adds Firsty mobile data plans to its Malaysian banking app
Malaysia’s GXBank has partnered with Firsty to let eligible customers buy and activate mobile data for more than 170 countries ins...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoStandard Chartered adds BlackRock Aladdin tools to wealth platform
The bank will use BlackRock’s Aladdin Wealth analytics in myWealth Advisor, starting with affluent client segments in Singapore an...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoVisa says early AI users could pull ahead in European banking
Visa Consulting and Analytics surveyed 325 senior bank decision-makers in 17 European markets on AI adoption, use cases and expect...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoGrace Investment Machine raises $20mn for capital markets AI
The Hong Kong startup will use the Series A funding to build agentic AI systems designed to generate and test investment hypothese...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoClearBank names Ken Johnstone as chief product officer
Ken Johnstone will lead ClearBank’s product strategy as the real-time clearing and embedded banking provider expands in the UK and...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago
Chain Drift launches crypto news desk for professional investors
The digital-asset publication will cover markets, DeFi, regulation and institutional adoption across five desks, with free access...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoCompliance AI projects stall as data gaps slow bank rollouts
SymphonyAI research says only 34% of financial institutions have moved AI projects beyond pilots despite broad plans to use AI in...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoCircle wins OCC approval for national trust bank
Circle said the OCC approved Circle National Trust, placing planned USDC custody and reserve-management functions under federal ba...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoSpain’s start-ups topped €3bn in VC funding in 2025, analysis says
Spain ranked eighth among European tech ecosystems by value, with AI leading sector funding, according to Neil Martin’s Finextra a...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoUK puts four cloud providers under financial regulator oversight
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle units have been designated Critical Third Parties as UK authorities target cloud concentratio...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoHorizon adds native Kalshi access for institutional market makers
Horizon Trading Solutions said its clients can now connect directly to Kalshi to quote, trade and hedge event contracts through it...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago