/crypto
Firefish, a European open marketplace for bitcoin-collateralised loans, has raised $1.8 million seed funding.
09 April 2025
/security
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says "highly sensitive information" was accessed in a hack on its email system.
08 April 2025
/ai
Bank of America says that over 90% of its 213,000 employees now use its AI-driven internal virtual assistant, cutting calls into the IT services desk by half.
/payments
Blackbird Labs, a blockchain-based restaurant loyalty and payments app, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round.
NatWest has made a minorty investment in rewards credit card startup Yonder.
Ripple is to acquire crypo-friendly prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, representing one of the largest deals in the digital assets space.
AI-powered anti-money laundering, screening and fraud prevention outfit Hawk has raised $56 million in a Series C funding round led by One Peak.
Félix, a chat-based platform that utilises WhatsApp and stablecoins to enable Latino immigrants in the US to send money abroad, has secured $75 million Series B in equity and growth financing.
Turkish emebedded finance fintech Sipay has raised $78 million at a valuation of $875 million.
Berlin-based Mondu is expanding its distribution across Europe through new partnerships with Payin3 and Lemonway, providing businesses and marketplaces with the same ease and convenience of consumer payments and buy now, pay later options.
Open banking startup LuxHub has signed up six major banks in Luxembourg to its Verification of Payee (VoP) and Routing and Verification Mechanism (RVM) technology.
/people
Standard Charted has appointed former Monetary Authority of Singapore executive David Hardoon as global head of artificial intelligence enablement.
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