4/25/2025 12:16:50 PM Mexico’s fintech stars start to shine at last By Cristobal de Atucha Mexico’s fintech ecosystem is beginning to deliver on its early promise, producing a wave of billion-dollar companies across payments,...
4/24/2025 10:36:19 PM Nubank clears major hurdle in securing Mexico banking license By Cristobal de Atucha Brazilian fintech Nubank said on Thursday that its Mexico arm received regulatory approval from the Mexican National Banking and...
4/24/2025 10:06:48 PM Stablecoin turf wars: Bank of America, Tether and Circle battle to shape US rules By Cristobal de Atucha Bank of America’s interest in issuing a stablecoin has intensified the debate in Washington as lawmakers weigh the STABLE Act and the...
4/24/2025 8:53:59 PM Revolut profits surge above £1b on crypto trading boom By Sarah Wolter In addition to benefiting from a surge in cryptocurrency trading, Revolut’s record profits were underpinned by growth in customer...
4/21/2025 6:34:29 PM Crypto knocks on the door of a banking world that shut it out By Sarah Wolter A regulatory crackdown on crypto in the wake of the meltdown of FTX and two crypto-friendly banks prompted some in traditional finance to...
4/16/2025 11:25:50 AM The Most Costly Art Heist in World History, St. Paddy's Day and a Last Will & Testament! By Jeffrey Nix This past St. Paddy's day marked the 35th anniversary of the most costly theft of personal property, valued in excess of $500M, in world...
4/11/2025 12:52:09 PM Trump Threats Send Migrants Scrambling to Get Cash Out of the US By Gareth Jones Amid Trump’s deportation threats, remittances to Central America have surged: Guatemala saw $2B in March (+19% YoY), Honduras $1.6B...
4/8/2025 8:50:51 PM Stripe applies for US banking license to expand merchant acquiring capabilities By Sarah Wolter Stripe’s application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter has been accepted by the state of Georgia’s Department...
4/4/2025 1:54:18 PM Djamo raises $17m in Series B funding By Louden Richason Ivory Coast based digital banking startup raised $17m in Series B funding led by Janngo Capital.
4/4/2025 12:48:09 PM Justice Department will not block Capital One acquisition of Discover By Sarah Wolter This decision would allow the two banking regulators that must approve the deal — the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller...
3/31/2025 8:41:05 PM UK operational resilience regime starts to bite By Simon Treacy Financial services firms in the UK face more regulatory risk in the wake of operational incidents. Now that the UK’s operational...
3/31/2025 6:30:51 PM Taylor English Duma LLP Adds Jessica Ehrlich as a Partner in Southeastern Market By Taylor English MIAMI, FL – [March 31, 2025] Taylor English Duma LLP welcomes Jessica Ehrlich as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate and Corporate...
3/28/2025 1:49:00 PM Abound raises $14m in Seed funding By Louden Richason San Francisco based finance app for Indians living in the US raised $14m in Seed funding led by NEAR Foundation.
3/28/2025 1:27:58 PM Mercury raises $300m in Series C funding By Louden Richason San Francisco based digital banking startup raised $300m in Series C funding led by Sequoia Capital.
3/28/2025 12:53:21 PM Enza raises $6.75m in Seed funding By Louden Richason Abu Dhabi based banking infrastructure startup raised $6.75m in Seed funding led by Algebra Ventures and Quona Capital.
3/28/2025 12:45:15 PM Sympera AI raises $10m in Seed funding By Louden Richason New York based agentic AI platform for relationship banking raised $10m in Seed funding led by Nyca Partners and Viola Ventures.