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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has agreed to buy credit data firm Octus for US$3.535 billion in cash. The deal adds private, illiquid and distressed credit data to LSEG’s fixed income business, which already covers…
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View MoreThis year, distributed ledger technology (DLT) continues to gain traction in capital markets, with institutions emphasizing asset mobility,…
The European Commission has announced two new strategies to strengthen Europe’s position in AI: the Apply AI Strategy…
Coinbase and Mastercard are reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire London-based stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK, in a deal…
Financial Literacy Uneven Across Switzerland, with Wealthier and Better-Educated Populations Leading
In Switzerland, financial literacy varies significantly by education, income, and region, reflecting notable socio-economic and cultural disparities in…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are being increasingly adopted across financial services and telecommunications (telcos) to…
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifted its ban on crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) on 8 October, allowing investors…
US banking giant Citigroup has revised its 2030 forecast for the global stablecoin industry, citing strong market growth,…
Zurich-based YAPEAL has announced changes to its Board of Directors following the company’s General Assembly on 3 October.…
Checkout.com has entered a multi-year technology collaboration with Microsoft to enhance its payment infrastructure using Microsoft Azure’s cloud…
OpenAI has acquired Roi, a company founded three years ago with the goal of making investing more accessible…
Soaring cryptocurrency prices over the past year have pushed the number of crypto millionaires to a record of…
SIX, the operator of the Swiss Stock Exchange, is set to bring its digital asset division, SDX, in-house…
Tap Global Group, a Gibraltar-based digital finance hub that combines money payments and cryptocurrency settlement services in a…
Paris-based cybertech Filigran has completed a Series C funding round worth US$58 million, bringing its total funding to…
Feedzai, an AI-native RiskOps platform for financial crime prevention, has been valued at over US$2 billion following an…
Visa has announced plans to launch a stablecoin prefunding pilot through Visa Direct, its global money movement platform…
This year, the European fintech industry is showing resilience, capturing a growing share of venture capital (VC) funding…
Nearly 200 publicly traded companies are under scrutiny by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over their…
Chur-based IT company Inventx has appointed Torsten Böttjer as Head of Cloud Services. In this role, he is…
Ten years after its launch, digital bank Revolut has moved into new headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf, signalling…
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the conclusion of framework agreements for the five negotiated procurement procedures…
Revolut has overtaken Nubank as the world’s most valuable neobank, reaching a valuation of US$75 billion after an…
The global payment industry is undergoing structural changes as digital payments rewrite the rules and new technologies including…
JCB has published a new strategic guide titled “Asian Traveller Personas: Inspiring European Merchants to Unlock Greater Spend.”…










