Kevin Warsh, a former US Federal Reserve Governor and currently a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, has been selected by President Trump to become the next Fed Chair. Warsh received his BA at Stanford and earned his JD from Harvard Law... Read More
In a recent review by Lloyds Bank of the UK’s commercial sector, it was indicated that companies are displaying firmer belief in their own operational futures, even as general economic positivity wanes. The January edition of the Lloyds Business Barometer reveals that while aggregate business... Read More
Volt, a platform for real-time, rail-independent money transfers, has teamed up with ClearBank, a specialist in real-time clearing and integrated banking services. This alliance is set to elevate Volt’s cash management features tailored for accounts, pushing the boundaries of open banking payments to new heights... Read More
Digital assets focused banking services provider Sygnum has teamed up with Starboard Digital Strategies to secure more than 750 Bitcoin (BTC) in commitments for their joint venture, the Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund. This capital influx occurred within just the initial four months of the... Read More
In a survey released by Deloitte, dealmakers from corporate and private equity sectors are expressing renewed confidence in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the coming year, despite ongoing economic uncertainties. The “2026 M&A Trends Survey: A tale of two markets,” conducted among 1,500 US-based... Read More
UK Finance has pointed out that industry professionals are calling for a fundamental rethink of how to combat scams. UK Finance also indicated that with fraud losses climbing to staggering levels—over £629 million in the first half of 2025 alone, marking a 17% increase in... Read More
PitchBook has indicated that the United Kingdom’s private capital landscape experienced a resurgence as 2025 drew to a close, driven by a combination of large-scale transactions, improved investor sentiment, and favorable macroeconomic conditions. According to recent analyses shared by PitchBook, the year concluded on an... Read More
The Digital Genesis Fund has officially launched as a new European investment platform focused on real-world infrastructure for the digital age, combining institutional regulation with Web3, tokenization, and AI-driven value creation. Structured as a Luxembourg SICAV-RAIF, the Digital Genesis Fund is designed to deploy long-term... Read More
Payments Canada has officially welcomed five new members under its recently introduced payment service provider (PSP) category. This development, announced on January 27, 2026, marks a pivotal step in modernizing the nation’s payment infrastructure, allowing regulated fintech companies greater access to core systems. Payments Canada,... Read More
Global payments platform Yuno has teamed up with cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com. This collaboration integrates Crypto.com’s payment solution, known as Crypto.com Pay, into Yuno’s extensive ecosystem, which already encompasses more than 1,000 different payment options. The result is a smoother way for businesses to incorporate cryptocurrency... Read More