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UAE-headquartered M2 Capital said it invested $21 million in AVAX One, a Nasdaq-listed digital asset treasury created to accumulate AVAX, the native token of the Avalanche blockchain. The move is part of a push to support the network’s growth and the Middle East’s adoption of... Read More
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary recently expressed concerns about Ethereum’s ( ETH) network congestion and fee surge over the past weekend. In a social media post, O’Leary claimed that the Ethereum blockchain network had become really congested, resulting in even relatively small transactions costing upwards of... Read More
Flare, a provider of threat exposure management, has launched Identity Exposure Management (IEM), which is designed to prevent exposed identities from causing large-scale incidents. Every hour that exposed accounts go unaddressed intensifies the risk of a breach. Verizon’s DBIR 2025 report found that stolen credentials... Read More
HitPay, a Singapore-based payments platform, said it partnered with licensed crypto payments firm Triple-A to enable more than 20,000 merchants to accept stablecoin payments at online and in-store checkouts while receiving instant settlements in fiat currency. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-regulated arrangement targets small... Read More
Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE: OWL), an alternative asset manager, has recently announced the appointment of Greg Porteous as Managing Director and Head of Defined Contribution Retirement Solutions. In this role, Porteous will be responsible for spearheading Blue Owl’s ongoing efforts to expand access to... Read More
Carta has introduced a new addition to its product suite, the Carta Loan Operations, purpose-built for private credit companies currently navigating the complexity of loan admin workflows. Carta Loan Operations comes as a result of their acquisition of Sirvatus, a loan administration platform for private... Read More
Barracuda Networks, Inc., a cybersecurity firm providing full protection against complex threats for all size business, and Capchase, the enabler of tech-powered vendor financing for B2B software and hardware companies, announced the launch of Barracuda Financial Services, enabled by Capchase. This financing program offers Barracuda... Read More
Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company (IHC) said it has acquired a majority stake in state-owned First Women Bank Ltd (FWBL) after Pakistan completed a government-to-government privatisation under its Inter-Governmental Commercial Transactions Act of 2022. The announcement, at a ceremony attended by Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan... Read More
Fintech Plaid noted that the data that makes up a consumer’s complete financial picture is more complex than it has ever been before. According to a blog post from Plaid, income is now more variable, expenses tend to fluctuate, and financial activity is spread across... Read More
Since introducing stablecoin payments, financial infrastructure, and payments processing, Fintech Stripe said that they’ve seen these digital tokens enable the global expansion of some of the fastest-growing companies today. According to Stripe, the top 20 AI firms on Stripe—all but 1 based in the United States—draw the... Read More