LevelField Financial, a U.S. financial services firm seeking to unite traditional banking and digital asset products and services in one trusted platform, received conditional approval
Kraken, the crypto exchange, has raised $800 million, including a $200 million valuation-setting investment from Citadel Securities at a $20 billion valuation, and immediately filed
Visa and Mastercard recently reached a revised settlement in a long-running antitrust lawsuit with U.S. merchants over interchange fees. These fees represent the lion’s share
Zilch, UK-based consumer payments platform, has raised over $175 million in new debt and equity financing—led by KKCG and supported by BNF Capital and other
JPMorgan Chase has finalized deals with major data aggregators such as Plaid, Yodlee, Morningstar and Akoya, securing payments for granting fintech companies access to its
Alibaba is developing a tokenized global payments network, functionally similar to a stablecoin system, using JPMorgan’s tokenization technology to simplify cross-border B2B transactions across its
Apple has introduced Digital IDs in Apple Wallet based on U.S. passports, allowing users to verify their identity at TSA checkpoints in 250 airports using
Schwab, a discount brokerage firm providing investment and banking services to retail investors, is acquiring Forge Global for $660 million in cash to expand its
Amenitiz, the integrated software platform designed specifically for independent hotels and smaller properties, raised a $45M Series B led by Kfund’s Leadwind fund to expand