New Rules to Make Long-Term Investment Funds Clearer

• 1 day 1 hour ago
• Infrastructure

This will help give the market more confidence to invest in funds that support private markets. The new rules mean that investors will have to give 90 days' notice to access their funds but will be more certain that they will receive their money. For investors, this means the fund should be clearer from the start about how quickly they can get their money back and whether the fund is right for their needs.

Samsung Wallet to Bring Stablecoin Access to Eligible Galaxy Users in the US

• 1 day 1 hour ago
• e-Payments

Samsung Electronics America today announced that stablecoin wallet functionality will launch in Samsung Wallet starting in the last week of October for eligible Galaxy users in the United States, bringing eligible cross-border stablecoin transfers into the app they already use regularly. The feature will initially support USDC, a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin.

Mastercard to Keep Payments Moving During Power and Network Outages Across Europe

• 1 day 1 hour ago
• Payments

From early 2027, Mastercard’s new offline payment requirements will help people across Europe continue to pay when power or network connections fail. When a power blackout hit Spain and Portugal in April 2025, an estimated 55 million people were suddenly unable to make digital payments. Today, Mastercard announced new offline payment requirements across its European network, designed to keep money moving and payments working when power or...

BNY Expands Digital Asset Custody Platform in Europe

• 1 day 1 hour ago
• Infrastructure

BNY, a global financial services company, today announced the expansion of its Digital Asset Custody platform for select institutions in the European Union under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, making BNY one of the first global systemically important banks to offer regulated digital asset custody in the region.

Sapiens Appoints Maroun S. Mourad as Chief Executive Officer, North America

• 1 day 1 hour ago
• People Moves

Sapiens International Corporation N.V. today announced the appointment of Maroun S. Mourad as Chief Executive Officer, North America. Mourad joins Sapiens’ Senior Leadership Team and brings more than 27 years of global leadership across property and casualty (P&C), life and annuities, reinsurance, data analytics and technology.

Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo Processes $7.5 Trillion in September

• 1 day 1 hour ago
• Blockchain

Broadridge, global Fintech leader, today announced that its Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) processed an average of $359 billion in daily repo transactions during September, with volumes totaling $7.5 trillion. The daily average increase demonstrates the continued scale of tokenized securities financing activity as Broadridge expands its digital asset infrastructure beyond repo through its recently launched fully integrated, end-to-end...

Mastercard and Tamatem Level Up Gaming Payments in the Middle East and Africa

• 1 day 2 hours ago
• Payments

Mastercard and Tamatem, one of MENA’s leading mobile games publishers backed by Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and supported by Abu Dhabi Gaming (ADG) have joined forces to enhance in-app gaming experiences across Middle East and Africa. Under the collaboration, Mastercard Gateway, available via Mastercard Merchant Cloud, will become the payment gateway behind Tamatem Plus, Tamatem’s white-label digital commerce platform and marketplace, in...

Swift Announces New Supervisory Board Members as It Continues to Reinforce the Cooperative and Accelerate Its Strategy

• 1 day 4 hours ago
• Banking

Swift today announced the members of its new Supervisory Board, having evolved its governance model to shape the cooperative’s next generation strategy to meet the global financial community’s priorities and further strengthen resilience and trust in the cross-border ecosystem.

Cboe Clear Europe Expands Securities Financing Transactions Clearing Service to U.S. Equities

• 1 day 4 hours ago
• Infrastructure

Cboe Global Markets, Inc., a leading global markets operator and pioneer in equity and index derivatives, today announced that Cboe Clear Europe N.V., its pan-European clearing house, will expand its Securities Financing Transactions (SFT) clearing service from mid-October to include U.S. equities eligible for securities lending - another significant milestone in its strategy to expand the benefits of central clearing across the global...

Aviva Launches U.S. Specialty Insurance Business

• 1 day 4 hours ago
• Insurtech

Aviva today announced the launch of Aviva Specialty, its wholly owned U.S. specialty insurance platform headquartered in New York City, marking Aviva’s expansion into the U.S. specialty insurance market.[1]

Revolut Customers Can Now Support Crisis-Affected Communities Through a New Partnership with the International Rescue Committee

• 1 day 4 hours ago
• Infrastructure

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today announced a new partnership with Revolut, enabling millions of customers worldwide to support humanitarian response efforts and help people survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Customers can donate seamlessly directly in-app, using their account balance or RevPoints to make one-time contributions or set up recurring donations.

dLocal Provides Local Payments for LinkedIn Users Across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile

• 1 day 4 hours ago
• Payments

dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, today announced a collaboration to provide local-currency card payments in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile for LinkedIn members. By enabling more localized  payment capabilities, LinkedIn can reach and better serve its growing community of professionals across the region. 

Companies Experience Sharp Increase in Business Interruption Losses

• 1 day 4 hours ago
• Risk Management

Armalytix Further Strengthens Compliance and Regulatory Oversight with New Head of Legal and Compliance Appointment

• 1 day 5 hours ago
• RegTech

Armalytix, the multi-award-winning intelligence firm delivering precision client information for AML, affordability and more, has appointed Arvin Razon as its first dedicated Head of Legal and Compliance, a move that underpins the company's ambition to be the trusted compliance infrastructure for the UK property sector as it scales across conveyancing, lending and estate agency, helping property professionals move transactions forward with...

Gr4vy Partners with Unlimit to Give Enterprises Access to Local Payment Methods Worldwide

• 1 day 5 hours ago
• Payments

Gr4vy, the US-based cloud payment orchestration platform, has partnered with Unlimit, the global financial infrastructure company, giving its enterprise customers access to Unlimit’s card acquiring and leading local payment methods through their existing Gr4vy integration.