Mintos, a leading multi-asset platform offering a unique mix of alternative and traditional investment options, is to offer retail investors access to a BlackRock money market fund with the launch of Mintos Smart Cash in Latvia. This money market fund offering is a great addition to the loans, bonds, ETFs, and real estate already available on Mintos. 

Chargebacks911, the global chargeback technology leader, has found that 72% of merchants have experienced an increase in chargebacks over the past three years, with many businesses raising prices to offset the growing costs. These recently released findings come as the payments industry grapples with the fact that illegitimate disputes by cardholders through card-not-present (CNP) transactions are outpacing the growth of eCommerce sales.  

Swift, UBS Asset Management, and Chainlink have successfully completed a pilot for settling tokenized fund subscriptions and redemptions using the Swift network. This initiative would enable digital assets transactions to settle with fiat payment systems across more than 11,500 financial institutions, across over 200 countries and territories.

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange, and Web3 company, has launched “Pitch n Slay,” a special initiative under its Blockchain4Her program organized to provide exposure for female entrepreneurs in the blockchain space. Building on Bitget’s larger $10 million Blockchain4Her project, the program extends targeted support to promising women-led startups by offering them a chance to secure up to $100,000 in funding by Foresight Ventures.

OpenOrigins, the company founded to protect content authenticity through its provenance focused blockchain, has expanded globally with a $4.5 million seed investment led by Galaxy Interactive with participation from Galaxy Ventures and existing investor Unbound, a global investment firm led by Shravin Bharti Mittal. During the past year, OpenOrigins grew quickly signing major partnerships

Global financial technology leader FIS® today announced the appointment of Kourtney Gibson to its Board of Directors (the “Board”). Her appointment increases the size of the Board from nine to ten directors, nine of whom, including Ms. Gibson, are independent.

Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, today announced a strategic partnership with HyperGuest, a premier B2B marketplace for the travel and hospitality industry.

In a significant step towards enhancing financial accessibility in Lebanon, TerraPay, a global money movement company, has partnered with Suyool, a licensed financial ecosystem regulated by Banque du Liban. This collaboration is set to transform how Lebanese residents send and receive money, addressing the pressing demand for fast, secure, and convenient remittance services.