A new survey from Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, suggests that most crypto investors take a long-term approach to both investing and romantic relationships. Nearly half of the respondents (49%) consider themselves "Forever HODLers," meaning they invest in both money and love for the long haul.

Paysafe Limited, a leading payments platform, announced a definitive agreement to sell its direct marketing payment processing business line (“the disposed business”). Paysafe also announced preliminary select results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024, along with supplemental financial information for comparability purposes, giving effect to the disposed business.

 FIS® , a global leader in financial technology, today announced a new strategic partnership with Affirm, (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that can empower consumers and help merchants drive growth, making Affirm its integrated pay-over-time provider for debit issuers.

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform services provider, has won the award for Derivatives Trading System of the Year for its TT platform at the FOW International Awards. The recognition, presented at a dinner ceremony in London last night, marked the firm’s third consecutive win in the category at the awards.

Capital.com, the high-growth global trading platform and fintech group whose trading volumes surpassed USD$1.7trn in 2024, today announced an expansion of its collaboration with LSEG.

Corridor Platforms, the pioneer in AI governance solutions, announces a partnership with Google Cloud to help financial institutions unlock the full potential of customer-facing GenAI applications while adhering to rigorous regulatory and compliance standards.

Hex Trust, a leading digital assets financial service provider specializing in custody, staking, and market services, has acquired Byte Trading. The acquisition will enable Hex Trust to expand and scale its markets and prime services offering to institutional investors.

The recent closure of HSBC’s Zing has sparked strong discussion about banks’ ability to compete in the challenging cross-border payments market. Some view it as proof that banks simply can’t keep up. But this narrative misses the mark. 

The truth is, banks can succeed in cross-border payments. In fact, they’re probably the ones that will. 

Vouch, the leading business insurance provider for high-growth companies, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the team and book of business of StartSure Insurance Services, Inc., an insurance provider that simplifies how small businesses get insurance.

Vouch is also announcing the first close of its Series D funding round, led by Allegis Capital with all other major investors participating, reinforcing its position as the go-to insurance platform for high-growth companies.

Soter Insure, a provider of specialized insurance products tailored to the digital asset economy, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, led by Galaxy, with participation from Brevan Howard Digital, Karatage, Token Bay, Pharsalus and others.