Latest Markets News: Finextra Research

Anthropic unveils Claude for Financial Services

Anthropic, the AI startup backed by Amazon and Google, has launched a tool to help finance professionals analyse markets, conduct research, and make investment decisions with its Claude models.

16 July 2025

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Wall Street names announce stablecoin plans

Two of the biggest names on Wall Street are seemingly about to enter the stablecoin market based on comments made by their senior executives.

16 July 2025

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Computershare named as potential buyer for PrimaryBid

Australian stock transfer agency Computershare is reportedly one of a number of companies looking to acquire UK fintech PrimaryBid which was put up for sale earlier this year

16 July 2025

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Standard Chartered launches bitcoin spot trading

Standard Chartered has become the first global systemically important bank to offer digital asset spot trading to institutional clients.

15 July 2025

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Government vows to make UK 'fintech capital of the world'

The UK government is promising bespoke support for financial technology firms as they start, scale and list as it vows to make the country the "fintech capital of the world".

15 July 2025

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Starling eyes NYSE listing

UK-based challenger bank Starling is considering listing on the New York Stock Exchange as part of its US expansion plans.

15 July 2025

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Lloyds and Aberdeen Investments use tokenised collateral for FX trades

In a UK-first, Lloyds Banking Group and Aberdeen Investments have used tokenised real-world assets as collateral for foreign exchange trades.

15 July 2025

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UK Chancellor halts ISAs reductions after backlash

Rachel Reeves, UK Chancellor, announced reductions to allowance for tax-free cash savings in a push to get the public to allocate more funds into stocks and shares to boost the economy. However, backlash from building societies and banks has led to these plans being shelved.

11 July 2025

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Moment raises $36m to automate fixed income

Moment has raised $36 million in Series B funding led by Index Ventures for its platform automating trading and portfolio management workflows for fixed income teams.

10 July 2025

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Trump says tariff rates could be up to 70% as letters ship out

As the 9 July tariff deadline looms, US President Donald Trump has said that rates could be up to 70% for certain counties.

04 July 2025

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CBDC pilot projects seeing adoption in Ghana and Thailand – Giesecke + Devrient

Raoul Herborg, managing director, central bank digital currency (CBDC) solutions at Giesecke and Devrient (G+D) spoke to Finextra on their release of a recent survey on CBDC progress worldwide, and what we can expect from CBDCs in the coming years.

04 July 2025

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Global fintech growth challenged by macroeconomic risks - WEF report

Macroeconomic risks have been highlighted as the biggest concern affecting the growth of global fintechs, according to research from the World Economic Forum (WEF).

26 June 2025

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