/regulation
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), has issued new cybersecurity guidance on how financial services firms should manage cybersecurity risks associated with third-party service providers (TPSPs).
23 October 2025
/crypto
Coinbase is opening up its bitcoin rewards card to the hundreds of thousands of Americans on its waitlist.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has filed a lawsuit against HTX, a cryptocurrency exchange linked to Justin Sun, a billionaire who has invested millions of dollars in the Trump family's crypto ventures.
22 October 2025
/wholesale
British SME challenger bank Allica has boosted its working capital efforts and moved into the embedded finance market through the acquisition of fintech Kriya.
/ai
Ani Tech, a UK-based agentic AI platform focused on financial advice, has been chosen to participate in the inaugural AI sandbox initiative of the UK's financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
/crime
A vast majority of consumers are concerned that increasingly sophisticated AI will be used for financial scams and a similar number expect their banks to use the same technology to protect them, according to recently published research
In the wake of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's decision to ditch its open banking rule, the American Fintech Council (AFC) has called on the regulator to preserve people’s right to access and share their financial data.
The Federal Reserve is exploring the introduction of a "skinny" master account that would give access to basic Fed payment services to fintechs and other providers that currently have to work with third-party banks, says Governor Christopher Waller.
OpenAI has hired more than 100 former investment bankers to help train its AI to build financial models, according to Bloomberg.
21 October 2025
Coinbase has acquired crypto investment platform Echo for around $375 million in cash and stock.
/payments
London-based payments network TrueLayer is set to expand its presence in Europe after striking an agreement to buy Nordic competitor Zimpler.
/markets
A consortium of 20 UK-based pension funds, asset managers and asset owners is set to invest in the country's fintech sector.
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