Merit Financial Advisors, a Georgia-based financial advisory firm, has announced the acquisition of Safeguard Wealth Management. This strategic move enhances Merit’s digital marketing capabilities, particularly through Safeguard’s successful YouTube platform, and adds $597 million in assets to Merit’s portfolio.
Ashland Place Finance LLC, a commercial aviation financing platform, has successfully completed two new financing facilities for Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited. These facilities cover two A320-200 aircraft currently leased to Peach Aviation in Japan and Volaris in Mexico.
Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc. reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. The quarter reflected a mix of increased investment income and higher expenses, along with market-driven unrealized losses affecting CLO equity valuations.
Edward Jones Ventures is no longer in prove‑it mode. Entering its second year, the venture arm of Edward Jones is scaling investments and commercialization efforts aimed at one of the most disruptive forces in modern finance: a $124 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer that is already reshaping how advice is delivered. The portfolio now spans 15 companies,…
Tomorrow.io just made one of the most consequential funding moves in the weather intelligence and space‑tech sectors this year. The company announced a $175 million equity financing led by Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest, aimed squarely at accelerating the deployment of DeepSky—the world’s first AI‑native weather satellite constellation.
Creative Financial Designs is stepping beyond its in‑house advisory roots and into a broader national spotlight. The Indiana‑based investment firm announced the public release of its Traditional and Faith‑Based Investment Strategies through its Turnkey Asset Management Program (TAMP), Creative Portfolio Management (CPM), making the strategies available to advisers nationwide through approved RIA firms beginning in 2026.
The digital asset infrastructure provider announced support for the Canton Network, a privacy‑enabled, open private blockchain purpose‑built for institutional finance. The launch introduces secure custody for Canton Coin (CC) and gives financial institutions a governed environment to begin settling assets on Canton using Fireblocks’ enterprise‑grade policy controls and workflow automation.
South Korea’s Hecto Financial is plugging into Circle’s rapidly expanding stablecoin rails, marking another step in the global shift away from slow, intermediary-heavy cross-border payments. The regulated financial services provider announced its integration with the Circle Payments Network (CPN), gaining access to an always‑on global settlement infrastructure that uses regulated stablecoins like USDC. The move…
HuLoop and Ceto have joined forces to bring human‑in‑the‑loop work optimization and AI‑powered automation to financial institutions. The partnership integrates HuLoop’s solutions directly with the Ceto NOVA™ platform and other Ceto offerings, including VendorLink™, MarketView™, and NexBridge™, enabling banks and credit unions to automate complex workflows while leveraging real‑time market, vendor, and performance intelligence.
Mid‑sized law firms have long lived with a technological split personality: one system to manage legal work, another to manage the books, and spreadsheets to bridge the gap. SurePoint Technologies thinks that era should be over. The company has unveiled SurePoint Pro, a new unified platform that brings together practice management, financial operations, and embedded…
Tether is making a decisive push deeper into everyday payments and savings, announcing expanded support for USDT and Tether Gold (via XAU₮0*) within MiniPay, Opera’s self‑custodial wallet built on the Celo blockchain. The initiative is helping millions of users across emerging markets gain stable, dollar‑denominated access to value and savings, reinforcing Tether’s role in advancing global financial inclusion.
Immutable and Crypto Blockchain Industries (CBI) are giving players their first real taste of emoji™ Marble Dash, with a playable demo now live on PC through the Epic Games Store. The release marks more than just an early‑access preview: it’s a litmus test for how competitive, skill‑based gameplay can coexist with Web3‑native progression and rewards—without putting blockchain front and centre.
Perfios launches Journey Builder, an AI‑powered, low‑code platform that helps banks cut product launch times by 60%+ and adapt faster to regulatory and market change.
India’s financial institutions have no shortage of data. What they do lack—often painfully—is speed. Turning customer insights into live, compliant financial products still takes months, tangled up in rigid loan origination systems, siloed teams, and regulatory complexity.
