Dubai’s Meydan Free Zone, the UAE’s only fully digital Free Zone, just made starting a business significantly smarter—and more rewarding. In a new partnership with Alaan, the Middle East’s leading corporate card and expense management platform, all businesses registered with Meydan before August 31, 2025, will receive 12 months of Alaan’s premium plan free of charge—a bundle worth AED 6,000.
In a move that sharpens its competitive edge in Europe’s tech M&A market, Guggenheim Securities has recruited three senior bankers from William Blair to bolster its global technology and services investment banking coverage.
In a move that underscores the growing institutional appetite for stable, socially aligned real estate, eQ Community Properties has completed the sale of a key school property in Espoo to Mutual Pension Insurance Company Varma—and simultaneously brought Varma on as an investor in its €1.7 billion social infrastructure fund.
In the DeFi world, staking has long been the go-to move for crypto holders looking to earn passive income. Lock up your tokens, wait, and collect rewards—simple, but limiting. The tradeoff? Your assets are often frozen, and your yield is at the mercy of fixed rates.
In a fintech landscape where scale, compliance, and cross-border capabilities are king, Synervest Group just raised its stake. The fintech holding company announced a $4 million Series A round led by Jura Investment Group, with continued support from CMT Digital. The raise doubles Synervest’s valuation to $60 million in just 12 months—no small feat in today’s cautious funding environment.
In a bold push to modernize payment infrastructure for high-risk industries, SmartPayNet has expanded its global footprint, now supporting transactions and payouts in over 100 countries. This milestone makes it one of the most widely connected and specialized payment providers for sectors like iGaming, forex trading, and affiliate-heavy digital services—markets long underserved by traditional PSPs….
In a move that underscores the crypto industry’s pivot toward practical, real-world use cases, Bitget Wallet has become the first crypto wallet to integrate with Plasma, a new Layer 1 blockchain engineered specifically for stablecoin-based transactions. The integration grants users direct access to Plasma’s testnet via the Bitget Wallet app—offering a first look at what could be the next big infrastructure play in digital dollar payments.
AdvicePay, a billing and compliance platform tailored for fee-for-service financial planners, just dropped its Summer 2025 Product Showcase—and it’s loaded with automation upgrades, tighter security, and strategic bundling that signals the company’s bigger ambition: owning the entire advisor revenue lifecycle. From its long-awaited Zapier integration to fresh enhancements across user experience, AdvicePay is clearly aiming…
CompoSecure, a fintech innovator best known for its premium metal payment cards and authentication tech, is bolstering its Board of Directors with two high-caliber appointments. Kevin M. Moriarty and Rebecca K. Corbin Loree joined as independent directors, effective July 12, 2025, bringing decades of financial and strategic expertise as the company leans into its next chapter of expansion.
Trading Technologies (TT), one of the capital markets’ most influential tech platforms, has made a minority investment in SIGMA AI, an ambitious fintech focused on real-time data and AI-driven insights. The deal is more than just financial—it formalizes a deeper, product-first partnership and launches a dedicated AI and Innovation Hub to turbocharge TT’s push into intelligent trading tools.
