Global financial services and tech firm Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FRHC) has caught the eye of the world’s largest asset manager. BlackRock, Inc. has increased its stake in the company to 0.85%, investing roughly $89 million—a move that cements BlackRock as Freedom Holding’s second-largest shareholder after founder and CEO Timur Turlov.
Korea Blockchain Week (KBW), organized by FactBlock, has unveiled the theme and title sponsors for its 2025 conference, taking place this September in Seoul. The event promises to be a convergence of regulation, AI, and digital assets, bringing together policymakers, technologists, and financial institutions from across the globe.
Obita, an enterprise-focused cross-border payment and digital finance network, has closed its angel funding round at over US$10 million. The round was co-led by Vision Plus Capital and Mirana Ventures, with participation from Legend Capital, HashKey Capital, Web3.com Ventures, and other notable investors. The capital will fuel R&D, compliance infrastructure, and global market expansion, fast-tracking deployment of Obita’s stablecoin-based cross-border payment network.
Taiwan’s Gen Z is storming the financial markets, reshaping how brands capture attention and trust. According to the Yahoo 2025 Investment Behavior Survey, over 60% of Taiwan’s Gen Z are active investors, with nearly 70% willing to embrace higher-risk strategies—a stark contrast to the broader market’s caution amid global uncertainty.
In a move that could shake up the intersection of gaming and Web3, GCL Global Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: GCL) announced today that its gaming subsidiary, 2Game Digital, has partnered with a KuCoin-integrated tech provider to bring KuCoin Pay to its global e-commerce store, 2Game.com.
Financial technology giant FIS® (NYSE: FIS) is starting 2025 with a fresh round of industry recognition, clinching two major awards at the Global Finance Treasury and Cash Management Systems and Services Awards.
The checkout line may soon disappear—not just in stores, but everywhere. The U.S. Payments Forum has released a new white paper, “Contextual Payments Considering Artificial Intelligence, 5G, and Internet of Things,” exploring how payments are shifting from consumer action to background automation, powered by AI-driven decision-making, high-speed 5G, and always-connected IoT devices.
In the fast-shifting world of algorithmic trading, a new entrant is positioning itself as a bridge between automation, compliance, and accessibility. The Parlions Platform is pitching itself as an AI-powered trading infrastructure designed to streamline execution across crypto, forex, commodities, indices, and equities—all within a single ecosystem.
IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) is leveling up its AI cloud ambitions with fresh firepower from NVIDIA. The data center operator announced it has secured NVIDIA Preferred Partner status—a badge that opens the door to deeper collaboration—and added another 2,400 next-gen GPUs to its fleet, split between 1,200 air-cooled B300s and 1,200 liquid-cooled GB300s.
1. What are some of the most exciting AI-driven innovations currently redefining the FinTech ecosystem whether in payments, lending, wealth management, or fraud detection? AI in FinTech is transforming financial services by enabling institutions to personalize offerings at scale, automate complex decisions, and detect fraud in real time. In payments and lending, advanced models now allow…
