A day after securing a $20 billion valuation in its latest funding round, crypto exchange Kraken says it has confidentially filed to go public in the US.

The Financial Conduct Authority has filed an application with the UK’s High Court to lift a suspension on a contract it awarded for a bond consolidated tape.

Fintech’s international expansion plans are being thwarted by a fragmented regulatory landscape, according to recently published research designed to promote the role of international finance centres (IFCs).

The Swiss National Bank is to issue its first real wholesale digital currency for tests with six commercial banks operating on the distributed ledger platform of SIX Digital Exchange.

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Japanese financial services conglomerate has announced plans to consolidate its various fintech divisions into a single unit.

Deutsche Börse has integrated social media monitoring services from Stockpulse into its market surveillance technology.

Investing.com, a provider of financial news, tools and data to retail investors, has added an AI chart analysis feature.

TP Icap has signed a major agreement with Amazon Web Services to streamline and scale the brokerage’s technology infrastructure.

EToro has constructed a passive investor portfolio composed solely of shares in 40 leading fintech companies.

A combination of geopolitical uncertainty, high inflation and low interest rates has seen investment in the UK’s fintech industry slump to its lowest level since 2020.

Innovation within Ireland’s banking sector has been hindered by a lack of government funding, claims a newly published report.

Australia’s Securities and Investment Commission is suing the country’s top exchange over misleading statements about the progress of its much delayed and now abandoned blockchain-based Chess replacement system.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined the London Metal Exchange (LME) £9.2 million for failing to ensure its systems and controls were adequate to deal with severe market stress.

Exchange operator Nasdaq is integrating a GenAI-powered feature into its market surveillance technology.