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Year: 2025
China’s VC Funding Value Drops 36 Per Cent Despite Rise in Deal Volume, GlobalData Finds
China’s venture capital market presented a mixed picture in the first eight months of 2025, with a modest three per cent year-on-year rise in deal […]
CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: Seeds Finally Popping, Nvidia Bets on ElevenLabs
The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, […] The post CEE Startup & Tech Weekly: Seeds Finally […]
Lloyds and Curve: Betting on the Future of Digital Wallets
This article explores the strategic motivations behind Lloyds Banking Group’s rumored acquisition of Curve, arguing that the real prize is not a simple payments technology, […]
How can financial services firms modernise cores without full replacement?
Modernise legacy systems without a risky rip-and-replace. An ‘agility layer’ connects old and new, unifying data and accelerating innovation. David Tomkins is a seasoned leader […]
Arāya Ventures Expands Into GCC with New Leadership and Investor Academy
Early-stage venture capital firm Arāya Ventures is accelerating its expansion into the GCC region through a strategy focused on new on-the-ground leadership, locally anchored investment […]
First Fed Bank Launches Apiture Digital Banking Platform to Enhance Business Banking
First Fed Bank, a Washington-based community bank with $2billion in assets, launched the Apiture Digital Banking Platform to enhance its online and mobile banking experience […]
StarBridge Showcases Latvian FinTech Expertise to German Delegation
StarBridge, a Latvian company specialising in financial infrastructure, recently joined an official delegation led by Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa and Minister of Economics Viktors […]
BitGo Secures BaFin Licence Extension for Regulated Crypto Trading Services in Europe
Digital asset infrastructure company BitGo secured an extension of its licence from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) for its subsidiary, BitGo Europe GmbH. The […]
Digital Wallets to Beachfront Villas: How Mandarin Oriental Grand Cayman is Redefining Luxury Real Estate
The worlds of high-finance and high-end property have always been intrinsically linked, but a new paradigm is emerging at their intersection. As the digital asset […]