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Financial Technology News 19 June 2025 - 12 November 2025

Stripe’s $350B Fintech Fortune: JPMorgan’s Bold AI-Crypto Prediction

JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin Deposit Token on Coinbase’s Base as DBS Tie-Up Targets 24/7 Cross‑Bank On‑Chain Payments

Published: November 12, 2025 JPMorgan Chase has begun rolling out a new deposit token—JPM Coin (also referred to as JPMD)—to institutional clients, marking one of the most consequential moves yet by a global bank to bring real‑world money onto public blockchains. The token initially operates on Base, Coinbase’s public Ethereum layer‑2 network, and is designed to enable near‑instant, always‑on settlement for corporate payments and treasury flows. CoinDesk+1 What JPM Coin (JPMD) is—and isn’t Unlike a stablecoin issued by a fintech, a deposit token represents a direct claim on money already held in a customer’s bank account. In practice, that means
12 November 2025
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VCI Global (VCIG) Buys $100M in OOB Tokens, Tapped as Oobit Treasury Manager

VCI Global (VCIG) Buys $100M in OOB Tokens, Tapped as Oobit Treasury Manager

VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) said today it has acquired approximately US$100 million (book value) in OOB tokens and has been appointed Treasury Manager for the Oobit (“OOB”) digital‑asset ecosystem, where Tether Investment Limited holds the largest stake. The company added that, following the transaction, Tether is expected to become VCI Global’s largest shareholder, alongside other prominent investors. GlobeNewswire Key takeaways What happened today In a morning news release, VCI Global detailed a strategic agreement that combines a sizable token position with an operational role at the core of Oobit’s treasury function. The move places VCIG inside a payments‑centric crypto
11 November 2025
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Stripe’s $350B Fintech Fortune: JPMorgan’s Bold AI-Crypto Prediction

JPMorgan Chase Today: 13F Shows Bigger Bitcoin ETF Stake, Yodlee Data Pact, and BaFin’s €45M Fine — Nov 7, 2025

Dateline: New York — November 7, 2025. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) featured prominently in Friday’s news cycle, filing its quarterly holdings report, expanding a long‑running data‑access partnership, and facing a record anti‑money‑laundering penalty in Germany. Below is a concise roundup of what changed today and why it matters to investors, customers, and the broader market. 1) Fresh 13F: What JPMorgan disclosed about Q3 holdings JPMorgan filed its Form 13F-HR for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The filing lists 32,847 positions with an aggregate 13F value of ~$1.669 trillion, and was signed by Michael T. Lees on November
7 November 2025
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SoFi Technologies (SOFI) news today (Nov. 6, 2025): Stock wobbles as SoFi’s Galileo debuts Southwest debit‑rewards card; fresh fund flows and bullish commentary keep momentum in focus

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) news today (Nov. 6, 2025): Stock wobbles as SoFi’s Galileo debuts Southwest debit‑rewards card; fresh fund flows and bullish commentary keep momentum in focus

On Thursday, November 6, 2025, SoFi’s (NASDAQ: SOFI) ecosystem made headlines as subsidiary Galileo rolled out a Southwest Airlines debit‑rewards program, while a new 13F shows fresh institutional buying and analysts highlighted post‑earnings momentum. Track today’s SOFI price, key headlines, and what’s next. Today’s headlines and why they matter 1) Galileo x Southwest: debit rewards go mainstream What happened: PYMNTS profiled how Galileo Financial Technologies (owned by SoFi) and Southwest Airlines are bringing Rapid Rewards to a Visa debit card, underscoring the shift toward debit‑first loyalty for Gen Z and budget‑conscious consumers. The feature highlights Galileo’s integrated issuing/processing stack and
6 November 2025
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VCI Global Stock Skyrockets 88% on AI-Crypto Token News: Microcap VCIG Rallies Afterhours

VCI Global Stock Skyrockets 88% on AI-Crypto Token News: Microcap VCIG Rallies Afterhours

Crypto-Token Deal Sparks After-Hours Rally On Oct. 29 after the market closed, VCI Global (NASDAQ: VCIG) announced that its unit Smart Bridge Technologies will solely issue and manage 1 billion XVIQ tokens – a new digital asset for AI infrastructure, GPU cloud services and real-world assets globenewswire.com. The press release outlined how Smart Bridge will oversee token issuance, a treasury and liquidity (e.g. staking, reserve allocations) to generate fees from GPU services, cybersecurity, token settlement and more globenewswire.com. CEO Henry Chai said the mandate is “a pivotal step…[laying] the foundation for a digital financial infrastructure that connects AI, GPU, and real-world
30 October 2025
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DVLT Just Landed a $150M Bitcoin Lifeline — Can Datavault AI Turn a Penny Stock Into an AI Supercomputer?

Datavault AI (DVLT) Stock Skyrockets 52% on $150M Bitcoin Deal and Major Partnerships

DVLT Stock Price and Volume Surge Datavault AI’s Nasdaq-traded shares closed at $3.42 on Oct. 24, 2025, after leaping 52% that day ts2.tech. In mid-day trading the price briefly hit $3.49 – a new 52-week high – before settling. This represented a sharp jump from the prior close around $2.25. Trading volume on Oct. 24 was extraordinary: about 192–197 million shares changed hands stockanalysis.com marketbeat.com (nearly ten times its usual volume), as retail and institutional buyers piled in. After the market close, DVLT dipped to around $3.15 in after-hours trading ts2.tech. Such volatility follows an intense multi-week rally. DVLT had
25 October 2025
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XRP Price Primed for Breakout? Whales and ETF Hype Fuel Rally as Ripple Aims to Become a Bank

XRP Price Primed for Breakout? Whales and ETF Hype Fuel Rally as Ripple Aims to Become a Bank

XRP Price Action: Holding the Line at $3.00 XRP spent the weekend testing the upper bounds of its recent range amid volatile trading. Early on Sunday (Oct. 5), the token rallied to ~$3.07 in a burst of Asian-market buying, only to encounter intense sell orders that swiftly capped the surge coindesk.com. Institutional sell-side pressure at $3.07 was evident – turnover at that level ran 17% above daily averages, suggesting large players were taking profits or shorting into the rally coindesk.com. Once the ceiling hit, XRP slid back under $3, finding a floor around $2.98 as buyers stepped up to absorb
6 October 2025
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Rocket Pro’s AI Revolution: How No‑Poaching Pledges and New Tools Could Redefine Mortgage Brokerage

Rocket Pro’s AI Revolution: How No‑Poaching Pledges and New Tools Could Redefine Mortgage Brokerage

Rocket’s Broker Manifesto: Promises Designed to Win Trust Brokers have long complained that retail lenders offer competitive wholesale pricing only to poach clients or cross‑sell other products later. At RPX 2025, Rocket Pro addressed these fears head‑on. Its Partner Promises include pledges to respect brokers’ client relationships, provide the best pricing and flexible turn times, protect broker data, and build technology that works faster and smarter housingwire.com. Executives emphasised that the company’s retail and wholesale divisions are separated by a “firewall,” assuring brokers that “we will never contact your client without your permission” housingwire.com. The manifesto also commits Rocket to never charging
1 October 2025
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SWIFT’s Blockchain Breakthrough: Banks Race to Supercharge Global Payments

SWIFT’s Blockchain Breakthrough: Banks Race to Supercharge Global Payments

Key Facts: – SWIFT has launched a major effort with 30+ global banks and Consensys (Ethereum software firm) to build a blockchain-based shared ledger for cross-border payments reuters.com swift.com. Why SWIFT Is Overhauling Payments For decades, SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) has run the messaging “plumbing” behind bank transfers – a system connecting >11,000 institutions in 200+ countries, moving trillions daily. But traditional cross-border payments remain slow and costly, often taking days via multiple correspondent banks. Crypto advocates even called SWIFT “antiquated” reuters.com. Now, under pressure from crypto stablecoins and looming digital currencies, SWIFT is racing to
30 September 2025
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How to Start or Buy a Crypto Exchange – and Why Teenagers Are Flocking to Crypto (Even in 2025)

How to Start or Buy a Crypto Exchange – and Why Teenagers Are Flocking to Crypto (Even in 2025)

Starting or Buying a Crypto Exchange: A Comprehensive Guide Launching a crypto exchange in 2025 remains a potentially lucrative venture – but it’s far from a plug-and-play business. This section explores what it takes to start (or acquire) an exchange, covering the spectrum from traditional centralized exchanges to decentralized trading platforms. We’ll delve into legal hurdles, technology requirements, choosing between building vs. buying solutions, and how successful exchanges have navigated these waters. Centralized vs. Decentralized Exchanges (CEX vs DEX) One of the first strategic decisions is what type of exchange to operate. Centralized exchanges (CEXs) like Coinbase or Binance act
22 September 2025
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Latest Fintech and Digital Finance Trends (June 27th, 2025)

Latest Fintech and Digital Finance Trends (June 27th, 2025)

Q1 2025 fintech funding jumped 18% quarter-over-quarter to over $10 billion, the highest level in two years. The U.S. FedNow real-time payment rails had onboarded more than 1,200 banks by early 2025 and processed 1.3 million transactions in Q1 2025, up 43% QoQ. In June 2025, the European Payments Initiative launched a cross-border collaboration to expand pan-European instant payments and integrate a Wero digital wallet, with Revolut partnering to bring Wero to France, Belgium, and Germany; Wero, launched in 2024, already has 40+ million users. Shift4 Payments announced in June 2025 a definitive agreement to acquire Smartpay for $180 million
27 June 2025
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Quantix Prime AI Review 2025: Is This “Autopilot” Trading Bot a Goldmine or an Expensive Scam? Read This Before You Invest

Quantix Prime AI Review 2025: Is This “Autopilot” Trading Bot a Goldmine or an Expensive Scam? Read This Before You Invest

Quantix Prime AI is a web-based automated trading platform that acts as a marketing platform connecting users to partner brokers, with trading accounts and funds actually held by the brokers. It claims to use advanced AI algorithms that scan real-time price feeds, historical charts, news and social sentiment to identify profitable trades and operate 24/7. The platform advertises multi-asset support—primarily cryptocurrency but also forex, stocks, and commodities—via broker integrations, with some reports noting compatibility with MetaTrader 4. Minimum required deposit is $250 to begin live trading, with the platform stating there are no license fees or upfront charges for the
19 June 2025
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