Markets
Kayne Anderson Real Estate Closes $5.12 B Opportunistic Fund
Kayne Anderson Real Estate announced the final close of its seventh opportunistic equity fund, Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners VII (KAREP VII)
Markets
APRA Highlights AI, Geopolitical Risks in May 2026 Outlook
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released its May 2026 System Risk Outlook, noting heightened geopolitical tensions, rapid AI adoption, and growing
Payments
Mobile Payments Projected to Reach $19.5 Trillion by 2032
Allied Market Research forecasts the global mobile payments market to grow from $1.97 trillion in 2022 to $19.5 trillion by
Wealth
Fundstrat Launches Granny Shots UCITS ETF Across Major European Exchanges
Fundstrat Capital announced that its actively managed Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap UCITS ETF (ticker GRNY) began trading on May 22
Payments
Alacriti Secures Growth Equity to Accelerate Real‑Time Payments Platform
Alacriti announced a growth‑equity round led by Sageview Capital, with participation from BMO Capital Partners and Curql Fund. The capital will
Markets
Variational Raises $50 M Series A to Bridge Traditional Market Liquidity onto Crypto
Variational, the on‑chain derivatives protocol that already supports more than $200 billion in trading volume, announced a roughly $50 million Series
Payments
Visa Reports Surge in AI‑Enabled Scam Activity as Network Security Improves
Visa’s Spring 2026 Biannual Threats Report shows scams have become the fastest‑growing source of consumer harm, with nearly $1 billion
Fintech
UBX Tanzania Extends ACI Worldwide Partnership to Boost Payment Capacity
UBX Tanzania Limited has announced an extension of its nearly two‑decade partnership with payments‑technology provider ACI Worldwide. The deal is
Fintech
Klarna Launches AI‑Powered Shopping Search App Inside ChatGPT
Klarna has introduced the Klarna Shopping Search app for ChatGPT, allowing users to discover products, view up‑to‑date prices and availability,
Insurance
Clearwater Analytics Releases 2026 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report Highlighting $5.5 Trillion Market
The 2026 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report (IIOR), produced by Clearwater Analytics in partnership with DCS Financial Consulting, shows that third‑party insurance
Fintech
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Prices $2 Billion IPO
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc. (NYSE: BXDC) announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 87.5 million shares at
Markets
Computershare Acquires Fitzcores to Boost Investor Targeting Services
Computershare announced the completion of its acquisition of Fitzcores LLC, a specialist global investor‑targeting firm. The deal adds Fitzcores’ data‑driven
Banking
Banrural Selects Latinia for Real‑Time Banking Alerts
Banrural, Guatemala’s largest rural development bank, announced a partnership with Latinia to deploy its real‑time decisioning (RTD) platform across the
Payments
Executive Pay Management Strains In‑House Systems, Survey Finds
Nearly nine‑in‑ten senior HR and compensation leaders say their internal technology cannot keep pace with the growing demands of executive
