Welcome to Today’s FinTech Daily Roundup your go-to source for the latest developments in financial technology. As FinTech continues to redefine the way we bank, invest, insure, and manage money, staying ahead of fast-moving trends is essential for professionals and businesses alike. In today’s roundup, we bring you the most impactful updates across digital banking, blockchain, payments innovation, regtech, and more plus insights from thought leaders shaping the future of finance.
YAX Teams Up with Solidus Labs for Crypto Monitoring Boost
YAX, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UP Fintech Holding Ltd , has partnered with Solidus Labs to strengthen its crypto-native transaction monitoring capabilities in line with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) requirements for licensed Virtual Asset Trading Platforms (VATPs).
Tradr Launches Leveraged ETF Focused on Core Scientific
Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, launched the first single-stock leveraged ETF on Core Scientific, Listed on Cboe, the Tradr 2X Long CORZ Daily ETF (Cboe: COZX) seeks to deliver twice (200%) the daily performance of CORZ.“We are thrilled to have COZX join our industry leading AI-infrastructure suite, which already includes ETFs offering 2X exposure to CoreWeave, Nebius, CleanSpark, Applied Digital, IREN and TeraWulf,” said Matt Markiewicz, Head of Product and Capital Markets at Tradr ETFs. “Core Scientific continues its aggressive transformation from a bitcoin mining play into a data-center powerhouse looking to benefit from America’s growing thirst for AI-compute power.”
KOHO Registered as Payment Service Provider by Bank of Canada
KOHO, Canada’s top-rated money management app, has announced that it has officially become a registered Payment Service Provider (PSP) under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA), making it one of the first fintechs in Canada recognized by the Bank of Canada in the first wave of PSP registrations. KOHO’s registration formalizes its deepest commitment to ensuring the highest level of security, trust, and transparency of customers’ money. Under the Bank of Canada, KOHO now operates within a nationally recognized framework designed to safeguard user funds, manage operational risks, and ensure ongoing accountability and reporting compliance.
Alliant Adds Industry Veteran Jason Ellison to Benefits Team
Jason Ellison has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Senior Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Ellison will serve a national client base, providing strategic guidance across all aspects of employee benefits and total rewards programs.
AMINA Secures First MiCA License via Austrian Subsidiary
The Swiss banking group’s Austrian subsidiary is one of the first companies to be MiCAR-licensed by the Austrian FMA. AMINA Bank AG (“AMINA Bank”) announced that its newly established subsidiary, AMINA (Austria) AG (“AMINA EU”), has received a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCAR) framework.
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