Expands offering beyond traditional securitiesEnhanced platform to enable private companies to raise capital on-line utilizing cryptocurrency and blockchain financingNewly appointed CEO Rich Wheeless to host business update conference call tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. ET BOSTON, MA, Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW, Netcapital) (the “Company”), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, today announced financial results and provided corporate highlights for the second quar ...

Minneapolis, MN, Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) (Sezzle or Company) // Purpose-driven digital payment platform, Sezzle, today, announced its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $100 million of the Company’s common stock after the completion of its $50.0 million stock repurchase program announced on March 10, 2025. Through its stock repurchase programs, Sezzle has repurchased 2.9 million shares at an average purchase price of $24.03.  “The completion of ...

Ripple plans to expand its RLUSD stablecoin to multiple Ethereum Layer-2 networks in 2026, using Wormhole’s cross-chain messaging protocol and Native Token Transfers (NTT) standard, the company said on Monday. The planned rollout will see RLUSD bridged to Optimism, Base, Ink Chain, and Unichain, marking Ripple’s first concerted push into Ethereum’s fast-growing L2 ecosystem. Ripple Taps Wormhole to Bring RLUSD to Ethereum Layer-2 Networks The Wormhole integration will allow RLUSD to move across supported ...

This story was originally published on Payments Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Payments Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: PayPal Holdings said Monday that it has applied with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions to establish a Utah-chartered industrial loan company, according to a press release issued by the company. The digital payments pioneer said in the release that it’s seeking the charter so that it can expand fina ...

Cathie Wood, who is known as a long-time Tesla super-bull, sold a large number of Tesla shares from ARK Invest funds. ARK Invest sold 60,898 Tesla shares from the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) and 27,095 shares from the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW). In total, ARK sold 87,993 Tesla shares, worth about $39.3 million, across both ETFs, as reported by Investing.com. This sale surprised many investors because Cathie Wood has always been very positive about Tesla. Experts say the sale does not mean ARK ha ...

蚂蚁集团AI战略重心与健康赛道布局 - 公司AI战略重心转向健康赛道，将原AI健康应用“AQ”全面升级为“蚂蚁阿福”，标志着从AI工具向AI健康朋友的演进 [2] - 公司近期完成关键组织架构调整，原“数字医疗健康事业部”升级为“蚂蚁健康事业群”，跻身集团五大核心战略板块 [5] - 公司采取通用与垂类AI双线并进的策略，在推出通用助手“灵光”的同时，将大健康确立为战略垂类赛道 [5][6][8] 产品表现与市场反馈 - “蚂蚁阿福”新版发布24小时内，登上苹果应用商店下载榜TOP 6 [3] - “蚂蚁阿福”上线不到半年，月活跃用户规模突破1500万，跻身国内前五大AI APP [5] - “蚂蚁阿福”月活复合增速达83.4%，远超行业13.5%的平均增速，成为国内用户规模最大的健康管理类AI应用 [8][9] - 通用AI助手“灵光”上线6天，下载量突破200万 [5] 健康赛道的市场机遇与需求变化 - 国民健康需求发生结构性变化，关注点从“治病”转向“治未病”，且健康管理人群日趋年轻化 [13][14] - 人口结构变化带来长期确定性需求，截至2024年底，中国60岁及以上人口达3.1亿，占总人口22% [14] - 海量日常健康疑问缺乏便捷可靠的解答渠道，“蚂蚁阿福”平均每天回答超500万个问题，其中55%来自三线以下城市 [14] - 健康需求的“零容错”属性及对专业性的高要求，天然构筑了垂类AI的壁垒 [14][23][24] 公司的能力积累与竞争优势 - “蚂蚁阿福”的技术底座建立在匹配超万亿tokens专业医疗语料、持续优化的千亿参数多模态模型之上 [16] - 产品背后有千人规模的医学标注团队与院士专家名医顾问团深度共创，确保AI的可靠与精准 [16] - 公司在健康领域有超过十年的深耕，其健康服务体系已覆盖大多数核心场景，模型能力在独立App发布前已通过“安诊儿”等产品经历真实场景试炼 [16] - “蚂蚁阿福”服务侧能直连超5000家医院和30万医生，串联起在线问诊、买药、挂号、医保支付等完整流程，跨越了“场景闭环”门槛 [16] - 公司在健康领域的核心护城河在于专业和信任，其领先的安全技术、严格的隐私保护体系在健康场景中完成了价值迁移 [19] 垂类AI的价值与行业趋势 - 行业认为AI发展正从技术热潮回归现实，核心在于融入真实场景并解决问题 [21] - 健康、金融、政务等高壁垒行业正成为考验AI能力的“练兵场”，垂类AI价值开始显现 [23] - 健康是垂类AI的黄金赛道，一旦建立用户信任与高频使用习惯，将构筑“长坡厚雪”式的长期壁垒 [23]

Funding to Support Development of AI & Advanced Manufacturing Gigafactory InitiativeNew York, NY , Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chaince Digital Holdings Inc. (“Chaince” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CD) (formerly Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc.), a fintech and digital asset-focused holding company, today announced that it has completed a private placement with an institutional investor for gross proceeds of approximately US$6.14 million. Under the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the investor pu ...

IQSTEL Inc. (NASDAQ:IQST) on Monday announced that December 15, 2025, is the record date for its previously disclosed first-ever dividend distribution, payable in IQSTEL common shares. IQSTEL offers digital infrastructure, telecom services (VoIP, SMS, IoT, fiber), Fintech solutions (remittances, debit cards, immigrant banking), Electric Vehicles (motorcycles and cars), and Metaverse platforms. Distribution Details As previously announced, IQSTEL will distribute a stock-based dividend to all official shar ...

This story was originally published on Payments Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Payments Dive newsletter. The size of buy now, pay later loans have increased as more U.S. consumers rely on them, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau study released last week. The average dollar value of a BNPL loan grew to $848 in 2023 from $745 in 2022, a 14% increase, the agency's research found. The bureau unveiled the study — which looked at buy now, pay later loans i ...

UK-based financial technology company Revolut has announced plans to form a private markets team to expand its wealth management services, according to a Bloomberg report. Revolut is looking for asset managers, junior investment bankers or private capital advisers to help develop private market fund investment options for its users. The job listing specifies that the role involves establishing connections with fund managers across the private capital ecosystem. According to the report, the development ...