Edge Focus Closes $150M ABS Deal, Launching Tech Credit Platform

Edge Focus, a fast-growing private credit firm focused on consumer assets, today announced the successful closing of its inaugural asset-backed securities (ABS) transaction EDGEX 2025-1NN, securing funding for $150 million in collateral. The deal marks a major milestone in the company’s capital markets strategy and establishes the foundation for its ABS issuance program, EDGEX. The transaction was led by CRB Securities who structured the transaction, with Nelnet Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nelnet, Inc...

SoFi Secures $3.2B Loan Platform Expansion with Fortress, Edge

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) announced a $2 billion extension of its Loan Platform Business agreement for personal loans with funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group (“Fortress”). This extension builds on the original $2 billion Loan Platform Business agreement between SoFi and Fortress announced in October 2024. SoFi also signed a two-year agreement to originate an additional $1.2 billion in loans, with technology powered by a joint venture between Fortress and Edge Focus. The...

Trace Finance Joins Borderless.xyz to Boost FX Liquidity in Brazil

Borderless.xyz, a global payments infrastructure company that enables transactions using stablecoins and real-world assets (RWAs), is pleased to welcome Trace Finance, a leading provider of digital asset infrastructure in Brazil, to its growing network. Through this partnership, Trace Finance’s robust bare-metal FX liquidity and deep local payment rails will be seamlessly integrated into the Borderless.xyz stablecoin orchestration platform. Known for powering aggregators like dLocal, Trace Finance brings proven expertise in cross-border settlement. This integration is set to significantly reduce...

Margarita Finance Launches AI ‘Bartender’ for DeFi Investing

Margarita Finance, a next-gen DeFi platform, is proud to introduce the AI Bartender — a smart, conversational trading assistant designed to make decentralized finance (DeFi) radically easier and more accessible for everyone. Built natively on Solana and powered by Wormhole, the AI Bartender allows users to seamlessly trade, swap, and earn across chains without complexity. What is the Margarita AI Bartender? The AI Bartender is a powerful yet intuitive DeFi assistant that allows users to: Request an investment...

CIBC Leads Syndicated Debt Facility for Vena Solutions

CIBC Innovation Banking announced today that it acted as Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent of credit facilities for Vena Solutions (“Vena”), an industry-leading Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) platform purpose-built to leverage the full power of the Microsoft technology ecosystem. The funding will provide Vena with the flexibility to pursue new channels for growth on its mission to help organizations and their finance teams drive long-term, sustainable growth. Existing investors include Vista Equity Partners, JMI...

ARK Wealth Secures Two Prestigious Best Wealth Manager Awards

Noah Holdings Limited’s (“Noah” or “the Company”) (NYSE: NOAH, HKEX: 6686) newly launched global wealth management platform for global Chinese investors, ARK Wealth Management, has been recognized with two prestigious industry accolades: “Best Wealth Manager” at the 2025 Hong Kong Euromoney Private Banking Awards and “Best Independent Wealth Manager – China” at the 14th Asian Private Banker Awards for Distinction 2024. These award wins reflect ARK Wealth Management’s emergence as a global wealth management powerhouse, combining enduring...

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