News & Highlights

Chime Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHYM), one of the leading neobanks in the U.S., debuts on NASDAQ today, June 12, 2025. This initial public offering signals a potential revival of the IPO market for financial technology companies after a period of restraint.

The planned public listing of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (CRCL) on June 5, 2025, via the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is met with significant interest and a predominantly positive, yet cautious, market sentiment. As the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, Circle is positioning itself as critical infrastructure for the digital financial system.

Paris, France – While the world’s top tennis players compete for the title at the prestigious Roland-Garros tournament, innovation is also in motion off the court: For the second consecutive year, Renault Group and Chinese tech company WeRide are teaming up to bring autonomous mobility to life — reintroducing the Robobus around the Paris stadium…

The declaration of effectiveness for the Form S-4 registration statement by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) paves the way for the planned merger between Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp. (WTMA), a SPAC, and Evolution Metals LLC (EM). The resulting combined company, Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (EM&T), expected to trade on Nasdaq under…

eToro Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ETOR) made its public debut—and the timing couldn’t have been better. The IPO was significantly oversubscribed, priced above the expected range at $52 per share, and soared nearly 40% on the first day of trading.

New York, NY – Litigation Finance—an asset class outside traditional markets—is gaining investor attention with the planned SPAC deal between Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 (Nasdaq: ALCY) and Cartiga, LLC.

Palo Alto, Calif. – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. The company reported record quarterly revenue of $15 million, up over 500% year-over-year, and a record quarterly GAAP gross profit of $13.9 million. The quarter-end cash position reached a record of $304.3 million.

Guangzhou, China and San Francisco – WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) have announced a significant expansion of their strategic partnership.

Limassol, Cyprus – GDEV Inc. (NASDAQ: GDEV), announced the development of Pixel Gun 2, a cross-platform sequel to Pixel Gun 3D. Developed by Cubic Games, it is set to launch in early 2026 on iOS, Android, and Steam, with console versions to follow. Pixel Gun 2 aims to provide a next-generation arena shooter experience while…

GUANGZHOU, China and SAN FRANCISCO – Pony AI Inc. (Nasdaq: PONY) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), have announced a strategic partnership to deploy Pony.ai’s Robotaxis onto the Uber platform.