All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

BBVA signs up to banking-led venture planning euro-pegged stablecoin 

The participants say the project is intended to support quicker, lower-cost payments and the settlement of digital assets. 

Morgan Stanley and Houlihan Lokey top 2025 M&A financial advisors list

Morgan Stanley advised on transactions worth a combined $872.7bn, the highest aggregate value recorded among advisers during the period.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Alston & Bird top H1 2025 financial services M&A legal advisory list  

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz advised on deals worth $54.3bn, securing the top position in terms of value.  

Evercore and Houlihan Lokey lead H1 2025 financial services M&A financial advisory rankings 

The analysis shows that Evercore led by value, advising on $38.6bn worth of deals, while Houlihan Lokey led by volume, advising on 25 deals. 

UBS, Rand Merchant Bank lead financial adviser M&A rankings in MEA for H1 2025

UBS topped by value, with $1.6bn in advised deals, while Rand Merchant Bank led by volume, with four deals to its credit.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Debevoise & Plimpton lead M&A legal advisory in financial services for Q1 2025 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison topped in terms of value, by advising on over $12bn worth of deals. 

Citi and Houlihan Lokey lead Q1 2025 M&A financial advisories 

Citi led by deal value, while Houlihan Lokey topped by deal volume. 

LSEG Risk Intelligence broadens availability of global account verification service 

GAV aims to tackle cross-border payment fraud by verifying payee and account details before confirming transfers.  

Airwallex agrees to acquire Vietnam’s CTIN Pay 

Airwallex said the deal expands its existing authorisations across Asia-Pacific markets. 

Shared payments app Cino garners seed funding  

Founded in 2023 in Tallinn, Estonia, Cino aims to “revolutionise” how groups split bills and make purchases together.