Viva
Viva Benefits introduces a rent‑to‑invest platform that lets renters allocate a portion of their rent toward savings and investment products. The service operates as a resident amenity, offering financial rewards that encourage on‑time payments and longer tenancies. For landlords, the model promises lower turnover, higher net operating income, and enhanced property valuations. By aligning renter incentives with owner profitability, Viva creates a dual‑sided value proposition in the residential leasing market.
Amex Soups up Cards for Concur
American Express announced integration of its virtual‑card solution into SAP’s Concur expense management platform. The new capability lets corporate users generate single‑use card numbers, set spending limits and automatically reconcile transactions, initially rolling out to select U.S. customers with a...
27th Connected Banking Summit – North Africa, Egypt 2026 Powering Inclusive Digital Banking and Technology-Enabled Financial Infrastructure in North Africa
The 27th Connected Banking Summit convenes in Egypt in 2026, targeting inclusive digital banking and technology‑enabled financial infrastructure across North Africa. The agenda spotlights AI‑native payment solutions, exemplified by Pismo and Visa’s partnership with Vivi Money in Australia, and the...
Affirm Outlines Options if Economic Stress Rises
Affirm's CFO Rob O’Hare said the buy‑now, pay‑later lender could tighten its underwriting if U.S. economic stress intensifies, including dropping low‑margin loans, requiring down payments, and asking for more financial information. He emphasized these measures are hypothetical and that the...
Cleavr Raises €1M to Develop an AI Solution for Accounts Receivable
Cleavr announced a €1 million funding round led by Kima Ventures and other investors to accelerate its AI‑driven accounts‑receivable platform. The solution automates reminders, reconciliation, dispute handling and multi‑channel communication, aiming to cut late‑payment losses for finance teams. Already deployed with...
Littlepay, Google, and Go-Ahead Launch Global First for Prepaid Transit Passes in Digital Wallets
Littlepay, Google and the Go‑Ahead Group have launched the world’s first prepaid transit passes that can be bought and used directly from Google Wallet on Brighton & Hove Buses. The solution uses Littlepay’s Card As Authority to Travel (CAATT) model,...
Risk and Strategy in Sponsor Banking
In this episode, Hatch Bank President Amanda Swarverland discusses the evolution of sponsor banking, sharing her journey from risk officer at Sunrise Bank to fintech executive at Unit and back to banking leadership. She highlights the strategic choices banks must...
SEC, CFTC Unveil Taxonomy Ending Crypto Grey Zone
🚀 The End of the "Grey Zone"? SEC & CFTC’s Landmark Crypto Taxonomy Explained The "Securities and Everything Commission" era is officially over. The SEC and CFTC released a joint 5-category taxonomy that finally brings a "common language" to digital finance. The...
From Coffee Shop Grievances to $12B Payments Giant
Just learned that Airwallex started because the founders were running a coffee shop in Melbourne and kept getting ripped off on cross-border payment fees. They got so annoyed they built a whole payments platform. That company is now worth $12B. All because...
Checkout.com CPO on What’s Next for the Payments Company that Processed $300bn Last Year
Checkout.com processed over $300 bn in e‑commerce volume in 2025 and posted its first full‑year profit, cementing its position as a leading enterprise‑focused PSP. Chief Product Officer Meron Colbeci said the firm will now make measured bets on three growth pillars: agentic...
The Rise of Digital Payments in Latin America
Digital payments in Latin America have surged, with electronic transactions tripling between 2019 and 2023 across six economies. Surveys show that in 16 of 17 countries, a majority now prefers cashless methods, driven by convenience, safety and a booming fintech...
Why Fintechs Are Transitioning From Partners to Principals in Banking
Fintechs are moving from reliance on partner banks to seeking their own banking charters, highlighted by three high‑profile applications in Q1 2026—Affirm, Payoneer and Upstart. Direct supervision by regulators, though demanding, promises operational certainty compared with fragmented licensing. The new charter...
Palantir and Moder Partner to Transform Mortgage Industry
Palantir Technologies and Moder announced a strategic partnership to co‑develop an AI‑powered mortgage operations platform, with Freedom Mortgage as the first pilot customer. The solution uses Palantir’s Ontology to translate regulatory guidelines into configurable, testable, auditable rules that integrate with...
Innovate Finance Warns Bank of England Proposals Could Kill the GBP Stablecoin and Risk ‘Dollarisation’
In a submission to the House of Lords, Innovate Finance warned that the Bank of England’s draft rules would effectively prevent the launch of a GBP‑denominated stablecoin. The proposal includes strict user‑holding limits, a requirement that 40 % of backing assets...
Stablecoin Stability Depends on Hidden Infrastructure, Not Just Assets
Stablecoin's Biggest Risks Hide in the Plumbing – The Infrastructure No One Talks About MIT looks at the risks hiding in stablecoins’ plumbing to show how holding a dollar peg depends not only on the quality of assets, the focus of...
Digital ID Wallets: How Banks Are Leading the Next Frontier in Secure, AI-Driven Financial Services
Banks are positioning themselves at the forefront of digital identity wallets, integrating AI-driven biometric verification to combat fraud. Industry analysts, like Lorena Roman of Raiffeisen Bank International, stress that collaboration among banks, regulators, and tech firms is essential for scaling...
Ex-Klarna Executive Joins Tide’s C-Suite
Bernie Miles, a former Klarna executive and ex‑CTO of PPRO, has been appointed chief data and technology officer at fintech platform Tide. In his new role, Miles will steer Tide’s transition to an AI‑first business‑management platform that bundles credit, accounting,...
Funds Are Watching Prediction Markets But Not Using Them Yet, Report Finds
Institutional investors are increasingly monitoring prediction markets as a source of alternative data, but adoption remains limited. Hedge funds and macro investors show clear interest, yet few have integrated these signals into regular investment workflows. Polymarket and Kalshi dominate the...
2C2P, M-Pay Partner for Sun PhuQuoc Airways' Payment Experience Across Asia
2C2P and M‑Pay have teamed up to launch the Payment Air Controller (PACO), a payment‑orchestration platform for Sun PhuQuoc Airways (SPA). The solution aggregates cards, digital wallets, QR codes and direct‑debit options through a single API, enabling smart‑retry routing across multiple...
POS Agents Made Cash Accessible. Now It’s Time to Rethink Them
POS agents have been vital for financial inclusion in Nigeria, providing cash access and basic banking services to the informal sector. However, rising fees and anti‑agent sentiment are eroding trust, as withdrawals through agents can now cost more than ATM...
Zopa Bank Continues Its Transformation with Further Growth
Zopa Bank added half a million new customers last year, bringing its total base to 1.7 million, and posted a 90% profit jump to £65 million. Sales rose 24% to £377 million and deposits grew 17% to £6.4 bn. The fintech‑turned‑bank leveraged its in‑house tech...
Inside FinSight Ventures’ Bet On A Pricey Yet Durable Indian Fintech Market
FinSight Ventures, led by Pavel Gurianov, has committed roughly $20 million per deal to Indian fintech and consumer super‑app companies, backing firms such as Razorpay, Easy Home Finance, Gupshup and Car Dekho after an initial fund‑of‑funds strategy. While Gurianov acknowledges that...
Opus 4.5 Beats Qwen 35B in Stripe Tempo Build
I set up a race today between two robots. ...
Airwallex Invests $1.1B to Expand Across Europe
European fintech News: Airwallex commits $1.1 billion to European expansion, with Spain and Sweden in its sights. The cross-border payments company plans to invest significantly in Europe over the next five years, marking its most substantial push outside the Asia-Pacific...
Visa Launches Agentic Ready Programme, Pilots AI‑Driven Payments with BT Bank in Romania
Visa has rolled out its Agentic Ready programme in Europe, starting with BT Bank in Romania to test AI‑driven, autonomous transactions. The initiative positions Visa at the forefront of the emerging “agentic web,” a market projected to handle up to...
Ant's Profit Drops 91% Amid AI, Healthcare Spending
Ant’s quarterly profit plunged 91% after the Chinese digital payments firm ramped up spending to compete in artificial intelligence and health care, while a decline in the fair value of certain investments weighed on results https://t.co/vLZUkRt8gW
Quantum-Ready Infrastructure Secures Future Payments
Today at #MPE2026 with my @chyppings hat on: Future-proofing Payments with Quantum-Ready Infrastructure' examining what quantum means for payments security, and what needs to happen next. 📍 19 March | 12:45–13:45 | Main Stage (Potsdam I) @mpecosystem #MPEBerlin #ILoveMPE https://t.co/bxOPVlv53L
FedEx Corp (FDX) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
DLocal reported record‑breaking 2025 results, processing $41 billion in total payment volume (TPV), a 60% year‑over‑year increase, and surpassing $1 billion in annual revenue with a Q4 record of $338 million. Gross profit rose 37% to $116 million in Q4, while adjusted free cash...
Early Paper Predicted Today’s Ambient Financial Accountability
Wow. Ten years ago. Birch, D., Brown, R. G., and Parulava, S. (2016). "Towards ambient accountability in financial services", Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems 10(2). https://t.co/HQRpD3fj8A https://t.co/Hpv4NOqOgE
Tempo Mainnet Launches with AI and Finance Giants
Tempo mainnet is live. Anthropic, OpenAI, Shopify, Mastercard, and Visa are already on it. 🏦 https://lnkd.in/eiRhP6rS
Nomba Launches Global Payout API, to Help Nigerian Operators Cut FX Sourcing and Capital Lockups in Cross-Border Payments
Nomba has launched a Global Payout API that lets Nigerian cross‑border payment operators collect funds in naira or stablecoins and disburse them instantly to the UK, Europe, Canada and the DRC. The single integration removes the need for manual foreign‑exchange...
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Best Bitcoin Debit Cards for March 2026
Investopedia evaluated 15 Bitcoin debit cards against 16 weighted criteria and named Coinbase the best overall for U.S. customers, citing its 696 supported cryptocurrencies, competitive fees, and 4% cash‑back. Crypto.com earned the low‑fee and variety award with over 100 assets...
Bitcoin Depot’s ATMs Face Compliance-Related Ban in Connecticut
Bitcoin Depot, the world’s largest crypto‑ATM operator, had its Connecticut money‑transmission license suspended after regulators identified compliance breaches. The state found more than 1,000 instances where fees exceeded the legal 15% cap, resulting in roughly $150,000 in excess charges. Additionally,...
SEC Approves Nasdaq's Move to Support Tokenized Securities Trading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s proposal to let selected securities trade as blockchain‑based tokens, creating a pilot that integrates tokenized shares into the existing equity market. Eligible participants can settle trades on a distributed ledger while retaining...
Shopify’s USDC Integration Shows How Platforms Could Pick Stablecoin Favorites
Shopify has embedded USDC stablecoin into its core payments stack, allowing merchants to accept digital dollars at checkout without new providers. The integration, built with Stripe and Coinbase, lets shoppers pay via crypto wallets and gives merchants the option to...
Agentic AI Shopping Bots Are Coming. Banks Need to Be Ready
Agentic AI shopping bots from firms like Google, Amazon and Visa are poised to execute purchases and payments on behalf of consumers, thrusting banks into a new risk landscape. Existing charge‑back rules under Reg E and Reg Z may not apply, leaving...
CFOs Turn to AI for Pricing as Affordability Concerns Rise
CFOs are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to fine‑tune pricing as affordability concerns surge. Grant Thornton reports that 73 % of finance chiefs say price sensitivity is reshaping strategies, while 57 % observe heightened customer price awareness. Only 16 % have fully implemented...
How Tokenized Assets Work in Crypto Markets? - Jesse Knutson | ATC #603
In this episode, host Stephen Sargent chats with Jesse Knutson, head of operations at Bitfinex Securities, about the evolution of tokenized assets and security token offerings (STOs) in the crypto market. Jesse draws on his background at Blockstream and investment...
ACI Worldwide Unifies Global Payments with Cloud-Native ACI Connetic for Cards
ACI Worldwide has introduced ACI Connetic for Cards, a cloud‑native suite that consolidates card issuing, acquiring, and ATM/self‑service functions into a single modular platform. The solution embeds real‑time AI‑driven fraud intelligence and supports the full transaction lifecycle for the 300 billion...
Token.io Unveils Account on File, Enhancing Pay by Bank
Token.io launched its Account on File feature, enabling Pay by Bank users to store a preferred bank and account as default for future transactions. The functionality removes up to two checkout steps, turning the experience into a one‑tap flow for...
Emagia Unveils Gia AlphaCash to Unlock Millions in Trapped Receivables
Emagia launched Gia AlphaCash, an AI‑driven cash‑discovery superagent that pinpoints high‑value receivable accounts for faster collection. The tool ranks “Alpha Accounts” using ledger, payment and operational data, and works with the Gia Collect agent to automate outreach. Early reports claim...
Huawei and YowPay Launch Open Banking Smartwatch POS App
Huawei and fintech YowPay have introduced what they call the world’s first open‑banking smartwatch point‑of‑sale (POS) application. The solution lets merchants capture bank‑to‑bank payments directly from a Huawei smartwatch, removing the need for traditional card terminals or card‑based hardware. Built...
Banks Leave Nonprofit Lending Market Untapped, Fintech CEO Says
The U.S. nonprofit sector controls nearly $14 trillion in assets and generates about $4 trillion in annual revenue, yet only 3 % of banks lend to these organizations. Fintech startup B Generous has created a marketplace that has processed 34,000 loan requests totaling $1.2 billion...
Private Credit Jitters Ripple to Fund with Consumer Loan Holdings
Stone Ridge Asset Management’s LENDX fund, which holds $2.4 bn of consumer and small‑business loans from fintech platforms, announced it will meet only 11% of the latest redemption requests, after offering a limited share repurchase. The fund’s portfolio includes BNPL exposure...
Kalshi Offers $1 Billion for a Perfect March Madness Bracket—Just as Warren Buffett Did 12 Years Ago
Prediction‑market platform Kalshi is reviving Warren Buffett’s 2014 March Madness stunt by pledging a $1 billion prize for anyone who submits a perfect bracket to the 2026 NCAA men’s tournament. The odds of a flawless bracket remain astronomically low—roughly one in...
AI Agents Poised to Capture Up to 25% E‑Commerce
J.P. Morgan & Mirakl Nexus Unveil AI Agent Checkout A first-of-its-kind solution designed to enable secure AI agent checkouts for enterprise merchants. J.P. Morgan’s tokenization and fraud protection to allow agents to move from "browsing" to "buying" within a regulated framework....
Retail Traders
That wealth transfer is from people who trades on platforms like Vlad's, to Vlad and his payment-for-order-flow partners and private equity bagholders
New Zealand’s Regulators Expand Open Banking Efforts
New Zealand’s financial regulators are extending their open‑banking agenda beyond the December rules, mandating standardized APIs that let approved fintechs access customer data with consent. The reforms aim to tighten security, curb screen‑scraping, and create a level playing field that...
AI Agents Need Money Rails: Choose Stripe or Ethereum
Crypto is Internet money, and the Internet is increasingly run by robots. The question isn't whether AI agents need financial rails. It's whether those rails look like Stripe or Ethereum.
Switch to Fiscal AI—A No‑Brainer Solution
If this is happening to you as well... Switching to @fiscal_ai is a no brainer.