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Wakam UK launched in April 2024 as a fully authorised digital insurer built to serve MGAs, insurtechs and embedded insurance platforms. Leveraging an API‑driven, AI‑native core, the firm can design, underwrite and launch bespoke products in weeks rather than months. In its first twelve months it generated £400 million in UK premium volume, partnered with 13 distribution platforms and maintained profitability with a Net Promoter Score of 60. The company retains at least 50% of risk on its balance sheet, signalling strong capital backing and regulatory confidence.
Italian Regulator Blocks Access to Websites of Keyline FX, Solaxy Tech and Po Trade
Italy’s financial regulator CONSOB ordered the blocking of ten websites that were providing unauthorized investment services, including foreign‑exchange and cryptocurrency offerings. The sites targeted include Keyline FX, Solaxy Tech, Po Trade and related advertising domains, and CONSOB also asked Google to remove the...
Inside the Mind of Robinhood Co-Founder Vlad Tenev
Robinhood co‑founder and CEO Vlad Tenev discusses how the firm survived a near‑80% market crash and the infamous GameStop frenzy. He explains the shift from hyper‑growth to a lean "founder mode" that slashed corporate bloat and refocused resources. Tenev also...
USDT on TRON Empowers Global Unbanked via Smartphones
With #blockchain technology, people can access financial infrastructure with just a smartphone and internet while living in a place where traditional financial infrastructure is lacking. That’s why millions of users are choosing to use USDT on TRON across the globe. #wealth #finance...
Tokenize Only High‑Demand, Liquid Assets Like Dollars
Tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs)? Focus on success stories like the dollar and treasuries. It's not about tokenizing everything, but about tokenizing products people actually want to buy. Prioritize liquidity and straightforward assets for the best results. https://t.co/wbcQwGOyOR
Akeneo Partners with Stripe to Help Businesses Get Ready to Sell on AI Agents
Akeneo, a product experience company, announced a partnership with Stripe to integrate its PIM platform with Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Suite. The joint solution lets merchants expose structured, real‑time product data to AI assistants and enables agent‑ready checkout, payments, and fraud...
OCC's Stablecoin Rulemaking Sparks Yield Uncertainty
The OCC just dropped its proposed rulemaking for stablecoins. Stablecoins have a law now, but they don't have regulation. That's what the big banks and institutions are waiting for. What does it mean for yield? 👇 https://t.co/UL2amptKUw
Apple Pay Aiming Launch in India This Year
Apple plans to roll out Apple Pay in India by the end of 2026, pending regulatory clearance and fee agreements with card issuers. The launch will include the Tap to Pay on iPhone feature, enabling NFC‑based contactless payments at retail...
Ecommpay Launches Free E-Commerce Fraud Defence Guide
Payments platform Ecommpay released a free whitepaper titled “E‑commerce fraud defence: A quick guide for merchants.” The guide details nine top fraud threats, including friendly fraud, refund fraud, account takeover and AI‑powered deepfakes, and offers actionable mitigation tactics. Ecommpay claims...
Prayaan Capital Raises Rs 110 Cr in Series A Round Led by Peak XV
Prayaan Capital announced a Rs 110 crore Series A round led by Peak XV Partners. The funding will fuel the build‑out of a technology‑enabled lending platform, expand its team and deepen presence in key Indian MSME markets. Founder Rangarajan Krishnan, who recently took a controlling...
Bailey Pushes New FSB Initiative for Cross‑border Payments
Bailey makes new FSB bid to kickstart cross-border payments work https://t.co/iC7ZiAlciT via @LauraNoonanX @Alemrome https://t.co/sSnw6BJ8QB
Deepfake Fraud Costs UK £9.4B, US Must Act
The UK’s £9.4B loss to deepfake-enabled fraud is not a headline, it’s a warning. AI-powered scams are scaling faster than legacy identity and compliance systems can adapt. If the US doesn’t harden digital onboarding, verification, and cross-sector fraud defenses now, the bill...
Great Liquidity Partnerships Are Built on Trust
Alex Mackinnon, CEO of Finalto Asia, argues that regulation has become a catalyst rather than a constraint, enabling the liquidity market to mature and gain trust. He highlights Finalto’s multi‑asset prime brokerage model, which spans equities, commodities, crypto, FX and...
BoE's Stablecoin Cap Triggers Industry Backlash
The Bank of England’s plan to cap stablecoin holdings is sparking an industry revolt BTW. £5,000 and £20,000 for individuals BTW. £1 million to £10 million for businesses. https://t.co/taO9by7gd2
Last Call: Submit Future of Money Designs by Next Week
Entries close next week - FOM 2026 The Future of Money Design Awards give creative thinkers the opportunity to present thought-provoking concepts on money and payments to financial experts and industry leaders. Full brief and submission details 👉 https://t.co/p26tR8lKQA https://t.co/YnTlAM64wt
Wio Bank and Kibsons Partner to Bolster UAE Food Supply Chains and Reward Grocery Shoppers
Wio Bank PJSC has teamed up with UAE fresh‑food retailer Kibsons to embed digital banking services into the grocery ecosystem. The deal provides supply‑chain finance that improves liquidity and cash‑flow visibility across Kibsons’ import, distribution and e‑commerce operations. From now...
Stripe Targets PayPal in $159B Mega‑Deal
Stripe may be gearing up for a mega-deal by eyeing PayPal at a $159B tender valuation. If it happens, it would reshape the payments landscape and reignite competition in digital finance. Big bets like this show how fast fintech’s strategic plays are...
Germany's CBMT Consortium Moves to Pre‑Production Trials
Germany's deposit token consortium CBMT evolves for pre-production trials - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise https://t.co/IECyCEHhQs
Singapore Tourism Board Renews Digital Payments Partnership with Ant International
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has renewed its multi‑year strategic partnership with Ant International, extending the Alipay+ unified wallet gateway across the island. The expanded deal adds joint marketing campaigns for key source markets and introduces new digital tools such...
GENIUS Act Opens 60-Day Comment Period on Stablecoin Rules
The GENIUS Act rules just dropped 60 days for comments Digging in to this today
Emirates NBD Brings Carbon Tracking to ENBD X App to Drive Sustainable Spending
Emirates NBD has integrated a carbon‑tracking feature, the ENBD X Carbon Calculator, into its ENBD X mobile banking app, targeting roughly two million active users. The tool automatically analyses transaction data to estimate associated CO₂ emissions and presents monthly breakdowns,...
Meta Signals Stablecoin Revival with New Payments RFP
Meta is planning stablecoin comeback in the second half of this year: Meta sent out a request for product (RFP) to third-party firms to help administer stablecoin-based #payments. Sources via @CoinDesk. #Facebook #stablecoins #Libra #Diem https://t.co/T5nqMM3ze2
On the Road to Better Cross-Border Payments: How Is Australia Travelling?
Australia is gradually aligning with the G20 Roadmap for cross‑border payments, having met the universal access target but still falling short on cost, speed and transparency goals. Bank‑based transfers to advanced economies cost about 4 % for a A$1,000 payment, while...
D Market Elektronik Hizmetler Ve Ticaret AS (HEPS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Hepsiburada reported a 57% year‑on‑year increase in gross merchandise volume (GMV) and 63% revenue growth for Q2 2022 on an unadjusted basis, but inflation‑adjusted figures showed a 10% GMV decline and a 6% revenue dip. The company posted positive free cash...
Payoneer Global Inc (PAYO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Payoneer reported a record 2025, processing $87 billion in volume across 190 markets and delivering $900‑$940 million revenue ex‑interest for 2026, reflecting 12% growth despite a 300‑basis‑point headwind from its Stripe checkout migration. B2B revenue surged 28% to represent 30% of revenue,...
The Philippines: Enabling Direct Digital Payouts for TESDA Scholars
Landbank and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have signed a memorandum of agreement to digitise scholarship payouts for more than 335,000 scholars across the Philippines. The partnership uses Landbank’s ATM Payroll Facility to credit allowances directly into...
Amazon Will Implement DD+7 Policy and Sellers’ Payment Recovery Time Will Be Extended
Amazon announced a global DD+7 payout rule effective March 5, 2026, with the German marketplace following on March 12. Under the new policy, seller funds are released seven days after delivery confirmation, extending the typical cash‑in cycle to eight or nine days. The...
Singapore Sees Cyber Scams Soar 61% as Global Taskforce Warns of Widespread Crime
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) warned that cyber‑enabled fraud is now a top money‑laundering threat in 90% of the jurisdictions it assessed. Singapore alone saw a 61% jump in scam cases over the past two years, while the United...
Is Crypto Growing Up? Tether Risk, Stripe’s Stablecoin Play, and the GENIUS Act Explained
Crypto is re‑entering startup discussions, but the focus has shifted from hype to regulation and infrastructure. At ETH Denver, low attendance underscored a market pause, while Washington’s GENIUS and Clarity Acts promise clearer stablecoin rules. Stripe is quietly assembling a...
Mambu Expands Its Payments Hub Beyond Europe Into Asia and Latin America
Mambu is rolling its API‑first payments hub out of Europe into additional EMEA markets, Latin America and Asia‑Pacific. The move responds to rising demand from banks and fintechs that need unified access to diverse payment schemes and jurisdictions. Built on...
PCI Council Says Threats to Payments Systems Are Speeding Up
The PCI Security Standards Council published its inaugural 2025 annual report, the first since its 2006 founding, outlining a surge in payment‑system threats and the council’s expanding role. The report highlights accelerated attacks leveraging AI, ransomware incidents such as BridgePay,...
AI‑Powered Prediction Game ‘Hunch?’ Launches on iPhone
Prediction markets are hot. Here's a new one, made with AI, that is more fun, less gambling. Get it on iPhone at https://t.co/YYZS6efkU5 It's called "Hunch?" on iPhone and here founder Daniel Buchner talks to me about what makes it different...
JPMorgan’s $20 Billion Tech Bet Could Shrink FinTech’s Innovation Edge
JPMorgan Chase disclosed a $19‑$20 billion annual technology budget, earmarked for AI, cloud infrastructure, and data integration. More than 80% of its applications now run on modern platforms, with over 70% in public or private clouds, enabling real‑time processing and automated...
Fast Installment Loans Growth: Card Managers Beware
Credit bureaus report a 24.1% year‑over‑year surge in unsecured consumer installment loans in December 2025, reaching 15 million loans worth $62.6 billion, with seven million classified as subprime. Meanwhile, credit‑card balances remain stable around $1.3 trillion, showing typical seasonal bumps but no comparable growth....
RTP Network Marks Record 2 Million Transactions in a Day
The Clearing House’s Real‑Time Payments (RTP) network set two historic milestones, processing 2.05 million transactions in a single day on Feb. 13 and reaching a daily value peak of $8.36 billion on Feb. 18. The surge reflects accelerating adoption among retail users, digital‑wallet transfers,...
Truist Offers Crypto Trading to Private Wealth Clients
Truist’s private‑wealth division is now offering spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds from Fidelity and BlackRock, both SEC‑registered. The ETFs give high‑net‑worth clients regulated crypto exposure through advisors or the self‑directed Truist Trade platform. The launch follows regulatory clarity from the GENIUS...
Blockfills Co-Founder and CEO Nicholas Hammer Has Stepped Down
Blockfills co‑founder and CEO Nicholas Hammer stepped down, with Joseph Perry named interim chief executive. The crypto lender disclosed $75 million in losses and halted client deposits and withdrawals on Feb 11, 2026. The firm, which processed $60 billion in 2025 trading volume,...
Aave Hits $1 Trillion Lending Milestone, DeFi Triumph
We’ve crossed $1 trillion in lending volume, a historic milestone for Aave and DeFi as a whole. A decade ago, DeFi and Aave didn’t exist. They were just ideas. Today, Aave stands as the backbone of onchain lending, powering a new...
Anthropic Launches Claude Cowork for Banking with Data Plugins
Anthropic is taking its magic tricks to financial services.... Claude Cowork for banking. - Plugins tailored for investment banking, private equity, equity research, and wealth management. - Integrations with financial data providers like FactSet, MSCI, S&P Global, and LSEG. https://t.co/pRISD6broy
Blockchain Forensics: Recover Stolen Crypto Guide for 2026
The guide outlines immediate steps—freezing accounts, documenting the transaction hash, and securing credentials—to halt further loss after a crypto theft. It explains how to use blockchain explorers to trace stolen funds to destination addresses, often ending at regulated exchanges. Professional...
Ethereum's Scalability Limits Trading; Solana Gains Edge
"Ethereum has scalability challenges. And they are SO substantial that it can't be competitive on trading applications. And if you don't have those, you won't have borrow/lend markets. That's where Solana has an advantage" @tusharjain from Multicoin https://t.co/rV1yQXFQna
Fintech Charters Once Unlikely, Now Industry Standard
About 3 years ago @aleximm said to me, he believes long term fintech companies would apply for charters. At the height of ZIRP, I disagreed. It seemed all downside. Now the world is upside down. Every tech company wants a charter. How times have...
CoinCraddle Enables Private XMR to BTC Swaps Enhancing User Privacy and Flexibility in Crypto Exchanges
CoinCraddle has launched private, non‑custodial swaps between Monero (XMR) and Bitcoin (BTC), allowing users to convert the privacy‑focused coin into the world’s most liquid cryptocurrency without any registration. The service offers instant execution, transparent fees starting at 0.3 % and supports...
Bank Groups Oppose Crypto Charters, Spare World Liberty
Interesting that Bank Policy Institute and Independent Community Bankers of America pushed back to the OCC on trust charter apps from @coinbase @Ripple @circle -- but *NOT* from World Liberty Financial 🤔
Banking Redefined: Transparent, Fee‑Free, Robot‑Ready Future
The future of banking: - Full transparency - Instant settlements - No fees - Incentives for early adopters But most importantly: A financial system that works for robots
CCLEAR Launches Reg CF Filing Dashboard Providing Transparency on Issuer Compliance
CCLEAR, a unit of Crowdfund Capital Advisors, unveiled a Reg CF compliance dashboard that aggregates filing data for nearly 9,000 crowdfunding issuers. The tool reveals that 31.4% of issuers are non‑compliant and only 4.1% are fully up‑to‑date with mandatory annual...
Great Banks Balance Autonomous Innovation with Responsibility
Autonomous intelligence can drive speed and scale. What defines great financial institutions is how they balance innovation with responsibility. https://t.co/Ashs1ZyYcy
Meta Targets 3B-User Stablecoin Launch with Stripe Backing
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Is Planning Stablecoin Comeback in the Second Half of This Year Stripe CEO Patrick Collison joined Meta board April 2025. Bridge (Stripe) got conditional OCC charter Feb 2026. All pieces aligning for 3B+ user stablecoin integration https://t.co/aSVtygrobm https://t.co/BUcPHl2zTM
AI: Mind the Rhetoric–Reality Gap
Bloomberg Intelligence surveyed 100 senior CIOs and CTOs at leading asset managers and found a stark gap between AI hype and actual spend. While AI dominates boardroom discussions, roughly 70% of firms allocate less than 10% of operating expenses to...
Aave App Brings Simple, Bank-Linked DeFi to Everyone
Excited about the Aave App. - Easy way to track your earnings - Predict the future earnings with future mode - Link your bank account - Set recurring deposits directly from bank - Full control of assets DeFi for everyone.