Safe Multisigs Offers SG-FORGE’s Euro Stablecoin to Boost On-Chain Savings
Safe Labs announced that its Safe{Wallet} will now support EUR CoinVertible, a euro‑pegged stablecoin issued by Societe Generale‑FORGE, through a dedicated Morpho vault. Users can deposit the stablecoin, earn DeFi yield, and access a limited‑time campaign offering extra EURCV rewards. Steakhouse Financial will oversee collateral selection, capital allocation, and default risk for the vault. The move aims to bring institutional‑grade euro yield to self‑custody workflows, expanding on Safe Labs' recent partnership with Hypernative.
New Research Platform Quorix Delivers Insights on the Convergence of DeFi, AI, Biotech & Physical Intelligence
Quorix, a new private research platform, concentrates on the convergence of decentralized finance, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and physical intelligence. It delivers structured, forward‑looking analysis for venture capital funds, family offices, angel investors, and tech founders seeking cross‑sector insights. By mapping...
Tokenized US Treasurys Rise by over $1B Since Start of 2026
Tokenized US Treasury market grew to $10.8 billion, up $1.9 billion since the start of 2026. The sector has expanded 50× since 2024, propelled by BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), now worth over $1.2 billion. Growth persisted despite a broad crypto...
Revolut Eyes $100bn Valuation with Fresh Share Sale
Fintech giant Revolut is weighing a secondary share sale in the second half of 2026, which could lift its valuation to roughly $100 bn, up from the $75 bn price set by last year’s secondary transactions. The move is being driven by...
6 Ways Strict Data Laws Create Moats for Fintechs
Fintechs that embed strict data‑law compliance early turn regulatory costs into a durable competitive moat. By localizing data, building audit‑ready architectures, and showcasing trust signals, they raise switching costs for rivals and attract high‑value enterprise contracts. The resulting proprietary, regulator‑approved...
Verifone Expands Its Ties to Unzer; MANTL Partners With MeridianLink
Verifone announced an expanded partnership with Germany‑based Unzer Group, embedding its Android‑based terminals and processing capabilities into Unzer's cloud‑native UnzerOne platform. The joint solution will let merchants run a single payment stack from checkout to payout across in‑store and online...
Meta’s Digital Dollar Comeback Could Unlock a $1 Trillion Treasury Shift Washington Is Not Ready For
Meta is planning to introduce stablecoin‑based payments in the second half of 2026 by partnering with a third‑party provider, avoiding the need to issue its own token. The initiative leverages the 2025 GENIUS Act’s regulatory framework, positioning digital dollars as...
April Launches New Platform for Wealth Management
April has introduced an AI‑driven tax platform aimed at wealth managers and financial advisors, usable as a standalone solution or embedded within existing systems. The platform delivers a real‑time dashboard that surfaces client tax workflows, documents, and financial insights, while...
DUPAY: The Income Protection Platform Turning Unpaid Creator Invoices Into Recoverable Revenue
DUPAY, launched in May 2023, offers a subscription‑based income‑protection platform for creators, agencies, and small businesses. Leveraging AI‑generated demand letters and a three‑letter escalation protocol, the service reports an 81% success rate in recovering unpaid invoices across 16 countries. Beyond...
Payoneer Applies for Bank Charter
Payoneer has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a U.S. national trust bank charter, to be branded as PAYO Digital Bank. The charter would let the firm issue, send and receive stablecoins, provide...
Internet Rewrites Economy with Blockchains, Stablecoins, Agentic Computing
The Internet is rebuilding the economic system; its being built on blockchains, stablecoins and agentic computing. 2025 was a milestone year for @Circle and our industry, and still just the outset of these megatrends that will drive enormous change...
Excessive Reporting Stalls Small Banks Against Digital Assets
The more reporting you put on banks, the more difficult it is to compete w/ digital assets. We report suspicious criminal activity & should be getting BSA relief not further requirements. The lift for small banks is extraordinary & we...
Rowspace Raises $50M in Seed and Series A Funding
Rowspace, a San Francisco‑New York AI platform for institutional financial data, announced a combined $50 million raise across seed and Series A rounds. The Series A was co‑led by Sequoia and Emergence Capital, while the seed round was also led by Sequoia with...
Day 3 of MX FinTech Week Launches with Industry Leaders
Standing room only to see @Puntored_CO, @sumsub, @AWSstartups, and @IMEFOficial kick off Day 3 of @mxfintechweek at the @twifintech House 🔥🔥 https://t.co/BDCOjLBL07
FinTech-as-a-Service to Hit $1.82 Trillion by 2035
Fintech as a Service Market Forecasted to Reach USD 1.82 Trillion by 2035 Driven by Rising Demand for Embedded Finance, Digital Banking, and Scalable Cloud-Based Solutions https://t.co/i6QoyzAi7r https://t.co/HwNAWxpkN8
February Global Regulatory Brief: Digital Finance
Recent regulatory developments across major economies highlight growing scrutiny of AI, cybersecurity, and operational resilience in finance. In the UK, the Treasury Committee criticised the FCA and BoE for a reactive stance, urging AI‑specific guidance and stress testing by 2026....
Digital Credit Unlocks $STRC-Backed Money and Yield
My keynote yesterday focused on Digital Credit and the emerging opportunity to create Digital Money and Digital Yield backed by $STRC.
Revolut Among 4 Companies Chosen to Test Stablecoins in UK Sandbox
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has chosen Revolut, Monee Financial Technologies, ReStabilise and VVTX to join a dedicated stablecoin cohort within its regulatory sandbox. The four firms will test issuance, payments, wholesale settlement and crypto‑trading use cases in a controlled...
How the OCC Is Handling Its Charter Application Workload
Bank charter applications surged in 2025, with 18 new OCC filings—equal to the total received in the previous four years combined. OCC chief Jonathan Gould frames the spike as a return to normal, emphasizing that new bank formation signals system...
Fintechs Buzz: Pay
This week in (publicly-listed) fintechs: @PayPal gets takeover interest from @Stripe @RobinhoodApp launches private markets @Remitly beats expectations @Klarna delivers better GMV but margins fall https://t.co/bEeEnaTZ3V
Quantoz Partners with Visa to Unlock Stablecoin Spending at the Checkout
Quantoz Payments has become a direct Visa principal member, allowing it to issue virtual Visa debit cards and act as a BIN sponsor for fintechs. The partnership lets customers spend regulated e‑money and stablecoins on any Visa‑accepted merchant, including online,...
February Global Regulatory Brief: Risk, Capital, and Financial Stability
The February 2026 regulatory brief highlights four major initiatives: the RBI proposes a broader credit‑derivatives framework adding total‑return swaps and index products; MAS seeks tighter liquidity‑risk‑management rules for Singapore fund managers; the ECB releases 17 recommendations to simplify EU banking...
FHFA VantageScore Savings Sized up, FICO Expands in Mortgage
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) plans to adopt VantageScore 4.0 alongside FICO’s 10T score as part of a mandated modernization effort. A Deep Future Analytics study projects that competitive use of VantageScore could cut mortgage credit‑score fees by more than...
Voice AI Revolutionizes Banking, Says Bland CEO
[New Episode] @Bland's CEO on How Voice AI is Changing Banking. Interview with @zaygranet of @usebland. Watch the latest episode now: https://t.co/XXRymkLwFx https://t.co/44oPGvHNn8
Achieve Review for 2026: Terms, Access and Customer Feedback
Achieve’s 2026 review highlights its hybrid lending model that blends unsecured personal loans with secured home‑equity products such as HELOCs and fixed‑rate home‑equity loans. The platform targets borrowers with mid‑600s credit scores, offering flexible credit requirements and a digital‑first application...
WisdomTree Gets SEC Nod for 24/7 Tokenized Money Market Fund – Bloomberg
WisdomTree received SEC exemptive relief to issue tokenized shares of its $730 million Treasury Money Market Digital Fund. The approval lets investors buy and sell shares at a constant $1 price around the clock, rather than the traditional once‑daily NAV pricing....
Press Release: Finastra Teams up with CargoX to Further Adoption of Digital-at-Source Electronic Trade Documentation
Fintech leader Finastra announced a strategic partnership with blockchain document‑transfer platform CargoX to embed electronic trade documents (eTD) into its Trade Innovation solution. The integration, delivered via Finastra's open API and Trade Innovation Nexus, supports over 65 eTD types and...
How Will Evolving Customer Expectations Change InsurTech in 2026?
In 2026 insurers, MGAs and InsurTechs face a shift from tech experimentation to meeting hyper‑instant, personalized customer expectations. Research shows 80% of policyholders will demand real‑time updates and 75% prefer tailored experiences. Executives highlight the rise of "micro‑engagement," the need...
EU Market Integration Proposal: What Asset Managers Need to Know
The European Commission released a Market Integration Legislative proposal on 4 December 2025 to end the long‑standing fragmentation of the EU’s single market for investment funds. The draft consolidates cross‑border marketing rules for UCITS and AIFs into an expanded Regulation (EU) 2019/1156, shifting from...
Wint Wealth Revenue Jumps 2.6X in FY25; Cuts Losses by 60%
Wint Wealth, the Bengaluru‑based debt investment platform, posted operating revenue of Rs 44.5 crore in FY25 – a 2.6‑fold increase from the prior year – while narrowing its losses by more than 60% to Rs 8.2 crore. Interest income from debt securities, which now...
Germany’s Retirement Savings Shake-Up: What Banks Need to Know
Germany is set to replace the legacy Riester pension with the Altersvorsorgedepot (AVD) from 1 January 2027, ending all new Riester contracts. The reform retains a state allowance of up to €480 per year and expands eligible assets to include ETFs, stocks...
Yango Taps Flutterwave for Cashless Taxi, Food Delivery Payments in Zambia
Yango has teamed up with Africa’s leading payments platform Flutterwave to offer card‑based, cashless payments for taxi rides and food delivery in Zambia. The integration routes transactions through Flutterwave’s infrastructure, reducing the platform’s reliance on cash and streamlining the checkout...
What Is Post-Trade Settlement and How Does It Work?
Post‑trade settlement comprises confirmation, clearing, instruction matching, and the final exchange of securities and funds. The process, managed by clearing corporations, custodian banks, and central securities depositories, is essential to render trades legally complete. Delays or failures expose firms to...
Emirates Expands Payment Flexibility in Kenya Through Cellulant’s Split-Payment Solution
Emirates has introduced a split‑payment solution for Kenyan travelers through its partnership with Cellulant’s Tingg gateway. The feature lets customers combine mobile money, banking and card methods and pay an initial amount online followed by up to four instalments within...
The Rise of Contactless Payments in Retail Post-Pandemic
Contactless payment adoption has accelerated in retail since the pandemic, driven by consumer demand for safety and speed. NFC cards and mobile wallets are now standard, prompting retailers to upgrade POS terminals and train staff. These investments have cut cash‑handling...
How No-Code AML Cuts Cost and Boosts Agility
Financial institutions are replacing legacy anti‑money‑laundering (AML) systems with no‑code platforms that let compliance teams build rules, workflows and reports via visual interfaces. Traditional solutions can require six to twelve months for deployment and heavy IT involvement, while modern SaaS‑based...
MSCI Launches IndexAI Insights with ChatGPT and Claude
MSCI introduced AI connectors that link its ONE platform to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude. The first product, IndexAI Insights, lets users ask natural‑language questions about MSCI index performance, exposures, constituents and methodology. MSCI says this is the initial offering...
Rethink Networking in Fintech & Mortgage: Liz Short on RelationshipFirst Growth AI Change Management
In this episode, Liz Short discusses her book "Rethink Everything You Know About Networking" and shares practical tips for building genuine, relationship‑focused networks in fintech and mortgage. She explains how her firm, Short Solutions, helps executives overcome implementation gaps and...
Sovos and Label Partner on CARF Reporting
Sovos and Label have teamed up to launch a joint CARF compliance solution for digital‑asset platforms, integrating Label’s CARF automation with Sovos’ 1099‑DA and broader tax reporting capabilities. The offering, branded Label CARF + Sovos 1099‑DA, automates onboarding, transaction aggregation, foreign‑exchange valuation...
Are You Taking Source of Funds Seriously?
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s 2024‑25 AML report flagged source‑of‑funds checks as a persistent weakness, noting that 10% of reviewed files lacked any verification. Firms risk hefty fines, criminal prosecution, and reputational harm if they fail to match client funds with...
SDK.finance Announces Top Transactional Ledger Software Solutions for 2026
SDK.finance released its 2026 list of top transactional ledger software, underscoring the shift from batch‑based bookkeeping to real‑time financial truth engines. The article defines transactional ledger software as the central double‑entry system that powers banks, digital wallets, marketplaces and cross‑border...
Penny Software Expands Global Footprint with New UK Office to Drive AI Procurement
Penny Software, the Saudi‑based AI procurement platform, has opened a new office in Derby, UK, to serve as a regional hub for its growing European client base. The move follows rapid adoption of its cloud‑native solution across more than 75...
PhonePe Launches AI‑Powered Voice & Text Payments with Microsoft Support
Indian fintech leader PhonePe has unveiled an AI‑powered payment suite that lets users send money using voice commands or text chat. The solution leverages Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI services to interpret natural language and execute transactions in real time. Initially available...
Rebound in Deals over $100m Lifted European RegTech Funding by 51% YoY in 2025
European RegTech funding jumped 51% year‑over‑year in 2025, reaching $1.1 billion. The market closed with 122 deals, a 10% increase over 2024 but still 55% below the 2021 peak. Large‑ticket rounds resurfaced, with deals over $100 million contributing $117.2 million after none in...
Stablecoins Silently Infiltrate Merchants, PSPs, and Fintechs
Stablecoins are quietly embedding themselves across merchants, PSPs, acquirers, and fintechs, I shared how in January's edition of MPE Magazine: https://t.co/2i4ZQzcko7 @mpecosystem https://t.co/L0WnRe9iGB
WFE Flags Settlement Risks in Push Toward 24/5 Trading
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) warns that extending equity trading to a 24‑hours‑five‑days (24/5) schedule introduces settlement and liquidity risks unless clearing, settlement and payment infrastructures are upgraded. U.S. venues such as NYSE Arca, Nasdaq and Cboe are piloting...
AI-Generated Rumors Trigger Real Market Swings
An AI-generated doomsday scenario was enough to rattle real markets. Shares in Uber, Mastercard and American Express dipped, not because of fundamentals, but because narrative spread faster than verification. When synthetic analysis triggers real capital flows, we’re in a feedback loop with...
ENovate and Cobi Partner to Launch AI-Powered Digital Payment Infrastructure in Egypt
eNovate, a subsidiary of eFinance Investment Group, has teamed with UAE‑based AI platform Cobi under Mastercard’s Engage programme to embed artificial intelligence across Egypt’s digital payment landscape. The partnership will debut in Q1 2026 on eNovate’s Rize digital wallet, delivering real‑time...
When Fintech Meets Community Banking
In this February 2026 episode of This Month in Banking, host Tara Ween and co‑host Ben Crowley speak with Emmett Shipman, Wolf & Company’s fintech strategy and growth senior manager. Emmett traces his decade‑long fintech journey, explains the evolution of...
Aave Labs' Decade Review: Future Focus on Mass DeFi
We’ve published an overview of Aave Labs’ work over nearly a decade of contributing to Aave. While much has been achieved, the most important work still lies ahead: bringing DeFi to everyone. https://t.co/1A6EdnG8eN