LSEG Launches Blockchain-Based Digital Settlement Network
LSEG has launched the Digital Settlement House (DiSH), a blockchain‑compatible platform that enables instant, 24/7 settlement of commercial‑bank money for digital‑asset transactions. DiSH Cash tokenises deposits held at participating banks, supporting multiple currencies and both PVP and DVP settlement models. The service can settle directly on its own ledger or act as a notary for external networks, providing a real cash leg for FX and tokenised trades. The launch follows a successful proof‑of‑concept on the Canton Network, demonstrating LSEG’s push toward integrated, risk‑reduced market infrastructure.
ClearScore Embeds Automated Debt Repayment Technology Directly Into Lender Applications
ClearScore has launched its automated debt‑repayment engine, Clearer, directly into lender credit‑application flows. The tool automatically channels consolidation‑loan proceeds to pay off existing debts, eliminating fund‑diversion risk and allowing lenders to price loans more accurately. Early partners such as Oakbrook...
Lemon Launches Bitcoin-Backed Credit Card in Cash-Hoarding Argentina
Lemon, one of Argentina’s biggest crypto exchanges, has introduced the nation’s first Bitcoin‑backed Visa credit card, allowing users to obtain peso‑denominated credit without liquidating their BTC holdings. Customers lock up 0.01 Bitcoin—about $960—as collateral to receive an initial limit of one...
Swift to Build Shared Ledger for Tokenised Asset Transactions
Swift will integrate a blockchain‑based shared ledger into its global messaging network after successful interoperability trials with BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo and Societe Generale‑Forge. The ledger aims to enable real‑time settlement of tokenised assets across borders, improving speed and transparency. Trials...
Insurance Policyholders Now Rate Insurers by How Fast They Pay
Insurers are shifting focus to claim‑payout speed as a core loyalty driver. A PYMNTS Intelligence and Ingo Payments study finds half of claimants rank speed above cost or choice, and 23% would pay a fee for instant access to $500‑$1,000...
Critical Moment: The AI Imperative for Credit Unions
Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from novelty to necessity for credit unions as younger members increasingly expect AI-driven budgeting, planning and transaction tools. While 55% of members already rely on AI for financial planning and 42% feel comfortable using it...
Tariffs Force Firms to Rethink Technology as a Survival Tool
Tariff volatility has become a daily operational risk, prompting product leaders at goods firms to confront peak uncertainty. Nearly half view tariffs as a financial drag, while 88% plan supply‑chain reconfiguration and 70% anticipate higher costs. Mid‑sized companies ($100‑$400 million revenue)...
44% of Consumers Hit a Wall When Paying Medical Bills
A PYMNTS Intelligence survey of 2,021 U.S. consumers shows that 44% encountered at least one problem paying for their most recent healthcare service. The issue is especially acute for younger generations, with nearly 70% of Gen Z patients reporting billing...
EToro Signs Four French Clubs in Ligue 1 Push
eToro has signed multi‑year sponsorship agreements with four Ligue 1 clubs—AS Monaco, LOSC Lille, Olympique Marseille and Olympique Lyon—effective from the 2025/26 season, becoming each club’s Official Trading Partner. The deals give the trading platform prominent branding on LED boards, digital channels and, for Lille,...
Miami’s Crypto-Settled Real Estate Record Broken by $14 Million USDT Transaction
A $14 million property deal in Miami set a new record by settling entirely in USDT, facilitated by tokenization platform Propy and developers Ciprés and Rilea Group. The buyer acquired five commercial units in the Mohawk development, with funds clearing in...
Atomic Insights Raises $10M in Seed Funding
Atomic Insights, a San Diego fintech focused on money‑movement automation for registered investment advisors (RIAs) and family offices, announced a $10 million seed round. The financing was led by Aquiline with participation from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures and existing backers. The...
What Happens to Card Economics when Stablecoins Stroll up to the Till in SA?
South African retailers are piloting stablecoin‑based settlement at the point of sale, allowing token transfers to clear in seconds and dramatically compressing the traditional card economics stack. Pick n Pay’s rollout showed that merchants can add a crypto tender without...
Crypto Slump Hits ARK ETFs in Q4, Coinbase Becomes Top Detractor
A crypto market pullback in Q4 2025 dragged down Cathie Wood’s ARK ETFs, with Coinbase emerging as the top detractor. Coinbase’s shares fell roughly 35%, outpacing Bitcoin’s 22% loss and Ether’s 28% decline, while spot‑trading volumes on centralized exchanges slipped 9%...
#509: Nic Roberts-Huntley, CEO of Blueprint Finance, on DeFi’s Next Frontier, Institutional Yield Generation, and Crypto Vaults
In this episode, Nic Roberts-Huntley, a former surgeon turned DeFi entrepreneur, explains how institutional yield generation is poised to become crypto's next growth engine, highlighting Blueprint Finance's Concrete and Glow protocols that offer institutional-grade earning, borrowing, protection, and advanced trading...
DeFi’s Missing Primitive: Insurance
The episode examines why DeFi lacks a robust insurance primitive, outlining how existing protocols like Nexus Mutual, Y2K, and Ante Finance each address only parts of the problem—verification, capital efficiency, curation, pricing, and composability—while failing on others. It highlights the...
Finseta Revenue Growth Slows to 9% as Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on FX Activity
Finseta posted £12.4 million revenue for 2025, a 9% rise that marks a sharp slowdown from the 26% growth recorded in 2024. Corporate client revenue surged 54% and now represents 57% of total sales, while high‑net‑worth individual activity fell amid tariff‑related...
Cosegic Boosts Financial Crime Expertise Through Fintrail Acquisition
London‑based compliance specialist Cosegic announced the acquisition of financial‑crime consultancy Fintrail, though the purchase price was not disclosed. The deal adds Fintrail’s niche expertise in anti‑money‑laundering (AML) investigations and fraud detection to Cosegic’s existing portfolio of regulatory technology solutions. By...
YouHodler’s Tony Severino Looks Back on 2025 and Crypto Investing
Tony Severino of YouHodler reviews 2025, highlighting the end of synchronized global liquidity expansion as central banks diverged, raising funding costs and prompting a broad deleveraging. He notes that crypto, once buoyed by cheap capital, became highly sensitive to macro...
AI Poised to Reshape London’s Finance Hub Swiftly
AI won’t just disrupt factories. Could it hit financial and professional hubs like London even faster? https://t.co/ciwzjvJZWh @PickardJE @Melissahei @ft
Blockchain Firm Eyes $200M in Tokenized Water Projects Across Asia
Blockchain firm Global Settlement Network (GSN) announced a pilot to tokenize eight Jakarta water‑treatment sites. The pilot aims to raise up to $35 million for upgrades and test rupiah‑stablecoin settlement rails. GSN and Globalasia Infrastructure Fund plan to expand the effort...
The Most Advanced Bitcoin Solo Pool Is Now Online: mysolopool.com
mysolopool.com has launched as the most advanced Bitcoin solo mining pool, offering real‑time hash visualization and a fast, transparent interface. The platform replaces four legacy solo pools with low‑latency connections, instant data dashboards, and a rentable hashpower option. Miners receive...
Crypto Fear & Greed Index Flips to ‘Greed’ for First Time Since October
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index rose to 61 on Thursday, marking the first "greed" reading since the October $19 billion liquidation. The jump follows a two‑month Bitcoin rally that pushed the price to $97,704, its highest level since November. At...
Rachel Buscall | Recovery Room Attacks New Capital Link CEO
Rachel Buscall, CEO of New Capital Link, faced a coordinated smear campaign from an unregulated recovery‑room operation that sought to tarnish the firm’s reputation. The investigation revealed that New Capital Link operates as a regulated alternative‑investment introducer, connecting sophisticated investors with vetted...
How to Build a One-Page Retirement Plan (That You’ll Actually Use)
A one-page retirement plan condenses the entire retirement strategy onto a single, printable sheet, forcing four core decisions: goals, savings rate, asset mix, and guardrails. The template includes a clear goal amount, a sustainable savings percentage, a three‑part allocation with...
FTC Seeks Contempt Ruling Against Payment Processor for Breaching Decade-Old Fraud Prevention Order
The Federal Trade Commission has asked a Nevada federal court to hold payment‑processor Cliq Inc., its CEO Andrew Phillips and CTO John Blaugrund in contempt for breaching a 2015 court order that mandated strict fraud‑prevention controls. The agency alleges Cliq...
Walmart Backed Fintech OnePay Achieves $4 Billion Valuation Milestone
Fintech firm OnePay, backed by Walmart, announced a valuation exceeding $4 billion following an employee share‑buyback program. The new figure doubles the $2.5 billion valuation set after a $300 million funding round led by Walmart and Ribbit Capital in late 2024. OnePay’s super‑app...
Comprehensive Fund Comparison: Unlocking Insights with ISS Market Intelligence
ISS Market Intelligence has launched a comprehensive fund‑comparison platform that blends real‑time data, AI‑driven analytics, and customizable dashboards. The solution lets investors evaluate performance, fees, risk, and benchmarks across global funds in a single interface. By integrating advanced risk‑assessment tools...
Blockchain Analytics Platform Nansen, Katana Partner to Provide Enhanced On-Chain Insights
Nansen has partnered with Katana, a high‑performance DeFi blockchain, to embed its analytics suite into the network via a dedicated Growth Dashboard. Katana has processed over 11 million transactions in six months, averaging more than 100 000 daily swaps and serving 35 000+...
Exchange Association Says Regulators Should Prioritize Gen AI Threats over Quantum Computing
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) warned regulators that they are over‑emphasizing quantum‑computing risks at the expense of more immediate generative AI threats. WFE estimates a 5‑10+ year horizon before cryptographically relevant quantum computers appear, recommending proportionate resource allocation. The...
Keye Launches AI Co-Pilot for Private Equity Due Diligence
Keye has unveiled Odin, an AI‑driven co‑pilot designed to streamline private‑equity due diligence for investment teams. The tool leverages large‑language models and proprietary NLP pipelines to extract financial metrics, covenant clauses, and risk factors from data‑room documents. Early pilots claim...
Keye Launces AI Co-Pilot for Private Equity Due Diligence
Keye has introduced Odin, an AI‑powered co‑pilot designed to streamline private‑equity due‑diligence. The tool lets deal teams pose plain‑English questions and receive deterministic, audit‑ready analysis instantly. Powered by Keye’s proprietary Deterministic Creativity, Odin combines natural‑language understanding with code‑based execution, eliminating...
Venezuelans Choose Stablecoins for USD Access, Unexpected Reasons
Stablecoins are the preferred way to access USD in Venezuela, but not for the reasons you think. @cryptonomista explains 👇 https://t.co/bNoc2RM5Sk
AI Predictions for 2026 — Agentic Browsers, In-Chat Purchases, and What Marketers Should Actually Prepare For
In this episode, Paul and Martin forecast AI’s impact on marketing for 2026, highlighting the imminent launch of Google’s Gemini‑powered agentic Chrome, the rise of in‑chat purchasing via protocols like Google Agent Payments and Microsoft Copilot Checkout, and the emergence...
Streamlining Disconnected Data and Inefficient Workflows
Banks are struggling with fragmented ALM and ALCO data, forcing manual reconciliations that delay decision‑making and increase compliance risk. The article highlights how siloed datasets, disparate subsidiary systems, and bolt‑on tools hinder net interest margin management and regulatory reporting. It...
Bank Opens Branch Aimed at Podcasters
They opened a new bank branch in town, and the target market seems to be… podcasters? https://t.co/25dDb4UEIc
Lawsuit Alleges Oracle Made Misleading Statements Around Debt Sale for AI Infrastructure
Oracle faces a class‑action lawsuit alleging it misled bond investors in the offering documents for an $18 billion debt sale. The suit claims the company overstated its financial position after announcing a $300 billion, five‑year AI infrastructure contract with OpenAI. Seven weeks...
CARDS Token Surges as Gacha Volume Hits All-Time High
Collector Crypt’s CARDS token surged 60% in the past week, driven by a record‑high gacha spin volume that generated nearly $20 million in user spend. The platform’s seven‑day revenue topped $1.87 million, the strongest since September, pushing the token’s fully‑diluted valuation to...
Bitpanda Targets Frankfurt IPO with up to $5.5B Valuation: Report
Bitpanda, the Austria‑based crypto trading platform, is preparing a Frankfurt‑listed IPO in the first half of 2026, targeting a €4‑5 billion valuation. The company, which serves over 7 million European users, is working with Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank on the offering....
AI and Embedded Finance Are New Medicine for Healthcare Supply Chains
Healthcare procurement, long dominated by static forecasts and delayed payments, is being reshaped by artificial intelligence and embedded finance. AI-driven platforms now analyze consumption data to fine‑tune inventory buffers, prioritizing life‑critical items and moving toward just‑in‑time replenishment. Embedded finance integrates...
Bank of America CEO Says AI Paying Off as Bank Cuts Costs
Bank of America reported that its AI-driven platforms, especially the Erica virtual assistant, are delivering measurable cost and productivity gains in Q4 2025. Erica logged 169 million interactions with 20.6 million users, while Zelle transaction volume rose to $144 billion, underscoring the bank’s...
Two-Hour Outage Hits Monzo Banking Services
Monzo experienced a two‑hour outage on Jan 14, 2026 that degraded its mobile app, card payments, and transfers for thousands of customers. The disruption began at 10:31 a.m. ET and ended at 12:36 p.m. ET, after the bank fixed a core issue but did not disclose...
Quavo Names David Oldershaw COO; Tony DiGiorgio CTO
Quavo announced the appointment of David Oldershaw as chief operating officer and Tony DiGiorgio as chief technology officer. Both executives bring deep experience in fintech operations and AI development. The hires are intended to accelerate Quavo’s product roadmap and expand...
Best Credit Repair Service: CreditBuilderIQ Vs. Credit Versio
CreditBuilderIQ and Credit Versio are leading DIY credit repair platforms. CreditBuilderIQ combines dispute tools with rent and utility payment reporting, three‑bureau score tracking, and access to secured cards, positioning it as a comprehensive credit‑building solution. In contrast, Credit Versio automates...
Ant International Logged Over 2 Billion Cross-Border Payments Last Year
Ant International processed more than 2 billion cross‑border transactions in 2025, primarily serving SMBs in fast‑growing regions such as Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Latin America via its Alipay+ and Antom platforms. The episode highlights how the unified...
Coastal Financial Buys ‘Climate-Friendly’ Fintech GreenFi
Coastal Financial Corp. announced the acquisition of the GreenFi brand, a climate‑friendly consumer finance platform, for an undisclosed amount. The deal gives Coastal full governance and long‑term stewardship of GreenFi while preserving existing banking services and customer experiences. Mission Financial...
Avalanche (AVAX) Relies on Supply Cuts, yet GeeFi’s (GEE) Phase 3 Nears End as It Unveils Upcoming Bonus System
GeeFi’s $GEE token presale has raised $2.6 million, with Phase 3 now 90 % sold and only 3 million tokens left at $0.10 each. The project promises a public listing at $0.40, delivering a projected 300 % immediate upside for early investors. GeeFi is building...
Do Digital Payments Really Promote Financial Inclusion? What the Evidence Shows
Academic research shows digital payment platforms can expand access to basic financial services, especially in developing economies, by lowering distance, time, and transaction costs. However, technology alone does not guarantee inclusion; reliable mobile connectivity, affordable devices, and digital skills are...
Alpaca Inks $150 Million Series D Funding
Alpaca announced a $150 million Series D round that values the brokerage‑infrastructure provider at $1.15 billion, led by Drive Capital. The investment brings Drive Capital’s Chris Olsen onto Alpaca’s board and is accompanied by a $40 million revolving credit facility to support global expansion....
Buy-Side Programmatic Research Infrastructure and Tooling
Buy‑side firms are rapidly centralizing programmatic research infrastructure to handle expanding data volumes and increasingly complex investment workflows. A recent survey of 66 professionals across the US, UK and Europe shows 44% view reducing platform complexity and cost as the...
Bitwise Lists Bitcoin, Ether and Solana ETPs on Nasdaq Stockholm
Digital asset manager Bitwise has introduced seven SEK‑denominated crypto exchange‑traded products on Nasdaq Stockholm, giving Swedish investors regulated exposure to Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and a diversified digital‑asset index. The lineup features spot Bitcoin and Ether ETPs, staking‑linked Ether and Solana...