Proparco Invests $2m in Cauridor
Proparco, the French development finance institution, has invested $2 million in Cauridor as part of the fintech’s Series A round, bringing total funding to $13 million. The capital will help Cauridor expand its cross‑border payment infrastructure that links global money‑transfer operators with African mobile‑money and banking networks. The investment aligns with Proparco’s mandate to promote financial inclusion and digital transformation in emerging economies. Cauridor aims to close its Series A by the end of 2026, scaling across West and Central Africa.
Your Humble Digital Wallet May Soon Become the Gatekeeper to Your Purchases
Digital wallets are evolving from simple checkout interfaces into orchestration layers that dynamically route transactions across multiple payment rails. This shift is driven by the emergence of a fragmented multi‑rail ecosystem—including cards, A2A, and real‑time systems—where cost, speed, approval rates,...
A 'Quiet Crisis' Is Brewing for Student-Loan Borrowers
A new wave of private student loans is poised to replace federal borrowing after President Trump’s repayment overhaul takes effect on July 1. The rule caps federal loans, driving students toward private lenders who currently serve about 10% of borrowers but...
North and Visa Team to Elevate the Payments Game
North, a three‑decade‑old fintech, has teamed with Visa to roll out three new payment solutions: Visa Network Token Service, Real‑Time Account Updater (RTAU) and Account Name Inquiry (ANI). The token service replaces sensitive card numbers with non‑reversible identifiers, while RTAU...
Declining Fraud Rates Don’t Mean Declining Fraud Risk
Payment fraud attack rates dropped 14% year‑over‑year and manual reviews fell 17%, yet chargeback losses surged 56%. The decline reflects tighter AI‑driven defenses, but fraudsters are now targeting high‑value, credential‑rich accounts, leading to more costly account‑takeovers. Traditional volume‑based metrics miss...
Real DeFi Use Cases that Are Changing B2B Payments
Decentralized finance is transitioning from speculative crypto talk to a practical tool for midsize enterprises, offering programmable, direct‑to‑counterparty transactions that cut intermediaries. Smart contracts automate invoice collection and payment, reducing days‑sales‑outstanding and capturing early‑payment discounts without manual effort. DeFi liquidity...
Airline & Travel Payments Summit 2026 to Feature Agentic AI, Fraud Prevention and Travel Payments Discussions in Dublin
Chinese fintech giant Alipay has rolled out a delegated payment feature for its AI Pay service on Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace, targeting its 100 million user base. The new tool lets shoppers approve purchases via AI‑driven voice commands or chat, streamlining checkout and...
Keel Unveils Fintech Infrastructure Business After Pivot From Neobank
Manchester‑based Keel has emerged from stealth after reaching profitability, rebranding from its original neobank Frost. The company now offers a Banking‑as‑a‑Service platform that delivers multi‑currency accounts, Visa card issuing and access to domestic and international payment rails via a single...
Robinhood Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Unlawful Disclosure of Consumers’ Sensitive Financial Info
Robinhood Markets is facing a lawsuit filed by client Jamillah Dunn alleging the brokerage embedded invisible Google trackers on its website that transmit users’ sensitive financial data—including account numbers, holdings, and search queries—to advertisers without consent. The complaint, lodged in...
It’s the AI’s Fault … Urmm, No It’s Not
The article clarifies that when AI tools execute trades, legal responsibility does not shift to the algorithm but stays with the human or entity that controls it. If you trade your own capital, any loss is your own, unless the...
J.P. Morgan’s Mali Bartlett on the Virtual Netting Revolution
J.P. Morgan Payments Managing Director Mali Bartlett outlines how virtual netting replaces traditional batch settlement with invoice‑by‑invoice processing via in‑house bank virtual accounts. The approach tackles the hidden costs of fragmented intercompany systems—estimated at up to 30% of transaction volume—by...
Stock Trading App Sahi Founders Dilute over 60% Stake After Series B Round
Indian stock‑trading app Sahi completed a $33 million Series B, bringing total capital raised to about $50 million and pushing its post‑money valuation to roughly $200 million. The round, led by Accel India and Elevation Capital, diluted the founders’ combined holding to 38.5%, while...
Stablecoin Update Ahead of Clarity Act (Stables to $1T+ and Who Loses). Also Macro Data.
The U.S. Treasury and congressional committees are drafting a "Stablecoin Clarity Act" that would position digital stablecoins as a quasi‑banking alternative. The legislation envisions a market worth over $1 trillion in stablecoin assets, leveraging the ability to freeze tokens and the...
Best Cash Registers for Small Businesses in 2026
Square remains a popular POS, but growing merchants often outgrow its flat‑rate fees, limited inventory tools, and single‑processor model. The article ranks eight alternatives—Helcim, Lightspeed, Toast, Clover, Shopify POS, Stripe, SumUp and PaymentCloud—each matched to specific use cases such as...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Adopts FIS Data Integrity Manager
Fintech firm FIS has been chosen by Commonwealth Bank of Australia to deploy its Data Integrity Manager, a SaaS reconciliation platform hosted on Microsoft Azure. The solution will handle more than 150 million daily transactions, providing real‑time visibility, automated alerts and...
FIA Report: The Pathway to 24/7 Trading and Clearing
The Futures Industry Association (FIA) released a report outlining a roadmap for continuous, 24/7 trading and clearing across derivatives markets. Presented at the FIA Global Cleared Markets Conference, the study highlights growing demand from digital‑asset participants and retail investors while...
OCBC Just Put Gold On-Chain (GOLDX)
OCBC, Lion Global Investors and DigiFT have launched GOLDX, Southeast Asia’s first on‑chain tokenised physical gold fund issued on Ethereum and Solana. The product lets investors subscribe and redeem using fiat currency or stablecoins, with gold held in a regulated...
This Startup Believes Replacing Account Numbers with Paytags Can Reduce Fraud in Nigeria’s Banking System
Nigerian fintech Flex has launched “paytags,” pseudonymous identifiers that let users send and receive money without exposing traditional 10‑digit account numbers. The closed‑loop system masks personal data, aiming to make fraud assembly harder in a market plagued by identity‑theft. Within...
Coinbase Cuts 14% of Staff to Accelerate AI‑Driven Operating Model
Coinbase is eliminating 14% of its workforce—about 693 jobs—from a headcount of 4,951 to embed artificial‑intelligence tools across product development. CEO Brian Armstrong frames the move as a strategic redesign rather than a market‑driven layoff, aiming for a flatter organization...
ECB Teams with Private Firms to Set Standards for Digital Euro
The European Central Bank signed partnerships with the European Card Payment Cooperation, nexo and the Berlin Group to develop open payment standards for the digital euro. The collaboration aims to ready the currency for a projected 2029 launch, with a...
PayPal, Google Cloud and Anchorage Push Agentic Banking on Crypto Rails
PayPal, Google Cloud and crypto custodian Anchorage Digital announced new agentic‑banking frameworks that let autonomous AI agents move money on open crypto protocols. Google’s AP2 protocol, PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin and Anchorage’s compliance‑focused platform aim to bridge the gap between traditional...
Billtrust Launches AI‑Driven Buyer Portal and 13‑Week Cash Forecast to Boost B2B Sales
Billtrust introduced an AI‑based Buyer Payment Portal and a self‑updating 13‑week cash‑forecasting tool, linking buyer payment behavior to real‑time cash‑flow intelligence. The features aim to cut days‑sales‑outstanding, capture early‑pay discounts and give sales reps clearer visibility into receivables, accelerating deal...
Bullish to Acquire Equiniti for $4.2 Billion, Building Tokenized Securities Infrastructure
Bullish (NYSE:BLSH) announced a $4.2 billion acquisition of Equiniti, a transfer‑agent serving over 2,500 public issuers. The deal, closing in January 2027, merges Bullish’s blockchain platform with Equiniti’s issuer network, positioning the combined firm to accelerate tokenized securities adoption.
Paymentus Q1 2026 Earnings Beat Forecasts but Shares Slip 5% After Hours
Paymentus Holdings posted Q1 2026 earnings per share of $0.21, topping the $0.17 consensus, and revenue of $358.4 million, exceeding the $334.1 million outlook. Despite the beat, the shares fell 4.97% to $26.38 in after‑hours trading, reflecting investor caution.
83 of the Fortune 100 Have a Developer or API Portal
An analysis of the Fortune 100 reveals that 83 companies now maintain a public developer, API, or data portal. The distribution spans Big Tech, financial services, healthcare, retail, and logistics, though the sophistication of these portals varies widely. While the...
Paga Teams with Sui to Tokenise Bonds and Real‑Estate, Opening Crypto‑Backed Investments in Africa
Nigerian fintech pioneer Paga announced a partnership with the Sui blockchain to tokenise bonds, real‑estate and other assets, using the newly launched USDsui stablecoin. The deal, unveiled at Sui Live in Miami, aims to give Paga’s 1.5 billion‑dollar monthly payment flow...
JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple Execute First Near‑Real‑Time Tokenized Treasury Settlement on XRP
JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple completed a pilot on May 6 that redeemed a tokenized US Treasury fund on the XRP Ledger in under five seconds and delivered the USD proceeds to Ripple’s Singapore account via JPMorgan’s correspondent network. The test shows...
Fintech’s Ramp Card Silently Reshapes Corporate Finance
In 2020, Ramp launched a corporate credit card. Banks didn't take it seriously. Another fintech trying to take on Amex. Five years later, 50,000 companies run their entire finances through Ramp. Nobody saw it coming:
Visa Beats Q1 Earnings Expectations, Citing 9% Transaction Volume Rise
Visa reported first‑quarter earnings that exceeded analyst forecasts, driven by a 9% year‑over‑year increase in fiscal‑second‑quarter transaction volume and a 12% rise in cross‑border payments. Management also repurchased 25 million shares, a move that helped the stock recover from a steep...
Coinbase CEO Says On‑Chain Economy Hits Escape Velocity, Citing 10‑Fold Base Growth
Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong announced on May 7 that the on‑chain economy has reached escape velocity, pointing to a tenfold year‑over‑year surge in Base stablecoin transactions and a 169% increase in derivatives volume. The remarks, made alongside the company’s...
Kalshi Secures $1 B Series F, Valued at $22 B
Prediction‑market platform Kalshi announced a $1 billion Series F financing that lifts its post‑money valuation to $22 billion. The round was led by a slate of marquee investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital and CapitalG. The funding underscores growing institutional appetite for regulated...
XRP Slides to $1.40 After $1 B ETF Inflows and Ripple Lawsuit Settlement
Ripple settled its SEC lawsuit and saw seven spot ETFs pour over $1 billion into XRP, yet the token fell from a July high of $3.50 to $1.40. Analysts argue that bank‑adoption expectations are overstated and that Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD may...
Chainlink Surges as Real‑World Finance Partnerships Boost Oracle Demand
Chainlink (LINK) rose about 5% to $10.34 as Bitcoin stayed above $80,000, underscoring the oracle token’s expanding use in tokenized finance. Partnerships with UBS, Visa and others, plus a surge in tokenized assets to $21.5 billion, are fueling investor optimism.
Fazeshift Secures $17 Million Series A to Automate B2B Accounts Receivable with AI Agents
Fazeshift closed a $17 million Series A round led by F‑Prime, bringing its total funding to $22 million. The AI‑native platform now automates more than 90% of manual accounts‑receivable work for dozens of enterprise customers, including eight unicorns, and has already helped...
How AI Is Reshaping Credit Card Terminals
Credit card terminals are undergoing an AI‑driven transformation that goes beyond speed and security upgrades. Machine‑learning fraud detection now works in milliseconds, while natural‑language processing tailors the checkout experience and predictive analytics keep hardware running smoothly. Vendors such as DCCSupply,...
What Happens Behind the Scenes When a Customer Makes a Payment?
When a shopper clicks “Pay Now,” the transaction triggers a rapid, multi‑step process that begins with encrypted data capture and tokenization. The payment gateway validates the card details, performs basic fraud checks, and forwards the request to the acquiring bank,...
RBI Proposes One‑Hour Hold on ₹10,000+ Digital Transfers to Fight Fraud
The Reserve Bank of India has floated a proposal to impose a one‑hour delay on person‑to‑person digital transactions exceeding ₹10,000 (about $120). The move, part of a broader fraud‑prevention package, aims to stem a rise in digital payment scams that...
Fintech Startup Parker Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy After Raising $200M
Parker, the Y Combinator‑backed fintech that raised more than $200 million to offer corporate credit cards for e‑commerce firms, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 7. The filing lists assets and liabilities each between $50 million and $100 million and 100‑199 creditors, underscoring the peril...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Adopt Rent‑Payment Data, Opening Mortgages to 7.7 Million Americans
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced they will accept rent‑payment history in credit‑scoring models, a move that could lift 7.7 million renters above the 620‑score threshold and unlock up to $777 billion in new mortgage originations. The policy shift, championed by FHFA...
CZR Exchange Hits 100,000 Users, Signaling Growing Crypto Adoption
CZR Exchange announced it has crossed the 100,000 registered user threshold worldwide, a milestone that highlights rising confidence in its secure, user‑centric trading platform. Founder and CEO Charlie Rothkopf said the growth reflects trust in the CZR ecosystem and fuels...
Robinhood Shares Slip 32% YTD as Analysts Weigh Bottom Prospects
Robinhood Markets' shares have dropped more than 32% in 2026, prompting analysts to argue over whether the stock has hit bottom. The decline follows a sharp fall in cryptocurrency revenue and a surge in prediction‑market activity that the firm hopes...
BlackRock Looks to Sidestep Clarity Yield Issues, Filing for Two New Tokenized Money Market Funds
BlackRock has filed SEC paperwork to launch two tokenized money‑market funds, extending its $6.1 billion Select Treasury‑Based Liquidity Fund onto Ethereum and creating a new multi‑chain vehicle, BRSRV, aimed at stablecoin reserves. The BSTBL token class will mirror the traditional fund’s...
Deep Dive: The 2026 Directory of Stablecoin Card Program Enablers
The 2026 stablecoin card ecosystem has shifted from speculative pilots to regulated, institution‑grade infrastructure, driven by the EU’s MiCA rules and the US GENIUS Act. Europe now requires all crypto‑asset service providers to obtain full MiCA authorization by July 1, limiting...
Albania’s Fintech and Wider Digital Landscape in 2026
Albania is transitioning from basic digitisation to a fintech architecture that includes open banking, SEPA membership, and an instant‑payment system. The Bank of Albania granted its first open‑banking licence in November 2024 and saw the first PIS transactions in early 2025,...
AI Models Become Banks' New Competitive Moat
Revolut's Pragma: Financial Game Changer or Niche Tool? Conversations and Insights with NVIDIA's Georgios Kolovos. Full video: 👉 https://t.co/BOdoxP14ld 💬 Is Revolut’s "Pragma" the breakthrough the financial world has been waiting for, or just another niche update? 📈 We explore how...
WhatsApp Rolls Out Business AI in India, Giving SMBs 24/7 Chatbot Support
Meta has launched Business AI within the WhatsApp Business app for eligible Indian small and medium‑sized enterprises. The feature lets merchants automate replies in any Indian language, handle payments via UPI and switch to human agents when needed, aiming to...
FIS Teams with Anthropic to Launch AI Agents for AML and Tokenized Deposits
FIS announced a partnership with Anthropic to embed Claude‑based AI agents into its banking platform, beginning with a Financial Crimes AI Agent that promises to shrink anti‑money‑laundering investigations from days to minutes. The collaboration also introduces Project Keystone, a tokenized‑deposit...
CFTC Chair Michael Selig Announces Formal Protections for Non‑Custodial Crypto Developers
CFTC Chair Michael Selig revealed a plan to codify protections for developers of non‑custodial crypto software, extending the agency’s 2025 Phantom no‑action letter. The move seeks to separate custodial services from open‑source tooling and could ease regulatory pressure on DeFi...
Walmart CEO John Furner Meets PM Modi, Signals $40B India Investment Push
Walmart chief executive John Furner met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reaffirm the retailer’s $40 billion sourcing footprint and outline a broader push into India’s digital commerce and payments ecosystem. The three‑day visit comes as Walmart‑owned Flipkart and PhonePe prepare...
Bank of Ghana Calls for Cross‑Border Instant Payments to Boost African Integration
First Deputy Governor Dr. Zakari Mumuni of the Bank of Ghana urged regulators, fintechs and banks to create a continent‑wide, instant cross‑border payment network at the 3i Africa Summit 2026. He warned that fragmented national systems are the biggest barrier...