Bluefin Pairs With Agile on a Ticketing Point-of-Sale Service
Bluefin Payment Systems has expanded its partnership with Agile Ticketing Solutions to include the PAX A35 Android point‑of‑sale terminal, adding support for EMV, NFC, magstripe and QR code payments. Agile will also offer the PAX A77 device through Bluefin accounts, and both devices will run Bluefin’s newly launched BluePOS application. The move targets the ticketing sector, where Live Nation research shows 60% of consumers will travel for live music and 80% prefer experiences over goods. Bluefin’s in‑house product development aims to capture this growing mobile‑payment demand.
Enrique Lores Takes the Helm at PayPal: What Does It Mean for Spanish Payment Market?
The latest fintech roundup highlights four key developments: Solflare and Snowdrop Solutions teamed up to simplify crypto card transactions, Nevermined secured Visa, x402 and VGS support to enable AI‑driven agent payments, Razorpay expanded its partnership with OpenAI by integrating Codex...
Stablecoins to Infiltrate Market, Investors Say
Venture capital firm QED Investors hosted a panel asserting that stablecoins will augment, not replace, existing payment rails, creating a hybrid model that leverages the speed and low cost of crypto alongside the reliability of traditional systems. The discussion highlighted...
Circle Launches CPN Managed Payments
Circle Internet Group has launched Circle Payments Network (CPN) Managed Payments, a fully managed stablecoin settlement platform. The service lets payment service providers, fintechs, banks and enterprises settle in USDC while interacting only in fiat, as Circle handles minting, burning,...
DICT Meets with Superannuation Fund on SevisPass Integration
Executives from Papua New Guinea’s Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NASFUND, one of the nation’s largest superannuation funds, to integrate the fund with the SevisPNG digital ID and wallet platforms. The partnership...
AI Agents Now Authorized to Spend via Card Payments
Thrilled to see this launch from @Nevermined_ai connecting @Visa @coinbase and @getVGS > Persistent delegation of payment cards to AI agents > Agent-specific card authorization designed for machine-native usage > The ability to delegate spending to third-party agents > ...
Making Payments AI‑Ready: Outcomes, Guardrails, and Scale
Artificial intelligence is reshaping retail payments by enhancing real‑time transaction decisioning, linking connected terminals, and enabling AI‑driven purchase initiation. Faster, data‑rich approvals raise conversion rates while predictive maintenance cuts device downtime. New consent and verification models are emerging to secure...
Securitize Partners with Currenc Group to Tokenize Shares on Ethereum and Solana: Securitize
Securitize has teamed up with publicly listed Currenc Group to issue tokenized ordinary shares on both Ethereum and Solana. The partnership follows Securitize’s recent designation as the NYSE’s first digital transfer agent for on‑chain securities, underscoring growing institutional confidence in...
From Gen Z to Retirees: Digital Wallets Set to Unlock £453bn in UK Spend by 2030
Global Payments’ 2025‑2030 forecast shows UK digital‑wallet spend surging from £269 bn (≈$342 bn) to £453 bn (≈$575 bn), a 68% jump. Adoption now spans every age group, with 66% of 18‑24‑year‑olds, 29% of 55‑64‑year‑olds and 23% of those 65+ naming wallets their top...
Deposit Flight Concerns Over Stablecoin Yield Are 'Quantitatively Small': White House Report
The White House Council of Economic Advisers released a study showing that banning stablecoin yield would boost bank lending by only 0.02%, roughly $2.1 billion, while eroding consumer welfare. The report characterizes deposit‑flight worries as “quantitatively small,” noting that most stablecoin...
AEGIS Markets Announces Record Q1 2026 Performance
AEGIS Markets reported a record first‑quarter, processing more than $26 billion in notional hedging volume—a 71% jump from its previous high. The surge was powered by both new participants and deeper activity from existing users, with self‑directed volume climbing 93%. Oil...
BlackRock Pumps $250 Million Into Crypto ETFs, Boosting Digital‑asset Exposure
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) together attracted roughly $243 million in net inflows on April 6, the largest single‑day crypto‑ETF purchase by the asset manager. The surge helped lift total U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflows to $471 million...
Giugliano Hardfork Boosts Polygon Payment Confirmation Speed
Giugliano hardfork is live on Polygon PoS today. If you're building a payment app on Polygon your users just got faster confirmations. This is what constantly upgrading the network looks like, we keep tightening the infra so payments work better for...
Natixis CIB Adopts ISDA’s Digital Regulatory Reporting Solution
Natixis CIB has officially adopted ISDA’s Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) solution, leveraging the open‑source Common Domain Model (CDM) to automate regulatory filings. The platform translates a golden‑source interpretation of reporting rules into machine‑executable code, promising higher data accuracy and faster...
As Open Banking Fuels Interconnectivity, Privacy Matters More
Open banking is deepening connections between traditional banks and fintech providers, intensifying the flow of consumer data. As data sharing grows, regulators and firms are under pressure to deliver clearer, plain‑language privacy disclosures that consumers can easily locate. Javelin Strategy’s...
Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Meets Nubank CEO to Advance Digital Banking Innovation: Is LatAm Neobanking Giant Moving to Middle...
UAE President Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed met with Nubank CEO David Vélez to explore collaboration on digital‑banking platforms. The discussion focused on leveraging Nubank’s neobank technology to accelerate financial inclusion in the Gulf region. Both parties signaled interest in...
Wirex BaaS Powers 2M Crypto Spenders Amid Regulatory Risks
Macro: crypto payments scale. Key: Wirex BaaS lets Utorg’s 2M users spend crypto at global merchants. Risk: regulatory/AML headwinds. Trade: buy selective BaaS/payment names on adoption. 💳 — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA. More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
TS Imagine Launches Integrated Lifecycle Management for Swaps
TS Imagine unveiled an integrated lifecycle management module that unifies swaps trading, risk, and P&L into a single real‑time platform. The new solution replaces end‑of‑day reconciliation with intraday visibility across swap positions and hedge books, and it is accessible through...
Press Release: Accor Selects Sidetrade’s Agentic AI Technology for Its Order-to-Cash Operations Across Its Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific...
Accor has deployed Aimie, the world’s first autonomous AI cash‑collection agent, across its finance teams in the Middle East, Africa and Asia‑Pacific. Developed by Sidetrade, Aimie engages customers, qualifies invoices and optimizes Order‑to‑Cash processes without human intervention. The solution leverages...
Squarespace’s Corey Zettler on Building a Financial Services Suite for Small Businesses
Squarespace has expanded from a website builder into a full‑stack fintech platform for small creators. After launching Squarespace Payments in 2023 and Capital in early 2025, the company introduced Balance, an integrated business account that provides a Visa debit card,...
Razorpay & OpenAI Expand Collaboration With Codex Integration Powering Instant AI App Monetisation
Razorpay has teamed up with OpenAI to embed its payment gateway directly into Codex‑generated applications, launching an app that lives inside ChatGPT. The integration lets developers describe an AI‑powered product, set pricing, and have Razorpay automatically configure checkout, subscriptions, taxes...
Why the UK Is Mulling a Centralised Testing Regime for Banking AI
UK regulators are weighing a centralized testing regime for general‑purpose AI models used by banks. The Bank of England, FCA and industry champion Harriet Rees propose that AI systems—largely sourced from US providers—must meet a UK‑specific safety and fairness benchmark...
Spotware Launches cTrader Leads
Spotware has launched cTrader Leads, a free acquisition channel that routes prospective traders from the cTrader Store and cross‑broker apps directly to brokers. Leveraging more than 11 million active cTrader users, the program delivers intent‑rich leads tied to each broker’s preferred...
Cross Switch, Absa Expand Secure Checkout with Absa Pay
South African bank Absa has partnered with payments‑infrastructure provider Cross Switch to launch Absa Pay, a bank‑authenticated checkout option for e‑commerce merchants on the Cross Switch platform. The solution uses a payment‑initiation API that lets customers pay via phone number...
NEW WEBINAR: Beyond Invoice: AI, Payments, and Risk in Modern AP
The upcoming Emburse webinar, "Beyond Invoice: AI, Payments, and Risk in Modern AP," will be held on April 16 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET. Speakers Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners and Landon Gordon of Emburse will discuss how finance leaders...
Apple Flags PayPal Checkout Share Erosion as Apple Pay Nears Parity
Apple’s latest market review reveals PayPal’s branded checkout growth slowed to 1% in Q4, with Apple Pay projected to reach 90.5 million U.S. users—just shy of PayPal’s 92.1 million. The shift underscores a broader migration toward phone‑native payment options.
Neo Financial Becomes Second FinTech to Join Interac Payment System
Neo Financial, a Calgary‑based fintech with over one million users, has become the second Canadian fintech to join Interac’s e‑Transfer network as an official participant. The direct connection gives Neo control over payment‑rail integration, allowing it to launch new features...
Verto Expands Business Accounts to Enable Seamless Payments From the US to Africa
Verto has launched Business Accounts that let US‑registered companies open a named USD account and move money to Africa with a dedicated cross‑border payment rail. The service offers instant currency conversion, multi‑currency holding, virtual cards and compliance support, targeting venture‑backed...
‘Make the Process Look Less Scary’: UK Banking Licence Applications Hit Zero in 2025
A Freedom of Information request shows UK banking licence applications dropped to zero in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. The decline includes foreign banks, with only five foreign licences granted since 2020, highlighting perceived regulatory stringency. Revolut finally obtained...
Revolut to Open Paris Office as Lender Seeks to Expand in Europe
Revolut announced a 10‑year lease for a six‑floor, 2,400‑square‑metre office at 116 Rue Reaumur, establishing its Western European headquarters in Paris by early 2027. The neobank aims to staff the location with more than 400 employees, many in risk and compliance, as...
“South Africa Is Investing in Digital Payments Infrastructure but Missing the Layer that Drives Real Economic Growth.”
South Africa is rapidly expanding its digital payments infrastructure, yet the focus remains on hardware and connectivity rather than on the transactional layer that drives SME growth. The 2025 Payfast State of Pay Report shows over 80% of merchants expect...
Banks Must Own AI Agent Layer or Lose Customers
🔺 AI Agents & Finance: Which Model Will Banks Choose? Full video here: 👉 https://t.co/W4JgYEnfCZ 💬 AI agents are about to pick your bank, insurance, and investments for you. The real question isn't whether this happens — it's who controls the layer where...
Open‑Source AI Accounting: Auto‑Extract, Convert, Own Your Data
I've been looking for something like this for two years. TaxHacker is a self-hosted AI accounting app that reads receipts, invoices, and PDFs extracts every field automatically and saves everything into a structured database you actually own. Upload anything. Store receipts, restaurant...
Swiss Banking Alliance Tests Digital Franc
Swiss banking giants UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank, BCV and Swiss Stablecoin AG announced a CHF stablecoin sandbox slated for 2026. The controlled live environment will test digital franc use cases such as programmable payments while imposing participation limits...
The African Nation of Guinea’s Fintech Landscape in 2026
Guinea’s fintech sector is shifting from ad‑hoc pilots to a state‑backed foundation. The Central Bank has rolled out a national instant payment system that enables 24/7 real‑time transfers across banks, micro‑finance institutions and mobile‑money operators. Regulatory reforms, supported by the...
Jordan's Orange Money Waives Commission on Transfers to Egypt
Jordan’s Orange Money announced a limited‑time promotion that eliminates transfer commissions for payments sent to Orange Cash in Egypt. Recipients receive a cashback of EGP 500 (≈ $16) when they receive at least EGP 5,000 (≈ $160), and EGP 700 (≈ $22) for transfers of EGP 10,000 (≈ $320)...
Almost 50% of US Consumers Would Use Palm Biometrics Payments, Research Finds
A Handwave survey of 2,001 Americans finds that almost half of U.S. consumers would adopt palm‑based payments if they trusted the security of their biometric data. Acceptance is strongest among younger shoppers, with 46% of 25‑34‑year‑olds comfortable using palm verification,...
“Invisible Banking” Is Pointless
The author dismisses the buzzword “invisible banking,” arguing that finance should be transparent, not hidden. He frames the third fintech wave as an “intelligence revolution” powered by AI, which must surface full transaction details rather than cryptic codes. Current embedded‑finance...
Wise: Growth And Innovation From The Inside Out Should Fuel Upside
Wise plc posted a 21.4% year‑over‑year increase in underlying income for Q3 2026, underscoring its expanding global footprint and niche diversification. The company’s ultra‑low‑cost model and proprietary technology stack are preserving margins and outpacing rivals such as PayPal. Valuation remains...
FAB Partners with Presight and Microsoft to Accelerate Enterprise AI Innovation
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) hosted a virtual AI Agentathon in partnership with Presight and Microsoft to fast‑track enterprise AI solutions. Four cross‑functional teams combined bank staff with Microsoft and Presight experts to design concepts that address decision‑making, operational efficiency...
IAP Availability
The Depository Trust Company (DTCC) announced that its Issuer Agent Portal (IAP) will be offline on April 9, 2026, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and lasting through the evening. The outage is scheduled to accommodate routine system maintenance. All participants, agents,...
Mexico's Banco Plata: $550M Revenue, 200% YoY Growth
Banco Plata (@bancoplatamx) is Mexico's answer to Nubank. They are crushing it and no one is talking about them. - $550+ million annualized revenue growing >200% YoY - 4 year old company - core product is a credit card (same place Nubank...
Circle Ignored Freezing Power, Let Funds Slip Away
.@Amanda_S_Wick, a former federal prosecutor, compared Circle's behavior to a bank watching a robbery happen in its lobby and saying "we need a court order." The stolen funds moved for 6 hours during business hours. They had freezing power. They chose not...
Spruce Money Fintech App: $100 Referral Bonus W/ Direct Deposit (H&R Block)
H&R Block has launched Spruce, a fintech app backed by Pathward NA, offering banking services such as a 3.5 % APY savings account and budgeting tools. The app currently promotes a $100 referral bonus when a new user activates the debit card and...
Tokenization Democratizes Assets, Streamlines Capital Flows
Tokenization turns assets into programmable units carrying ownership and rules across networks. Markets open to smaller tickets and new investors, so operations move with fewer intermediaries and clearer audit trails, pushing firms to adapt capital flows. Microblog @antgrasso https://t.co/Q95hTcaliy
Aave V4 Hits $10M Deposits, Core ETH Caps Full
Aave V4 crossed $10M in deposit. Core ETH caps are filled now (other assets and borrowing is available) and will be gradually increased.
KreditBee Enters Unicorn Club with $280 Mn Series E Round
KreditBee secured $280 million in a Series E round, lifting its post‑money valuation to $1.5 billion and making it the first FY27 unicorn in India. The round was led by Motilal Oswal Alternates, Hornbill Capital and MUFG‑backed Dragon Funds, with participation from WhiteOak,...
Your Bank Account Lives in the Cloud—Offline Impossible
How about your bank account? That's in the cloud too. How do you move that offline?
Federal Appeals Court Deems Kalshi Prediction Contracts Swaps, Not Sports Bets
A three‑judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that Kalshi’s sports‑related prediction contracts are swaps, placing them under Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight. The 2‑1 decision curtails New Jersey’s attempt to ban the platform and signals...
SNAP Warns of $600M EBT Theft Surge, Pushes for Chip-Enabled Cards
SNAP officials announced that more than $600 million in benefits were stolen in 2025, affecting one in five households. The agency is urging federal and state leaders to adopt chip‑enabled EBT cards and continuous fraud monitoring, citing early successes in California...