Cash App Users Can Now Pay Over Time on P2P Transfers
Cash App introduced a pay‑over‑time feature that lets users split peer‑to‑peer transfers into short‑term installment plans. The service charges a 7.5% fee and allows weekly repayments for up to six weeks, with a minimum transfer of $25. It is the first major U.S. P2P platform to embed buy‑now‑pay‑later functionality, extending Cash App’s existing debit‑card installment option. The rollout targets younger, gig‑oriented users who often face variable income streams.
Circle and Sasai Fintech Collaborate to Expand Access to USDC Across Africa
Circle Internet Group, the issuer of USDC, has struck a strategic partnership with Sasai Fintech, a unit of Cassava Technologies, to accelerate stablecoin adoption across Africa. The collaboration will integrate Circle’s full‑stack USDC platform into Sasai’s existing payment corridors, mobile...
Shopify Expands Capital Repayment Through Shopify Payments to All U.S. States
Shopify announced that its Capital repayment service will now route payments through Shopify Payments for merchants in every U.S. state, making it the default method. ACH debit remains available only as a fallback after three consecutive Shopify Payments failures. The...
Payment News Digest: Infrastructure, Control & Scale in Focus
The payments ecosystem is undergoing rapid transformation as Xero, Checkout.com, Paysend and other players roll out new services. Xero introduced online bill‑payment capabilities for U.S. small businesses, leveraging its recent Melio acquisition. Checkout.com and Paysend announced upgrades that enhance cross‑border...
Wyclef Jean and Jaeson Ma’s D2C Service OpenWav Launches Snafu-Backed Indie Artist Financing Platform
OpenWav, the direct‑to‑fan platform co‑founded by Wyclef Jean and Jaeson Ma, has unveiled OpenWav Artist Bank, a financing service that offers independent musicians cash advances ranging from low five figures to high seven figures. The program, built with AI‑driven catalog...
TaxTec, Proxymity and Label Launch End-to-End MiKaDiv Fix
TaxTec, Proxymity and Label announced a strategic partnership to deliver the industry’s first fully connected, end‑to‑end solution for MiKaDiv withholding‑tax compliance. The joint offering links issuer, custodian and investor data, validates it across the custody chain, and produces schema‑driven regulatory...
Money Transfer App Duc Exposed Thousands of Driver’s Licenses and Passports to the Open Web
The Canadian fintech Duc App left an Amazon‑hosted storage bucket publicly accessible, exposing over 360,000 files that included driver’s licenses, passports, selfies and transaction spreadsheets. The data was stored without encryption, allowing anyone with the URL to view and download the...
Best Apps to Trade Gift Cards in Nigeria
Gift card trading has surged in Nigeria, with users converting unused cards into naira or cryptocurrency. A new 2026 ranking evaluated dozens of platforms and identified Apex Network as the top overall app, citing its broad card support, instant wallet...
DoorDash, Family Dollar Expand SNAP Payments for Online Grocery Orders
DoorDash and Family Dollar announced that SNAP recipients can now use EBT cards to pay for eligible groceries and household items through the DoorDash app at participating Family Dollar stores. The service is live in 48 states and Washington, D.C.,...
Engineers Redesign Smartphone Security for Finance and Health Apps
Senior iOS engineer Madhuri Latha Gondi unveiled a modular, privacy‑by‑design mobile architecture that embeds security into the core of smartphone apps for finance and healthcare, meeting HIPAA and PCI DSS standards while maintaining performance. The approach, highlighted in a 2026...
Coinbase Wins Initial Bank Regulator Nod for Trust Charter, Boosting Custody Push
Coinbase received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust company charter, a key step toward becoming a federally regulated crypto custodian. The OCC requires the exchange to build compliance infrastructure, hire key...
What Are Firms Getting Wrong with Perpetual KYC?
Perpetual KYC (pKYC) promises continuous, automated risk monitoring, contrasting with static, periodic checks. While the market is expanding—valued at $1.2 bn in 2024 and projected to reach $6.5 bn by 2033—many firms misinterpret pKYC as merely increasing review frequency or adding data...
Visa’s Canton Network Play Signals a New Phase for Corporate Payments
Visa announced it will join the Canton Network as a Super Validator, marking the first major global payments firm to provide trusted, privacy‑preserving blockchain infrastructure for regulated finance. The role allows Visa to apply its risk and compliance standards to...
Bybit Launches Direct KZT/USDT Spot Trading in Kazakhstan, Cutting Fiat‑Crypto Conversion Steps
Bybit Kazakhstan has introduced a KZT/USDT spot trading pair, allowing users to move funds from local tenge deposits straight into crypto trades without the previous One‑Click Buy conversion. The launch, backed by AFSA licensing and a BCC Bank fiat channel,...
Versant Buys AI‑Driven StockStory to Boost CNBC’s Digital Investing Platform
Versant has acquired AI‑powered financial‑insights startup StockStory, integrating its technology into CNBC’s digital offerings. The move, announced without disclosed terms, signals Versant’s push to grow its platforms segment and deepen retail‑investor engagement through AI‑driven analysis.
TikTok's 'Girl Math' Trend Fuels Gender‑Focused Marketing on Prediction Platforms
TikTok influencers are using the viral ‘Girl Math’ meme to promote prediction‑market apps, prompting brands like Kalshi to double their female user base to 26% and igniting a debate over how the trend reshapes consumer perception and platform revenue.
KB Kookmin Bank Launches QR‑Code Payments in Indonesia, Tapping 32 Million Merchants
KB Kookmin Bank announced the rollout of a QR‑code payment service in Indonesia, giving its customers access to more than 32 million merchants. The move makes KB the first Korean bank to connect directly to Indonesia's national QR network and follows...
Stearns Bank Advances Omnichannel Transformation with Prelim Account Opening
Stearns Bank N.A. has chosen Prelim’s omnichannel account‑opening platform to unify its in‑branch and digital onboarding processes. The fintech solution integrates with the bank’s Fiserv Premier core, automating everything from application intake and identity verification to account issuance while preserving...
Jess Conroy, CEO of ROH, on Building the Financial Core Hotels Never Had
In this episode, Peter Renton interviews Jess Conroy, CEO and co‑founder of Roe, about the massive gap in financial infrastructure within the hospitality industry. Conroy explains how hotels still rely on manual, error‑prone processes to capture, reconcile, and track payments—from...
Best Student Loan Refinance Rates for April 2, 2026: Credible Leads At 3.66%
Student loan refinance rates held steady in Q1 2026, with Credible offering the lowest variable APR at 3.66% and Splash posting the lowest fixed APR at 3.71%. Other lenders such as Earnest, ELFI and LendKey present competitive ranges, often adding...
LSEG Launches Workspace Top 50 to Track Market Trends
LSEG has introduced Workspace Top 50, a monthly feature that ranks the most searched commodities and equities among finance professionals worldwide. The list is published within the LSEG Workspace platform and shared on LinkedIn, offering a quick view of emerging...
How Block Is Bringing Installments to Cash App
Block announced that Cash App will offer a buy‑now‑pay‑later (BNPL) installment product to its U.S. user base. The service provides instant credit decisions, allowing purchases to be split into equal weekly payments with interest only on the remaining balance. Integration...
Navan Launches AI-Powered Audit Engine for Expense Risk Screening
Navan unveiled an AI‑driven Audit Engine that adds over 45 configurable checks to its travel‑and‑expense platform, enabling real‑time fraud, compliance and policy violation detection. The system automatically approves roughly 75% of transactions, directing finance teams to the remaining 25% that...
Sharpton Cites BNPL Racial Disparities
Civil rights leader Al Sharpton urged state attorneys general to broaden their buy‑now‑pay‑later (BNPL) investigation, arguing the products disproportionately harm Black and Brown consumers. The inquiry, launched by seven states, already targets major players such as Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, PayPal,...
AI Agents Will Soon Need Crypto Wallets via X402
Every AI agent deserves a crypto wallet. In fact, there will be more AI agents transacting online than humans very soon. x402 is the internet payments layer (which has been missing for the last 30 years), and will enable this. The new...
Agentic Spend: Cards, Stablecoins, or Both?
Agentic spend. Is it going to cards? Stablecoins? Both? LOVED this chat with @lithic 's Reggie Young 👇 https://t.co/mM0xZ7sARL
A Four-Way Deadlock Is Now Blocking the US Clarity Act Crypto Bill — and Each Side Can Stop It
The CLARITY Act, designed to create a federal market‑structure framework for crypto, is stalled by a four‑way deadlock. Senate and industry supporters push for a workable regulatory path, while bank‑aligned critics seek to block stablecoin yield that could erode deposit...
What Banks and Data Should Plaid Prioritize?
Which banks, data elements, or account types would you most like to see @Plaid add or improve?
Agentic Finance Eliminates Presence, Beyond DeFi's Permissionless Rails
DeFi gave us permissionless rails Agentic finance gives us autonomous actors The difference? One removed intermediaries. The other removes the need for you to be there at all. We're not ready for what comes next.
Pagaya (PGY) Targets 50% Profit Growth with AI Lending Platform
Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ:PGY) announced at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference that it targets $100‑$150 million in GAAP net income by 2026, representing roughly 50 % profit growth. The company will rely on its AI‑driven lending platform, powered by a trillion‑record application dataset,...
Snowflake's Data Cloud Becomes Financial AI Gravity Well
Snowflake: Morningstar partnership, new CRO, rising AI workloads. Three signals, one direction. Enterprise data clouds aren't just storage. They're gravity wells for financial intelligence. The platform that controls data access controls the AI output.
Stripe Drops TomoCredit; Adyen and Chargebee Remain
Per @JeffKauflin of Forbes, @stripe has ceased processing payments for TomoCredit -- but @Adyen still is A review of Tomo's site reveals it also works with subscription billing management platform @chargebee https://t.co/0zGTS6SQGG
Kraken Launches Opt-In Rewards Program for xStocks Tokenized Equities
Kraken announced an opt‑in rewards program for its xStocks tokenized equities, granting holders up to 1% annual rewards. The initiative targets crypto‑native investors by offering yield on U.S. stocks and ETFs that trade 24/7 on‑chain. xStocks bring familiar equity products...
Sessions Collapse Micropayments Into Two On‑Chain Transactions
Sessions are a killer feature of the @mpp Machine Payments Protocol It helps agents transact as quickly as possible by streaming tokens for real-time billing/pricing. Works with cards, stablecoins, and other payment methods
Central Bank Labs Demo Stablecoins, Shaping Tokenized Money
Before this podcast with the @bankofengland I didn't realize entral bankers build demo's to show how stablecoins work There's a lot going on at the central bank level for the future of tokenized money
Du Pay, GCash Digital Wallets Unite to Elevate OFW Remittances
du Pay, the digital financial arm of UAE telecom operator du, has signed an MoU with the Philippines' leading super‑app GCash to streamline remittances for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the UAE. The collaboration enables near‑instant transfers from du Pay...
Monument Bank Launches BaaS Platform for Building Societies
Monument Bank isn't just tokenizing deposits for its own clients. It's packaging the entire blueprint - legal, regulatory, technical - as a BaaS platform for building societies. First client: Ecology Building Society. From interest income to recurring SaaS fees. Details https://t.co/JGUF1elkZI
Ripple Prime Earns Investment-Grade Rating, Boosting Market Momentum
Clear validation of @Ripple Prime’s strength, reliability and tech with today’s investment grade issuer rating from Kroll. Momentum builds when markets recognize these things.
AI Agents Are Coming for Money Launderers
DailyPay, an earned‑wage‑access platform handling about $30 billion annually, has deployed agentic AI from ComplyAdvantage to bolster its anti‑money‑laundering (AML) operations. The autonomous AI agent gathers and summarizes transaction data, feeding it to human analysts who retain final decision authority. According...
DeFi Must Embrace Open, Builder‑First Infrastructure
The DeFi space needs more OpenClaw energy Less: • Ponzinomics • Vampire attacks • Token incentive death spirals • Governance theater More: • Open protocols • Composable rails • Builder-first infrastructure We're building the financial layer of the machine economy
Coinbase AI Payments Protocol Joins Linux Foundation Alliance
JUST IN: Coinbase’s AI payments protocol x402 joins the Linux Foundation with Google, Stripe, and AWS to standardize high-frequency, micro AI transactions https://t.co/nL9YqAaVsW
In a Nutshell – New Termination Provisions for PSR Contracts
The UK’s Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Termination) (Amendment) Regulations will come into force on 28 April 2026, updating the 2015 framework. The amendments introduce mandatory notice periods and transition assistance for users when payment‑service contracts are terminated. Firms must revise...
Fintech Startup Sekond Wants to Bolster Advisors’ Private Markets Arsenal with Liquidity Monitoring Tool
Fintech startup Sekond has introduced a free liquidity monitoring tool aimed at private‑market advisors. The platform aggregates redemption schedules, cash‑flow forecasts, and liquidity buffers for semi‑liquid funds such as private‑credit, REITs, and interval funds. By offering real‑time insight, the tool...
Robinhood Files Federal Suit to Block Washington’s Gambling Enforcement on Prediction Markets
Robinhood Markets filed a federal lawsuit on March 30 in Tacoma to prevent Washington state from applying its gambling statutes to the company’s prediction‑market offerings. The firm argues that federal commodities law preempts the state’s action, a move that could...
Bitcoin ETFs Trim Volatility, Pull Institutional Capital Into Market
Spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds have attracted roughly $186 million of fresh money in the past 24 hours, compressing price drawdowns to about 50% and prompting a wave of institutional buying. Analysts say the inflows are dampening volatility and turning Bitcoin into...
Visa Direct Partners with Moonrise by Lunar to Unlock Real-Time Payments Across the Nordics
Visa Direct has teamed up with Moonrise, the Banking‑as‑a‑Service platform built by Nordic challenger bank Lunar, to tap local payment rails in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The partnership adds virtual accounts, domestic clearing, pay‑ins and pay‑outs to Visa’s global API,...
TradingView Introduces AI Chart Copilot
TradingView launched the AI Chart Copilot, an AI‑powered assistant that lives in a browser side panel alongside its charts. The tool instantly delivers technical breakdowns—moving averages, RSI, MACD, support/resistance and a rating—plus news, earnings and fundamental data for any asset....
SoFi Remains Strong Amid Geopolitical Turmoil, Bullish Long-Term
$SOFI platform continues to get stronger despite IRAN conflict puking all over equities. Short term is extremely volatile for the entire market but hard not to be long term bullish on this company. 💪🏻
Concerns Mount over Core Provider Issues
Banks and trade groups are urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to strengthen oversight of core banking service providers, citing delayed system updates that jeopardize regulatory compliance. The three dominant vendors—Fiserv, Fidelity National Information Services, and...
Global Payments Tops TSG’s 2026 Directory Rankings
Global Payments vaulted to the top of TSG’s 2026 Directory after acquiring Worldpay, processing roughly $2.8 trillion across 53 billion transactions in 2025. The five largest U.S. acquirers together handled nearly $9 trillion, accounting for about two‑thirds of total card volume, while the...