Endowus Rolls Out HKD Index Funds for Retail Clients- #Wealth #AssetManagement #AssetFinance
Asia‑focused digital wealth platform Endowus announced the launch of three Hong Kong‑dollar index funds from BlackRock’s iShares range for retail clients in Hong Kong. The funds give investors low‑cost exposure to both local equities and global markets, expanding Endowus’ product suite beyond traditional mutual funds. The rollout, sponsored by DBS, aligns with the platform’s push into a hybrid investment environment that blends digital and conventional assets. Endowus aims to attract cost‑conscious investors seeking diversified, currency‑matched portfolios.
PerpTools – How DEXTools Is Building the Full DeFi Trading Stack
In this episode of the Brave New Coin Crypto Conversation, host Andy Pickering talks with Waoul, Director of Dext Ventures and CMO of PerpTools, about DEXTools' evolution into a full DeFi trading stack. Waoul explains how PerpTools integrates on-chain perpetual...
Fintech - March 2026
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) plans to issue an interim final open‑banking rule in 2026, revisiting data‑access requirements after suspending its 2024 rule. Meanwhile, the House‑pending Bank‑Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act would empower the OCC and Federal Reserve to study...
Clipper 2.0 Is Still Seeing Hourslong Outages, and a Full Fix Is Months Away
The Bay Area’s Clipper 2.0 fare‑payment upgrade, overseen by Cubic Transportation Systems under a $461 million contract, continues to suffer prolonged outages and glitches. Since its Dec. 10 launch, only about 1.3 million of the roughly 15 million cards have been migrated, and Cubic...
Mike Cagney’s Blueprint to Tokenize the $74T DTCC
Mike Cagney is dismantling the $74 trillion DTCC monopoly. Why wait for incumbents to innovate when you can just build a better, cheaper, and more transparent financial stack yourself? (0:00) Why hasn't the $74T DTCC been tokenized? (0:18) Why won't stocks trade...
Transak Launches Fiat Bridge to Canton Network, Opening $8 Trillion Institutional On‑Chain Market
Transak announced today that its regulated payments infrastructure now supports a direct fiat on‑ramp to the Canton Network, letting users and institutions purchase Canton Coin via credit cards, bank transfers and local payment rails. The move removes a key friction...
Tech Disruptors: Mastercard on Stablecoins and Agentic Commerce
Mastercard is deepening its foray into stablecoin infrastructure, highlighted by a proposed acquisition of BVNK, a firm that provides fiat‑on‑ramp services for digital assets. The move aligns with the company’s broader strategy to embed its trust‑centric network into emerging payment...
SOFI Shares Plunge 53% While Membership Soars
SOFI is down 🔻53% since November. Meanwhile, membership growth has shown no sign of slowing down.
Meta Fraud Pressure Grows as Payments Association Calls for Shared Liability
The Payments Association released a white paper warning that authorized push payment (APP) fraud now largely originates on digital platforms such as Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. It cites that roughly two‑thirds of APP fraud cases in early 2025 began...
Nexi and PayPal Widen European Alliance in Push to Simplify Digital Commerce
Nexi and PayPal have expanded their partnership beyond Italy, embedding PayPal’s ecosystem directly into Nexi’s merchant platform across Europe. The rollout will initially cover Italy, the Nordics and Poland, giving merchants a single point of connection for digital payments and...
China Pushes CIPS to Compete with Western Payment Networks
China is accelerating reforms to its Cross‑Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) to position it as a viable alternative to Western‑dominated payment networks. The first major rule change since 2018 expands CIPS beyond renminbi‑only clearing, adding multicurrency settlement and broader foreign‑payment...
US Market Proves Too Tough for Foreign Neobanks
Monzo is leaving the US. ~50 layoffs, accounts wind down by June. This is the pattern now. N26 left in 2022. Revolut's US push has stalled. The thesis that a better mobile bank can simply be exported into the US market...
Elavon and Liberis Expand Partnership Enabling Small Businesses to Access Fast Funding
Elavon and Liberis have extended their partnership to Canada, launching Quick Capital – a revenue‑based financing product embedded directly in the Elavon merchant portal. The solution targets more than 202,000 Canadian small‑to‑medium businesses, offering fast, flexible funding with minimal paperwork...
Irish Lawmaker Urges Stripe to Flout US Sanctions on UN Investigator Albanese
Irish MEP Barry Andrews has publicly urged Stripe co‑founders John and Patrick Collison to enable payments for UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese outside the United States, despite U.S. sanctions against her. The sanctions, imposed by the Trump administration after Albanese...
Solana’s DeFi Surge and 70% Price Drop Prompt Wealth‑Building Debate
Solana’s ecosystem now hosts $6.6 billion in DeFi TVL and $15.2 billion in stablecoins, while its DEXes processed $3.4 billion in February 2026. Yet the token sits 70% below its January 2025 peak, raising questions about its suitability as a long‑term wealth‑building asset.
Save $17,000 on International Money Transfers
I sent $340k internationally over 2 years and paid $20,400 in fees. but i could have saved $17,000 of that. if you're moving money internationally, here's how you can save $17,000 in fees:
Aave V4 - Modular Lending Protocol
Aave v4 launched on Ethereum, replacing a single‑pool model with a hub‑and‑spoke architecture that isolates liquidity from individual market risk. The upgrade introduces three initial hubs—Core, Prime, and Plus—each capable of issuing credit lines to bespoke spokes with custom collateral...
Crypto and TradFi Converge: On‑Chain Payments Boom
The perception shift in crypto has been wild honestly. We went from 'this is a scam' to the biggest corporations and banks on the planet racing to figure out stablecoins and onchain payments. Two worlds that used to want nothing to...
Digital Upgrades on Broken Cores Guarantee Failure, Not Transformation
many banks are building sleek digital experiences on top of broken core systems. That’s a recipe for failure, not transformation. Watch the full episode now: https://t.co/BQNDlxuwMR https://t.co/zpEHfYUGzi
Comparative Analysis: Apple Wallet Vs. PayPal — Who Will Win the Stablecoin Money Race in 2026?
Apple Wallet has integrated USDC payments through Apple Pay merchant APIs, positioning its ecosystem for stablecoin adoption. PayPal is scaling its proprietary PYUSD stablecoin, now available in roughly 70 markets worldwide. Both firms are competing on fee structures, user experience,...
Roger Reshapes Banking for the Military Community
“ROGER exists to re-establish what banking should look like for the military community: stable, modern, transparent, and designed around service members’ realities" - https://t.co/YrpJ4hBrFZ featured today in https://t.co/xUPIH1zqKM! https://t.co/koyDa67vBl
Monzo Exits US Market, Informs Customers via Email
Monzo is calling it quits in the US, per emails the company has sent to customers: https://t.co/O6zV63RcXB
Creators Can Now Get Paid Instantly as Billion Dollar Boy Unveils New Payments Platform
Billion Dollar Boy launched Creator Payments, a new SaaS solution built into its Companion platform. The product consolidates invoicing, tax compliance, and onboarding, handling up to 14 administrative steps per creator. In partnership with Lumanu, it adds an Early Pay...
E‑com Founders' Friday Night: Store Down, Not Party.
Everyone on Friday night: Going out. Ecom founders on Friday night: Realising their payment processor just disconnected and their store is down. Different problems. Different life.
Regulated Giants Choose Private Canton Over Permissionless Chains
"Goldman's on Canton. DTCC is on Canton. There's a reason they're moving there rather than permissionless blockchains. It would be very hard for a regulated institution with trillions of dollars to connect to a permissionless chain right now." — Jessi https://t.co/OMA9HmxIQs
Most Powerful Women in West African Fintech
A new profile highlights ten women shaping West African fintech, from Visa’s SVP Aminata Kane steering a $1 billion investment to PiggyVest COO Odunayo Eweniyi growing a platform with 4.5 million users. Leaders such as Kemi Okunsanya at Hydrogen have processed roughly...
Companies Embrace Prediction Markets, Outpacing Crypto Trading
"I just added prediction markets into our company policies. People are trading these constantly — even more so than crypto these days." — Jessi Brooks on @DEXintheCityPod https://t.co/OMA9HmxIQs
Four Agentic Commerce Models to Power Financial Discovery
There are 4 agentic commerce models for Banks, Fintechs, and Insurance. You can play on several fronts. Start the foundational work. Where will you be discoverable? 🎥 Agentic Commerce: 4 Models for Banks & Fintechs (10min full video )https://t.co/aeoEeYpOBM https://t.co/miAd0gAxJp
Variance Raises $21.5M Series A to Automate Financial Crime Investigations
Variance, a San Francisco AI risk‑compliance startup, closed a $21.5 million Series A led by Ten Eleven Ventures, bringing its total funding to $26 million. The round will fund expansion of its agentic AI platform that automates KYC/KYB investigations, delivering auditable decisions in...
Improving Stablecoin Interoperability for Seamless Money Transfers
Money should be better. Even within stablecoins, where the #1 product advantage is interoperability, it's still difficult to move seamlessly fiat stables or even stable stable. I'm glad that @SamBroner and @AdamZuck13 are working on this at @bettermoney_co. https://t.co/uMN0vHxZ7n
Ripple and Convera Team up for Faster Stablecoin Cross‑border Payments
JUST IN: Ripple partners with Convera to enable financial institutions to send and receive faster, more reliable cross-border payments using stablecoins
Why Standardization Beats Local Expertise for Global E-Invoicing
The article contends that local e‑invoicing compliance is merely a baseline for multinational firms, while standardized platforms are essential for scalable growth. Managing dozens of local vendors inflates fees, multiplies contracts, and creates disparate data formats, especially as EU initiatives...
How PAPSS Is Fixing Africa’s Cross-Border Payments, Four Years On
The Pan‑African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) launched in January 2022 to slash the cost and delay of intra‑African payments by routing transactions in local currencies. Four years on it is live in 19 countries, linking over 160 commercial banks...
Why Mastercard Is Ditching Traditional Payment Rails for AI-Driven Agentic Payments
Mastercard is pivoting from traditional payment rails to AI‑driven, agentic payments, aiming to become the orchestration layer that links intent with transaction. The company has piloted fully authenticated AI transactions in India, completed a live end‑to‑end AI purchase in South...
Goldman Sachs Lowers Coinbase Target to $235, Citing Stablecoin Yield Risks
Goldman Sachs reduced its price target for Coinbase (COIN) to $235, down from $270, while keeping a Buy rating. The downgrade stems from mounting regulatory scrutiny over stablecoin yield products, a key driver of Coinbase’s newer, higher‑margin revenue streams. The...
LATAM Pays Under 1% for Stablecoin Transfers
$13 on a $200 transfer and ppl just live with it. Wild honestly. Nine companies in LATAM doing it on stablecoin rails for under 1%. LATAM gets stablecoin payments more than anyone right now.
Outdated Rules Threaten Markets; Tech Demands Swift Adaptation
Technology can circumvent outdated rules quickly. If we don’t adapt, we leave markets and citizens exposed to risk. https://t.co/8CPvJQAThZ
Shojin Financial Services Limited Enters Administration
Shojin Financial Services Limited, an FCA‑regulated crowdfunding platform that financed property‑development loans, entered administration on 23 March 2026. Joint Administrators Simon Carvill‑Biggs and Ian Corfield of FRP Trading Advisory were appointed to manage the process. The FCA is working with the administrators to safeguard...
Flagstar Bank Completes First Phase of $1 Billion Tech Modernization with Mphasis
Flagstar Bank and technology partner Mphasis have completed the first phase of a multi‑year, $1 billion modernization program, consolidating six legacy data centers into two next‑generation facilities and migrating hundreds of applications with zero downtime. The milestone positions Flagstar to accelerate...
Ex-Blackstone Team Raises $25 Million for Valinor, Blockchain Private‑credit Platform
Valinor, founded by former Blackstone private‑credit investors Connor Dougherty and Lily Yarborough, closed a $25 million seed round led by Castle Island Ventures. The funding will accelerate the startup’s plan to use blockchain smart contracts for private‑credit loans, a move that could...
Trade40 Launches Multi‑Asset Platform to Democratize Retail Trading
Trade40 introduced a new multi‑asset trading platform that lets retail investors trade forex, equities, commodities and more from a single interface. The service emphasizes real‑time execution, integrated analytics and tiered support to attract both beginners and seasoned traders.
Tradeify 3.0 Boosts Rewards, Outperforms Competitors
Tradeify 3.0 dropping with new rewards & platforms 👀 Platform updates often mean better conditions for traders. Curious to see how these changes stack up against other firms. Check the full comparison at https://t.co/pKoy2KH6Y5 to see where they rank now...
Debt Intelligence Platform 9fin Scores £130m Round
AI‑driven debt intelligence platform 9fin has become a unicorn after closing a $170 million (≈£128.8 million) Series C round, pushing its valuation to $1.3 billion. The funding, led by HarbourVest and joined by CPP Investment Board and other investors, will fund AI enhancements, dataset...
Solana 101: What It Is and Why some Banks Use It
Solana is positioning itself as a high‑throughput blockchain alternative to Ethereum, boasting over 25,000 transactions per second and fees that are a fraction of a cent. The network’s cryptographic clock eliminates ordering disputes, enabling a multi‑lane processing model. Major financial...
Chainalysis Adds 'Natural Language' AI Agents to Its Blockchain Investigation Platform
Chainalysis is adding customizable natural‑language AI agents to its Reactor platform, letting users build investigative workflows through plain‑English prompts. The agents draw on roughly ten million prior investigations, providing audit trails and evidentiary standards without requiring coding expertise. The feature...
Hybrid Finance: Why It Matters for Investors
Hybrid finance merges traditional financial infrastructure with blockchain systems, creating a new investable asset class. Major institutions like BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Visa are deploying tokenised Treasuries, on‑chain money funds, and stablecoin settlements, with daily stablecoin transaction volumes surpassing $200 billion....
U.S. Bank, Mastercard Take Amazon's Small-Business Cards From Amex
U.S. Bank will assume issuance of Amazon’s Business and Business Prime credit cards, with Mastercard serving as the network provider, replacing American Express. The move opens a cross‑sell channel to Amazon’s roughly 1.9 million U.S. small‑business sellers and adds to U.S. Bank’s existing base of...
Q&A: How Corastone Aims to Streamline Private Market Transactions
Corastone is a blockchain‑based platform that links general partners, wealth managers, and fund administrators to automate private‑market transactions. Backed by institutional investors such as KKR, Apollo, CAIS, Fidelity and Future Standard, the firm aims to replace PDFs and spreadsheets with...
Visa Pushes Subscription Management Tool
Visa announced a partnership with Pinwheel to embed an enhanced subscription manager directly into banking apps, giving cardholders a consolidated view of recurring charges, alternative payment options, and one‑click cancellation. The rollout begins this summer for North American issuers, with...
Hybrid Finance: Why It Matters for Investors
Hybrid finance blends traditional financial infrastructure with blockchain‑based settlement, tokenisation and stablecoin layers, creating a unified ecosystem rather than a replacement. Major institutions such as BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Visa are already deploying tokenised assets and stablecoin pilots, while stablecoin...