On-Chain Rails for Real-World Finance
Modern Treasury has been chosen by the Solana Foundation as a core payments infrastructure partner for the new Solana Developer Platform (SDP). The partnership gives enterprises a single API layer that connects U.S. payment rails—ACH, wire, RTP, FedNow, push‑to‑card—with Solana’s on‑chain fiat and stablecoin flows. SDP’s modular blocks cover issuance of tokenized deposits and GENIUS‑compliant stablecoins, payments, and on‑chain FX trading. Early participation from Mastercard, Western Union and Worldpay signals strong institutional demand for programmable finance at scale.
Fexco and Visa Partner to Enhance Global Access to Dynamic Currency Conversion
Fexco announced its Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) service is now available globally through Visa’s Acceptance Platform. The integration links Fexco’s DCC technology with Visa’s cross‑border solutions and CyberSource gateway, enabling more than 200 acquirers to offer DCC with minimal effort....
Behind the Idea: Lorum
Lorum, founded by fintech veteran George Davis, is a specialist correspondent institution that offers a single‑API gateway to global payment rails, settlement and treasury services while keeping client funds on a 100% reserved basis. The firm deliberately avoids lending or...
Tazapay Closes $36m Series B to Scale Emerging Market Payments
Tazapay announced the close of a $36 million Series B extension led by Circle Ventures, bringing total Series B funding to $36 million. The round added new investors CMT Digital and Coinbase Ventures alongside existing backers. The capital will fund licensing expansion, accelerate go‑to‑market...
Extend Adds Support for Sage Intacct, Xero, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Extend, an AI‑driven spend and expense platform, announced native integrations with Sage Intacct, Xero and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, adding to its existing support for QuickBooks and NetSuite. The new ERP connections enable two‑way data synchronization and automated reconciliation, cutting...
Nexi and Danish Banks Expand Partnership to Deliver SEPA Direct Debit Services
Italian payments leader Nexi has deepened its collaboration with three major Danish banks to roll out SEPA Direct Debit services across the Eurozone. The expanded partnership will enable merchants in Italy, Denmark and the wider EU to initiate and settle...
Blackstone Invests $250m Into UAE Payments Infrastructure Platform
Blackstone has pledged a $250 million investment into Advanced Digital Gaming Technology, a newly launched UAE‑based payments and data‑intelligence platform. The capital injection is aimed at scaling the firm’s infrastructure to support faster, more secure digital transactions across the Gulf. Blackstone’s...
Globacom's MoneyMaster PSB Tweaks Banking App, Gifts Customers Data and Airtime
Globacom’s MoneyMaster Payment Service Bank (MMPSB) has rolled out a refreshed mobile banking app that features a cleaner visual design and streamlined menus for account and denomination selection. The update introduces logical tabs—hot, daily, weekly, monthly, exclusive and special—to organize...
CMC CapX Launches ‘Spotlight’ Enabling FTSE-Listed Cos to Connect Directly with Retail Investors
CMC CapX has launched Spotlight, a digital platform that lets FTSE‑listed companies engage directly with retail investors. The service offers interactive company profiles, live Q&A sessions, and performance dashboards, aiming to close the information gap between issuers and the growing retail...
NOAH Holdings Posts Flat FY 2025 Revenue but 22.5% Profit Surge as Market Volatility Persists
NOAH Holdings Limited announced that full‑year 2025 net revenue was essentially unchanged at RMB 2.6 billion, while operating profit jumped 22.5% to RMB 777 million. The firm highlighted a 35% Q4 operating margin, a hefty dividend payout and AI‑driven efficiency gains.
CME Globex to Implement Software Upgrades for CME and CBOT Commodity Futures Markets
Starting Sunday March 29, CME Globex will roll out software upgrades for the CME and CBOT commodity futures markets (Market Segment ID 70), with the changes taking effect on the trade date March 30. The upgrades are designed to be transparent to...
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Privacy & Institutional Crypto's [Redacted] Future | The Breakdown
The panel discussed how institutional players are demanding robust privacy solutions on blockchain, exploring a spectrum of approaches—from token‑layer confidentiality on Solana, to native privacy baked into networks like Canton, to universal privacy primitives from Commonware, and fully encrypted computation...
TradeStation Securities Announces API Integration with Trade Ideas
TradeStation Securities announced a new API integration with Trade Ideas, a real‑time market‑intelligence platform. The connection lets traders move directly from Trade Ideas’ pattern‑recognition analytics to TradeStation’s commission‑free equity execution. By embedding Trade Ideas’ tick‑by‑tick monitoring into TradeStation’s self‑clearing infrastructure,...
LogicTrader Trading Platform Partners with Markets CRM
Markets CRM, a broker CRM provider, announced a partnership with the LogicTrader trading platform to integrate their systems into a shared technology stack. The collaboration will combine trading, client management, balances, and operational workflows into a single environment, reducing technical dependencies....
How KeyBank and Qolo Are Modernizing Corporate Treasury without Ripping Out the Core
KeyBank teamed with fintech Qolo to launch a real‑time virtual account management (VAM) platform that sits atop the bank’s legacy core. The solution gives corporate treasurers instant sub‑account creation, consolidated balance visibility and API‑driven data flows. In its first year...
EToro Introduces Agent Portfolios
eToro announced the beta launch of Agent Portfolios, a feature that lets users attach their own AI trading agents to a dedicated sub‑portfolio. The product requires a minimum funding of $200 and provides a scoped API key that isolates the...
CRED Rolls Out Biometric Authentication for UPI Payments up to ₹5,000
Fintech platform CRED has introduced biometric authentication for UPI payments, allowing users to approve transactions up to ₹5,000 ($60) using facial recognition or fingerprint instead of a PIN. Launched on March 25, 2026, the feature works on iOS and Android and applies...
Palantir Deploys Vergence AI on Polymarket to Combat Fraud in Prediction Markets
Palantir Technologies has entered a joint venture with Polymarket to embed its Vergence AI engine into the prediction‑market platform’s sports‑betting and event‑driven ecosystem. The partnership aims to detect and prevent fraud in real time, offering regulators and users greater confidence...
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Holds Tokenization Hearing – Details Not Disclosed
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee convened a hearing on tokenization and the future of securities, a development that could reshape investment banking advisory services. No specific figures or participant statements were provided in the available sources.
$1.7 Trillion Just Walked Through Crypto’s Front Door. And It Brought Friends.
Asset manager Franklin Templeton, overseeing $1.7 trillion, has signed a deal with Ondo Finance to issue five of its ETFs on a public blockchain, enabling 24/7 crypto‑wallet trading across multiple regions. The move coincides with the NYSE’s memorandum with Securitize to...
SEC Declares XRP a Digital Commodity, Clearing Ripple's Regulatory Hurdle
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission officially recognized XRP as a digital commodity on March 17, effectively ending its securities lawsuit against Ripple. The decision removes a key regulatory barrier for Ripple's cross‑border payments network and could reignite investor interest...
Interactive Brokers' Crypto Transfer Feature Boosts Stock Nearly 4%
Interactive Brokers rolled out a crypto‑linked account feature that lets clients move digital assets into the platform and trade them at 0.12%‑0.18% fees. The announcement sent IBKR shares up 3.9% in one day, underscoring market enthusiasm for broader brokerage‑driven crypto...
DNB and Two Partner to Bring AI-Powered Innovation to Nordic B2B Payments
DNB, Norway's largest bank, has teamed up with fintech firm Two to launch an AI‑driven platform for B2B payments across the Nordics. The collaboration will embed machine‑learning fraud detection, real‑time invoice reconciliation, and predictive cash‑flow insights into DNB's corporate banking...
The Conflict of Interest at the Heart of PayShap’s Slow Adoption
PayShap, South Africa’s low‑cost instant payment rail, marks its third anniversary but still lags behind legacy cards and EFTs. Adoption stalls because major banks, which host the service, view it as a threat to their fee‑based revenue, creating a structural...
The Global Payments Problem: Why Your Payment Infrastructure Is a Workforce Strategy Issue
The article argues that global payment infrastructure is a critical workforce strategy issue, not merely a finance function. It highlights how traditional wire transfers, currency conversion fees, and varied compliance requirements create costly friction for hiring contractors across borders. Modern...
Southeast Asia Dominates Fintech Expansion Plans, According to Money20/20 Report
Money20/20’s “Future of Fintech in APAC” report shows Southeast Asia now the top growth target for fintech, with 23 percent of senior leaders focusing on the region. Partnerships such as Grab Financial with Kasikornbank and GoTo with Bank Jago illustrate a...
Bitget Wallet Brings Stablecoin Payouts to Bangladesh’s bKash and Nagad
Bitget Wallet has launched its Bank Transfer feature in Bangladesh, enabling users to convert USDT and USDC into Bangladeshi taka and push the funds directly to mobile money platforms bKash and Nagad. The service taps a mobile‑first ecosystem that now...
This Ex-Google, Ex-Anka Founder Is Building Shopify but for Social Sellers in Francophone Africa
Yelen, a Côte d’Ivoire‑based startup founded by ex‑Google executive Ibrahima Sylla, launched in June 2025 as an all‑in‑one platform for African social sellers. The service lets merchants create storefronts, accept card and mobile‑money payments, and manage orders from WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook...
PrimeXBT Wins Top Asian Awards for Trading Conditions and Forex/CFD Brokerage
PrimeXBT was named Best Trading Conditions – Asia and Best Forex & CFD Broker – Asia at the World Business Outlook Awards 2026. The accolades highlight its ultra‑fast execution, 99.98% uptime and access to over 350 markets, positioning the broker...
Remitly Appoints Tai-Hong Fung as Chief Accounting Officer Amid Leadership Overhaul
Remitly announced that Tai-Hong Fung will become chief accounting officer on April 1, taking over from retiring Luke Tavis. The move follows a recent CEO transition and signals a focus on tighter financial oversight as the Seattle‑based remittance platform accelerates growth.
Muddy Waters Publishes $1.8 B Fair‑Value Critique of SoFi, Sparking Short‑Sell Surge
Muddy Waters Research issued a 28‑page short thesis on SoFi, alleging that the neobank’s fair‑value adjustments and loan‑sale structures inflate EBITDA by hundreds of millions. The report highlights $1.1 billion in personal‑loan fair‑value gains and a potentially understated charge‑off rate of...
Invesco Acquires Superstate’s $900 Million Tokenized T‑Bill Fund
Invesco has taken control of Superstate’s $900 million tokenized Treasury‑bill fund, USTB, expanding its digital‑asset lineup. The deal keeps Superstate as the technology partner and underscores a broader shift toward real‑world asset tokenization on blockchain.
TrueLayer Hires Satispay and Klarna Veteran as Head of Ecommerce to Scale Pay by Bank in Europe
TrueLayer has appointed Stefano De Lollis, a veteran who grew Satispay’s ecommerce arm and held senior roles at Klarna’s Sofort Banking, as Head of Ecommerce. The move comes as TrueLayer’s transaction volumes are nearly doubling year‑over‑year. Its Pay by Bank...
Insurtech Startup Plum Nets ₹193 Cr To Expand Employee Health Benefits Platform
Insurtech startup Plum announced a $20.6 million Series B round, raising ₹193 crore led by Peak XV Ventures with participation from Tanglin and GMO Venture Partners. The funding will finance talent acquisition, AI‑driven claims processing, enterprise‑grade security, and deeper HR‑payroll integrations. Plum also plans...
Fintech Startup Worth Secures $30M Series A to Power AI Onboarding for SMBs
Worth raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Fulcrum Equity Partners, with participation from Amex Ventures, to scale its AI‑powered platform that streamlines onboarding and underwriting for small‑business lenders. The funding will accelerate product development, including a new...
Bookkeepers See Only, Can't Spend Your Money
Something I wish more people knew before working with a bookkeeper — when I connect to your bank account, I get view-only access. That means I can see statements and activity but I genuinely cannot transfer money, pay anyone, or...
Bilt Offers 125% Transfer Bonus, Only for Wyndham
Bilt Unveils A 125% Transfer Bonus For Rent Day — But It Is To Wyndham - View from the Wing https://t.co/iD73OsRnNk
Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Mastercard says stablecoins won’t threaten its core consumer payments, emphasizing its dispute‑resolution and fraud protection layers as non‑replicable. The firm sees the biggest growth potential in B2B cross‑border payments, remittances and the gig economy where card penetration is low. American Express...
Seeking Best US Money Transfer App For
What’s the best app for someone in the US to use to send money to me? Tap Tap Send?
Fintech's Everyday Impact Explained by World Economic Forum
#WhatsNext? #Fintech is changing our lives today. But what is it exactly? (World Economic Forum) https://t.co/9IGoQXZmVM
Elon Musk's X Hires Crypto-Savvy Design Lead as X Money Payments Push Inches Closer
Elon Musk’s X has appointed Benji Taylor, a veteran of crypto product design, as head of design for both X and its affiliated ventures xAI and SpaceX. Taylor previously founded the self‑custody wallet Family, which was acquired by Aave, and...
Fintech Hype Proved Wrong as Synapse Collapses
Isn’t this just a paraphrasing of @astrange’s “every company will be a fintech” thesis? Which not only didn’t come true, but saw thousands of consumers lose millions of dollars when Synapse, which Strange was a board member of, catastrophically collapsed.
Robinhood Markets Now Offers Banking Services, Gold Card to Streamline Spending, Trading, Investing
Robinhood has launched the Gold Card, a no‑annual‑fee credit card that delivers a flat 3% cash back, and expanded its banking suite with high‑yield savings accounts paying up to 4.25% APR. The premium Gold tier costs $5 per month and...
Fime Lab Can Now Test Against New EMVCo Biometric Card Specification
Fime’s EMEA laboratory has earned EMVCo recognition to test fingerprint sensors against the new Biometric Card Specification, enabling certified evaluation of reliability, liveness detection and user convenience. Fingerprint Cards AB became the first provider to have its complete fingerprint‑based payment...
Own Ideas Get Stolen; Prioritize Payment Service Decoupling
You're in a cross-functional strategy meeting, exhausted from trying to get your architecture proposal taken seriously. The senior developer repeats your exact idea verbatim as if he just invented it. Peer: (Leans back, steepling his fingers) "I've been thinking, what we really...
Tokenized Money Market Funds Extend the Bank Walk
My friend @biancoresearch used to call it the bank walk from checking accounts to money market funds. From firsthand experience, paying all my bills via a tokenized money market fund, the bank walk is destined to continue IMO even if most...
Banks Fear Profit Flight, Not Deposit Flight, Over Stablecoins
With stablecoins, the banks aren't worried about deposit flight. They're worried about profit flight. These numbers are embarrassing. https://t.co/JZICGB5MWv
Finance, AI, and Integration Talk at GetJustPaid Event
thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to the @getjustpaid and @RilletHQ event. great room, great conversations, and a lot of strong thinking around finance, ai, and where things are headed. more to come soon, including our upcoming integration with rillet....
Lending Protocols Must Scrutinize Asset Onboarding and Whitelisting
"Anyone who's running a lending protocol needs to think about the assets you are onboarding and whitelisting." https://t.co/P1vIs3eM4Z
ZEC Powers Private AI Platform Silo’s Payment Layer
“Why we chose ZEC as the payment layer for Silo, our private AI platform”—https://t.co/UFPqM53FCq https://t.co/wxZxEWbopF