BitGo Teams with ZKsync to Build Tokenized Deposit Infrastructure to Bring Banks Onchain
BitGo and ZKsync have begun testing a full‑stack solution that lets banks issue and settle tokenized deposits on a permissioned, privacy‑preserving blockchain. The joint platform combines BitGo’s institutional custody services with ZKsync’s Prividium network, aiming to keep funds within existing regulatory frameworks while enabling programmable payments. By packaging compliance‑ready infrastructure, the partnership seeks to lower the technical barrier for financial institutions exploring on‑chain transactions. A broader production rollout is slated for later in 2026 after the current pilot phase.
ThriveCart Launches Card-Linked Installments to Unlock $3.3Trillion in Unused Credit
ThriveCart unveiled ThrivePay Installments, a card‑linked financing option that places an authorization hold on a shopper’s existing credit‑card limit and splits payments over three, six or twelve months. The model targets high‑ticket digital products, offering merchants up‑front liquidity on sales...
Private Credit Sector Could Benefit From New Bank Capital Rules
U.S. regulators are drafting new bank capital rules that would lower the risk‑weight for certain securitization exposures from 20% to 15%. The change treats loans to special purpose entities holding private‑credit assets as less risky, encouraging banks to extend more...
Singapore’s Central Bank Pilots XRP Ledger for Cross-Border Trade
Singapore’s Monetary Authority has invited Ripple to join its Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multicurrency initiative, using the XRP Ledger and Ripple’s USD‑linked stablecoin (RLUSD) to settle cross‑border trade. The pilot automates payment release the moment a shipment is verified, eliminating...
Private Stablecoin Platform Payy Network Raises $6 Million Seed Round
Payy Network announced a $6 million seed round led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures and DBA Crypto. The private‑by‑default stablecoin platform uses zero‑knowledge proofs to conceal transaction details, addressing transparency concerns that deter enterprise adoption. Payy’s services, including...
Wealthsimple Gets Regulatory Approval to Enter Prediction Markets
Wealthsimple, the Toronto‑based fintech valued at roughly $10 billion, secured initial approval from the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) to launch prediction‑market contracts linked to economic indicators, financial markets and climate trends. The clearance permits binary “yes‑or‑no” forecast contracts, though the...
Invesco Acquires Superstate Tokenized MMF, Marking Trad
BOOM: Invesco to Acquire Superstate's USTB Tokenized MMF Management One of first acquisitions of a crypto-native fund by TradFi asset manager. TradFi now majority of top 10 tokenized MMFs $2.2T asset manager Invesco acquiring management of $USTB ($950M AUM, 5th largest tokenized...
Polymarket to Impose Taker Fees on Nearly All Trading Categories
Polymarket will begin charging taker fees on almost every trading category starting March 30, with rates that peak at 1.8 percent for crypto‑related contracts and lower tiers for sports, finance, culture, and other markets. Geopolitics remains the sole fee‑free category. Makers continue...
Coinbase Brings Exchange Data Onchain via Chainlink's DataLink
Coinbase has integrated Chainlink’s DataLink service to publish its premium exchange data on‑chain for the first time, giving DeFi protocols direct access to order‑book, spot and futures data across crypto, metals, energy and equity markets. The integration builds on Coinbase’s...
Earn $150 with New Varo Money Account, Plus $150 for Referrals
Varo Bank is offering a $150 cash bonus to new customers who receive at least $500 in qualifying direct deposits within 45 days, with the promotion running through March 31, 2026. The bonus is deposited into the account within 4‑7 business days...
SBI, Sony Back Startale’s $63 Million Push to Expand Japan’s Tokenized Finance Stack
Startale Group closed a $63 million Series A round, secured by SBI Group ($50 million) and Sony Innovation Fund ($13 million). The Singapore‑based firm builds blockchain infrastructure, including the Strium tokenized‑securities ledger, JPYSC and USDSC stablecoins, and a consumer‑facing app. The capital will be...
ICapital Integrates Alts Into BlackRock's Aladdin Wealth Platform
iCapital has partnered with BlackRock to embed its alternative‑investment platform into Aladdin Wealth, the asset‑management technology suite used by wealth managers. The integration lets advisors browse, subscribe to, and redeem private‑market products directly within Aladdin’s workflow, while leveraging the same...
Zapier and Rillet Connect AI-Native ERP to Broader Finance Stack
Zapier and Rillet have announced an integration that links Rillet’s AI‑native general ledger with Zapier’s workflow‑orchestration platform, giving finance teams access to more than 8,000 business applications. The partnership lets AI agents handle core accounting tasks while Zapier automates data...
M1X Global Raises $3m to Scale On-Chain Sovereign Finance
M1X Global, a public‑private partnership with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, announced the public launch of its on‑chain sovereign finance platform and closed an oversubscribed $3 million angel round. The funding, sourced from prominent crypto‑finance figures and the Stellar Development...
Minnesota Bank Bolsters C-Suite with Climate First Alums
B2 Bank, a Minnesota community lender owned by fintech entrepreneur Brian Barnes, has appointed three former Climate First Bank executives—Ryan Jaskiewicz as CEO, Chris Cucci as president, and Chris Van Buskirk as chief credit and risk officer. The new C‑suite brings...
LGT Wealth Management UK Selects Addepar Platform
Private banking firm LGT Wealth Management UK has chosen Addepar’s global data and AI platform to upgrade its front‑office capabilities and client reporting. The integration will provide a unified data foundation for managing complex, multi‑currency and private‑market portfolios, linking with...
MISMO, ALTA Issue New Title, Settlement Document Guidelines
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) and the American Land Title Association (ALTA) have released two new digital datasets covering ALTA title policies and settlement statements. These standards convert traditional paper forms into structured data, enabling seamless exchange across...
Vibe Coding a Private AI Financial Analyst with Python and Local LLMs
A developer built a private AI financial analyst using Python, Streamlit, and local large language models (LLMs) to process bank CSV files entirely on‑device. The app auto‑detects column mappings, normalizes data, classifies transactions with rule‑based logic, and flags anomalies using...
Stablecoins, Trust Banks and World Liberty Financial International
World Liberty Financial International (WLFI) introduced USD1, a Treasury‑Bill‑backed stablecoin, after the One Big Beautiful Bill and the GENIUS Act created a federal framework for digital‑asset trust charters. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved national trust charters...
Liminal Custody and Securosys Unveil MPC‑Based HSM Vaults for Enterprise Digital Assets
Liminal Custody and Swiss security firm Securosys announced Liminal HSM Vaults, a hardware security module solution that blends multi‑party computation with FIPS‑certified HSMs. The product targets banks, custodians and large enterprises as digital‑asset AUM is projected to exceed $10 trillion by...
From Tracking to Saving: What Personal Budget Application Really Does
Personal budgeting applications have evolved from simple expense logs to proactive financial planning tools. Modern apps automatically import transactions, categorize spending, and provide real‑time alerts, helping users identify hidden costs and adjust behavior instantly. Integrated savings trackers and visual reports...
Lyric Named to Fast Company's List of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2026
Lyric, an AI‑powered payment accuracy firm, has been named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list for 2026 in the Healthcare category. The company now reviews more than 50% of U.S. health‑care claims, covering roughly 190 million Americans. Its Lyric42...
Trayd Raises $10M, Slashes Payroll Time 28x
Congrats to Trayd on their $10M Series A! Specialty trade contractors deal with union rules, multistate labor laws, and a ton of manual back-office work. Trayd automates payroll, HR, and compliance for them, cutting a 14-hour weekly process down to under...
Jumio Approved for Biometric KYC in Malaysia with Successful Independent Assessment
Jumio passed Bank Negara Malaysia’s independent eKYC Breakthrough Assessment, meeting all criteria for ID verification, facial recognition and biometric liveness detection. The tests, which included detecting forged MyKad cards and spoofed selfies, returned zero findings of concern. This regulatory endorsement...
Circle Shares Tumble Amid Rumors of U.S. Stablecoin Yield Limits
Circle's shares fell more than 15% after media reports suggested the U.S. Treasury could restrict yield‑generating stablecoin products. The plunge highlights regulatory risk for stablecoin issuers and investors seeking higher returns on digital assets.
Visa to Bring Privacy-Preserving Payments to Canton Network
Visa announced it will serve as the first payments‑industry Super Validator on the Canton Network, a privacy‑preserving blockchain built for regulated finance. As one of 40 Super Validators, Visa will help banks and financial institutions run secure, on‑chain payment flows...
WealthReach Launches AI SEO and AEO Engine for Advisors
WealthReach has unveiled Attract, an AI‑driven SEO and answer‑engine optimisation (AEO) platform built specifically for registered investment advisors. The tool continuously scans a firm’s website, local search trends and content gaps, then drafts locally‑targeted landing pages and refreshes existing material...
Flanks Launches AI Financial Advisor for Wealth Managers
Flanks, a Barcelona‑based WealthTech firm, unveiled its AI Financial Advisor, a natural‑language co‑pilot that lets wealth managers interrogate complex, multi‑custodian portfolios instantly. The platform merges client wealth data with live market intelligence, delivering consolidated household views, real‑time sentiment, cash‑flow visibility,...
Happy Pay Secures $5M Seed to Expand BNPL Across Africa
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Blockchain Association Urges SEC to Treat DeFi as Infrastructure, Not Intermediary: Blockchain Association
Summer Mersinger of the Blockchain Association testified before the House Financial Services Committee, urging the SEC to classify decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols as infrastructure rather than financial intermediaries. The association argues that DeFi should receive tailored oversight that addresses traditional...
Eunice Raises $8m to Transform Alternative Asset Due Diligence
London‑based Eunice, which builds AI‑driven due‑diligence infrastructure for regulated markets, announced an $8 million seed round led by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest, with participation from Openspace Ventures and a roster of high‑profile angel investors. The funding will accelerate the rollout of...
Citrea - Building the Bitcoin Application Layer
Citrea, a Bitcoin‑focused rollup built by Chainway Labs, launched its mainnet in January 2026, introducing the native asset cBTC and the dollar‑pegged stablecoin ctUSD. The platform uses the Clementine bridge to lock native BTC and zk‑proof batching to settle DeFi transactions...
CBIC Introduces Payment Aggregator for Duty Payout
India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs has added a payment‑aggregator option to its ICEGATE e‑payment platform, allowing customs duty payments via credit/debit cards and UPI. The new mode expands internet‑banking access from 23 to 41 banks and initially...
German Fintech Solaris to Axe 20 per Cent of 400-Strong Workforce, as Becomes “AI-Native Bank"
German fintech Solaris is cutting about 80 jobs, roughly 20% of its 400‑strong staff, as it pivots toward becoming an “AI‑native bank.” The restructuring follows a previous write‑down and a rescue funding round led by Japan’s SBI Group. New CEO...
How Top U.S. Acquirers Ranking Changed Following Acquisitions
Global Payments has seized the top spot in the 2026 TSG U.S. merchant acquirer ranking, driven by its $24.5 billion acquisition of Worldpay. The deal adds roughly $1.9 trillion of processing volume, lifting Global’s estimated 2025 volume to $2.8 trillion and pushing JPMorgan...
SEBI, Google Roll Out ‘Verified’ Badge for Investment Apps to Curb Fraud
SEBI has partnered with Google to launch a “verified” badge for investment apps on the Play Store, initially covering more than 600 stock‑broker applications. Only apps belonging to SEBI‑registered entities will display the badge, helping investors differentiate legitimate platforms from...
MTS Expands MTS Oplata Carrier Billing for Gaming Services
Russian telecom giant MTS has broadened its MTS Oplata carrier‑billing platform to include five popular foreign games—Call of Duty Mobile, Standoff 2, Critical Ops, Top Eleven Be Football Manager, and AFK Journey. The expansion also adds additional top‑up options for Apex Legends and Mobile Legends on both mobile and...
Blume Ventures-Backed Zivy Pivots To Fintech Compliance Amid Rise Of AI Agents
AI startup Zivy, backed by Blume Ventures, announced it will cease operations on March 31, 2026 after struggling to convert users into paying customers. The Bengaluru‑based firm, which raised $1.2 million in a September 2024 pre‑seed round, saw demand evaporate as...
Kenya’s I&M Bank Hits 98% Digital Usage as Growth Shifts to Revenue per User
I&M Group reported that 98% of its 727,000 customers now transact digitally, signaling that Kenya’s banking sector has largely completed the migration to online channels. The bank’s non‑interest income surged 31% to $111 million and assets under management jumped 223% to...
Stripe, Affirm Merge BNPL with Agentic AI, Klarna Joins
Affirm and Stripe Team to Combine BNPL and Agentic AI SPTs let ANY merchant offering Affirm accept transactions in agentic flows (even without direct Stripe integration). Stripe direct merchants get capability now, non-Stripe merchants later 2026. Stripe also announced parallel Klarna...
Five Undervalued Moat Stocks to Watch
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InvoiceCloud Research: 82% of Consumers Surveyed Want Billing Platforms That Prioritize Customer Experience and Security
InvoiceCloud’s latest consumer trust survey shows 82% of respondents favor digital billing platforms that clearly highlight security and a smooth user experience. Mobile accessibility is critical, with 89% demanding the ability to pay on smartphones, while 55% will abandon a...
Seeking Access to Test 100M Transactions Claim
Supposedly 100M x402 transactions for $30M in payments volume Where can I try this myself?
AI Agents Get Stablecoin Wallets, Fueling Agentic Economy
The two tracks of the Agentic Economy: 🔹 Delegate Economy — humans delegating to agents 🔹 Machine Economy — machines transacting autonomously Coinbase is giving AI agents stablecoin wallets. The primitives are being built right now. Full breakdown 👇 https://t.co/kcWeUzPy7R https://t.co/oyrkNzRW6b
Triple-A Integrates with Circle Payments Network
Triple‑A, a licensed global financial institution, announced its integration with Circle Payments Network (CPN), a stablecoin‑based settlement platform operated by Circle Technology Services. As a Beneficiary Financial Institution, Triple‑A will enable USDC‑to‑local‑currency payouts across major cross‑border corridors, covering remittances, payroll,...
Whop Treasury Launches, Bringing On‑Chain Earnings to Millions
Whop Treasury is live. Powered by @aave @plasma and @veda. Millions of users can now earn directly onchain directly from @whop. DeFi is supercharging fintechs.
Teen Banking App Urges Kids to Research Dogecoin
Apparently teen banking app Step, an Evolve Bank & Trust partner, also encouraged kids to "do their own research" before considering investing in DOGECOIN https://t.co/HKioRJQbyq
Dream Sports to Launch Stockbroking Platform Dream Street
Dream Sports, the parent of fantasy‑sports platform Dream11, announced it will launch a stockbroking service called Dream Street. The brokerage, aimed at retail investors, builds on the company’s recent wealth‑management app Dream Money and will tap the large Dream11 user...
Collective Insight Meets Distributed Action in Finance
prediction markets = collective intelligence agentic finance = distributed execution One discovers truth. One acts on it. The synthesis is where things get interesting.
Branch Integrates with Stripe to Offer New Embedded Digital Wallet for Worker Payouts
Branch has partnered with Stripe to embed its digital wallet into Stripe Connect, allowing platforms to launch customizable wallets and branded debit cards for workers. The solution delivers instant, fee‑free payouts, cash‑back rewards, and everyday financial tools without requiring pre‑funding....