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Tether Becomes User‑Facing Wallet with Lightning Payments
SocialApr 17, 2026

Tether Becomes User‑Facing Wallet with Lightning Payments

Tether Shifts From "Plumbing" to "Interface": Capturing End-User Relationships Front-end financial interface via self-custodial wallet. Self-custody = users hold private keys, Tether has zero access. Optional cloud backup (controversial, crypto purists critical like Ledger Recover debate). Only filor 4 assets (USDT,...

By Efi Pylarinou
Internet Rebuilding: Salesforce Goes Headless, Stripe Expands Agent‑First Services
SocialApr 17, 2026

Internet Rebuilding: Salesforce Goes Headless, Stripe Expands Agent‑First Services

The internet is being rebuilt right before our eyes. Salesforce went headless yesterday. Today, Stripe added more services to their agent-first provisioning https://t.co/XDnpBEZ0mA thing.

By Matthew Berman
Digital Banks Lead Rankings, but Trust Stays with Traditional Banks
SocialApr 17, 2026

Digital Banks Lead Rankings, but Trust Stays with Traditional Banks

🇵🇭Digital banks top Forbes ranking, but giants still most trusted: #Philippines' digital-native #MariBank and @GoTymeBank have seized the top spots in the 2026 World’s Best Banks ranking compiled by Forbes and Statista, yet the study revealed that traditional #banks still hold...

By Urs Bolt
FinTechs Win: Cloud‑Native, AI‑Ready Agility Beats Banks
SocialApr 17, 2026

FinTechs Win: Cloud‑Native, AI‑Ready Agility Beats Banks

Traditional banks face a technical and cultural agility challenge. FinTechs thrive because they’re cloud-native, AI-ready, and innovation-ready. https://t.co/oJYdm8EXun

By Brett King
Kraken’s Parent Payward Acquires Bitnomial for $550M
SocialApr 17, 2026

Kraken’s Parent Payward Acquires Bitnomial for $550M

JUST IN: Payward, Kraken's parent company, is buying the Bitnomial derivatives exchange for $550 million.

By David Gokhshtein
Mastercard Agent Pay Expands to Open AI Agent Ecosystems
SocialApr 17, 2026

Mastercard Agent Pay Expands to Open AI Agent Ecosystems

BOOM : Mastercard Agent Pay Goes Meets Open Agent Ecosystems Now extending to open platforms via https://t.co/i2xPY83QVu. OpenClaw = one of fastest-growing open-source projects (1M+ agents, 20+ messaging platforms). Mastercard Agent Pay enables consumers to delegate purchasing to AI agents without...

By Efi Pylarinou
Neobanks Capture 40% of New Banking Relationships
SocialApr 17, 2026

Neobanks Capture 40% of New Banking Relationships

Neobanks are the new kings of banking. With almost 40% of the new banking relationships worldwide, 52% satisfied with their bank, and 72% of consumers now have two or more banks. A few years ago, there was a serious debate about...

By Richard Turrin
X Money's Promise: Why Elon’s Vision Will Falter
SocialApr 17, 2026

X Money's Promise: Why Elon’s Vision Will Falter

Just published a new Fintech Snark Tank post on Forbes: Elon Musk’s X Money: How It Could Win (And Why It Won’t) Hurry up and read it before someone finds a reason to take down the article https://t.co/cirBj5mp6U

By Ron Shevlin
OCBC Launches GenAI Training for 900 Wealth Advisors
SocialApr 17, 2026

OCBC Launches GenAI Training for 900 Wealth Advisors

🇸🇬OCBC rolls out #GenAI skills training programme for wealth advisors: The bank has rolled out a six-month a generative #AI-powered skills training programme for its 900 wealth advisors in Singapore. Malaysia and Hong Kong to follow at a later date. @SBRMagazine: https://t.co/9KoSTqY5Dy...

By Urs Bolt
Banks Claim Coinbase Coerced by Proposed Clarity Act
SocialApr 16, 2026

Banks Claim Coinbase Coerced by Proposed Clarity Act

WATCH: Fox Business says banks are upset with Coinbase, saying they were effectively forced to accept terms under the proposed Clarity Act https://t.co/xYt3Hzy4Ye

By Wendy O
Citadel Watches Prediction Markets, Not Trading Yet
SocialApr 16, 2026

Citadel Watches Prediction Markets, Not Trading Yet

"Citadel Securities isn’t involved in trading event contracts currently, but the firm is “absolutely, keeping an eye on developments in the market”" Citadel Securities Looks at Prediction Markets as Trading Scales https://t.co/3priEzHR9U

By Alfonso Straffon
Gain Full Visibility Into AI Spend with Ramp
SocialApr 16, 2026

Gain Full Visibility Into AI Spend with Ramp

Anthropic made its first dollar three years ago. last month it crossed $30B in revenue. that money is coming from somewhere, and your CFO probably can't tell you where. the problem isn't the spending. the companies on Ramp investing the most...

By Eric Glyman
Ruling Allows Link-Out, Not In-App Payments, Violates
SocialApr 16, 2026

Ruling Allows Link-Out, Not In-App Payments, Violates

This isn’t a valid interpretation of the most recent Epic Games v. Apple ruling and my belief is that CalAI was in violation of App Store policy: - the ruling forces Apple to allow link-out, not alternative payments in in-app webviews -...

By Eric Seufert
Robinhood's Massive Revenue, Profit, and Diversified Business
SocialApr 16, 2026

Robinhood's Massive Revenue, Profit, and Diversified Business

Everyone sold $HOOD on crypto. Here's what they missed: $4.47B revenue (+52%) $1.88B net income (42% margin) Rule of 40: 108 — Hyper-Elite 11 revenue streams over $100M each 4.2M Gold subscribers (+58%) Trump Accounts: govt contract for 25M families This isn't a trading app anymore. Full breakdown: https://open.substack.com/pub/dralexkoh/p/hood-deep-dive-i-called-this-stock

By Alex Koh