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Mocse Credit Union Selects Narmi One for Digital Banking Upgrade
US‑based Mocse Credit Union has chosen Narmi’s flagship platform, Narmi One, to overhaul its digital banking infrastructure. The credit union, founded in 1959, now serves about 30,000 members and holds roughly $427 million in assets. Narmi One will enable stronger member engagement, greater operational flexibility, and expanded services for small‑to‑medium businesses. Mocse joins a growing wave of credit unions modernizing their digital channels, alongside peers such as Beacon Bank and CTBC Bank USA.
How the SEC and CFTC Are Rewriting the US Crypto Playbook
In March, the SEC and CFTC released a joint interpretive rule that splits crypto regulation into five functional categories, creating the first formal U.S. playbook for digital assets. The guidance names Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Cardano as digital commodities...
May 2026: Top Five Fintech M&A Stories of the Month
May 2026 saw a flurry of fintech M&A activity, highlighted by Long Lake Management’s $6.3 bn cash acquisition of American Express Global Business Travel, set to close in the second half of 2026. SoFi expanded its international footprint by buying UK...
May 2026: Top Five Fintech Funding Rounds of the Month
May 2026 saw a wave of sizable fintech financings, highlighted by Kalshi’s $1 billion Series F, Mercury’s $200 million Series D at a $5.2 billion valuation, and Farther’s $150 million Series D that pushed it into unicorn territory. UK‑based Paymentology secured $175 million to broaden its product suite...
May 2026: Top Five New Launch Stories of the Month
May 2026 saw a wave of fintech launches, highlighted by JP Morgan Chase’s rollout of a fee‑free digital savings account in Germany, offering a 4% introductory rate. US‑based startups also made headlines: StitcherAI emerged from stealth with a $3 million pre‑seed round, Krytheon...
May 2026: Top Five Payments Stories of the Month
May 2026 saw a wave of strategic moves across the payments ecosystem. PayPal announced a three‑division operating model and leadership reshuffle, targeting $1.5 billion in cost reductions over the next two to three years. Meanwhile, NBG Cyprus launched Smartstream’s AI‑driven Air...
May 2026: Top Five Banking Technology Stories of the Month
May’s banking‑tech roundup highlights five major modernization moves. Community‑bank BankSouth is shifting its $1.6 billion core to FIS Horizon, embedding AI‑driven fraud analytics. US Senate Federal Credit Union adopts Thought Machine’s Vault platform for millisecond payments and ISO 20022 compliance. Habib Bank...
Catena Files for National Trust Bank Charter, Secures $30m in Series A Funding
Catena, an AI‑agent‑focused fintech, closed a $30 million Series A round, bringing its total capital to $48 million after a $18 million raise in 2025. The round was co‑led by Acrew Capital and a16z crypto, with participation from Breyer Capital, General Catalyst, QED, Oak...
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Primitive Launches AI Agent Operating System for Financial Services
Primitive, a Utah‑based fintech backed by Fin Capital and Pelion Venture Partners, has launched an AI agent operating system designed for regulated financial institutions. The platform embeds governance, risk, compliance and auditability into AI agents, allowing banks to deploy scalable,...
ICYMI Fintech Funding Round-Up: Getquin, Synthetic, Jia, and More
FinTech Futures’ weekly ICYMI roundup highlights six funding deals across Europe and the United States, ranging from Getquin’s €12 million ($13 million) Series round to Synthetic’s $10 million seed and Checker’s $8 million stablecoin infrastructure raise. The capital is earmarked for AI‑driven product upgrades,...
Exploring Australia’s Proposed Payments Reforms
Australia is set to modernise its payments regulatory framework with a two‑tranche reform package, targeting a parliamentary rollout of Tranche 1 in 2026. The first tranche expands the regulatory perimeter to cover stored‑value facilities, payment initiation services, tokenised assets and stablecoins,...
Monoova Names Bianca Bates CEO as Co-Founder Christian Westerlind Wigstrom Steps Down
Australian paytech Monoova announced that co‑founder Christian Westerlind Wigstrom will step down as CEO, with former Cuscal executive Bianca Bates slated to take the helm on July 1 after an interim period led by chair Robert Bell. Under Wigstrom, Monoova processed roughly $130 billion USD...
Why AI Will Reshape the Private Equity Operating Model Before It Reshapes Investment Strategy
Artificial intelligence is moving from hype about deal sourcing to the heart of private‑equity operations. Firms are deploying AI to automate finance functions, tighten compliance and create portfolio‑wide intelligence platforms. These operational upgrades deliver faster cash‑flow insight, lower fraud risk...
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Motor Finance Fintech Rupyy Appoints Sumit Singla as New CEO
CarDekho Group has named Sumit Singla as chief executive of its motor‑finance fintech arm Rupyy, succeeding co‑founder Namit Jain. Singla, formerly operating chief at Innovatiview and a veteran of Mastercard and IndusInd Bank, takes the helm immediately. Rupyy, rebranded in...
FinTech Futures: Top Five News Stories of the Week – 8 May 2026
Long Lake Management agreed to buy American Express Global Business Travel for $6.3 billion in an all‑cash deal funded by equity from its investors and debt from major banks. PayPal announced a three‑division operating model designed to save about $1.5 billion over...