March 9, 2026 @ 1:05 am By Michael Wong  |  

Hong Kong’s financial regulators have widened a regulatory sandbox for generative artificial intelligence, extending the programme beyond banking to cover securities, asset and wealth management, insurance, pensions and stored-value facilities as authorities push to position the city as a hub for responsible AI use in… Read More

March 9, 2026 @ 1:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG UK’s economists have offered measured reactions to two key UK economic releases this week: the government’s Spring Forecast and the Bank of England’s latest Money and Credit statistics for January 2026. Together, the updates from KPMG UK paint a picture of cautious fiscal resilience… Read More

March 9, 2026 @ 12:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com has introduced a retirement product that fuses traditional equities with digital currencies in a single, streamlined account. Referred to as Crypto.com IRAs, this offering stands as the industry’s fully crypto-native mixed-asset retirement solution, allowing investors to hold and manage both stocks and cryptocurrencies through… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX Group has reported growth across its Swiss and Spanish exchanges for February 2026, alongside a partnership that opens streamlined post-trade access to the Greek equity market for international investors. The dual announcements underscore the infrastructure provider’s momentum in both core trading volumes and cross-border… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 9:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

DolFinTech, a privately held money transfer company serving outbound remittance markets in the U.S., Canada and Spain to more than 20 destination countries, has expanded its suite of financial services with new demand deposit accounts (DDAs) designed to empower Hispanic and other underserved communities. Powered… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 9:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) has integrated with CloudSEK, a provider of predictive threat intelligence and AI-driven external risk monitoring, to help enterprises proactively defend against identity-based cyberattacks fueled by stolen and exposed credentials. As identity becomes the new attack surface, 80% of breaches involve compromised credentials…. Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 8:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

EtherMail has launched moltmail, a purpose-built email and wallet infrastructure for AI agents. The platform enables any AI agent to create its own email address, send and receive messages, hold a crypto wallet, and interact with the internet independently — without requiring access to a… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 6:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis has shared that a fresh analysis of blockchain data shows a dramatic rise in cryptocurrency transfers leaving Iranian exchanges in the immediate aftermath of joint US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28, 2026. Between that date and March 2, roughly $10.3 million in digital assets flowed… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 5:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Western Union and Sasai Fintech have launched an international money transfer mobile app tailored for South Africans. “South Africa, is home to a growing population of digitally savvy consumers, many with deep ties across borders, that seek ways to move money internationally with flexibility and… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 4:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Absa Group, an African diversified financial services provider, has partnered with Thunes, to launch digital-first remittance solution. Absa Global Pay aims to make sending money across borders faster, simpler and more affordable for millions of customers across Africa. With international remittances playing an increasingly critical… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) is making waves in the luxury credit card space by launching its new Platinum Card, which is described as being a high-end product with a $695 annual fee and a physical card plated in 99.9% pure platinum. This offering directly positions… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent survey reveals a significant shift in payment habits on UK high streets, with one in seven shops—equivalent to 14%—having eliminated cash acceptance over the past 12 months. Conducted by Link, the UK’s primary ATM and cash access network, the research polled 1,116 small… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 4:02 pm By Michael Wong  |  

South Korea’s ruling party and financial regulators have agreed to cap the stake that major shareholders can hold in cryptocurrency exchanges at 20%, a move that could force some of the country’s biggest trading platforms to restructure their ownership as Seoul pushes ahead with a… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a development signaling deeper collaboration between legacy banks and fintechs, global banking services providers Citi (NYSE: C) and HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) have each taken strategic equity positions in Adaptive. The firm has carved out a strong reputation as a provider of bespoke trading solutions,… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain networks depend on carefully designed transaction pricing systems to balance performance, fairness, and protection against abuse. On February 27, 2026, security experts at CertiK revealed how their analysis helped eliminate a serious flaw in Solana’s architecture that could have let attackers overwhelm validators with… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 10:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Spreedly this week announced that agentic commerce is now live as a channel within its open payments platform, enabling merchants to process agent-initiated transactions over their existing payment infrastructure. Spreedly enables agent-initiated transactions to flow through existing payment service provider (PSP) relationships while merchants remain… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle Holdings plc (LSE: FCH) released its full-year 2025 financial results on 5 March 2026, highlighting a year of remarkable expansion and profitability. The UK’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance platform reported gains across key metrics, achieving its 2026 revenue target a full… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 9:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Cyclops announced an $8 million strategic investment from Castle Island Ventures, F-Prime and Shift4 Payments to build the stablecoin and crypto platform exclusively for the payments industry. Created by repeat founders Pat Duffy, Alex Wilson and David Johnson, the new platform enables payment… Read More

March 8, 2026 @ 7:51 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) testified before Congress on legislative and regulatory recommendations to help community banks combat fraud and scams. Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Gay G. Dempsey—the CEO of Bank of Lincoln County in Fayetteville, Tenn.—said the fraud problem is urgent and… Read More

March 7, 2026 @ 6:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Wirex unveiled Wirex Agents – a non-custodial infrastructure layer enabling AI agents to create stablecoin cards, open virtual accounts, and execute autonomous financial transactions directly onchain. AI is already managing workflows like subscription operations, payout routing, and cost settlement, but execution still often stops… Read More