August 30, 2026 @ 11:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Bank’s (NYSE:DB) Private Bank has taken a major step in its long-running technology overhaul by selecting Vault Core, the cloud-native core banking platform from UK fintech Thought Machine. The choice is the first concrete move in a plan, outlined at the end of 2025,… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has questioned whether privately issued digital tokens pegged to fiat currencies can serve as a dependable way to move money across the economy. Speaking at the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium on 28 August 2026, BIS General… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 8:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenAI has told SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) it will end the arrangement that supplies OpenAI models to the coding product Cursor, after SpaceX completed its purchase of the company behind the tool. The proposed cutoff is November 12, 2026. OpenAI said it is using the longest notice period… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 5:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) is preparing to widen the range of tokens available on Schwab Crypto, the firm’s retail digital-asset service. In a recent announcement, the brokerage said eligible clients will soon be able to buy and sell Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK) in… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) and Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) have expanded their long-running collaboration by introducing Shop Pay Installments to Australia, giving local Shopify merchants a new way to offer pay-over-time options at checkout. The product is powered exclusively by Affirm and is accessed through the familiar… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Meta (NASDAQ:META) is said to be internally testing a consumer AI agent designed to complete everyday work on the open web, according to an employee memo described by BI. Internally labeled Hatch — a working name, not the expected public brand — the system is… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 5:31 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Chinese AI company AInnovation Technology Group acquired a 51% equity interest in industrial software company Qingdao AInnovation ALP Intelligent Industrial Technology Co., Ltd. for a total consideration of RMB122.4 million ($17.1 million), according to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing seen by CrowdFund Insider. AInnovation… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US based and international banks are quietly redrawing their digital money strategies as competition from privately issued stablecoins intensifies in 2026. According to The Wall Street Journal, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has held early internal conversations about whether it should issue its own stablecoin. At the… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq Verafin has formed a partnership with Q6 Cyber to fold dark-web fraud intelligence into the same platform banks and credit unions already use for investigations. The goal is straightforward: give institutions earlier warning when stolen checks, payment cards, and online banking credentials appear for… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Travala, a Singapore-based travel booking platform that accepts both conventional payments and cryptocurrency, has publicly addressed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to limited customer records. In an operational update published in late August 2026, the company said it detected and contained external access to… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 10:56 am By Michael Wong  |  

The United Arab Emirates’ Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has granted Starlink Satellite Communications LLC a 10-year General Space Services License, allowing the company to establish and operate a public satellite communications network in the country. The license authorizes Starlink to operate and… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 9:22 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed investing up to $500 million in a risk-sharing facility with Japan’s Mizuho Bank to expand supply chain financing in emerging markets. The proposed facility will have a total size of $1 billion and cover a portfolio of supply… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dunamu, the company behind South Korea’s digital-asset platform Upbit, has formed a strategic alliance with Visa (NYSE: V) to build new payment and financial products at the intersection of stablecoins, cross-border transfers, and artificial intelligence. The two firms presented a joint roadmap at Visa’s Global… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plum, the money management app known for helping users automate saving and investing, has chosen Upvest to run its UK investment services. The move extends a relationship that already covers continental Europe and brings both markets onto one modern platform. The two companies first teamed… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 5:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwise Asset Management’s Solana Staking ETF has become the first dedicated Solana exchange-traded fund to pass $1 billion in assets under management. The product, listed as BSOL, reached the figure about ten months after it began trading in late October 2025. The timing is what… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 3:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monetae, a regulated digital finance company focused on Latin America, has introduced Monetae Markets, a new offering that gives customers in El Salvador exposure to tokenized US stocks and exchange-traded funds starting at just five dollars. Alpaca supplies the underlying brokerage infrastructure, handling custody and… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 2:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has expanded its institutional prime brokerage offering with the debut of a new Delta One desk inside Ripple Prime, giving professional investors another way to gain equity-linked exposure through total return swaps. The announcement, dated August 27, 2026 from San Francisco, positions the service… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 2:20 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and The South East Asian Central Banks Research and Training Centre (SEACEN Centre) held their fourth Financial Leadership Training Program in Hong Kong from Aug. 25 to… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 1:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit is expanding its derivatives lineup with a new product aimed at traders who want equity-style options without the usual stock-market clock. The exchange said it will introduce “Perp Options,” contracts written on its existing stock perpetual futures rather than on listed shares themselves. The… Read More