April 10, 2026 @ 2:13 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A cybersecurity expert suggests a burner email address can help protect people from online fraud. According to the latest data from threat exposure management platform NordStellar, 501 million unique email addresses ended up in breached databases on the dark web in 2025. Although no user… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 2:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

NEWITY has selected the Canton Network to support on-chain distribution of small business credit, creating one of the first dedicated on-chain markets for small business loans. The announcement follows NEWITY’s recent $11 million strategic investment led by CMT Digital, secured to scale AI-driven origination and… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 8:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The intersection of fintech, legacy systems and digital currencies make this an interesting time for attorneys like Ernest Simons. A corporate and M&A attorney at Thompson Corburn, Simons works with fintechs, payment platforms and PE investors on transactions and product launches. Simons helps companies evaluate… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 7:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The latest edition of Sift’s Digital Trust Index describes an ever-evolving world of fraud, one where different access points are being used and old methods are becoming less popular. Fraud is increasingly being committed earlier in the life cycle as criminals look to compromise credentials… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 4:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Daylit has launched its AI agents platform for accounts receivable (AR), enabling finance teams to accelerate collections and transform receivables into a strategic driver of working capital performance. Early adopters have reportedly increased collections on high-risk accounts by nearly 3x, reduced manual follow-up work by… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 2:25 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Linx Security, a provider of identity security and governance solutions, has completed a $50 million Series B financing round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with continued participation from Cyberstarts and Index Ventures. This brings Linx’s total funding to $83 million. The 100-person startup… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 1:24 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bluwhale, an AI-powered financial intelligence platform, has introduced Bluprint, a no-code tool that allows anyone to design and deploy autonomous financial AI agents in Bluwhale’s Agent Store — and earn revenue from their use. While builders can set the price for their agents’ use, audiences… Read More

April 7, 2026 @ 1:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

BitGo Prime, a subsidiary of BitGo (NYSE: BTGO), has launched a unified, on-platform financing offering designed to give institutions collateralized borrowing and lending capabilities integrated within BitGo’s institutional platform. As institutional participation in digital assets has grown, financing infrastructure has often remained fragmented – requiring… Read More

April 7, 2026 @ 12:58 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Airwallex, a global financial and payments platform, has received approval from Bank Negara Malaysia for its e-money issuing and Class A licences. With these licences, Airwallex can provide a complete suite of payment services in Malaysia. This empowers companies to expand and thrive across borders,… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 5:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 minds were focused on the CLARITY Act, Bitcoin, treasury management and more this week. CLARITY Act “We need to pass the Clarity Act now!  Enough nonsense already. Why? “It finally ends years of SEC ‘regulation-by-enforcement’ uncertainty in crypto and DeFi, which has chilled innovation and… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 4:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Naoris Protocol’s Mainnet is officially live. The launch comes at a critical inflection point for digital infrastructure, as the timeline for quantum disruption rapidly shifts from theoretical to imminent. Google’s latest guidance sets a timeline for post-quantum cryptography migration by 2029, underlines the growing sense… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 2:49 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has integrated Chainlink to bring its premium exchange data underpinning billions in trading activity on-chain for the first time via DataLink, an institutional-grade data publishing service powered by the Chainlink data standard. This marks a major milestone in DeFi market infrastructure, as high-quality exchange… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 2:43 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Malware in open source software is no longer a fringe threat–it’s accelerating at an unprecedented rate. In 2025 alone, more than 90% of open source vulnerability (OSV) malware advisories were reported, a 14x increase over the past two years, while 92% of NPM account takeovers–where… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 1:47 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Wirex and Crossmint have directly connected Crossmint’s smart wallet and stablecoin orchestration infrastructure with Wirex’s card issuance platform, giving Fintechs a single connected stack that takes users from stablecoin balance to real-world spending. What previously required separate relationships with a wallet provider, a card issuer, and… Read More

April 6, 2026 @ 12:53 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) has launched SoFi Big Business Banking, an offering allowing enterprise partners to manage both fiat and crypto banking from a single, nationally chartered bank. This launch builds on SoFi’s integration of blockchain into its core platform. Over the last year, SoFi… Read More

April 3, 2026 @ 10:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Visa Business-to-AI Report (B2AI), conducted in conjunction with Morning Consult, highlights how AI is already influencing demand. Nearly 40% of Americans have made a purchase they normally would not have considered as a result of using an AI agent or tool. This is an… Read More

April 3, 2026 @ 7:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Thunes has launched a direct-to-workforce cross-border payout solution that allows businesses to pay remote overseas teams, freelancers, and gig workers instantly. The company enables real-time compensation to be paid into 12 billion bank accounts, mobile wallets, and stablecoin wallets, across 140 countries, 24/7. The solution… Read More

April 3, 2026 @ 7:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

9fin, an AI-native platform for global debt markets, has raised $170 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by HarbourVest, with participation from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and earlier investors Redalpine, Highland Europe, Spark Capital, and Seedcamp. The funding will accelerate development of 9fin’s AI capabilities, expand its  proprietary dataset, and support continued growth… Read More

April 3, 2026 @ 6:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Personetics and Atomic, a provider of embedded financial connectivity, are partnering to deliver a native, end-to-end solution for contextual direct deposit and bill payment switching within digital banking experiences. With this new capability, banks can identify the right customers and financial moments using transaction intelligence,… Read More

April 3, 2026 @ 6:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from the CPPO, the nonprofit organization fueling the growth of the $14 billion open-loop prepaid economy, shows Canadians are expanding how they manage, move, and grow their money by combining traditional and digital-first providers that better align with their lifestyles. The shift reflects… Read More