July 20, 2026 @ 1:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Open banking firm Salt Edge and Domopay have announced a partnership to support rent pay in Italy. Domopay is a proptech firm based in Italy and claims to be the first firm in the country to process payments via open banking. Salt Edge is integrated… Read More

 Tagged domopay, italy, proptech, salt edge

July 20, 2026 @ 12:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Two European fintechs have announced a merger to create a unified, bank-grade platform for identity verification and compliance. The partnership aims to deliver protection across the full customer journey while supporting expansion in key markets worldwide. Fourthline, headquartered in Amsterdam and recognized as a top… Read More

 Tagged europe, Fourthline, regtech, veridas

July 19, 2026 @ 9:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fresh off the holiday, digital assets insiders returned to the grind, with fresh thoughts on the CLARITY and GENIUS Acts, AI, PayPal/Stripe, and more. CLARITY Act “The US Senate is set to deliberate on the CLARITY Act on July 20. The bill’s key debates center on… Read More

 Tagged ai, Bitfire Research, bonzo lend, Brickken, data centers, Edwin Mata, Global Settlement Network, io.net, Kurv, Mark Alsentzer, redstone, stefan deiss:, the clarity act, the hashgraph group, triple-a

July 19, 2026 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Creditspring has announced that it has surpassed £1 billion in total loans disbursed to its members. This milestone underscores the growing appeal of its innovative subscription-based lending model amid persistent economic challenges for British households. Founded in 2016, Creditspring operates as an FCA-regulated responsible lender… Read More

 Tagged creditspring, lending, uk, united kingdom

July 19, 2026 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a provider of brokerage infrastructure, has announced a substantial $135 million equity raise. The round was spearheaded by Peak XV, with significant backing from Elefund and participation from new and existing investors including Opera Tech Ventures—the venture arm of BNP Paribas Group—and Unbound. When… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, fintech, funding round, infrastructure

July 18, 2026 @ 2:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Elliptic launches continuous monitoring Elliptic’s solution gives crypto compliance teams a continuously accurate view of customer risk rather than a picture frozen at the last screening. It pairs event detection with fully configurable alerting. Continuous Monitoring detects the full range of risk-changing events rather than… Read More

 Tagged elliptic, Glovo, pliant, PragmaGO, Shift4 One, stablecoin, stablepay

July 18, 2026 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gate US has formed a key partnership with SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), a nationally chartered banking institution. This collaboration positions SoFi as a vital infrastructure partner, enhancing Gate US’s capabilities to deliver secure, efficient, and regulation-compliant financial services to US based users. The partnership underscores Gate US’s… Read More

 Tagged banking, crypto exchange, gate.io, sofi, us

July 18, 2026 @ 6:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has obtained in-principle approval to deliver virtual asset services across the UAE. The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai granted the preliminary license, positioning the company to introduce broker-dealer activities, asset management and investment services, as well as exchange functionalities in… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, revolut, uae, vara

July 17, 2026 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

S&P Global has announced a strategic investment in SSImple, a fintech firm specializing in Standing Settlement Instructions (SSIs). The development, revealed on July 14, 2026, builds on an existing partnership and highlights the financial industry’s push toward greater efficiency, reduced risks, and smoother transitions to… Read More

 Tagged data, investments, s&p global, ssimple

July 17, 2026 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stable, the Layer-1 blockchain developed in close alignment with Tether and backed by entities like Bitfinex, has rolled out StablePay, its flagship consumer application designed to transform how people and businesses handle stablecoin transactions. This move marks a significant step forward in creating practical, everyday… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, stablecoins, stablepay, usdt