The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is making a big move into tokenization. Currently, DTCC is a vital part of the securities trading and tracking ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at US$3.7 quadrillion, and its depository subsidiary provided custody and… Read More
Tagged DTC, dtcc, no action letter, sec, tokenization
As the calendar flips to December, the fintech community is busy trying to figure out what’s coming in 2026. Read some of their best guesses below. Sanctions and financial risk “As sanctions expand across more geographies, the risk isn’t limited to newly added entities—it increasingly… Read More
Tagged 25G, Curt Hess, Leaseweb USA, Richard Copeland, trusted execution environment, Vahan Sardaryan
The team at Valora has noted that they are starting their next chapter of business growth and product development. The Valora team will be joining Stripe, marking a key milestone in their stated mission to effectively unlock access to financial opportunity for consumers across the… Read More
Tagged acqui hire, Crypto Adoption, stablecoins, stripe, valero
Cross River Bank has added an in-house card processing engine, adding to its bespoke Fintech offerings. Cross River now controls the complete card technology stack — from issuing to processing. Aion Financial Technologies has been selected as the pilot partner, supporting the Fintech’s checking account,… Read More
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Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) ThinkTECH Accelerator has invited InvestFi to participate in the program. InvestiFi, a digital investment platform designed to allow for trading to and from deposit accounts, enabling credit unions and community banks to retain more assets and attract new account… Read More
Tagged independent community bankers of america, InvestFi, ThinkTECH Accelerator
Mollie has signed an agreement to acquire GoCardless, a UK-based bank payment company that offers solutions for businesses to collect recurring and one-off payments directly from customer bank accounts using direct debit and open banking. The terms of the deal were not revealed, but reports… Read More
Tagged acquisition, EU, gocardless, merger, mollie, netherlands, payments, uk
As major jurisdictions across the globe continue exploring the feasibility and effectiveness of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), 2025 has seen a notable shift in emphasis from relatively early retail-payment pilots toward broader infrastructure, cross-border initiatives as well as strategic policy objectives. For the United… Read More
Tagged cbdcs, central bank, digital currency, uk, uk finance
Zilch, a payments platform, says that it has secured a payments services license from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Zilch states that the licensing marks a key milestone for them, removing the reliance on third-parties and “enabling the business to build payments methods in-house, develop… Read More
Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has recently announced the launch of Income Qualify, which is described as being a new product that delivers income and employment insights from The Work Number in order to mortgage lenders during the prequalification and pre-approval phase as “a value add alongside… Read More
Tagged data, digitalization, equifax, lending
Online lender LoanTube (trading as Tiger Lion Financial Limited) says its credit marketplace is now available via ChatGPT. Of note, LoanTube’s ratings on TrustPilo are pretty good. According to a release, LoanTabe states that loan applications can be completed via chat in a “conversational interface…. Read More
Tagged chatgpt, loantube, online lending, uk, united kingdom
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