August 25, 2026 @ 1:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe has introduced its Treasury product in Australia, offering companies a unified system to handle payments, hold balances, convert currencies, and disburse funds worldwide—all within the Stripe Dashboard. Announced in Sydney, the move aims to simplify the fragmented financial setups many international operators currently have… Read More

 Tagged australia, fintech, infrastructure, stripe

August 24, 2026 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has directed substantial capital from his Pershing Square Capital Management toward a key player in the digital payments sector. Recent regulatory disclosures reveal that the firm established a significant new holding in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), acquiring roughly 3.27 million shares valued at… Read More

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August 24, 2026 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In mid-August 2026, a senior executive at Chime Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHYM) completed a sizable share sale that was driven by tax requirements rather than any discretionary decision about the company’s outlook. Mark T. Troughton, who serves as president and interim chief financial officer, disposed… Read More

 Tagged chime, chym, consumer fintech, digital banking, us

August 24, 2026 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based fintech Chocolate Finance is extending its reach past individual savers by introducing a dedicated cash management product aimed at companies. Just two years after introducing its consumer platform, the firm is rolling out Chocolate Business, a solution designed to help organizations generate returns on… Read More

 Tagged chocolate finance, mas, singapore, sme's, southeast asia

August 24, 2026 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A formal legal challenge has arisen at the Monaco private banking operation associated with Jason Bates, a co-founder of the UK digital bank Monzo. The matter involves Moncrief Private Bank (Monaco) S.A.M., previously known as Banque Havilland (Monaco) S.A.M., and stems from a regulatory decision the bank… Read More

 Tagged litigation, monaco, moncrief private bank

August 24, 2026 @ 5:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rillet, an artificial intelligence-driven enterprise resource planning platform designed for contemporary finance departments, has completed a $100 million Series C financing round that values the company at $1 billion. ICONIQ led the investment, with backing from Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Global Equities, Bain Capital Ventures,… Read More

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August 24, 2026 @ 2:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore’s DBS Bank (SGX: D05) has expanded the use of specialised agentic artificial intelligence tools to support roughly 1,500 relationship managers and credit risk managers worldwide in handling corporate credit assessments.The initiative, announced in mid-August 2026, follows a successful pilot involving 150 staff members. The… Read More

 Tagged agentic ai, ai, dbs bank, singapore, southeast asia

August 24, 2026 @ 12:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has applied to open a branch in Finland, aiming to deliver local account details and closer everyday banking options to its existing users there. The fintech firm, operating in the European Economic Area through its Lithuanian-licensed entity Revolut Bank UAB, confirmed that… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, finland, revolut

August 23, 2026 @ 10:55 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Calgary-based payments company Helcim has raised C$53 million ($38 million) in a Series C funding round led by BDC Capital’s Growth Venture Fund, lifting its valuation to C$250 million as it seeks to capture growing demand from small and mid-sized businesses. The round included new… Read More

 Tagged helcim, payments

August 23, 2026 @ 8:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Thredd to underpin Cashi’s Hong Kong stablecoin card debut Thredd contributes issuer processing infrastructure for Cashi, whose app lets users send and hold digital assets. The card can facilitate daily spending. In Hong Kong, users get virtual Visa cards and Google Pay support. Apple Pay… Read More

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