Telegram has begun placing a built-in cryptocurrency wallet in front of a first wave of accounts, marking the start of a staged expansion that company founder Pavel Durov says will eventually reach more than a billion people on the messaging platform. In a post on… Read More
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Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP), Ripple, and Visa (NYSE:V) were among the companies announcing product features and partnerships this week. Affirm, Shopify announce Aussie installment feature Shop Pay Installments lets eligible shoppers split their purchases into fortnightly or monthly payments. Approved consumers can choose from interest-free or interest-bearing payment… Read More
As Artificial Intelligence both simplifies and changes fraud activity, SotaTek is seeing great success with SotaShield, a platform that helps banks screen merchants, detect emerging risk patterns and reduce manual investigations. CEO Meng Khong Tong said one key is for companies to improve their onboarding… Read More
Tagged ai, Meng Khong Tong, merchant screening, onboarding, RPA, SotaShield, SotaTek
The UK government has moved to give the Bank of England a new formal duty to foster innovation in payment systems and new types of digital money, while keeping financial stability as its overriding priority. Announced on 27 August 2026, the change is intended to… Read More
Tagged bank of england, payments, uk, united kingdom
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
Tagged deutsche bank, thought machine, uk, united kingdom, wealth management
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
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
Tagged financial crime, fraud, nasdaq verafin, q6 cyber
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
Tagged ai, dunamu, south korea, upbit, visa
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
Tagged plum, uk, united kingdom, upvest
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
Tagged alpaca, el salvador, monetae, tokenization
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