April 29, 2026 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE:CRCL) indicated that as artificial intelligence agents take on more everyday economic tasks—from negotiating deals and processing payments to hedging risks, reconciling invoices, and seeking short-term financing—banks are confronting a fundamental shift. Digital assets firm Circle, now a major stablecoin issuer, argues in a… Read More

 Tagged agentic ai, artificial intelligence, circle, digital assets, stablecoins

April 29, 2026 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: FIGR), a blockchain-powered fintech company specializing in mortgage and lending services and the issuer of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), has reportedly trimmed cumulative expenses by 117 basis points across key operations in the $20 trillion global consumer lending arena…. Read More

 Tagged blockchain adoption, cosmos, digital lending, figure, helocs

April 29, 2026 @ 8:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

How does Artemis protect companies from faster and more powerful AI-based attacks? By using AI to help companies leverage what they know better than the attacker – how their business runs at its core. It also helps to have two extremely qualified co-founders. Shachar Hirshberg… Read More

 Tagged ai, Anthropic, artemis, cybersecurity, Dan Shiebler, mythos, Shachar Hirshberg

April 29, 2026 @ 3:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent Bank of England working paper explores how a policy adjustment in the UK’s instant payments network has triggered a noticeable migration away from the country’s main high-value settlement system. Released on 24 April 2026 and written by economists James Duffy and James Sanders,… Read More

 Tagged bank of england, instant payments, payments, research, uk, united kingdom

April 29, 2026 @ 2:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A research study from the Central Bank of Ireland has uncovered that roughly 35 percent of adults across the country have fallen victim to fraud or scams at some point. Alarmingly, nearly two-thirds of those affected ended up losing money, yet the research highlights a… Read More

 Tagged central bank of ireland, fraud, ireland, Research Study, scams

April 28, 2026 @ 7:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nigel Morris, Managing Partner at QED Investors, says he has never witnessed a shift as profound as the one driven by agentic AI. In his view, this technology is reshaping the entire Fintech industry in ways that go far beyond previous cycles of innovation. His… Read More

 Tagged agentic ai, fintech, nigel morris, perspective, qed investors

April 28, 2026 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Block Inc.,(NYSE: XYZ), the financial technology firm behind Square and Cash App and closely associated with Jack Dorsey, has unveiled its latest proof-of-reserves disclosure for the first quarter of 2026. This announcement spotlights the company’s substantial Bitcoin position, which stands at a total of 28,355… Read More

 Tagged bitcoin, block, btc, cash app, fintech

April 28, 2026 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashless payments have experienced steady growth across emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), signaling a profound transformation in how people handle everyday financial transactions. According to the most recent retail payment analysis from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), these regions are outpacing their advanced-economy… Read More

 Tagged bis, cashless, payments, Research Study

April 28, 2026 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chime (NASDAQ: CHYM), a consumer-focused fintech offering digital banking services, has released its latest letter to company shareholders detailing operational performance in its inaugural year as a publicly traded company. The update centers on measured expansion, with the firm emphasizing deepening core account relationships over peripheral… Read More

 Tagged chime, consumer fintech, digital banking, us

April 28, 2026 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Emerging-market Fintech LemFi says it will commit £100 million in investment to the UK over 5 years.  The company said it would establish its global headquarters in London as it anticipates the UK will emerge as a top hub for cross-border finance. LemFi reports that… Read More

 Tagged lemfi, payments, uk, united kingdom