Robinhood Markets Plans Perpetual Futures and Weekend Stock Trading for US Customers

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is preparing to give US retail traders two capabilities that have long been more common in crypto markets than in traditional brokerage apps: perpetual futures and weekend trading in selected stocks and ETFs. The company outlined the plans at its HOOD Summit…. Read More

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to Serve as Super Validator on Canton Network, Expanding DiSH Role in Institutional Settlement

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has taken on an expanded role within institutional blockchain infrastructure after being named a Super Validator on the Canton Network. The appointment, disclosed on 28 September 2026, builds on work already under way through LSEG’s Digital Settlement House, or DiSH,… Read More

Singapore Finance Industry To Train 80,000 Workers In AI Skills By 2028

Singapore’s financial institutions should plan for their workforce alongside artificial intelligence adoption as AI changes jobs across the sector, Deputy Prime Minister and Monetary Authority of Singapore Chairman Gan Kim Yong said. Speaking at the Institute of Banking and Finance Distinction Evening on Sept. 24,… Read More

Apple Pay Fee Fight Expands After Court Certifies Issuer Class Action

A federal court in California has cleared the way for a large group of U.S. card issuers to pursue antitrust claims against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) over fees tied to Apple Pay. On September 23, 2026, US District Judge Jeffrey S. White certified a class of… Read More

Mastercard’s Busy Week Tops Last Week’s Product Releases and Partnerships

SoFi, Mastercard partner on card payment stablecoin settlement The system connects blockchain-based settlement and established card infrastructure. Stablecoins will settle transactions within the normal card experience. Moov Money built on Visa, Mastercard rails Moov Money enables consumers to send and receive money through their existing… Read More

SWIFT Links Bizum, PayID and Pix Aliases for Cross-Border Transactions

Swift and a coalition of banks, payment schemes, and technology firms have begun work on linking popular domestic instant-payment systems so that consumers can send money abroad using the same simple identifiers they already use at home. The initiative, announced on 28 September 2026, focuses… Read More

BNY Enables Bank-to-Wallet Transfers without New Payment Infrastructure

BNY (NYSE: BNY) has rolled out a new Pay-to-Wallet capability that lets banking institutions send international payments from traditional accounts straight into participating retail digital wallets. Announced on September 28, 2026, the feature is designed to work through the correspondent banking system banks already use,… Read More

PaymentWorks is Bringing B2B Payments Into the 21st Century

With a unique but sensible approach to identity infrastructure, PaymentWorks is bringing B2B payments into the 21st century. CEO Thayer Stewart said it’s long past time B2B payments got the attention long reserved for their consumer brethren. With four decades in B2B payments, Stewart has… Read More

DTCC, iCapital Partner to Enhance Private Market Infrastructure

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and iCapital have unveiled a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening the operational backbone of private markets. Announced on September 28, 2026, the alliance pairs DTCC’s post-trade infrastructure and industry network with iCapital’s technology platform and investment workflows. DTCC… Read More

FIS Embeds Spade’s Real-Time Transaction Enrichment Across Its Debit Platform

FIS (NYSE: FIS) has embedded Spade’s real-time merchant enrichment tools into its debit processing stack, giving issuing banks and credit unions cleaner merchant identities at the moment a transaction is processed. The move is aimed at statements that actually look familiar to cardholders, fewer avoidable… Read More

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