UK Fintech Zilch Launches Product Updates to Enhance Everyday Spending, Financial Management

Zilch has unveiled a substantial product update, introducing two new membership levels alongside a pair of features designed to enhance how users handle everyday finances. The company is rolling out Extra and Plus membership options, together with Pay Monthly and Advance tools, all aimed at… Read More

Mastercard, PEXA Explore Synchronized Settlement to Streamline UK Property Purchasing Transactions

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) and PEXA have announced a partnership to investigate synchronised settlement solutions. The collaboration focuses on using advanced account-to-account (A2A) payment technologies to reduce the uncertainties that often plague property completion days. Completion day has long been one of the most stressful stages of… Read More

Consumer Fintech Chime Explores Integrating Stablecoin Capabilities

Consumer focused financial technology company Chime Financial (NASDAQ: CHYM) is evaluating the addition of stablecoin-related tools to its mobile banking platform. This development signals a broader industry shift in which digital assets once confined largely to cryptocurrency trading are increasingly considered for everyday payment and… Read More

Bitcoin Dominates Digital Assets Thoughts of the Week

I don’t think Bitcoin is ever going to go back below $60,000. I think forever “I think the base case for Bitcoin is basically that you get higher lows, and you do have these run-ups that happen roughly every four years. I would say that… Read More

Majority of Euro Area Online Businesses Still Do Not Accept Crypto Payments, ECB Survey Reveals

Recent findings from a European Central Bank (ECB) survey highlight a striking lack of progress in cryptocurrency adoption among businesses across the euro area. While digital payment options continue to expand in popularity, cryptocurrencies and related digital assets remain almost entirely absent from everyday commercial… Read More

Bank of America to Acquire Stake in Digital Lender Jio Credit

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is set to become a significant joint venture partner in Jio Credit Limited, the non-banking finance company subsidiary of Jio Financial Services, through an investment valued at up to ₹18,268 crore, or roughly $1.9 billion. The agreement, announced on August… Read More

JPMorgan Ends Formal Banking Ties with Polymarket Amid Regulatory Concerns

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), the largest bank in the United States and one of the largest globally as well, terminated its primary banking relationship with the prediction-market platform Polymarket in late 2025, according to a report from the Financial Times. The decision stemmed from regulatory concerns, with… Read More

Research Roundup: Mainframe Computer Endurance, Tokenization, SMBs, Community Banking and More

Mainframe computers could endure in the AI era Research from Crisil Coalition Greenwich suggests mainframe computers will retain their place alongside cloud computing and AI. More than 90% of banking technology executives say more than 50% of their core banking applications rely (and will continue… Read More

Maybank/Ageas $1.18B Deal Leads This Weeks Fundings and Acquisitions

Maybank buys remaining Maybank Ageas Holdings stake for $1.18B Malayan Banking, better known as Maybank, gets the remaining 31% stake from Belgian insurer Ageas. It now has full control of the Etiqa insurance arm. Allianz buys UOB asset management services for $434M An arm of… Read More

Fintech Airwallex Teams Up with Flexible Payments Provider Affirm for US BNPL Debut

Global payments platform Airwallex has partnered with BNPL Fintech Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) to introduce the latter’s flexible installment payment options to eligible U.S. shoppers through its checkout system. The collaboration, announced on August 13, 2026, enables merchants operating on Airwallex in 35 countries to offer… Read More

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