February 20, 2026 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial services sector is experiencing a significant surge in efforts to obtain U.S. bank charters under President Donald Trump‘s administration. Industry players, particularly fintech companies and other financial firms, are moving quickly to capitalize on what many perceive as a more accommodating regulatory environment… Read More

 Tagged banking, fintech, payments, united states

February 20, 2026 @ 4:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has extended a £200 million revolving credit facility to Sovereign Network Group (SNG), reinforcing its role as one of the UK’s most active supporters of affordable housing. The new funding will help the housing association accelerate the construction of thousands of new… Read More

 Tagged funding, lloyds banking group, uk, united kingdom

February 20, 2026 @ 4:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based data and AI focused firm Databricks noted this past week that it has delivered steady results, announcing on February 9, 2026, that it has exceeded a $5.4 billion annual revenue run-rate while posting more than 65% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter. The… Read More

 Tagged ai, data, databricks, fintech, infrastructure, Web3

February 19, 2026 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modern Treasury has unveiled Payments, a payment service provider (PSP) that unifies fiat and stablecoin transactions under a single API. Announced recently this month, the platform promises to eliminate the fragmentation that has long plagued teams building money-movement features into their products. For years, developers… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, modern treasury, payments, psps, stablecoins

February 19, 2026 @ 3:46 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Zūm Rails announced that it will enable companies to embed credit card acceptance directly into its all-in-one payment ecosystems, creating custom checkout experiences for customers across the US and Canada. This final piece of Zūm Rails’ payments ecosystem was contingent upon it becoming… Read More

 Tagged credit cards, embedded finance, Miles Schwarts, zum rails

February 19, 2026 @ 9:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Entrust’s new report, 2026 Global State of Post-Quantum and Cryptographic Security Trends, brings both good and bad news. The good news is that more organizations are aware of the increasingly emerging threat, but the bad news is that fewer are preparing for it. The survey polled 4.149 senior IT,… Read More

 Tagged entrust, Greg Wetmore, Post-Quantum Cryptography

February 19, 2026 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NoCFO has integrated Salt Edge’s Pay by Bank solution, enabling entrepreneurs and founder-led companies to handle payments, invoice approvals, cash flow tracking, and bookkeeping entirely within its AI-native platform. The collaboration, which is live in Finland and ready for NoCFO’s 2026 entry into Germany, eliminates… Read More

 Tagged data, europe, nocfo, open bankin, salt edge

February 19, 2026 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) has released the complete replay of its February 17, 2026, roadshow kickoff for Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI), giving retail investors an unfiltered look at one of the most ambitious efforts yet to open private-company investing to the masses. The livestream,… Read More

 Tagged investments, private markets, robinhood, robinhood markets, vlad tenev

February 19, 2026 @ 3:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) has unveiled key financial outcomes for the year ending December 31, 2025, highlighting growth across its diverse operations. The company achieved $5.4 billion in distributable earnings before realizations, marking an 11% rise per share compared to the previous year. Overall distributable earnings… Read More

 Tagged brookfields, investments, performance report

February 19, 2026 @ 3:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank has announced two significant investments this week, underscoring its commitment to fueling innovation across high-potential sectors. Recently, the Bank revealed a cornerstone commitment of up to £45 million to Redrice Ventures’ targeted £75 million Fund II, aimed at nurturing the UK’s… Read More

 Tagged british business bank, financing, funding, uk, united kingdom