Monark Markets, a New York-based fintech company building the rails connecting brokerage firms and wealth platforms to private markets, has confirmed $8.1 million in strategic financing. The round is led by F-Prime with participation from The Treasury, Commerce Ventures, Grit Capital Partners, and BBAE Holdings…. Read More
Tagged Ben Haber, David Jegen, funding round, Monark Markets, private markets
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has imposed a £3,779,300 fine on Bank of Ireland UK (BOIUK), the UK subsidiary of Bank of Ireland, for a significant delay in rolling out Confirmation of Payee (CoP), a key anti-fraud measure in the UK’s payment ecosystem. Confirmation of… Read More
Tagged bank of ireland, monetary fine, penalty, psr, uk
A global study released this week by BVNK suggests that stablecoins are increasingly mainstream. BVNK’s Stablecoin Utility Report surveyed more than 4,600 early adopters and crypto-natives in 15 countries. The study was carried out by YouGov in partnership with Coinbase and Artemis. Crypto-natives and early… Read More
Tagged Anthony Yim, bvnk, Chris Harmse, John Turner, stablecoins
Web3 minds were focused on tokenized RWAs, stablecoins, Bitcoin and AI this week. Tokenized RWA interest surging “The steady growth that we’ve seen in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), even as the wider crypto market cap has plummeted by $1 trillion, is one of the clearest… Read More
Tagged abra, afshin yazdian, bill barhydt, bitcoin, bvnk, Chris Harmse, Coin Bureau, Kurv, Nic Puckrin, rwa, tokeization
Global payments processor Visa (NYSE: V) has announced a definitive agreement to purchase two Argentine payment platforms—Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay—from private equity firm Advent International. The move represents a major step in strengthening Visa’s operations in one of Latin America’s key markets. Although… Read More
Tagged acquisition, argentina, newpay, payments, prisma, visa
Lithuania leads the Baltic countries in capital formation for early-stage ventures. Lithuania is also host to over 280 active Fintech companies, and is one of the largest Fintech hubs in the European Union. According to an email from Go Vilnius, the official tourism and business… Read More
Tagged europe, go vilnius, lithuania, vc, venture capital
Crypto lending platform Ledn has completed the inaugural securitization of Bitcoin-collateralized loans into asset-backed securities (ABS). The deal, valued at $188 million, represents a significant step in legitimizing crypto credit products within mainstream debt markets and opens new avenues for liquidity in the digital asset… Read More
Tagged bitcoin, btc, crypto backed loans, defi, Ledn, lending, loans
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
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
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
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