Singapore Fintech Chocolate Finance Introduces Cash Management Product for SMEs

Singapore-based fintech Chocolate Finance is extending its reach past individual savers by introducing a dedicated cash management product aimed at companies. Just two years after introducing its consumer platform, the firm is rolling out Chocolate Business, a solution designed to help organizations generate returns on… Read More

Monzo Co-founder Jason Bates’ Monaco Bank Faces Legal Challenge Over Regulatory Fine Appeal

A formal legal challenge has arisen at the Monaco private banking operation associated with Jason Bates, a co-founder of the UK digital bank Monzo. The matter involves Moncrief Private Bank (Monaco) S.A.M., previously known as Banque Havilland (Monaco) S.A.M., and stems from a regulatory decision the bank… Read More

AI ERP Platform Rillet Reports $100M Series C Funding Round

Rillet, an artificial intelligence-driven enterprise resource planning platform designed for contemporary finance departments, has completed a $100 million Series C financing round that values the company at $1 billion. ICONIQ led the investment, with backing from Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Global Equities, Bain Capital Ventures,… Read More

DBS Rolls Out Agentic AI Tools to 1,500 Bankers, Aiming to Significantly Cut Credit Assessment Time

Singapore’s DBS Bank (SGX: D05) has expanded the use of specialised agentic artificial intelligence tools to support roughly 1,500 relationship managers and credit risk managers worldwide in handling corporate credit assessments.The initiative, announced in mid-August 2026, follows a successful pilot involving 150 staff members. The… Read More

Digital Bank Revolut Submits Application for Banking License in Finland

Digital bank Revolut has applied to open a branch in Finland, aiming to deliver local account details and closer everyday banking options to its existing users there. The fintech firm, operating in the European Economic Area through its Lithuanian-licensed entity Revolut Bank UAB, confirmed that… Read More

Payments Firm Helcim Raises $38 Million As Valuation More Than Doubles

Calgary-based payments company Helcim has raised C$53 million ($38 million) in a Series C funding round led by BDC Capital’s Growth Venture Fund, lifting its valuation to C$250 million as it seeks to capture growing demand from small and mid-sized businesses. The round included new… Read More

Thredd, Apple Pay, Kraken, Nium Among Those Announcing Product Releases, Partnerships This Week

Thredd to underpin Cashi’s Hong Kong stablecoin card debut Thredd contributes issuer processing infrastructure for Cashi, whose app lets users send and hold digital assets. The card can facilitate daily spending. In Hong Kong, users get virtual Visa cards and Google Pay support. Apple Pay… Read More

AI and Crypto: Digital Assets Thoughts of the Week

Why AI will select AI “The sheer number of AI agents is already unmanageable at enterprise scale. Gartner predicted that the average Fortune 500 company will go from less than 15 AI agents in 2025 to more than 150,000 in 2028, while only 13% of… Read More

Chinese Fintech Lianlian DigiTech Targets Agentic Payments With AI-Powered Wallet

Chinese fintech firm Lianlian DigiTech is expanding into AI-powered agentic payments as its global payments business recorded double-digit growth in the first half of 2026, according to its latest Hong Kong stock exchange filing. The digital payments company said it is developing an Agent Wallet… Read More

MoonPay Now Supports Cash App as Digital Payments Method

MoonPay has introduced support for Cash App Pay, enabling eligible customers in the United States to fund purchases of digital assets directly from their Cash App account balances. The company positions itself as the sole platform currently providing this payment option specifically for buying cryptocurrencies… Read More

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