July 1, 2026 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

LemFi has received approval to acquire Wealth8, a UK-based investment platform. Founded in 2021, LemFi begin its existence focusing on remittances but tis now expanding services to support credit, savings and with Wealth8 investing. LemFi has received the backing of well-known VCs like Highland Europe,… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, lemfi, uk, united kingdom, wealth8, wealthtech

July 1, 2026 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Euroclear and Franklin Templeton have broadened their existing collaboration by incorporating private markets offerings into the FundsPlace distribution platform. The announcement, made on June 30, 2026, marks an evolution from their previous focus on mutual funds to include Franklin Templeton’s private equity, private credit, and… Read More

 Tagged emea, euroclear, franklin templeton, fundsplace, private markets

July 1, 2026 @ 12:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tencent Holdings, the Chinese technology firm behind the widely used WeChat ecosystem, has started limited internal testing of a new mobile application called TenPayGo. The move comes as international tourism to China continues to rebound strongly, creating fresh demand for user-friendly financial tools tailored to… Read More

 Tagged asia, china, fintech apps, payments, tencent

June 30, 2026 @ 11:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Edinburgh based BR-DGE has raised £10 Million. The company said the capital would help boost international growth and platform improvements and new products. Bettor Capital, a US based investor that targets the gaming industry, was mentioned as a backer. Jake Kleiner, Partner at Bettor Capital,… Read More

 Tagged br-dge, funding round, gaming, payments, scotland, transfers

June 30, 2026 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mynt Inc., the parent company of the Philippines’ dominant digital wallet GCash, has formally filed paperwork for what would become the country’s largest-ever initial public offering. The move positions the fintech unicorn to raise as much as $1.5 billion by selling up to roughly 12… Read More

 Tagged ant international, gcash, ipo, mynt, Philippines

June 30, 2026 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is partnering with France based Spiko to support transfers utilizing dollar based stablecoin USDC. The company says that by using Coinbase Payments, Spiko has eliminated any settlement delays. Spiko’s EU T-Bills Money Market Fund and the Spiko US T-Bills Money Market Fund are… Read More

 Tagged coinbase, eurc, france, spiko, stablecoins, usdc

June 30, 2026 @ 5:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act was approved in the House Financial Services Committee on a bipartisan vote of 29-22 following a markup hearing. HR 9330 lets workers to access money they have already earned before a typical pay period. Under the legislation, while… Read More

 Tagged AFC, ewa, fta, house financial services committee, hr 9330, legislation

June 30, 2026 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial institutions worldwide are shifting from isolated AI experiments to widespread organizational deployment, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report. Titled The AI Playbook for Financial Services and developed in partnership with Accenture, the publication stresses that while AI promises major efficiency and… Read More

 Tagged ai, financial institutions, research, wef, world economic forum

June 30, 2026 @ 3:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The planned sale of Atom Bank, one of the UK’s digital challenger banks, is reportedly close to falling through. According to an update from the Financial Times, the Newcastle-based lender has been unable to attract bids at the £600 million level its shareholders had been… Read More

 Tagged atom bank, banking, digital bank, uk, united kingdom

June 30, 2026 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintechs based in France raised €680 million in equity capital for seven deals during the month of June. As shared by the France Fintech association, this brings total 2026 funding to €1.2 billion or 2.5X the previous year. For the year, the average funding was… Read More

 Tagged alan, france, france fintech, funding rounds, morpho