April 9, 2026 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Netherlands based ClearBank has been approved under Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. The company announced that it had received approval from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) to operate as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP). The bank stated that it will… Read More

 Tagged banking, clearbank, coinbase, digital bank, europe, mica, netherlands, stablecoins

April 9, 2026 @ 5:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut, which claims to currently be serving more than 70 million customers across the globe- with over 7 million residing in France – announced it has entered a 10-year lease for its Western Europe head offices at the crossroads of the Bourse district,… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, france, paris, revolut

April 8, 2026 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spain’s CaixaBank has secured official authorization to provide cryptocurrency services across the European Union. As a Crypto-Asset Service Provider under the bloc’s MiCA framework, the bank is preparing to introduce custody, order execution, and transfer capabilities for digital assets in the months ahead. This regulated… Read More

 Tagged CaixaBank, crypto-assets, digital banking, europe, investing

April 8, 2026 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered money transfer Fintech firm Paysend has reportedly acquired $25 million in follow-on investments from Claret Capital Partners. Established back in 2017, Paysend currently serves over 12 million customers and enables cross-border transactions in over 170 countries. Claret had first invested in the Fintech firm… Read More

 Tagged Cross-Border Transactions, payments, paysend, uk

April 8, 2026 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

9fin, the European AI-powered platform for international debt markets, has reportedly achieved unicorn status (valued at $1 billion+) with a $170 million Series C investment round. The funding round, which valued the firm recently at $1.3 billion, has been led by HarbourVest along with contributions… Read More

 Tagged 9fin, funding round, Steven Hunter

April 8, 2026 @ 2:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

NEWITY has selected the Canton Network to support on-chain distribution of small business credit, creating one of the first dedicated on-chain markets for small business loans. The announcement follows NEWITY’s recent $11 million strategic investment led by CMT Digital, secured to scale AI-driven origination and… Read More

 Tagged Canton Network, David Cody, Luke LaHaie, NEWITY, Sam Hallene, SMB loans, yuval rooz

April 8, 2026 @ 1:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestiFi, an investment technology platform developed to enable investing to and from checking accounts, has announced that it is working with Freedom Bank in order to embed its digital services into the platform’s online banking solution. Via this collab, the banking provider’s customer should be… Read More

 Tagged banking, digitalization, freedom bank, investifi, investing

April 8, 2026 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lorum, a correspondent institution that is currently serving financial institutions operating in the United States, has reportedly submitted an application for a US national bank charter. This is said to he part of a move that the company says will pave the way forward for… Read More

 Tagged bank charter, banking, lorum, occ

April 8, 2026 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has reportedly completed the first-known experiment into how quantum computing might assist with identifying money mules. At the core of this particular initiative is Lloyds’ internal quantum computer capabilities. These now include a new working group of Quantum Ambassadors that are sourced… Read More

 Tagged digitalization, lloyds bank, money mules, quantum, uk

April 8, 2026 @ 7:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The latest edition of Sift’s Digital Trust Index describes an ever-evolving world of fraud, one where different access points are being used and old methods are becoming less popular. Fraud is increasingly being committed earlier in the life cycle as criminals look to compromise credentials… Read More

 Tagged 2FA, digital identity, e-commerce, fraud, sift