October 14, 2026 @ 6:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) chief executive Adena Friedman has highlighted how representing traditional assets and cash movements as blockchain-based tokens could release substantial capital currently immobilized as collateral across global markets. Speaking at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore, she explained that converting instruments such as US… Read More

 Tagged adena friedman, nasdaq, singapore, tokenization, tokenized deposits, us

October 14, 2026 @ 2:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments related fraud is rising worldwide, and a recent Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN)  evaluation has shown that simply moving to newer large language models does not automatically improve specialized fraud detection. In its “Owning Intelligence” engineering series, published in early October 2026, crypto exchange Coinbase detailed… Read More

 Tagged coinbase, fraud, payments, research, uk, us

October 14, 2026 @ 2:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With one year remaining until the UK, EU and Switzerland shift to next-day securities settlement, banking and financial institutions across these markets are concentrating on demonstrating operational readiness for the transition. The coordinated move to a T+1 cycle is scheduled for 11 October 2027. Under… Read More

 Tagged european union, settlement, t+1, uk, united kingdom

October 14, 2026 @ 12:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE:LSEG) finished higher on Thursday, 8 October 2026, advancing 1.85 percent to close at £84.70. The gain stood out against a softer session for the broader UK equity market, where the FTSE 100 Index slipped 0.16 percent to 10,441.60. Even… Read More

 Tagged london stock exchange group, lseg, ubs

October 13, 2026 @ 11:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Africa’s largest clothing retailer, Pepkor Holdings Ltd., continues to face questions from certain investors and directors over its July decision to merge its Flash fintech arm with the rival Shop2Shop business without putting the transaction to a shareholder vote. The combination created a merchant commerce… Read More

 Tagged fintech, flash fintech, investments, pepkor, shop2shop

October 13, 2026 @ 10:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

X Money, the Fintech arm of social media platform X, is currently promoting its services, providing up to 3% cash back on purchases and up to 6%  APY on “balances in qualifying US states.” X Money is currently available in 41 U.S. states and Washington… Read More

 Tagged banking, neobank, x money

October 13, 2026 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based fintech Upgrade has moved to secure its own banking platform by filing applications for a Nevada industrial loan company charter. The Fintech-focused company submitted the paperwork on October 12, 2026, to both the Nevada Financial Institutions Division and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, seeking… Read More

 Tagged banking, nevada, upgrade

October 13, 2026 @ 9:32 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Brickken co-founder and chief revenue officer Ludovico Rossi believes that, despite the attention given to agentic commerce, it won’t reach its potential until stakeholders are convinced there are enforceable controls over agents. They must also be assured that data can be reliably available on-chain and across systems…. Read More

 Tagged agentic commerce, Brickken, ERC-8226, Ludovico Rossi, RAC 8320, RAMS, redstone, tokenization

October 13, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm OPay is preparing for a potential listing on the New York Stock Exchange, having submitted a Form F-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 9, 2026. The Cayman Islands-incorporated company, headquartered in Singapore and operating primarily through… Read More

 Tagged fintech, ipos, opay, payments

October 13, 2026 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based Fintech company Ramp has raised approximately $1.85 billion in a new funding round that places its pre-money valuation near $60 billion, according to people familiar with the private transaction. Dragoneer Investment Group and Thrive Capital co-led the round, while Founders Fund contributed a… Read More

 Tagged artificial intelligence, fintech, funding round, ramp, spending