Results of a study from Billtrust find that rising costs, slowing customer payments, and ongoing tariff pressures are causing finance leaders are fundamentally reengineering their strategies to stay resilient. Navigating Economic Headwinds: Why Cash Generation Has Become the Ultimate Competitive Edge in 2026 surveyed 550… Read More
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Rain, the enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, is partnering with Episode Six, a payment technology company and card issuer processor. Episode Six will serve as a key processing partner for Rain’s credit, debit, and prepaid card programs. The initial focus is on Asia-Pacific (APAC), where… Read More
Read more in: Asia, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Fintech | Tagged apac, Charles Yoo-Naut, episode six, john mitchell, payments, rain, stablecoins
In arguably one of the most audacious cryptocurrency thefts of the year, attackers believed to be linked to North Korea siphoned approximately $285 million in user funds from Drift Protocol on April 1, 2026. TRM Labs pointed out that the operation, completed in roughly 12… Read More
Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets, Asia | Tagged drift protocol, exploit, hack, north korea, TRM Labs
Italy’s competition and consumer protection authority has imposed a total fine of €11.5 million on multiple entities within the Revolut fintech group, citing a series of unfair commercial practices that allegedly misled users and restricted their access to essential financial services. The Autorità Garante della… Read More
Read more in: Fintech, Global, Politics, Legal & Regulation | Tagged banking, digital bank, enforcement, europe, italy, revolt
In an era when financial pressures mount, a striking number of Americans are quietly turning to artificial intelligence for guidance. According to fresh research released by bunq, Europe’s neobanking focused Fintech, more than one in three U.S. adults have already consulted AI when facing a… Read More
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Latitude, a global payments infrastructure company, has launched, alongside an $8 million seed round led by NEA with participation from Lightspeed Faction, Coinbase Ventures, Paxos, Bitso, and Solana Foundation. Founded by former officials from Stripe, Coinbase, Uber, Zero Hash, and Facebook, Latitude is addressing one… Read More
Read more in: Fintech | Tagged Brian Wrightson, Cyril Mathew, Latitude, rick yang, stablecoins, Vivek Morzaria
Research findings released ahead of World Backup Day by Kaspersky have shed light on how people around the globe are managing their most private information in an increasingly connected world. A comprehensive survey carried out by the company’s market research team polled 3,000 adults across… Read More
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Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) will soon offer crypto trading on its investment platform. While this should come as no surprise, a better question is why it took the popular broker-dealer so long. Today, the strategy is to be a “super App” or “Everything Platform.” Crypto native… Read More
Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets, Investment Platforms and Marketplaces | Tagged schwab, schwab crypto
Blockchain security firm CertiK has released a comprehensive analysis of OpenClaw, a popular open-source AI agent that has seen explosive growth since its debut. The report warns that the platform’s rapid adoption has outpaced its security measures, creating significant vulnerabilities that could expose users to… Read More
Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets, Artificial Intelligence | Tagged blockchain security, certik, openclaw, research
Flutterwave, an African payments technology company, has secured a Nigerian banking license. It enables the company to hold funds and deposits directly, strengthening its financial infrastructure across its largest market and enabling more efficient financial services and settlement flows for consumers, businesses and enterprises. Historically,… Read More
Read more in: Fintech | Tagged flutterwave, money transmission, mono, nigeria, Olugbenga Agboola, payments
PayPal Holdings, (NASDAQ: PYPL) has added Alyssa Henry, former CEO of Block’s Square business, to its board of directors. The company also announced that Gail J. McGovern, who has served on the board since 2015, will not stand for re-election at PayPal’s upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders… Read More
Read more in: Fintech, General News | Tagged alyssa henry, Ann Sarnoff, block, David Dornan, Enrique Lores, paypal, square
Traditional payment methods are proving unsustainable for many UK companies, according to fresh research from bank payments Fintech GoCardless. The findings indicate that outdated systems are dragging down revenue, efficiency, and customer relationships, while a growing number of firms view the forthcoming commercial Variable Recurring… Read More
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Stampli, a finance operations platform, announced Stampli Deep Finance this week. Every organization’s finance data holds spending patterns, pricing shifts, and vendor risks that stay buried in invoice data. Stampli Deep Finance brings those findings into focus. It analyzes invoice data already inside Stampli and… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Fintech | Tagged Deep Finance, Eyal Feldman, stampli
New national survey data from Accion Opportunity Fund (AOF), a national nonprofit small business lender, finds that small business owners operating in underserved communities are increasingly relying on digital tools and evaluating cryptocurrency payments and AI-powered platforms as part of their business operations. The findings… Read More
Read more in: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Fintech | Tagged Action Opportunity Fund, eric van miltenburg, Luz Urrutia, ripple, SMB, underserved communities
Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) has offloaded 3,778 Bitcoin during the first three months of 2026, securing an average net sale price of $76,626 per coin and generating roughly $289.5 million in proceeds. The Texas-based mining operation disclosed the transactions as part of its quarterly production… Read More
Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets, Artificial Intelligence | Tagged ai, bitcoin mining, btc, riot platforms
In a recent reply released this month, the Bank of England as well as the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have responded to a government request from HM Treasury, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade. The letter, signed… Read More
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Ireland’s harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) has accelerated sharply, reaching levels that now place the country among the highest in the euro area, according to fresh analysis from Bank of Ireland. The latest preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office showed the annual rate… Read More
Read more in: Global, Fintech, General News | Tagged europe, inflation, ireland, Research Study
Juniper Research has released a whitepaper examining the rise of agentic commerce and questioning whether it represents a genuine breakthrough in digital transactions or merely a temporary excitement. The analysis explores the forces accelerating its uptake, highlights significant obstacles, and provides a high-level projection of… Read More
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A Visa (NYSE: V) research study sheds new light on the evolving landscape of commerce, showing that artificial intelligence is poised to play a far more active role in everyday transactions. Released on April 2, 2026, the report—titled Visa Defines the Next Era of Commerce:… Read More
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OpenAI has closed a new funding round, securing $122 billion in committed capital and achieving a post-money valuation of $852 billion. This substantial investment, backed by prominent partners including Amazon, NVIDIA, SoftBank, and Microsoft, along with numerous global institutions and venture firms, underscores the company’s… Read More
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