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

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

April 8, 2026 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s ruling party has reportedly decided to go ahead with a plan to enable the institutionalization of tokenized real-world assets or RWAs and stablecoins under the current regulatory frameworks. As indicated in a report from the Seoul Economic Daily, the Asian country’s Democratic Party… Read More

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

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

April 8, 2026 @ 1:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent report claims that Blockstream‘s founder Adam Back might actually be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin (BTC), which is now the world’s largest cryptocurrency in terms of market cap and overall adoption. According to a detailed NYT probe, British cryptographer Adam Back… Read More

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

April 8, 2026 @ 12:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

INXY has reportedly acquired $4 million as part of a recent funding round that was led by Flashpoint, following a $3 million round back in 2025, bringing its total funds secured so far to $7 million. The capital injection will now be channeled towards further… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A group of Switzerland based financial institutions has begun a new trial for a regulated Swiss franc backed stablecoin with the aim to provide a digital settlement layer for the European nation’s economy. The cohort currently includes UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum Bank, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank, BCV… Read More

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

April 8, 2026 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A forward-looking regulatory proposal designed to give cryptocurrency projects breathing room at launch has now advanced to the highest levels of executive review. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins confirmed that the initiative would let new digital asset ventures begin operations without… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 8:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The intersection of fintech, legacy systems and digital currencies make this an interesting time for attorneys like Ernest Simons. A corporate and M&A attorney at Thompson Corburn, Simons works with fintechs, payment platforms and PE investors on transactions and product launches. Simons helps companies evaluate… Read More

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

April 8, 2026 @ 6:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In his annual letter to investors, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon shares timely observations that resonate across the fintech and traditional banking industries. Professionals in these fields have come to value these communications highly, viewing them as must-read documents packed with forward-looking analysis (although it… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 4:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Daylit has launched its AI agents platform for accounts receivable (AR), enabling finance teams to accelerate collections and transform receivables into a strategic driver of working capital performance. Early adopters have reportedly increased collections on high-risk accounts by nearly 3x, reduced manual follow-up work by… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 2:25 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Linx Security, a provider of identity security and governance solutions, has completed a $50 million Series B financing round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with continued participation from Cyberstarts and Index Ventures. This brings Linx’s total funding to $83 million. The 100-person startup… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 1:24 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bluwhale, an AI-powered financial intelligence platform, has introduced Bluprint, a no-code tool that allows anyone to design and deploy autonomous financial AI agents in Bluwhale’s Agent Store — and earn revenue from their use. While builders can set the price for their agents’ use, audiences… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 1:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a seemingly decisive step toward elevating protection standards in the blockchain space, the Solana Foundation has launched STRIDE, a new comprehensive security framework designed to enhance safeguards for decentralized finance applications built on its network. Unveiled on April 6, 2026, in collaboration… Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 12:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyHash, the payment orchestration platform focused on emerging and global markets, entered a partnership with Eazy Financial Services (EazyPay), a Central Bank of Bahrain-licensed payments platform and acquirer enabling companies across the Middle Eastern Kingdom of Bahrain and boosting access to payment channels for merchants…. Read More

April 8, 2026 @ 12:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentine President Javier Milei is once again under intense public and political examination following the emergence of fresh documentation that appears to reveal more substantial involvement in the controversial $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal than he previously acknowledged. The development has reignited debates about accountability at the… Read More