March 29, 2026 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

German embedded finance Fintech Solaris is eliminating roughly 80 positions—about 20 percent of its 400-strong workforce—as it repositions itself as Europe’s first AI-native bank. The Berlin-based company, which holds a full banking license and provides white-label banking services, announced the restructuring on March 25, 2026,… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a seemingly concerning development that has rattled investors and cybersecurity professionals, Anthropic’s highly anticipated AI model, internally referred to as Claude Mythos, has apparently been leaked to the public. The unauthorized release triggered an immediate sell-off, with shares of major software companies tumbling and… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken decisive action to safeguard public integrity by issuing an executive order that explicitly forbids state appointees from exploiting confidential information for financial gain on prediction market platforms. Signed on March 27, 2026, the directive immediately reinforces longstanding ethics standards… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 10:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Visa will join the Canton Network as the first major global payments company to serve as a Super Validator, to help extend privacy‑preserving blockchain infrastructure to banks and financial institutions around the world. Visa will be one of 40 Super Validators on Canton. That move… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the firm behind the New York Stock Exchange and a global enabler of financial market infrastructure, has signaled strong conviction in the future of prediction markets with a major new capital commitment. The company has now injected $600 million in direct cash… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 9:53 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Kotapay, a division of First International Bank & Trust (FIBT), recently announced that Giftly, a digital gifting platform that allows people to send personalized, monetary gifts, is live on Kavinu, FIBT’s bank-direct Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform. The partnership supports Giftly’s payout experience with… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 9:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Firmly, an agentic commerce provider, has introduced Firmly Connect, a no-code onboarding platform that autonomously integrates with merchants’ existing websites and commerce infrastructure to help merchants more easily sell through new agentic marketing channels. The solution creates a direct and trusted connection between the agent… Read More

March 29, 2026 @ 7:54 am By Michael Wong  |  

Asia Pacific’s data centre development pipeline hit a record 19.4 gigawatts in 2025, underscoring a shift toward large-scale execution as hyperscale cloud and artificial intelligence demand accelerates across the region, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The pipeline includes 3.7GW under construction and 15.7GW in planning,… Read More

March 28, 2026 @ 6:00 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based payments infrastructure provider Tazapay has closed a Series B extension led by Circle Ventures, bringing its total Series B funding to $36 million. The funding comes as the startup looks to expand its regulatory licenses and scale cross-border payment services across emerging markets. New… Read More

March 28, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple Labs Chief Executive Officer Brad Garlinghouse offered a detailed assessment of his company’s trajectory following a string of strategic purchases. He described the firm’s progress as steady, pointing to strengthened operational capabilities and broadened market presence that have emerged directly from those integrations. According… Read More

March 28, 2026 @ 2:10 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand’s trade regulator has rolled out new guidelines for e-commerce platforms, sharpening scrutiny of pricing and business conduct as Southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy tries to keep its fast-growing digital marketplace competitive. The Trade Competition Commission of Thailand, or TCCT, said the new framework took effect… Read More

March 28, 2026 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has outlined an agenda for the 2026/27 financial year, prioritizing reductions in excessive card charges, robust safeguards against authorized push payment (APP) fraud, and broader advancements in competition and innovation within the UK’s payment systems. Released on 26 March… Read More

March 28, 2026 @ 2:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Central banks are adopting a firmer tone once more, and financial markets are responding with notable intensity. According to CoinShares’ (OTCQX: CNSRF) Market Update released on March 27, 2026, expectations for interest-rate hikes have surged sharply across the United States, eurozone, and United Kingdom. This… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is reportedly preparing to sell off a major payments business it purchased from Denmark’s Nets Group in 2019 for roughly $3.2 billion, marking a reversal of what was then the company’s largest acquisition. According to sources familiar with the matter and cited… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Allowing stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act, the crypto market infrastructure legislation, appears to be an issue the banking industry is willing to die on. Legacy banks worry that profits will decline as deposit holders move their funds to more agile stablecoins that offer yields… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA), one of the largest Bitcoin mining operators in the United States, recently liquidated 15,133 BTC for roughly $1.1 billion. The transaction not only generated immediate cash but also pushed the company down the rankings, allowing Twenty One Capital to overtake… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) disclosed alarming new figures showing that American consumers lost $15.9 billion to fraud during 2025, underscoring the growing scale of deceptive schemes targeting the public. The data emerged in testimony delivered on March 25, 2026, before the Joint Economic Committee,… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 1:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online capital formation platforms seeking to provide growth capital for early-stage firms have decisively moved into providing secondary offerings, adding value for investors registered on their platforms. Crowdcube, a top UK-based platform, is currently offering investors the opportunity to invest in Blockchain.com prior to a… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many Democrat members of Congress have long been anti-digital asset innovation. Today, the Trump administration has taken a far different approach from the previous Biden Administration by embracing digital assets and Fintech more broadly. Yesterday, Democrat Representative Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial… Read More

March 27, 2026 @ 1:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

David Sacks, the venture capitalist who served as the White House‘s point person on cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, is stepping down from that position. His departure marks the end of a brief but influential stint focused on shaping US policy in these rapidly evolving fields…. Read More