September 2, 2026 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) and OKX have announced a collaboration aimed at deepening the role of USDC across the exchange’s trading products. In a Sept. 1, 2026 post, Circle said the two companies are working together to increase USDC liquidity and trading utility on OKX, giving… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

1789 Capital, the venture firm in which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, is heading a large new financing for Polymarket that would put the prediction-market company at a $21 billion valuation. A spokesperson for the firm said the platform is seeking $1 billion in… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance has taken another step toward becoming a full multi-asset venue by introducing options on more than 1,000 selected U.S.-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds. The product went live on September 1, 2026, and is available only to eligible customers outside the United States. The contracts… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 3:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Five years on from Asia-Pacific’s venture capital surge, most startups funded at the peak remain in business, but far fewer have kept advancing through new rounds, later stages or exits. A PitchBook resaerch study published in late August 2026 tracks the 24,602 unique APAC-headquartered companies… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 2:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swivel, a fintech unit of SWBC, has confirmed that its payment and engagement technology is now available inside Temenos Digital Collector, a self-service collections tool within Temenos’ Lifecycle Management Suite. The connection is designed so banks and credit unions can offer more tailored, data-informed support… Read More

September 2, 2026 @ 1:07 am By Michael Wong  |  

Ant International’s Alipay+ has connected with the Philippines’ national QR payment system, allowing international visitors to pay merchants through supported overseas e-wallets and banking apps. The integration with QR Ph means participating merchants can accept payments from Alipay+ partner users through their existing QR codes… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe has acquired Clerky, the online legal platform long used by high-growth startups and their lawyers for incorporation and routine corporate paperwork. The deal expands Stripe’s reach beyond payments and Stripe Atlas into the legal workflows that accompany company formation, fundraising, hiring, and ongoing governance…. Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 7:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cosmos Labs has recently acknowledged that it initially misclassified a critical flaw in Cosmos EVM, the shared software layer that lets Cosmos SDK chains support Ethereum-style applications. That error later enabled attackers to drain assets from six networks between August 20 and August 25, 2026…. Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic Europe has announced an opportunity to own shares in Mercury, a San Francisco-based neobank, through a secondary offering listed on its platform. Secondaries, or issued shares in private firms, have become an important revenue generator for securities crowdfunding platforms. Shares of more mature private… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Payward (Kraken’s parent company) announced a partnership today to begin tokenizing shares, with more digital asset innovation in the pipeline. Indicating its interest in pursuing tokenization or digital securities, the LSE stated: “The London Stock Exchange is assessing a… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Supporters of Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 or BIP-110 have revived a breakaway chain that had gone quiet after an early August split, pairing a new mining algorithm with a much smaller block limit. The minority network forked from Bitcoin at block 961,632 when nodes enforcing… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 9:49 am By Michael Wong  |  

Malaysia’s Forest City Special Financial Zone is offering a 5% corporate tax rate to eligible fintech companies and payment-system operators, as the development seeks to attract technology-enabled financial services businesses near Singapore. The preferential rate is available for 10 consecutive assessment years and may be… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Department of War has begun offering a specialized version of OpenAI’s chatbot across its central generative-AI environment, expanding the tools available to millions of service members, civilians, and contractors for everyday unclassified work. On August 31, 2026, officials activated ChatGPT Mil on GenAI.mil,… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 9:43 am By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based payments platform HitPay has integrated its payment infrastructure with Superbench, allowing business-to-consumer service providers to manage customer inquiries, bookings, and payments through a single system. The partnership adds embedded payments to Superbench’s AI-powered customer engagement platform, covering transactions from online deposits to in-person point-of-sale… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 9:17 am By Michael Wong  |  

Deposits held with Hong Kong banks increased in July, while renminbi deposits and cross-border trade settlements recorded stronger growth, according to data released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Total deposits with authorized institutions rose 0.9% in July 2026, with Hong Kong dollar and… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has again increased its stake in Block Inc., (NYSE: XYZ), the payments and financial services company led by Jack Dorsey, continuing a pattern of adding shares during periods of price weakness. Reports published at the start of September indicated that ARK… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 8:46 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering an equity investment of up to $4 million in Gigmile Technologies Ltd, a Nigerian financial technology company providing lease-to-own financing for commercial vehicles. The proposed investment would form part of Gigmile’s Series A funding round and support its… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

USA₮, Tether’s U.S.-focused dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, remained above the $175 million circulation mark at the end of July while posting the largest reserve surplus in its short history. The latest independent reserve report, prepared under the AICPA’s 2025 criteria for asset-backed… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 7:49 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

AI security firm Alice confirms $140M funding round Apax Digital Funds led the round, with participation from Samsung, SentinelOne, Maj Invest, MoreTech and Phoenix Insurance. Existing investors Resolute Ventures, Grove Ventures, CRV, Highland Europe, Vintage Investments, Norwest, NFX and Claltech came along for the ride… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vietnam is reportedly building a supervised market for tokenized real-world assets, treating blockchain not as a speculative venue but as a new channel for raising capital against tangible economic activity. The core legal instrument is Government Resolution 05/2025/NQ-CP, signed on 9 September 2025. It launched… Read More