The latest payments, banking, lending, digital asset and AI in finance news from every region, reported from the primary source and read with a sceptical eye.
The fee on the invoice is rarely what hurts. Exchange rate markups, bank deductions and border duties do the damage. Meanwhile, the G20 looks likely to miss its targets.
November 4, 2026
November 4, 2026
November 4, 2026
November 4, 2026
Card networks, real-time payment rails, stablecoin settlement and AI agent checkout, tracked in every region.
More paymentsPanacea Financial wants doctors' card payments on the same platform as their bank accounts and loans, and says its volume has doubled in a year.
November 3, 2026
Digital banks, charters, embedded finance, credit facilities and mortgage technology, from releases and filings.
More banking and lendingUpstart printed record loan counts and contribution profit, and its secured products turned positive early. The full-year outlook tells a less comfortable story.
November 4, 2026
Generative AI in financial services, digital identity and fraud prevention, and the wealthtech stack behind advisers.
More ai, identity and wealthGlia's newest tool points its banking AI at businesses that are not customers, a shift from the service-desk controls it launched in August.
November 3, 2026
Stablecoins, tokenisation, custody and the institutions building on crypto rails, judged on settlement rather than price.
More digital assetsA Dubai derivatives group says it has built the fastest interbank matching engine on record. None of the speed or volume claims comes with outside verification.
November 3, 2026
Fintech funding rounds, acquisitions and facilities, with the terms each announcement leaves out.
More funding and dealsNew York's Birch Hill has raised a $4 million seed round to structure and distribute US credit on public blockchains. Its live vault business is still tiny, which is what the money is for.
October 30, 2026
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