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.
Vishal Garg has certified a 52.02% consent result and cut Better's board to five seats, while the company's special committee withdrew its challenge citing cost and uncertainty.
October 8, 2026
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Card networks, real-time payment rails, stablecoin settlement and AI agent checkout, tracked in every region.
More paymentsOpenPayd's chief executive expects the SPAC merger that would list the payments company on Nasdaq to close by the end of 2026. The filing's trust and minimum-proceeds terms carry more risk than the headline valuation.
October 6, 2026
Digital banks, charters, embedded finance, credit facilities and mortgage technology, from releases and filings.
More banking and lendingA budgeting app with over 1 million members buys a former neobank's technology team, and the founder of that team will run a new unit named Monarch Labs.
October 6, 2026
Generative AI in financial services, digital identity and fraud prevention, and the wealthtech stack behind advisers.
More ai, identity and wealthSchwab's assistant can change beneficiaries and enroll securities in dividend reinvestment but is not listed as placing trades or moving money. The boundary is the design choice worth watching.
October 3, 2026
Stablecoins, tokenisation, custody and the institutions building on crypto rails, judged on settlement rather than price.
More digital assetsCoinDesk reports that BNY is discussing a broad partnership with Payward, the parent of Kraken. Two anonymous sources are the only support, and both companies declined to comment.
October 7, 2026
Fintech funding rounds, acquisitions and facilities, with the terms each announcement leaves out.
More funding and dealsElio Mortgage has raised $5.1 million to run a licensed, AI-native mortgage brokerage rather than sell software to lenders. The bet is that owning the operation is the only way to prove the economics.
October 1, 2026
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