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.
Quantum computers cannot break bank encryption yet, but migrating takes years. Industry leaders explain how banks and fintechs can find their cryptography, build for change and meet the 2035 deadlines.
October 12, 2026
October 10, 2026
October 10, 2026
October 10, 2026
Card networks, real-time payment rails, stablecoin settlement and AI agent checkout, tracked in every region.
More paymentsChase Payroll, powered by Gusto, now reaches eligible Chase business checking customers with next-day pay, putting JPMorgan in the small business payroll fight.
October 10, 2026
Digital banks, charters, embedded finance, credit facilities and mortgage technology, from releases and filings.
More banking and lendingOn 6 October 2026, Affirm and Klarna both announced checkout distribution deals within 30 minutes of each other. One goes through a payment platform and the other through a single merchant.
October 9, 2026
October 9, 2026
Generative AI in financial services, digital identity and fraud prevention, and the wealthtech stack behind advisers.
More ai, identity and wealthPayroc has rebuilt its developer offer around AI coding agents. Docs written for machines are a smart move, but the slow parts of a payments integration are not the code.
October 10, 2026
Stablecoins, tokenisation, custody and the institutions building on crypto rails, judged on settlement rather than price.
More digital assetsSAP now has its own payments company, and Circle got in on launch day. The open question is whether corporate treasurers will choose stablecoin settlement once it sits inside the ERP.
October 10, 2026
Fintech funding rounds, acquisitions and facilities, with the terms each announcement leaves out.
More funding and dealsOne bank issues the card and funds the lender behind it. The release gives no rates, limits or HELOC details, so the 6% cash-back headline is the only number a homeowner can check.
October 4, 2026
September 20, 2026
