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.
Stripe launched Stripe pay for free, instant business-to-business transfers by profile handle. The fine print in Stripe's own docs narrows who can use it.
October 28, 2026
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October 27, 2026
Card networks, real-time payment rails, stablecoin settlement and AI agent checkout, tracked in every region.
More paymentsMercury has added payroll to its business banking app. A footnote stops companies switching from another provider running it until 1 January 2027, the day free pricing ends.
October 24, 2026
Digital banks, charters, embedded finance, credit facilities and mortgage technology, from releases and filings.
More banking and lendingRevolut has started lending in its home market, offering unsecured loans of up to £25,000. Fintechbits found its top UK rate is more than double the highest rate Revolut advertises to borrowers in Ireland.
October 27, 2026
Generative AI in financial services, digital identity and fraud prevention, and the wealthtech stack behind advisers.
More ai, identity and wealthAlpaca won in-principle approval from Abu Dhabi's FSRA for a UAE brokerage and virtual asset custody entity. Fintechbits notes it is Alpaca's second in-principle approval in a month, and neither one is a licence.
October 27, 2026
Stablecoins, tokenisation, custody and the institutions building on crypto rails, judged on settlement rather than price.
More digital assetsRipple added AI orchestration and RLUSD-based 24/7 Returns to its corporate treasury platform. Fintechbits notes the release gives no rate and no payer for those returns, which is exactly where GENIUS Act rules bite.
October 27, 2026
Fintech funding rounds, acquisitions and facilities, with the terms each announcement leaves out.
More funding and dealsScribeUp raised $13 million to put subscription and bill controls inside banking apps. It is a small round in a quarter when mega-rounds took 61% of fintech venture dollars.
October 26, 2026
