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.
A Singapore multi-strategy fund built by a former Millennium executive is renting its back office from Arcesium. Its growth since launch explains why.
November 5, 2026
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November 4, 2026
Card networks, real-time payment rails, stablecoin settlement and AI agent checkout, tracked in every region.
More paymentsStripe posted about one in six of October's new roles. Leave it out and compliance, not payments, was the skill the other 30 employers asked for most.
November 4, 2026
Digital banks, charters, embedded finance, credit facilities and mortgage technology, from releases and filings.
More banking and lendingWorkday's payroll screen now offers Chime as a one-tap direct deposit choice. The money lands at a partner bank Chime has agreed to own.
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 assetsAnt International ran live tokenised deposit transfers between three Hong Kong banks. The regulator's own notice shows how small and how select the pilot still is.
November 4, 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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