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.
Friendly fraud chargebacks keep rising as more shoppers dispute purchases they made themselves. We asked merchants what cut their disputes in the past year, and their answers point to clearer records before any fight with the bank.
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 lendingKlarna and Mollie widened their deal to cover disputes and currency conversion. Mollie's public price list shows what a UK merchant pays for the privilege.
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 assetsBlock beat its own guidance and raised its outlook again. Its bitcoin business is shrinking on purpose, and the bank it wants for crypto custody is not in the letter.
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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