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 Swedish bank and a London embedded lender are now one group under Nordic Capital. The numbers in the completion release are not the ones the deal was sold on in June.
November 3, 2026
Card networks, real-time payment rails, stablecoin settlement and AI agent checkout, tracked in every region.
More paymentsSince 7 May 2026, UK payment and e-money firms have had to reconcile customer funds every working day, report monthly and face annual audits. Six months in, the first audit cycle is about to test whether firms are ready.
October 31, 2026
Digital banks, charters, embedded finance, credit facilities and mortgage technology, from releases and filings.
More banking and lendingThe new marketplace from the easy family of brands adds Klarna ahead of its first Black Friday, under new UK rules for pay-later lending.
November 1, 2026
Generative AI in financial services, digital identity and fraud prevention, and the wealthtech stack behind advisers.
More ai, identity and wealthTradeStation's Dutch-licensed arm cut prices and added pre-market options for European traders. Its new rate sits near the top of Interactive Brokers' range.
November 1, 2026
Stablecoins, tokenisation, custody and the institutions building on crypto rails, judged on settlement rather than price.
More digital assetsMastercard's wire release carried no numbers; its SEC filing shows 14% revenue growth and a chief executive talking up the stablecoin platform it bought.
October 31, 2026
Fintech funding rounds, acquisitions and facilities, with the terms each announcement leaves out.
More funding and dealsFintechbits Intelligence tracked 17 fintech deals announced in October. Ramp's reported round dominated the funding side, but two credit data acquisitions were bigger still.
October 29, 2026
October 26, 2026
