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Month: October 2026

admin comments (0) October 20, 2026

Mox Bank Adds Home Insurance to its Mox Insure Digital Suite

Mox Bank has launched Home Cushion Insurance, a fully digital home insurance product available through the Mox app and underwritten by QBE Hongkong and Shanghai Insurance Limited. The product is available to renters, owner-occupiers and landlords in Hong Kong and consolidates building structures, home contents and third-party liability into a single policy, alongside optional cover […]

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admin comments (0) October 19, 2026

Interledger Foundation Maps Instant Payment Path for US CDFIs

The Interledger Foundation (ILF) has launched its first US-focused programme, partnering with five community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to identify the technical, regulatory and resource barriers that prevent community lenders from accessing instant payment infrastructure. The initiative, announced on 15 October 2026, marks a significant pivot for the San Francisco-based organisation, which has historically concentrated […]

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admin comments (0) October 19, 2026

Gr4vy and Unlimit Partner to Extend Local Payment Method Reach

Gr4vy, the US-based cloud payment orchestration platform, has entered a partnership with Unlimit, the global financial infrastructure company, to extend the range of locally preferred payment methods available to Gr4vy’s enterprise merchant customers. The arrangement was announced on 8 October 2026 and takes effect through Gr4vy’s existing single integration layer. The commercial logic is straightforward: […]

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admin comments (0) October 19, 2026

Plum FOI Reveals 45,000 LISA Savers Hit with Repeat Penalties

Around 45,000 Lifetime ISA savers were hit with unauthorised withdrawal penalties more than once during the 2024–25 tax year, according to Freedom of Information data obtained by smart money app Plum. The figure represents roughly a third of the 129,200 individuals penalised in that period, and carries particular sting because HMRC had told the Treasury […]

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admin comments (0) October 19, 2026

Standard Chartered VCC Platform Hits $2.6bn AUM with 10th Sub-Fund

Standard Chartered has crossed $2.6 billion in assets under management on its Variable Capital Company platform, marking the milestone alongside the launch of a tenth sub-fund in partnership with BNY Investments. The Signature Select Premium Cash Reserve Fund is an enhanced cash management product managed by Insight Investment, the fixed income arm of BNY Investments, […]

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admin comments (0) October 19, 2026

First Digital to List on Nasdaq via SPAC Deal at $250m Valuation

First Digital Group, the Hong Kong-based issuer of the FDUSD stablecoin, has signed a definitive business combination agreement with CSLM Digital Asset Acquisition Corp III (Nasdaq: KOYN), a special purpose acquisition company. The deal values First Digital at $250 million on a pre-money equity basis and is expected to result in a Nasdaq-listed holding company, […]

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admin comments (0) October 18, 2026

nCino and Parlay Link Up to Automate SBA Lending Intake with AI

nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) and Parlay have announced a partnership that connects Parlay’s AI-native Loan Intelligence System directly into nCino’s Commercial and Small Business Solutions, targeting America’s 1,400 Small Business Administration lenders. The integration is already live and has processed more than $500 million in SBA loan inquiries so far in 2026, with First Internet Bank […]

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admin comments (0) October 18, 2026

ClearToken and Consensys Tie Up for 24/7 Wholesale Settlement

ClearToken Group and Consensys have announced a strategic partnership to deliver continuous settlement infrastructure for wholesale markets, pairing on-chain technical finality with legally binding settlement finality inside the UK regulatory perimeter. The announcement, made in London on 8 October 2026, addresses a structural gap in tokenised-asset markets: while tokenised securities can move around the clock, […]

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admin comments (0) October 18, 2026

Poland and China Lead Central Bank Gold Buying Surge in 2026

Central banks show little sign of reducing their appetite for gold as 2026 enters its final quarter, with Poland and China leading a wave of official accumulation that underscores a structural shift in how sovereign institutions are managing reserve assets. Analysis published by investing research platform BestBrokers, drawing on World Gold Council reserve data and […]

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