Loops, a San Francisco-based commerce AI startup, has closed a $3.5 million seed round from a16z Speedrun, NTT Docomo, Connecticut Innovations, Alumni Ventures and Monday Capital. The company is building what it positions as a unified AI operating layer for retailers, replacing the patchwork of point solutions that most e-commerce businesses currently assemble across search, […]
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From AI agents making financial decisions to geopolitical threats, financial inclusion and the future of work, day one of FinTech North‘s Northern FinTech Summit 2026 in York showed just how many of the sector’s challenges come down to ‘trust’. York’s Guildhall has seen plenty over the centuries. Built in 1445, it has hosted council meetings […]
Explore MoreOver the past month, Nubank has been making headlines, and it looks increasingly likely that the Brazilian digital banking giant has ambitions beyond Latin America. In September 2026, Nubank moved closer to entering the US retail banking market through a partnership with Lead Bank. With around 140 million customers globally, it is already the world’s […]
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Link to read the full magazine Business resilience and strategic repositioning are at the centre of the latest publication from Capital Club Dubai, Capital Insights Vol 3: Issue 2, titled Reset & Pivot. The publication brings together business leaders, sector specialists and thought leaders to examine how organisations can navigate uncertainty and prepare for a […]
Explore MoreTransBridge Advisors, a US-focused fintech regulatory consultancy, has published an advisory piece identifying five licensing errors it says consistently delay or derail international fintechs attempting to enter the American market. The firm says the problems tend to originate well before a regulator ever reviews an application. The core argument is structural: the US is a […]
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A senior investor at QED Investors has outlined a framework for thinking about risk and trust in agentic payments, arguing that the financial industry has yet to price the new liability surface that autonomous AI agents create when they transact on behalf of consumers. Victoria Zuo, partner at QED Investors Victoria Zuo, a San Francisco-based […]
Explore MoreDay one in Las Vegas on the stablecoin and agent stages. Every panel I sat in kept circling one question: when money moves itself, who carries the risk? I spent Monday, the first full day of Money20/20 USA at The Venetian, moving between the Meridian and Intersection stages with a recorder running. By the afternoon […]
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The following reflects on nearly 20 years of financial inclusion through Kenyan-born M-Pesa. When discussing the global fintech revolution, attention often turns to Silicon Valley, London or Singapore. Yet one of the most important financial innovations of the past two decades came from somewhere very different: Kenya. In 2007, Safaricom launched M-Pesa, allowing people to […]
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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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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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