A collective proceedings claim worth more than £700 million has been filed against Visa and Mastercard at the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, alleging the two card networks exploited the removal of EU interchange caps following Brexit to levy unlawful inter-regional fees on UK businesses accepting online payments from European Economic Area customers. The claim is […]
Explore MoreEnso, the Zurich-based execution infrastructure platform for onchain finance, has made xStocks available on Arbitrum through its API and RWA App. The integration means wallets, fintechs and trading platforms already connected to the Enso API can extend tokenized US equity access to Arbitrum without constructing new routing or aggregation infrastructure. xStocks are tokenized representations of […]
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Shares has completed the acquisition of 100% of Treezor from Société Générale, the companies confirmed on 7 October 2026. The deal creates a combined group with regulatory licences covering electronic money, payment services, investment services and crypto-assets, supervised by the French ACPR and the AMF. Benjamin Chemla, chief executive and co-founder of Shares Group Benjamin […]
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Oobit, a Singapore-based stablecoin payments firm, has launched Oobit AI Payments, a product that lets users authorise AI assistants to make purchases on their behalf using stablecoins, without granting those assistants access to the underlying account balance or primary payment credentials. Amram Adar, co-founder and CEO at Oobit The mechanism works through ephemeral card issuance. […]
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The American Bankers Association (ABA) has announced an investment in BankTech Ventures Fund II, a venture fund backed by community and regional banks and focused on early-stage fintech companies building technology specifically for the banking sector. The move extends an existing venture investment strategy and reflects what the ABA describes as a sustained commitment to […]
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Capitolis has completed $220 million in financing, comprising a $120 million Series E equity round valued at $1.9 billion and an accompanying debt facility, to fund its acquisition of eSecLending in a separate $200 million all-cash transaction announced the previous week. The equity round was led by Citi, an existing investor. New strategic investors joining […]
Explore MoreGlobal financial markets are navigating a fresh bout of turbulence as renewed conflict in the Middle East pushes energy costs higher, forces central banks back toward tightening, and squeezes household and government balance sheets from Bristol to Paris. Brent crude has risen back above $101 a barrel following attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on targets […]
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Triple Point has originated a £55 million facility for Perch Group, the Blackpool-headquartered credit management business, as part of an enhanced £400 million funding platform intended to support continued UK growth and technology investment. The deal, announced on 7 October 2026, adds Triple Point to a lending panel that already includes NatWest Group, Hampshire Trust […]
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SCRYPT, the Swiss digital asset infrastructure firm, announced on 13 July the expansion of its licensed stablecoin settlement infrastructure across four East African markets: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. The expansion gives banks, payment providers and corporate treasury teams a route from local currencies directly into stablecoins, without first sourcing US dollars through correspondent banking […]
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MNT-Halan has opened subscription for the Cairo Stock Exchange listing of MNT Tech Holding, its Egyptian operating business, at EGP 24.5 per share. The base offering covers 320 million existing shares, representing a 20 per cent stake and targeting gross proceeds of approximately $150 million at a company valuation of around $750 million. The offering […]
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