Visa Launches Stablecoin Settlement in the United States
Visa has launched stablecoin settlement capabilities in the United States, expanding its partnership with Circle to enable US financial institutions to...
Fintech
Revolut Completes Fundraising Process Establishing $75 Billion Valuation
Revolut has completed a fundraising process that establishes a $75 billion valuation through a secondary share sale, making it one of the most valuable...
Monzo Races Past 14 Million Customers, Adding 2 Million in Six Months Amid Record Growth
UK digital bank Monzo has surpassed 14 million customers, adding two million new individual and business users in just six months amid what the company...
New Competition: Big Tech, Fintech and AI-Native Entrants
Big tech, fintech, and AI-native entrants are redrawing the competitive map in financial services. How incumbents should respond to threats they cannot outspend.
Stripe launches new products to drive stablecoins and agentic commerce
Stripe has introduced Open Issuance from Bridge, enabling businesses to launch and manage their own stablecoins with minimal code through the platform that...
Swift to set new rules for retail cross-border payments on its network
Swift has announced a new payments scheme designed to transform consumer and SME cross-border transactions on its network, promising fast, predictable...
Stripe and Paradigm Launch Firm Developing 'Payments-First Blockchain'
Stripe and venture capital firm Paradigm have launched Tempo, a new blockchain purpose-built for high-throughput stablecoin payments, designed to create a...
Monzo Plans to Launch UK Mobile Phone Service, Expanding Super-App Ambitions
UK digital bank Monzo has announced plans to launch its own mobile phone service, expanding beyond banking into telecommunications as part of its strategy...
The Invisible Bank: When Banking Disappears into Platforms
Banking is disappearing into platforms, embedded in the moments where customers actually need it. What this means for banks that still think in terms of channels.
Ripple Selects BNY to Custody Ripple USD Reserves
Ripple has appointed BNY Mellon as the primary custodian for the reserves backing its US dollar-pegged stablecoin, RLUSD, bringing institutional-grade...
Deutsche Bank and Mastercard partner to power merchant solutions with open banking
Deutsche Bank and Mastercard have formed a strategic partnership to advance open banking payments across Europe, enabling merchants to offer seamless...
Nubank Reaches 118.6 Million Customers in Q1 2025, Adding 4 Million in a Single Quarter
Nubank has reached 118.6 million customers globally as reported in its Q1 2025 financial results, adding over four million customers in a single quarter as...