Fintech

Fintech coverage across every StreamSage desk, filed under Fintech: Banking, Payments, Lending, Wealth, Insurance, Remittances, Open Banking, Regtech. Sources on every story.

• FedNow to support cross-border instant payments

  The Federal Reserve said the service will handle the U.S. leg of international transfers, with correspondent banks processing the overseas portion.

• Gnosis Pay to end consumer cards Dec. 20

  The B2B pivot leaves individual users with a one-time migration path to a partner network.

• Seven UK banks complete first tokenized deposit transactions

  UK Finance said live remortgage and marketplace transactions used the shared GBTD platform.

• Revolut wins approval to buy Argentine bank

  The Central Bank of Argentina approved Revolut's acquisition of Banco Cetelem Argentina S.A. from BNP Paribas Personal Finance, the company said Thursday.

• Block adds Bitcoin Lightning support to x402 payment standard

  Block joined the x402 Foundation on Sept. 24, contributing a Bitcoin Lightning specification that requires payers to cover routing fees.

• Payy bridge drain froze cards before the full loss was known

  A single transaction moved 1.83 million USDC from Payy's contract on Sept. 24, halting all network activity while the full scope remains open.

• MoonPay to Acquire North Capital for Private Securities Trading

  The companies announced the pending deal on Sept. 23 without disclosing a purchase price or firm closing date.

• IBM Links Digital Asset Haven to Swift Blockchain Ledger

  IBM's Digital Asset Haven can now connect to Swift's shared ledger, allowing tokenized deposit transactions via standard ISO 20022 messages.

• Hashed Anchors $300M Digital Asset Credit Fund

  Thoro Capital will lend in stablecoins using covenant-based underwriting, aiming to address a financing gap in the institutional crypto sector.

• Airtel Money Files for London IPO

  Airtel Money Commerce NV filed for a potential record London offering as the city's listing reforms show early results.

• Coinbase Launches Fixed-Rate USDC Loans Against Bitcoin

  Fixed-rate bitcoin-backed credit settles on Base via Morpho Midnight, complementing Coinbase’s variable-rate lending business.

• PYMNTS Report: Gen Z Shoppers Abandon Carts Without Digital Wallets

  A September 2026 study by PYMNTS Intelligence and PayPal found 28% of Gen Z shoppers dropped carts due to missing wallet options.

• Six Canadian banks explore tokenized deposit system

  Bank of Montreal, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiaband and TD are jointly developing the Canadian-dollar system.

• PYMNTS Finds AI Shopping Research Grows While Spend Stays on Amazon

  Survey of 2,191 consumers shows 23% now start retail research with AI, but six in ten AI-assisted purchases still close on Amazon.

• FTC Files Detail Chargeback Screening Rules in Nuvei and Humboldt Settlements

  FTC documents confirm shell merchant chargeback rates and set specific screening thresholds for payment processors in new settlements.

• Amazon Blocks Meta Muse While Shopify Embraces AI Shopping

  Shopify shares jumped 7% after the company announced a checkout partnership with Meta's Muse agent, while Amazon moved to block the AI tool.

• Coinbase Offers IPO Allocations to US Retail Customers

  The exchange will allow eligible US users to request shares at the IPO offer price, starting with Oura's debut this week.

• ECB Begins Tokenized Settlement in Central-Bank Money

  The Pontes project links blockchain markets with euro payment systems, with a longer-term Appia blueprint due in 2028.

• OCC Sets $10M Capital Floor for Catena Trust Bank

  The Sept. 18 order caps the bank's scope to trust operations and ties its stablecoin activities to the GENIUS Act.

• Saudi exit from mBridge follows 800 percent volume jump

  Saudi Arabia left China’s mBridge network in 2025 after transaction volume reached $55.49 billion, according to an Atlantic Council report.