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Balance, the financial infrastructure platform for B2B commerce, announced the launch of Instant Bank Connection, a new capability powered by Real-Time Payment (RTP) rails that “simplifies ACH setup for buyers and speeds up payments to merchants—improving cash flow and reducing processing costs.” Although ACH is... Read More
Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, announced the expansion of its credit offerings by adding staked Solana (SOL) as eligible collateral for its Swiss Franc, Euro, Singapore dollar, and US dollar-denominated Lombard loans. This allows Sygnum clients to unlock liquidity “from their staked Solana... Read More
The IPO market is cracking open. This week, eToro listed its shares on the Nasdaq, and Chime filed an S-1 indicating its intent to float its shares as well. Klarna may be moving forward on its paused public listing as well. There appears to be... Read More
The Bank of London is reportedly under investigation by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), raising serious concerns about its long-term ability to maintain operations. The probe, disclosed in the bank’s recently filed accounts—submitted months behind schedule—centers on “historical matters” predating a significant ownership change in... Read More
Nekuda, a startup building infrastructure for agentic payments, announced a $5M funding round led by Madrona Ventures with participation from global financial services providers including Amex Ventures and Visa Ventures. The funding will accelerate Nekuda’s mission to “enable AI agents to make secure, autonomous online... Read More
Chainlink, the “standard” for onchain finance, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the financial services firm’s blockchain business unit, and Ondo Finance, the real-world asset tokenization specialist, announced the completion of a cross-chain Delivery versus Payment (DvP) test transaction. The transaction utilized blockchain deposit accounts “on Kinexys... Read More
FalconX, the institutional digital asset prime broker, announces a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered, an international cross-border banking group. In the first phase of the partnership, Standard Chartered will provide a suite of banking services to FalconX globally, “strengthening the platform’s offerings for institutional clients.”... Read More
Perplexity announced that it has partnered with PayPal to power agentic commerce across its Perplexity Pro platform. Starting this summer in the U.S., consumers can “check out instantly with PayPal or Venmo when they ask Perplexity to find products, book travel, or buy tickets.” Aravind... Read More
Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST), the world’s third-largest retailer, announced a multi-year partnership naming Affirm as “a pay-over-time provider for Costco.com in the U.S.” Costco members shopping online can use... Read More
Following a review of the market, Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has selected Moneyhub to categorize and enrich all retail and non-retail transactions across LBG’s customer base and brands, “including Lloyds, Halifax, Scottish Widows and Bank of Scotland.” This will support customers to understand what they... Read More