In a recent episode of ICAN’s Capital Ideas podcast, Vertalo CEO Dave Hendricks delivered a clear and unapologetic thesis: distributed ledger technology is not a speculative crypto experiment. It is a once-in-a-century upgrade to how ownership is recorded. And in his view, the regulatory moment... Read More
SaveLend Group AB, a Nordic Fintech that enables individuals to invest in loans, says it is updating its goals due to a changing regulatory environment. SaveLend Chairman of the Board Håkan Nyberg, stated: “With changing regulatory conditions, a divested business, and a planned application for... Read More
Visbanking founder and CEO Brian Pillmore said that while banking has long been a relationship-driven business, especially at the local and regional level, relying solely on those relationships in a data-driven area leaves those institutions at risk. Visbanking offers source integration, production data pipelines,... Read More
Germany’s fintech sector has entered a new phase in 2026, one defined not by flashy disruption but by quiet, seemingly hard-won resilience. According to the latest German Fintech and Banking Report from Contextual Solutions, Europe’s largest economy has traded hype for durability. After years of... Read More
The European Central Bank (ECB) has released a detailed working paper examining the inner workings of decentralized finance, or DeFi, with a sharp focus on who actually controls decision-making in these supposedly leaderless systems. Titled “Who to regulate? Identifying actors within DeFi’s governance,” the study... Read More
Tether Gold (XAU₮), which is the tokenized gold asset in the digital economy, has now been made available on BNB Chain. This development, announced by Tether on March 26, 2026, marks a significant step in merging traditional precious metals with DLT / blockchain technology, particularly... Read More
Financial authorities and industry groups across Europe have released a comprehensive, cross-border testing and readiness plan to prepare markets for a major overhaul in post-trade operations. The UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce, the EU T+1 Industry Committee, and the Swiss Securities Post-Trade Council T+1 Task Force... Read More
Digital bank Revolut has unveiled plans to station roughly 40 percent of its entire international workforce in India by the end of 2026. The move forms part of a major scaling of its global capability centre (GCC) in the country, signaling a deeper integration of... Read More
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is poised to rewrite the IPO playbook. According to reports from Reuters, the rocket giant is considering reserving up to 30% of its shares for individual investors—three times the usual 5-10% allocation in typical listings. This retail slice, expected in a potential... Read More