July 23, 2026
PlexPay patient financing puts one application between a patient and several ways to pay for care. PlexPay says the platform can cut the process from about 20 minutes to under five, with loans from $300 to $25,000. The platform combines merchant processing with U.S. Bank Avvance point-of-sale lending. Therefore, providers can offer payment plans without
July 23, 2026
The XDC Tech integration with Bridge gives developers direct access to stablecoin payment infrastructure. Businesses can accept dollars or euros through virtual accounts, convert funds into stablecoins, and settle on XDC in close to real time. Bridge also handles key parts of the compliance layer. Therefore, developers do not need to build separate systems for
July 23, 2026
Clara Connect lending is now live through a partnership between Clara Capital and PTINdirectory. The first deployment puts financing offers inside a platform used by more than 700,000 US tax professionals. PTINdirectory becomes Clara Capital’s preferred financing provider. Members can apply for working capital, credit lines, equipment financing, SBA loans, bridge financing and merchant cash
July 23, 2026
Lumin Digital funding reached more than $115 million on July 15, lifting the company’s valuation to about $1.6 billion. More than $70 million came from banks and credit unions that already use Lumin’s platform, while Light Street Capital led a separate $45 million growth equity investment. The client-backed structure matters more than the valuation. Fifteen
July 21, 2026
The Grove Galaxy facility gives Galaxy Digital $500 million of committed funding for institutional crypto-backed loans. At the same time, the July 15 announcement moves Grove closer to loan origination while expanding the Sky Ecosystem’s private credit exposure. Grove will supply USDS capital through a dedicated lending vehicle. Meanwhile, Galaxy will underwrite, originate and service
July 21, 2026
Tradable private credit is moving onto Stellar under an integration announced July 15. The platform plans to bring up to $1 billion in private credit assets on-chain, with $500 million expected at launch. Tradable has already tokenised $1.7 billion of institutional-grade private credit positions on other networks. Therefore, the Stellar deal expands an existing model
July 21, 2026
DTCC tokenized securities moved from theory into production on July 15. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation converted securities held at DTC into tokens, then used them to settle real trades. More than 30 traditional finance and digital-asset firms took part, making this DTCC’s broadest production tokenisation initiative so far. DTCC Tokenized Securities Enter Real
July 20, 2026
Cross-border payments just got clearer for people in Brazil, thanks to Itaú Unibanco going live on Swift's new retail framework. Itaú is Brazil's largest private bank, and it is the first institution in the country to switch the framework on. Swift's promise here is refreshingly plain. The full amount you send should arrive, and the
July 20, 2026
Event contracts exchange operator Rothera just went live, and it is aiming straight at Kalshi. The CFTC-regulated venue built its institutional-grade exchange and clearing platform on Adaptive's Aeron Exchange Accelerator, and it did so in under five months. The platform lets Rothera list swaps tied to real-world events, with the 2026 FIFA World Cup named
July 20, 2026
AI liability coverage just became a default feature at Counterpart, not an optional add-on. The specialty insurtech built its business on AI-powered management and professional liability underwriting. Now it is expanding into three new lines, insurance agents, accountants, and real estate professionals, while adding excess coverage across its whole suite. The headline piece, though, is
July 20, 2026
Fintechbits is the only newsroom stitching fintech funding, M&A, IPOs, regulation, and sector trends into one quarterly read. Download the full Q2 2026 edition free, no strings attached beyond your email. What's inside The full breakdown of the $16 billion in Q2 2026 US fintech funding, and why $100M+ mega-rounds absorbed nearly all of the
July 19, 2026
Blockchain intelligence now flows straight into bank fraud queues, thanks to a new partnership between Unit21 and TRM Labs. Unit21 sells AI-driven fraud prevention and anti-money-laundering infrastructure to banks and fintechs. TRM Labs traces illicit crypto flows and screens wallets against sanctions and risk databases. Together, they let a compliance analyst flag suspicious crypto wallet
