Fintech

Alto Opens Up Its Private Markets Deal Room to Financial Advisors

Registered investment advisers can now run private markets deals from onboarding to close in Alto's Private Deal Room, with custody, compliance and execution in one workflow.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 16, 2026

Fintech

MEMX Wants to List Prediction Contracts on Company Earnings, and the SEC Now Has to Decide

MEMX has asked the SEC to let it list prediction contracts on company earnings, putting event contracts in front of the securities regulator rather than the CFTC.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 15, 2026

Lending

MeridianLink and Informed.IQ Say They Lifted Auto Funding Capacity at a Credit Union by 66%

Desert Financial Credit Union reports 66% more indirect auto funding capacity after combining MeridianLink with Informed.IQ's automated document checks.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 15, 2026

B2B Payments

Modern Treasury Adds Paper and Digital Checks to Its Payments API, Because Checks Still Are Not Dead

Developers can now send paper and digital checks through the same Modern Treasury API they use for ACH, wires, RTP, FedNow and stablecoins.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 15, 2026

AI in Finance

bolt Says It Has Built the First AI Insurance Distribution Platform That Covers Every Line

bolttech's US insurtech says Connected Distribution gives partners AI-driven access to admitted, excess and surplus, and wholesale markets across every line of business.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 15, 2026

Fintech

Edge Focus Lands Atlas Merchant Capital Backing for Its Consumer Credit Tech Business

Atlas Merchant Capital, founded by former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond, led a minority investment in Edge Focus. Terms were not disclosed.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 15, 2026

Payments

Sionic Puts Its Bank-to-Bank Payments Tool on the Microsoft Marketplace

Sionic's FedNow and RTP bank payment tool and its fraud detection service can now be bought and deployed through Microsoft Marketplace and Azure.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 15, 2026

Crypto and Blockchain

Copper Gets a U.S. Broker-Dealer License and a FINRA Badge to Match

Copper's US broker-dealer is now a FINRA member, putting the London custody firm in a better position against Fireblocks and BitGo for US institutional clients.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 14, 2026

B2B Payments

Navan Adds OpenTable to Its Travel Concierge, Chasing the Last Unmanaged Line Item in Business Travel

Travellers using Navan Edge can now find and book restaurants through OpenTable in the same chat interface that handles flights and hotels.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 14, 2026

AI in Finance

FloQast Study Finds Accounting Teams Are Buying AI Faster Than They Can Trust It

FloQast found 85% of accounting teams call AI a strategic priority but only 10% use it extensively. Trust, training and governance, not technology, are holding them back.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 14, 2026

Payments

PayPal Lets US Travelers Pay Like Locals in China, No Local Bank Account Required

US PayPal users can now pay by QR code at Weixin Pay merchants across China with no local wallet, app or Chinese bank account, using PayPal World for the cross-border link.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 14, 2026

Fintech

Bunq Research Says Women Founders Underestimate What Starting a Business Really Costs Them

bunq says most women start businesses for freedom and then underestimate the time and money involved, but it published no sample size or country breakdown behind the claim.

Charitarth SindhuAugust 14, 2026