August 15, 2026
Modern Treasury checks became a supported rail on Wednesday, August 12, announced from San Francisco. In effect, its Payment Service Provider now handles physical and digital check payments. Developers route them through the same API already used for ACH, wires, RTP, FedNow, push-to-card and stablecoins. The scale behind Modern Treasury checks is larger than most
August 15, 2026
bolt Connected Distribution launched on Wednesday, August 12, from San Francisco. The insurtech, part of Singapore-based bolttech, calls it the industry's first AI-powered insurance distribution platform. Partners get access across all lines of business. Admitted, excess and surplus, and wholesale markets all sit inside it. The product name matters, because the announcement is really about
August 15, 2026
Edge Focus Atlas Merchant Capital backing arrived on Wednesday, August 12, from New York. Atlas Merchant Capital LLC led a minority equity investment in the consumer credit technology firm. Former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond founded Atlas. Neither side disclosed financial terms. In its own description, Edge Focus delivers technology, capital and access to consumer
August 15, 2026
Sionic Instant Bank Pay became available through Microsoft Marketplace on Wednesday, August 12, announced from Atlanta. Alongside it comes a companion Fraud Detection Service. Both are now discoverable and deployable through Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft products. The mechanics are specific. Sionic Instant Bank Pay runs on the FedNow Service and the RTP network through
August 14, 2026
Copper qualified custodian status in the United States became official on Wednesday, August 12, announced from New York. Copper Markets (US) Inc., a registered broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been accepted as a FINRA member. BrokerCheck records show the SEC registration approved on August 7. The London firm built its name on
August 14, 2026
Navan OpenTable partnership news arrived on Tuesday, August 11, from Palo Alto. Navan, which trades on Nasdaq under NAVN, is building restaurant discovery and reservation booking directly into Navan Edge, its AI travel assistant. In practice, travellers find and book through the same chat-driven interface that already handles flights and hotels. Navan Edge was never
August 14, 2026
FloQast AI study results landed on Tuesday, August 11, from Los Angeles. The headline is blunt. While 85 percent of accounting teams have made AI a strategic priority, only 10 percent use it extensively. Behind the FloQast AI study sit independent surveys of accounting and finance professionals across the US and UK. Its central claim
August 14, 2026
PayPal Weixin Pay payments went live on Tuesday, August 11, announced from New York. Now US PayPal users can make in-store QR code payments at Weixin Pay merchants across China. No additional app, local wallet or Chinese bank account is required. In practice, the flow runs both directions. Travelers scan a merchant QR code, or
August 14, 2026
bunq women entrepreneurs research arrived on Tuesday, August 11, from Amsterdam. In summary, most women start businesses in pursuit of greater freedom. Then they consistently underestimate the time and financial commitment building one demands. However, very little sits behind that topline in what has been published. No sample size appears, nor any country or business-stage
August 13, 2026
Majesco alignment gap research landed on Tuesday, August 11, from Morristown, New Jersey. The report is titled The Insurance Alignment Gap: Where Insurer Priorities and Customer Protection Needs Converge and Diverge. In practice, Majesco sells cloud-native and AI-native core insurance software, so the subject sits close to its commercial interests. The two lists behind the
August 13, 2026
Fazeshift Amex Ventures backing became official on Tuesday, August 11, announced from San Francisco. In short, the corporate venture arm of American Express has invested in a platform deploying autonomous agents across end-to-end accounts receivable workflows. Terms were not disclosed. Some precision helps on the funding history. Fazeshift raised a $17 million Series A announced
August 13, 2026
Allvue loan operations arrived on Tuesday, August 11, launched from New York as Intelligent Loan Operations. In principle, the platform unites the full lifecycle of a loan transaction on one system powered by agentic AI. That chain runs from the moment a notice arrives from a loan agent through to the general ledger. Private credit
