Upstart's Risk Gauge Holds Flat Even as August Originations Climb
September 4, 2026
Upstart's Macro Index held at 1.50 while August originations reached $1.34 billion, about $50.7 million a day. Credit conditions look steady by its own measure.
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Nacha Names dhango a Preferred Partner for ACH Risk and Compliance
September 4, 2026
dhango, an Austin payments infrastructure firm, is now a Nacha Preferred Partner for risk, compliance and open banking on a network that moved $93 trillion in 2025.
Socure and Aeropay Cut Onboarding to a Phone Number and Two Clicks
September 4, 2026
Aeropay users can verify their identity and link a bank account with a phone number and two clicks, using verified identity to drive bank linking rather than the reverse.
Orion Adds BlackRock, Fidelity and Vanguard to Its Custom-Indexing Menu
September 4, 2026
BlackRock, Fidelity and Vanguard join five other strategists on Orion's Tailored Allocation Portfolios, giving advisors custom indexing built on model portfolios.
Alpaca Signs Indonesia Stock Exchange as It Chases Global Retail Investors
September 4, 2026
Alpaca and the Indonesia Stock Exchange will explore cross-border access through PALN, the mechanism that lets Indonesian brokers route orders to overseas exchanges.
FNZ Raises $450 Million From the Same Investors Who Already Own It
September 4, 2026
La Caisse, CPP Investments, Generation and Motive Partners put $450 million into FNZ, its third equity raise in under two years. No new investors joined.
Grupo Salinas Taps Integral Digital to Power New Crypto Trading Desk
September 4, 2026
Integral Digital will power the institutional digital-asset trading desk that Grupo Salinas, owner of Banco Azteca, is launching through its COINPRO unit.
Block Opens Cash App Credit Score to Outside Lenders
September 4, 2026
Outside lenders can now use the Cash App Score, built from paycheck and spending signals, through Nova Credit with customer consent managed in the Cash App Money tab.
BitGo Links Institutional Wallets to Aptos-Powered Decibel Exchange
September 4, 2026
BitGo's institutional self-custody wallets can now trade on Decibel, a spot and perpetuals exchange on Aptos, through WalletConnect while assets stay in BitGo-linked wallets.
ACI Worldwide Buys a UK Card-Switching Startup to Speed Up Its Own Cloud Rebuild
September 4, 2026
ACI is buying UK card-switching developer Cranium Ventures and will fold its SYNAP framework into ACI Connetic for Cards. The deal should close in the third quarter.
Fiserv Data Shows Small Business Foot Traffic Falling for 10th Month
September 4, 2026
Fiserv's index held at 145 in August with sales up 1.3% year on year, while foot traffic fell for a tenth straight month across roughly 2 million small businesses.
SoFi Ties Its Banking Rails to Kraken’s Parent Company
September 4, 2026
Payward, Kraken's parent, will join the SoFi Exchange Network for round-the-clock institutional USD clearing and settlement, linking a US bank's rails to a major crypto exchange.