
Elio Mortgage has raised $5.1 million to run a licensed, AI-native mortgage brokerage rather than sell software to lenders. The bet is that owning the operation is the only way to prove the economics.
Charitarth Sindhu·October 1, 2026

A guest column argues that pure robo-advice loses clients when markets turn, and that a hybrid model with human advisors is how wealth platforms protect retention and margins.
Charitarth Sindhu·October 1, 2026

Chargebacks represent a silent hemorrhage in modern digital commerce. Organizations often view these disputes as unavoidable costs of doing business. This perspective misses the fundamental reality of systemic operational failure.
Charitarth Sindhu·October 1, 2026

The release describes testing, not production: no bank is named as live and no launch date is given for the USDC workflows.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 30, 2026

Trading pace has roughly tripled since launch, and the next step puts dealers on the same regulated venue as their hedging clients.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 30, 2026

The proof of concept spans 14 organisations on four continents, yet the release names no operator for the alias directory and no fraud liability model.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 30, 2026

DTCC took an undisclosed stake in iCapital, giving the market utility a foothold in the fastest-moving corner of wealth distribution.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 30, 2026

Japan adds dollars and the UAE adds dollars and euros, yet the service still moves money only between accounts inside Citi's own network.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 30, 2026

Citi becomes bank of record for Coinbase virtual accounts and for stablecoin acceptance at checkout, though the release offers no client names, volumes or fees.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 29, 2026

A down round usually leaves the founder running the company, while a sale often hands over far more control than expected. Kuldeep Kundal of CIS explains what acquirers actually want.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 29, 2026

Socure has put its identity and fraud checks at the Arc Onramp, where users convert fiat into USDC inside apps on Circle's network. It already serves four of the five largest US crypto exchanges.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 29, 2026

Thimble's and Bold Penguin's systems now quote small business insurance by talking to each other directly, with no human relaying the request. Arch Capital-owned Thimble is the first carrier on the agent-to-agent setup.
Charitarth Sindhu·September 28, 2026