Regulation
News
ECB and Brazil's central bank study linking TIPS with Pix for instant euro-Brazil payments
FedNow starts testing cross-border payments, its first step beyond the US since launch
Argentina's central bank expects Mercado Pago and Revolut to hold banking licences before year end
Nu Colombia to invest COP 5 trillion ($1.58B) by 2030 as David Vélez calls for an end to the usury cap
Nubank plans to invest about COP 5 trillion, roughly $1.58B, in Colombia between 2026 and 2030, as founder David Vélez calls for the usury rate cap to go.
ECB launches Pontes to settle tokenised wholesale transactions in central bank money
The ECB launches Pontes, linking DLT platforms to TARGET so tokenised wholesale trades settle in central bank money, and will invest part of its own funds in tokenised securities through it.
Bastion wins conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter for stablecoin custody and issuance
Bastion receives preliminary conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, bringing its stablecoin custody, payments and issuance stack under federal supervision.
SEC grants five-year Innovation Exemption for onchain trading of tokenized US stocks
The SEC grants a five-year Innovation Exemption for onchain trading of tokenized US stocks.
Revolut applies for a Swiss banking licence and commits CHF 150M
Revolut applies for a Swiss banking licence from FINMA and commits more than CHF 150M to the Swiss market over five years.
UK banks launch £50M raise for the UK Payments Delivery Company
UK banks launch a £50M equity raise for the UK Payments Delivery Company, the vehicle for the country's next retail payments infrastructure.
Newsletters
Weekly update #151
airtel Money confirmed a London IPO at an $8–9B valuation, Priority Commerce Technology is going private in a $1.6B founderled buyout, and Bessemer Venture Partners raised $5.75B in a single close. Below: an interview with Ingo Ernst, CEO of Kybix, on why business identity lags consumer KYC and w…
Weekly update #150
Tabby | تابي raises $233M at a $6.5B valuation as it expands beyond BNPL. barq closes a $329.5M Series A at $1.85B, two years after launch. S&P Global agrees to acquire OpenZeppelin , the security standard behind $37T in onchain value. Circle launches the Arc mainnet with BlackRock, DTCC, Masterc…
Weekly update #149
The weekly update on the fintech and VC ecosystems
Weekly update #148
The latest news from the fintech and VC ecosystems
Weekly update #147
The latest news from the fintech and VC ecosystems
Weekly update #146
The latest news from the fintech and VC ecosystem
Weekly update #145
The latest news from the fintech and VC ecosystems
Weekly update #130
The latest news from the fintech and VC ecosystems
Weekly update #113
The latest news from the fintech and VC ecosystem
Weekly update #86
The latest news from the fintech and VC ecosystem
Podcasts
Fintech compliance in MENA with AI (Episode 45)
In this episode, I sit down with Bhavin Shah, founder and CEO of Sherlocq.
Solving KYC complexity in fintech with Camillo Werdich (Episode 43)
In this episode, I sit down with Camillo Werdich, CEO and founder of Sinpex.
Launching 1000 fintech startups in EU with Sir Gabriel Holbach
In this episode, I sit down with Sir Gabriel Holbach, partner and CPO at 0to9.
Companies
Funding rounds
17,900,000 USD
10,000,000 USD
CMT DigitalLead, Lightspeed FactionLead
25,000,000 USD
21,000,000 EUR
3,000,000 USD
Tether.ioLead
550,000,000 USD
155,000,000 USD
FTV CapitalLead
1,250,000 EUR
HFO InvestmentsLead
87,000,000 USD
Andreessen HorowitzLead, Castle Island Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, QED Investors, Switch Ventures
450,000,000 USD
CPP Investments, Generation Investment Management, La Caisse