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Upgrade Applies for Nevada ILC Charter to Launch Its Own FDIC Insured Bank

San Francisco-based fintech Upgrade has moved to secure its own banking platform by filing applications for a Nevada industrial loan company charter. The Fintech-focused company submitted the paperwork on October 12, 2026, to both the Nevada Financial Institutions Division and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, seeking… Read More

Brickken’s Solving the Agentic Trust Problem

Brickken co-founder and chief revenue officer Ludovico Rossi believes that, despite the attention given to agentic commerce, it won’t reach its potential until stakeholders are convinced there are enforceable controls over agents. They must also be assured that data can be reliably available on-chain and across systems…. Read More

OPay Advances Plans for New York IPO as Lending Overtakes Payments and Revenue Surges in H1

Fintech firm OPay is preparing for a potential listing on the New York Stock Exchange, having submitted a Form F-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 9, 2026. The Cayman Islands-incorporated company, headquartered in Singapore and operating primarily through… Read More

Fintech Ramp Reportedly Secures $1.85B Funding Round, Now Valued at Appr. $60B

New York-based Fintech company Ramp has raised approximately $1.85 billion in a new funding round that places its pre-money valuation near $60 billion, according to people familiar with the private transaction. Dragoneer Investment Group and Thrive Capital co-led the round, while Founders Fund contributed a… Read More

Revolut Plans to Compete with Amex and JPMorgan via Matching Benefits and Agentic AI

Revolut is positioning itself to challenge established US financial giants by matching their credit card rewards while layering in agentic AI tools that could reshape how customers shop and bank. Chief Executive Nik Storonsky outlined the strategy during remarks in Turin, emphasizing a desire to… Read More

Top Fintech Cross River Appoints New President, Form Lazard Executive

Cross River is planning for the future, having announced the appointment of a new President, effective October 1, 2026. According to a release, former Lazard Asset Management CEO Evan L. Russo, a current Cross River board member (since April), has stepped into the role and… Read More

Yandex Fintech Division Impacted by Ukranian Drone Strikes

Yandex has recently had its data centers targeted by Ukrainian drone attacks. More recently, Ukraine has sought to undermine infrastructure that supports the Russian war machine, as well as services designed to undermine overall support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Reports indicate these attacks have… Read More

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and CMC Markets Enter Multi-Year Data Agreement

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and CMC Markets announced a multi-year strategic data agreement that significantly broadens CMC’s access to LSEG’s financial data, news and analytics offerings. The deal is designed to reinforce the underlying data infrastructure that supports CMC’s multi-asset platform, giving the… Read More

AI, Payments, Digital Offerings Highlight Last Week’s Fintech Product Releases

CRX Trade launches Swiss prime brokerage  Switzerland-based CRX Trade lets institutions trade on Hyperliquid, ByBit, GateIO, Nasdaq, and CME from a single account. Trading algorithms and one collateral pool can be deployed on both crypto and traditional exchanges. Ndax debuts reward program The Canadian-owned and… Read More

Altman, Cagney, Backed Firms Among Last Week’s Fintech Raises

Brazil’s Agibank raises $410M in fund issuance The digital bank also has roughly 900 locations, mostly in underserved communities. This raise is the company’s third receivables-backed issuance. Capitolis confirms $220M in financing, including $120M Series E The fintech raised a $120 million Series E and… Read More

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