Decoding the structural rewiring of global finance. Intelligence for banking executives, policymakers and fintech founders. A Disrupts Media title.
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Zaria Systems files for OCC national bank charter focused on structured finance and digital asset-backed lending.
#banking #structuredfinance #digitalassets
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Visa expands into stablecoin infrastructure, issuer processing and fraud detection. Three structural moves signal institutional appetite for digital asset rails.
#stablecoins #paytech #payments
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Monavate gains access to LMAX Group's Omnia Exchange via single API for digital asset and fiat settlement across global payment programmes. #paytech #settlement #fintech
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Shawbrook's underlying pre-tax profit rose 16% to £195.5m in H1 2026 as AI reduced underwriting costs. Loan book: £20.1bn. #banking #AI #DigitalTransformation
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Loss of EU passporting has permanently inflated fintech operating costs and shrunk addressable markets post-Brexit, new analysis finds. #fintech #brexit #europe
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Saffron Building Society deploys FintechOS AI platform to automate mortgage decisioning and streamline broker workflows. #lending #mortgages #UK
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Midas and Wellington Management launch mWIN, a tokenised multi-sector credit strategy via Luxembourg securitisation. Institutional credit infrastructure moving onchain. #digitalassets #Luxembourg
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Santander clears Fed approval for $80bn Webster acquisition, due to close August 2026. Major consolidation in US regional banking. #banking #M&A #US
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ADX market cap hits 2.8trn dirhams in H1 2026 as HSBC and Morgan Stanley join as first foreign clearing members. 30,000 new investor accounts added. #MiddleEastFinance #CapitalMarkets #ADX
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Lightspark launches Visa cards that settle transactions in USDC, converting to local currency at point of sale. Issued by Lead Bank, processed by Lithic.
#stablecoins #paytech #visa
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Crypto's opacity has long been a regulatory flashpoint. Now transparent blockchain infrastructure is positioning digital assets as more trustworthy than legacy finance for institutional players.
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AFC presses FDIC for risk-based AML rules on stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. Proportionate standards sought for payment stablecoins. #stablecoins #AML #fintech
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Cboe Clear Europe launches fixed-income SFT clearing across government and corporate bonds in four EU jurisdictions from 24 August. Expands post-trade infrastructure for securities financing.
#SFT #FixedIncome #Clearing
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Float has landed in the UK with card-linked instalments, no new credit, just smoother payment splits. Alex Forsyth-Thompson on why retailers and shoppers are ready. #fintech #lending #payments
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Nine in 10 cryptofluencer posts breach FCA promotion rules. Adclear's AI audit found 89% of top-viewed posts on TikTok and Instagram non-compliant with financial promotion standards. #regtech #crypto #FCA
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Taurus integrates Hedera smart contracts, letting banks tokenize assets on a single platform without switching vendors. FINMA oversight removes compliance friction. #digitalasets #tokenization #hedera
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Standard Chartered and QNB Türkiye complete $25M repo directing short-term financing to women-led SMEs across Türkiye. #sustainablefinance #Turkey #SME
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Nephos Group to audit Agant's sterling stablecoin under ISAE 3000 standard ahead of FCA regulation. Independent attestation strengthens institutional confidence in GBPA reserves.
#stablecoins #FCA #digitalassets
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Dubai South Business Hub Free Zone partners with Sony MEA to give startups exclusive tech access and workshops on content creation and branding.
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Belize's largest bank, holding 43% of national assets, is deploying Backbase's AI-native platform across retail and business banking in a six-year overhaul. #banking #digitaltransformation #fintech
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