The New Geography of Wealth: Why Investors Are Looking to Smaller Financial Centers

For globally minded investors, understanding this new geography of wealth may prove increasingly valuable. The financial map of the world is expanding, and those who recognize the opportunities ...

UK’s National Fraud Database filed 444,000 fraud cases in 2025 - Cifas

The National Fraud Database (NFD) recorded 1,200 cases every day in 2025 and over 444,000 in total which is the highest ...

AI-powered lending marketplace Upstart applies for bank charter

US lending marketplace Upstart has become the latest fintech to apply for a national bank charter.

MoonPay introduces AI agent secured by a ledger signer

MoonPay, the leader in global crypto payments, has announced native Ledger signer support for MoonPay Agents, making it the first CLI wallet with an integration enabling users to verify and sign every ...

Deposits are shifting. What’s driving it and what banks do next

KlariVis’ February 2026 study examines customer-initiated transfers between US community banks and Coinbase across Dec 2024 to Dec 2025, treating those transfers as a practical indicator of how easily ...

Empower Federal Credit Union picks Alkami for onboarding and account opening

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced that Empower Federal Credit Union (Empower FCU) ...

The Pilot Graveyard: Why Bank AI Projects Stall Between Proof of Concept and Production

The AI in banking market is on course from $26 billion to $546 billion. The gap between investment and deployment tells a more complicated story. I have had some version of the same conversation with ...

What impact can European Business wallets have on general-purpose AI regulation?

Identity-building wallets could have a significant impact on how general-purpose AI (GPAI) is regulated, even though the AI Act does not explicitly require them today. They could become an ...

Conditional Liquidity: The Missing Layer in Financial Infrastructure

Over the past decade, financial innovation has focused on one primary goal: moving money faster. Instant payment systems, ...

Planning your exit? Here are five things you need to consider

When it comes to planning your exit, you can't control everything. There are emotional considerations, the maturity of your business, and market timing. If you haven't thought this through in detail, ...

Identity as the Regulatory Shield for Agentic Banking

Fraud remains a critical operational risk for banks, particularly with the surge in Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, which is a primary target of current FCA and PSR regulatory attention. Static, ...

Crypto and Your Retirement Plan: Can You Hold It in an IRA or 401(k) and Should You?

IRAs usually offer more choices than employer-sponsored plans. Traditional providers may limit assets, but self-directed IRAs give investors the ability to hold a wider range of investments. These ...