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CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said the agency will use its existing authority to establish a crypto asset market regime if Congress fails to pass the CLARITY Act. He made the remarks at the agency's Innovation Advisory Committee Conference.
8:33 PMPYMNTS
Bitcoin has climbed 11% in two days to its highest level since early June as President Donald Trump and crypto industry executives press lawmakers to pass the Clarity Act.
12:07 PMCNBCThe head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said the crypto industry will receive market-structure rules even if Congress does not pass the proposed legislation.
8:49 AMBloomberg MarketsBitcoin and ether rose sharply after President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act, which would establish a U.S. regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies.
5:42 AMCNBCBinance has launched a developer platform that connects AI agents to its exchange systems so they can execute trades for users. The service extends AI from market analysis into direct financial action.
10:57 AMFinextra
The OCC is targeting November to complete federal regulations for payment stablecoins before the GENIUS Act takes effect in January. Banking regulators are working against a short timetable to establish the operating framework.
11:46 AMPYMNTSBanks including Barclays and Deutsche Bank are using an Ant International AI model for cash flow forecasting and foreign exchange liquidity management. The tool is designed to improve how institutions predict funding needs and manage currency liquidity.
8:01 PMFinextra
Ant International says several major banks are using its Falcon Time-Series Transformer 2.0 model to improve forecasting for foreign exchange risk in cross-border payments. The model targets time-series prediction, a specialized task rather than the broad language generation associated with large language models.
10:35 AMPYMNTSStandard Chartered issued $200 million of three-year floating-rate digitally native notes on Euroclear's Digital Financial Market Infrastructure, becoming the first global systemically important bank and first UK issuer to do so.
11:13 AMFinextra
Airwallex raised $320 million in a Series H round led by Addition, valuing the cross-border payments company at $11 billion. The company is expanding into autonomous finance, but president Lucy Liu says market conditions are not yet right for an IPO.
5:00 PMFortuneVisa is partnering with credit infrastructure provider _able and African payments company Onafriq to extend credit to millions of African bank account holders. The arrangement combines Visa's payments network, Onafriq's regional reach and _able's credit infrastructure.
8:01 PMFinextra
New York regulators proposed rules governing how buy now, pay later borrowers manage their loans through lenders' websites and mobile apps. The proposal follows earlier rules covering BNPL costs and underwriting.
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CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said the agency will use its existing authority to establish a crypto asset market regime if Congress fails to pass the CLARITY Act. He made the remarks at the agency's Innovation Advisory Committee Conference.
The CFTC is preparing to act without waiting for Congress to define its crypto mandate.
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Crypto regulation may advance through agency action even if Congress remains deadlocked.
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Bitcoin has climbed 11% in two days to its highest level since early June as President Donald Trump and crypto industry executives press lawmakers to pass the Clarity Act.
The rally reflects rising expectations that Washington could deliver a major regulatory framework for digital
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A congressional vote could reshape the regulatory landscape for the crypto industry and test Trump's influence over financial legislation.
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The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said the crypto industry will receive market-structure rules even if Congress does not pass the proposed legislation.
The decisive shift is from whether crypto will be regulated to how that regulation will
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Crypto firms must prepare for a regulated market even without a congressional framework.
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Bitcoin and ether rose sharply after President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act, which would establish a U.S. regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies.
Trump's support raises the probability that Congress will advance clearer rules for digital assets, a
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A clearer U.S. rulebook could accelerate institutional crypto investment while reshaping compliance costs and market power across the sector.
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Binance has launched a developer platform that connects AI agents to its exchange systems so they can execute trades for users. The service extends AI from market analysis into direct financial action.
The decisive change is the transfer of trade execution from a person or fixed algorithm
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AI agents will need financial controls comparable to those used for human traders before users can safely delegate real-money decisions.
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The OCC is targeting November to complete federal regulations for payment stablecoins before the GENIUS Act takes effect in January. Banking regulators are working against a short timetable to establish the operating framework.
The November target leaves little room for delay before the law becomes effective, increasing the
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The rulemaking schedule will shape whether the stablecoin market receives a usable federal framework or starts under regulatory uncertainty.
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Banks including Barclays and Deutsche Bank are using an Ant International AI model for cash flow forecasting and foreign exchange liquidity management. The tool is designed to improve how institutions predict funding needs and manage currency liquidity.
The decisive fact is that large banks are deploying the model in operational treasury functions,
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AI is becoming part of core bank liquidity infrastructure, where small forecasting gains can affect capital efficiency and risk management.
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Ant International says several major banks are using its Falcon Time-Series Transformer 2.0 model to improve forecasting for foreign exchange risk in cross-border payments. The model targets time-series prediction, a specialized task rather than the broad language generation associated with large language models.
Bank adoption gives specialized AI a stronger enterprise validation signal than a general-purpose demonstration. More
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Financial institutions are increasingly deploying task-specific AI where measurable accuracy matters more than conversational fluency.
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Standard Chartered issued $200 million of three-year floating-rate digitally native notes on Euroclear's Digital Financial Market Infrastructure, becoming the first global systemically important bank and first UK issuer to do so.
The issuance moves digital-market infrastructure beyond experiments by putting a major bank's debt on Euroclear's
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A major bank's transaction strengthens the case for blockchain-based infrastructure in mainstream capital markets.
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Airwallex raised $320 million in a Series H round led by Addition, valuing the cross-border payments company at $11 billion. The company is expanding into autonomous finance, but president Lucy Liu says market conditions are not yet right for an IPO.
The new valuation gives Airwallex more private-market capital to broaden beyond payments and build a
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Airwallex is using private funding to scale into a broader fintech platform while postponing the public listing that would test its valuation.
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Visa is partnering with credit infrastructure provider _able and African payments company Onafriq to extend credit to millions of African bank account holders. The arrangement combines Visa's payments network, Onafriq's regional reach and _able's credit infrastructure.
The decisive shift is the attempt to turn existing payment and account relationships into scalable
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The partnership could expand formal credit access without requiring consumers to change their primary financial accounts.
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New York regulators proposed rules governing how buy now, pay later borrowers manage their loans through lenders' websites and mobile apps. The proposal follows earlier rules covering BNPL costs and underwriting.
The new proposal expands oversight beyond loan pricing and approval into the digital systems consumers
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New York is building a broader consumer-protection regime for BNPL products as their use grows.
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Prevail Bank has selected Jack Henry to support business growth with modern banking technology, an open ecosystem, and ongoing AI development.
5:05 PMFinextra
Grayscale argues that the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets could make token-based fundraising easier in the United States. It says clearer rules could bring more issuers on-chain and increase demand for the networks supporting those assets.
5:02 PMPYMNTSNationwide has launched a free service that lets customers access their credit scores more easily.
2:38 PMFinextra
Indian investment platform Upstox is in talks with investment banks about a potential IPO that could raise $350 million to $400 million. The offering is expected to combine new shares with an offer for sale, as the company reports more than 20 million customers.
12:51 PMEconomic Times
Kroger is expanding its Fold Bitcoin Gift Card after a seasonal pilot, offering the product in physical and digital formats. The card lets buyers give bitcoin without requiring recipients to establish a cryptocurrency account first.
12:04 PMPYMNTSOptions traders bought a large number of calls tied to Hyperliquid after President Trump suggested that regulation for the crypto platform could be coming. Some trades stood out because of their timing and size.
11:48 AMCNBCExperian has upgraded its ChatGPT app to let users in the United Kingdom view their credit scores inside the AI platform. The integration places a sensitive financial service inside a conversational interface.
10:41 AMFinextra
smallcase Technologies is adopting CASE Platforms as its corporate identity to bring its investment products and platform businesses under one umbrella. Its mutual fund joint venture with Zerodha will be renamed Zerodha CASE Mutual Fund.
10:10 AMEconomic Times
Bitcoin and ethereum posted sharp gains as investors moved toward hard assets, with traders pointing to President Donald Trump's crypto-bill push and disruption in bond markets as sources of renewed momentum.
10:09 AMMarketWatch
Longbridge has launched RAMP, a market insights platform for reverse mortgage brokers. The tool uses FHA data to map geography, market share and origination volumes across HECM product types.
7:00 AMHousing Wire
Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath says AI, new market structures, regulation and emerging technologies will force fintech companies to rethink trading and investing. He warned that brokers could eventually become little more than a conduit between customers and exchanges, while Rainmatter is increasing its fintech investment activity.
6:09 AMEconomic Times
CoinSwitch’s Q2 2026 report finds that younger Indian crypto investors trade and sell more frequently, while older investors show stronger buying conviction and hold more diversified portfolios. Bitcoin remains the leading asset, with activity concentrated in the evening and participation spreading beyond India’s traditional financial centres.
5:48 AMEconomic Times
Webull reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $198.8 million, up 51% year over year, while adjusted operating profit rose 169%. Strong equity and options volumes, higher customer assets and the removal of the pattern day trader rule supported the result and drove a surge in the stock after hours.
4:44 AMEconomic Times
More than two-thirds of online loan applications are abandoned, while inconsistent valuations can damage trust across lending channels. Unified analytics is presented as a way for lenders to improve the customer experience and strengthen their brands.
3:00 AMHousing Wire
Jefferies began coverage of Turtlemint Fintech Solutions with a Buy rating and a Rs 190 target price, implying 37% upside. The brokerage forecasts 38% annual revenue growth over three years, supported by higher premiums and take-rates.
1:44 AMEconomic TimesSummary
Prevail Bank has selected Jack Henry to support business growth with modern banking technology, an open ecosystem, and ongoing AI development.
The decision gives Prevail access to a broader technology platform without requiring the bank to
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Core banking providers are making platform breadth and AI capability central to winning smaller-bank customers.
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Grayscale argues that the SEC's proposed Regulation Crypto Assets could make token-based fundraising easier in the United States. It says clearer rules could bring more issuers on-chain and increase demand for the networks supporting those assets.
The decisive shift is regulatory movement that could lower uncertainty around US token offerings, although
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A workable US framework could move token issuance from a niche financing route toward a broader capital markets activity.
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Nationwide has launched a free service that lets customers access their credit scores more easily.
Nationwide is lowering the friction around credit monitoring by putting score access directly in customers'
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Easier access to credit data can make routine credit monitoring a standard banking feature rather than a paid add-on.
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Indian investment platform Upstox is in talks with investment banks about a potential IPO that could raise $350 million to $400 million. The offering is expected to combine new shares with an offer for sale, as the company reports more than 20 million customers.
Upstox's customer scale and proposed deal size position the IPO as a test of investor
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A successful listing would provide a fresh public-market benchmark for India's fast-growing fintech and retail-investing businesses.
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Kroger is expanding its Fold Bitcoin Gift Card after a seasonal pilot, offering the product in physical and digital formats. The card lets buyers give bitcoin without requiring recipients to establish a cryptocurrency account first.
The expansion moves bitcoin gifting from a limited test into a broader retail distribution channel.
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Retail distribution could make bitcoin exposure accessible to consumers who have avoided the complexity of direct crypto ownership.
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Options traders bought a large number of calls tied to Hyperliquid after President Trump suggested that regulation for the crypto platform could be coming. Some trades stood out because of their timing and size.
The immediate shift was from regulatory uncertainty to a market expectation that official attention could
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Regulatory signals can move crypto markets quickly, and concentrated trading ahead of them tests the limits of market surveillance.
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Experian has upgraded its ChatGPT app to let users in the United Kingdom view their credit scores inside the AI platform. The integration places a sensitive financial service inside a conversational interface.
The change reduces friction around accessing credit information but increases the importance of identity verification,
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Embedding financial data in AI assistants could make routine services easier while creating a larger target for misuse.
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smallcase Technologies is adopting CASE Platforms as its corporate identity to bring its investment products and platform businesses under one umbrella. Its mutual fund joint venture with Zerodha will be renamed Zerodha CASE Mutual Fund.
The shift turns smallcase from a standalone brand into part of a broader financial-products platform,
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The rebrand could reshape how investors access and understand smallcase's expanding suite of financial products.
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Bitcoin and ethereum posted sharp gains as investors moved toward hard assets, with traders pointing to President Donald Trump's crypto-bill push and disruption in bond markets as sources of renewed momentum.
Crypto's rebound reflects two overlapping forces: stronger political expectations and a broader response to instability
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Digital assets are trading as both policy-sensitive instruments and alternatives during periods of market stress.
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Longbridge has launched RAMP, a market insights platform for reverse mortgage brokers. The tool uses FHA data to map geography, market share and origination volumes across HECM product types.
RAMP gives brokers data to identify underserved markets and compare their production with competitors at
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Better market intelligence could help reverse mortgage lenders allocate sales resources more efficiently in a specialized market.
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Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath says AI, new market structures, regulation and emerging technologies will force fintech companies to rethink trading and investing. He warned that brokers could eventually become little more than a conduit between customers and exchanges, while Rainmatter is increasing its fintech investment activity.
AI threatens to strip brokers of differentiation if customers can access market intelligence and execution
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The brokerage business could shift from owning the customer interface to supplying low-margin execution infrastructure.
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CoinSwitch’s Q2 2026 report finds that younger Indian crypto investors trade and sell more frequently, while older investors show stronger buying conviction and hold more diversified portfolios. Bitcoin remains the leading asset, with activity concentrated in the evening and participation spreading beyond India’s traditional financial centres.
The age split suggests crypto is serving different purposes across investor groups: younger participants are
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Growing participation is not creating one crypto market, but several investor segments with different risk and holding behavior.
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Webull reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $198.8 million, up 51% year over year, while adjusted operating profit rose 169%. Strong equity and options volumes, higher customer assets and the removal of the pattern day trader rule supported the result and drove a surge in the stock after hours.
Webull’s results show how regulatory changes and active-trading conditions can quickly improve a retail broker’s
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The earnings reinforce that retail brokers remain highly leveraged to trading activity, regulation and market sentiment.
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More than two-thirds of online loan applications are abandoned, while inconsistent valuations can damage trust across lending channels. Unified analytics is presented as a way for lenders to improve the customer experience and strengthen their brands.
Fragmented data is creating both a conversion problem and a credibility problem for lenders. A
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Lenders that unify analytics can compete on reliability and conversion, not just rates or product features.
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Jefferies began coverage of Turtlemint Fintech Solutions with a Buy rating and a Rs 190 target price, implying 37% upside. The brokerage forecasts 38% annual revenue growth over three years, supported by higher premiums and take-rates.
The immediate change is increased sell-side attention, with the target resting on sustained growth in
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The stock now has a bullish institutional benchmark, but the projected upside depends on converting insurance growth into durable revenue quality.
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