Mastercard and SoFi teamed to help Mexican FinTech Orbi introduce a cryptocurrency-linked card program, according to a Thursday (Oct. 8) news release. The program will allow Orbi customers to use either traditional fiat currency or funds from their crypto balances at the time of purchase,...
Google plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered gaming platform in partnership with video game company Unity. The partnership is designed to “put game creation in the hands of millions of new creators, and bring new experiences to billions of players worldwide,” Google said in...
Digital platforms spread technology and product development across millions of customers, a model that makes adding another market attractive. However, international expansion brings more local infrastructure with it: licenses, regulated entities, bank relationships and connections to domestic payment systems. Recent moves by PhonePe and Revolut...
New York and Wyoming agreed to coordinate their oversight of entities engaged in virtual currency and digital asset activities in the two states, according to a Thursday (Oct. 1) press release. The agreement was established by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the New...
October 01, 2026
Digital platforms spread technology and product development across millions of customers, a model that makes adding another market attractive. However, international expansion brings more local infrastructure with it: licenses, regulated entities, bank relationships and connections to domestic payment systems. Recent moves by PhonePe and Revolut provide two examples. As reported last week, PhonePe has received […]
September 11, 2026
FinTechs are finding more growth in large corporate relationships, whether by winning larger customers or handling more of the financial activity of companies they already serve. Revolut, for example, is...
September 11, 2026
FinTechs once saw credit unions as a hard market to crack. Now the door is crowded, and many providers want a way inside. “FinTechs Want In: How Credit Unions Can...
September 08, 2026
In 2024, announcements pairing banks, payment companies and established financial institutions with digital asset firms frequently centered on experimentation, access or validation. A traditional institution was testing blockchain. A payments...
October 08, 2026
Coinbase is expanding its partnership with Samsung to power the stablecoin experience in the electronics company’s digital wallet. The new offering, announced Thursday (Oct. 8), extends a collaboration that began last July, and is set to roll out in the U.S. during the last week of October as Coinbase tries to expand the footprint of its USDC stablecoin. “Samsung’s global reach makes […]
October 08, 2026
Mastercard and SoFi teamed to help Mexican FinTech Orbi introduce a cryptocurrency-linked card program, according to a Thursday (Oct. 8) news release. The program will allow Orbi customers to use...
October 07, 2026
Google plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered gaming platform in partnership with video game company Unity. The partnership is designed to “put game creation in the hands of millions...
October 01, 2026
New York and Wyoming agreed to coordinate their oversight of entities engaged in virtual currency and digital asset activities in the two states, according to a Thursday (Oct. 1) press...
