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PicPay Turns Smartphones Into Payment Terminals with Tap To Pay

PicPay Turns Smartphones Into Payment Terminals with Tap To Pay

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! PicPay just launched Tap to Pay in Brazil, letting entrepreneurs accept contactless payments directly on their phones. No extra hardware. No friction. The solution supports debit and credit cards, one-time or installment payments, and digital wallets across the main networks. Everything runs under PCI security standards.

SoFi Launches a Fully Reserved Stablecoin and Goes Straight for Infra

SoFi Launches a Fully Reserved Stablecoin and Goes Straight for Infra

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic! SoFi just launched SoFiUSD, a fully reserved dollar-backed stablecoin issued by SoFi Bank. SoFi is positioning itself as a stablecoin backbone for banks, FinTechs, and enterprise platforms. Faster settlement. Always-on rails. Bank-grade oversight. This makes SoFi the first national bank in the US to offer open

FDIC Clears Thiel-Backed Erebor Bank for Deposit Insurance

FDIC Clears Thiel-Backed Erebor Bank for Deposit Insurance

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! Erebor Bank just took a major step forward... The FDIC approved deposit insurance coverage for the crypto-oriented lender, moving it closer to full-scale operations. The bank, backed by Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey, met the statutory requirements for approval, though regulators attached conditions around capital and

PayPal Applies for a US Banking License as the Regulatory Door Opens

PayPal Applies for a US Banking License as the Regulatory Door Opens

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! PayPal just applied to become a bank in the US. The payments giant filed applications with regulators to form a Utah-chartered industrial loan company as FinTechs get a warmer reception in Washington. The move comes as the US loosens its stance on new bank entrants. Under

UAE Digital Lender Zand Sets Its Sights on the Gulf and Africa

UAE Digital Lender Zand Sets Its Sights on the Gulf and Africa

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! Zand Bank is gearing up for its next growth chapter. The UAE’s first digital corporate lender plans to expand across the Gulf and into Africa within the next three years. The timing is deliberate. After four years of building and internal transformation, the bank says

FCA Hits Nationwide with a £44M Penalty Over Major Financial Crime Failures

FCA Hits Nationwide with a £44M Penalty Over Major Financial Crime Failures

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! Nationwide has been fined £44 million by the FCA for years of weak financial crime controls between 2016 and 2021. The regulator says the building society failed to maintain effective due diligence, risk assessments and transaction monitoring across millions of personal current account customers. Nationwide also

Klarna Teams Up with Privy to Build a Simple Crypto Wallet for the Masses

Klarna Teams Up with Privy to Build a Simple Crypto Wallet for the Masses

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! Klarna just signed a research partnership with Privy, the wallet infrastructure platform owned by Stripe. The goal is clear. Build a crypto wallet simple enough for anyone to use. This follows the launch of KlarnaUSD, the company’s own stablecoin. Now Klarna wants a wallet that

N26 Targets Its First Full-Year Profit in 2025… and Looks Ahead to an IPO

N26 Targets Its First Full-Year Profit in 2025… and Looks Ahead to an IPO

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! N26 just confirmed it expects to reach its first-ever full-year profit in 2025. And profits are set to climb again in 2026, according to Co-CEO Marcus Mosen. The bank also reiterated its IPO ambitions. Before that happens, Mosen says there is still homework to do across

Nu México Doubles Down with a $2.5B Push Into the Country’s Banking Future

Nu México Doubles Down with a $2.5B Push Into the Country’s Banking Future

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! Nu México is making a massive move as it prepares for its next stage of growth in the country. The company plans to invest 2.5 billion dollars in México over the rest of the decade as it prepares to become a full multiple-bank institution. New

Deutsche Bank Expands Into Revolut’s Canary Wharf HQ in a Major London Shift

Deutsche Bank Expands Into Revolut’s Canary Wharf HQ in a Major London Shift

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! Deutsche Bank is taking over roughly 250,000 square feet inside Revolut’s headquarters at Canary Wharf. That’s about double the space Revolut occupies today. Revolut became the first tenant of the building last year, taking on 40% more floor space for its new headquarters.

KakaoBank Gears Up for a KRW Stablecoin… but What’s Coming Next?

KakaoBank Gears Up for a KRW Stablecoin… but What’s Coming Next?

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! South Korea is really moving fast on digital money, and the signals keep getting louder... KakaoBank is now preparing to support a won-backed stablecoin as new regulations approach. Job boards tell the story. The bank is assembling a team to build smart contract FX rails, full-node

N26 Joins Wero as Europe Pushes for Instant, Seamless Payments

N26 Joins Wero as Europe Pushes for Instant, Seamless Payments

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! N26 just signed a new membership agreement with Wero, the pan-European digital wallet built by the European Payment Initiative. It’s a clear move toward simpler, faster and more native European payment rails. The rollout starts in Germany, France and the Netherlands. More reach. More interoperability.

Nubank Moves Toward a Full Banking License in Brazil

Nubank Moves Toward a Full Banking License in Brazil

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! Nubank is making a decisive move... The company plans to obtain a full banking license in Brazil in 2026 after the new Joint Resolution No. 17 reshaped the classification of regulated institutions. Brand stays the same. Operations stay the same. More than 110M customers won’t

HSBC Partners with Mistral to Supercharge Its AI Strategy

HSBC Partners with Mistral to Supercharge Its AI Strategy

Hey Digital Banking Fanatics! HSBC just locked in a multi-year partnership with Mistral AI. It gives the bank access to its commercial models and whatever comes next. It’s a major move for a global institution that wants to speed up how gen AI hits real workflows across the bank.