Blockchain and Crypto,
Partner
- Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon wants the roughly $5 billion in tokenized assets on the network, most of which already earn yield, to become collateral and to be used in repo and lending.
- Figure described a yield-bearing dollar that banks and fintechs can mint, and M1X Global described a Marshall Islands sovereign bond used in repo and as collateral.
Zack Miller | October 29, 2026
Blockchain and Crypto,
Partner
- SDF framed Meridian's opening day around a utility era for Stellar and XLM.
- Institutions announced products on the network, and the advice for banks that want to follow was to start with a customer and a regulator.
Zack Miller | October 28, 2026
Announcement,
Awards
- Tearsheet’s Power of Payments Awards 2026 acknowledge the companies turning payments innovation into practical value for consumers, businesses, and the financial services industry.
- This year’s winners, including TabaPay, Intuit, Clair, Nium, Splitit, and Payoneer, are addressing different parts of the payments equation, from the infrastructure behind money movement to how businesses manage spending, workers access wages, and companies transact across borders.
Shabih Rao | October 28, 2026
Business of Fintech,
Events
- Money20/20 USA spotlighted how agentic AI and stablecoins are reshaping payments, with trust and security still standing in the way of wider adoption.
- Across 4 key themes, the gist is that payments innovation must move beyond product demos to solve real world challenges without adding complexity for businesses and customers.
Sara Khairi | October 27, 2026
10-Q,
Member Exclusive
- Fifth Third is leaning on its existing banking relationships and infrastructure to make deposits stickier as AI makes it easier for customers to move money for better yields.
- The bank is bringing more money management tools into its apps while using Newline to extend its payments and banking infrastructure to fintechs beyond its own channels.
Sara Khairi | October 26, 2026
