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  1. Backbase appoints dual CTOs
    GBFinextra

    Backbase has appointed Greg Fahy as Chief Technology Officer for Digital Banking and Deepak Pandey as Chief Technology Officer for Agentic Banking, bringing 20 years’ combined experience within Backbase.

  2. Coinbase, Kalshi and Payward backs CFTC in lawsuit over single-stock perp futures
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    The crypto firms moved for leave to file an amicus brief defending the CFTC's authority to regulate single-stock perpetual futures in the US.

  3. Recent Quant Links from Quantocracy as of 11/09/2026
    USQuantocracy

    This is a summary of links recently featured on Quantocracy as of Monday, 11/09/2026. To see our most recent links, visit the Quant Mashup . Read on readers! RSI(2) Pullback From 2007, Tested on the 20 Years After: 84% Claimed, 80.7%…

  4. Trump Media swings to $410 million profit in Q3, driven by crypto gains
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Trump Media and Technology Group reported a net income of $409.7 million in Q3, compared with a net loss of $54.8 million a year earlier.

  5. Securitize shares surge 12% in after-hours trading on Q3 results and River One acquisition agreement
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    The acquisition is expected to add a new layer of financing to Securitize, enabling the platform to offer asset-backed lending.

  6. PNC launches stablecoin payments for corporate clients
    GBFinextra

    PNC Bank is working with Coinbase to make incoming stablecoin payments available to its corporate and institutional clients.

  7. MARA posts $634 million Q3 net profit on bitcoin gains, sells 13,597 BTC to pay off loans
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    MARA posted a $634.4 million Q3 net profit, then sold 13,597 BTC to repay $750 million in loans as it pivots to AI.

  8. FCA explores use of quantum computing to tackle financial crime
    GBFinextra

    The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is bringing together industry players to explore how quantum machine learning could help detect money laundering and fraud

  9. AI Agents in Fintech: Where Interpretation Should End and Execution Begin
    GBFinextra

    Author: A finextra community member

  10. Elizabeth Warren vows scrutiny of prediction markets, Trump family crypto ventures as Senate Banking chair
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren is setting her sights on prediction market oversight and the Trump family's burgeoning crypto businesses.

  11. TransUnion adds Snappt income verification to its SmartMove screening platform
    GBFinextra

    Snappt, the Applicant Trust Platform for rental housing, today announced an expansion of its collaboration with TransUnion to include SmartMove, the tenant screening solution platform built for independent property owners.

  12. Prediction Markets Are Entering Their Bot Era
    GBFinextra

    Author: A finextra community member

  13. Ethereum Foundation, Vitalik Buterin sued over firing after ‘suicide pledge’ dispute
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Fulton’s complaint cites a recorded Buterin conversation and alleges discrimination and retaliation.

  14. Cybersecurity and Financial Stability
    USAlpha Architect

    Banks have traditionally been concerned with financial risks such as credit losses, liquidity shortages, and market volatility. But as financial institutions become increasingly dependent on digital infrastructure, a different source of…

  15. StoneX sees 97% upside for Bullish as $4.2 billion Equiniti deal opens tokenization market
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    StoneX initiated coverage of Bullish with a Buy rating and a $42 price target, implying roughly 97% upside from its current levels.

  16. Coinbase and PNC Bank expand partnership with USDC payments for corporate clients
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    PNC Bank is piloting USDC payment acceptance for corporate and institutional clients through its expanded partnership with Coinbase.

  17. Morgan Stanley agrees to buy transfer agent Vinyl Equity
    GBFinextra

    Morgan Stanley has struck a deal to buy Vinyl Equity, a digital-first SEC-registered transfer agent and shareholder recordkeeping platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

  18. Binance hack launderers mint homemade Elon Musk, animal memecoins to move stolen funds: Elliptic
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Elliptic says the extra swaps slow investigators down, but the stolen funds remain traceable onchain.

  19. Ethereum treasury Sharplink’s Q3 net income hits $751 million on unrealized ether gains
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Sharplink posted Q3 revenue of $13.5 million and net income of $751.4 million, driven by unrealized ETH gains.

  20. Financial intelligence platform geniosAI raises $19.1m
    GBFinextra

    AI-powered financial analysis and modelling platform geniosAI has emerged from stealth with $19.1 million in funding led by FactSet.

  21. Canada's real-time payments system launches
    GBFinextra

    Following years of delays, Canada's Real-Time Rail (RTR) payments system has finally launched.

  22. Software subscription management platform Cledara launches AI agent
    GBFinextra

    Businesses in the UK, the EU and the US lose an estimated $41bn (£31bn) a year to software admin: signing in to vendor portals to download invoices, setting people up in new tools and switching them off when they leave.

  23. Prediction market broker River Markets registers affiliate as CFTC futures commission merchant
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    River Markets' affiliate registered with CFTC as an FCM as it builds a prime brokerage for institutional prediction market traders.

  24. PhotonPay becomes registered PSP in Canada
    GBFinextra

    PhotonPay today announced that its Canadian operating entity, Photon Dance CA Inc., is now registered with the Bank of Canada as a payment service provider (PSP) under Canada's Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA).

  25. Revolut launches mobile plans in Ireland
    GBFinextra

    Revolut, the global financial leader with over 3.4 million customers in Ireland and more than 80 million users worldwide has announced the launch of Revolut Mobile – with plans starting from just €9.99.

  26. Tom Lee’s Bitmine nears 5% Ethereum supply target with $20 million ETH buy as he predicts tokenization and AI ‘supercycle’
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Bitmine bought another 9,587 ETH last week, closing in on its target of 5% of Ethereum's circulating supply.

  27. Coinbase gets full US trust charter
    GBFinextra

    Crypto exchange Coinbase has secured final approval from US regulators for a national trust bank charter.

  28. NYSE to settle tokenized stocks on Avalanche in planned 24/7 market
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    NYSE picked Avalanche to supply the core ledger technology for the clearing firm of its affiliated tokenized-securities platform.

  29. Your Payment Stack Won't Fail on an Outage. It Will Fail on a Requirement You Don't Have Yet.
    GBFinextra

    Author: A finextra community member

  30. Tradeweb collaborates with BNY to expand ICD Portal investment options
    GBFinextra

    Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a global leader in electronic trading across asset classes, today announced a strategic collaboration with BNY’s (NYSE: BNY) LiquidityDirect to expand investment options available through Tradeweb ICD…

  31. Wirex and Aurora target fragmentation in stablecoin payments
    GBFinextra

    Aurora Intents, the cross-chain execution solution built by Aurora Labs, has partnered with Wirex, the global stablecoin infrastructure platform, to let partners’ users top up their accounts from almost any blockchain using one permanent…

  32. Bir partners CineMastercard to add cinema booking to mobile app
    GBFinextra

    Bir, the Caucasus' first fully integrated e-commerce, banking and payments ecosystem, announces a new partnership with CineMastercard, one of Azerbaijan’s largest cinema networks, bringing a seamless digital experience to the world of…

  33. Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago selects CRT SupTech platform
    GBFinextra

    The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) has chosen Compliant Risk Technology (CRT) to support the next stage of its supervisory transformation.

  34. Robinhood launches IPO access in the UK
    GBFinextra

    Today, Robinhood is launching IPO Access in the UK with zero commission. For the first time, Robinhood UK customers will be able to request shares in new US listings at the official offer price before public trading opens.

  35. ‘Connecting the dots’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys another 1,036 bitcoin for $82 million as holdings reach 850,364 BTC
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Strategy's total holdings account for more than 4% of bitcoin's supply cap, with $500 million in paper gains.

  36. Chase customers can now deposit cash into their accounts at UK PayPoint locations
    GBFinextra

    With more than 30,000 PayPoint locations available across the UK and over 99% of the population living within one mile of a PayPoint store, Chase has made it easier for its customers to manage their money.

  37. Bitcoin loses 50-week moving average as 24-hour crypto long liquidations top $1 billion
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Bitcoin closed below its 50-week moving average as more than $1 billion in crypto long positions were liquidated.

  38. AlRayan Bank selects Monument Technology to support move to cloud
    GBFinextra

    The UK’s longest-established Islamic bank is investing in technology to deliver capabilities that will rival many of the UK’s leading challenger banks.

  39. Embedded finance platform Synctera raises $24.5m
    GBFinextra

    Embedded finance and Banking-as-a-Service player Synctera has raised $24.5 million in funding.

  40. Crédit Agricole proposes merger with Banco BPM to create new Italian bank
    GBFinextra

    France’s Crédit Agricole has proposed a merger between its Italian operations and Banco BPM that would create Italy’s third-largest banking group.

  41. Formation notifies SEC to operate first tokenized securities venue on Solana
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Launch is expected in early 2027, with tokenized shares of Exodus Movement, Forward Industries, and Galaxy Digital among initial offerings.

  42. A payment can pass testing and still fail the customer. What needs to be done?
    GBFinextra

    Author: A finextra community member

  43. The Five Pillars of Trust for Agentic Commerce
    GBFinextra

    In this interview, Mastercard's Greg Ulrich discusses the nuances of building a trust framework for enabling secure AI-led transactions.

  44. Crypto-friendly Robinhood brings US IPO access to UK retail investors
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Robinhood has launched commission-free IPO Access in the UK, allowing retail investors to request shares in eligible U.S. listings

  45. The Financial Intelligence Audit Trail: What Did We Know at the Time?
    GBFinextra

    Author: A finextra community member

  46. Trump says he knows ‘nothing’ about UAE-linked investment in his crypto firm
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Trump said he "knows nothing" about the UAE-linked investment in the crypto firm he co-owns, and that his sons run the business.

  47. Europe Shuts Out Binance: Compliance or Geopolitics?
    GBFinextra

    Author: A finextra community member

  48. Zama spin-off Raycash launches confidential stablecoin payments and private yield on Ethereum
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Raycash has launched its app on Ethereum, enabling private stablecoin payments and Morpho yield on idle balances.

  49. Recent Quant Links from Quantocracy as of 11/08/2026
    USQuantocracy

    This is a summary of links recently featured on Quantocracy as of Sunday, 11/08/2026. To see our most recent links, visit the Quant Mashup . Read on readers! Correlation Acceleration: Detecting Market Stress Through Rising ETF Correlations…

  50. Nvidia perps slide as market reacts to CEO Jensen Huang’s Chinese spy scandal
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Nvidia said its board of directors is investigating Huang's relationship with a woman identified by intelligence officials as a Chinese spy.

  51. What is Zcash (ZEC)? How shielded transactions work
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Zcash (ZEC) is a privacy coin and blockchain launched in 2016. It allows users to make both public and private transactions. The latter — called “shielded transactions” on the network — make use of zero-knowledge proofs called zk-SNARKs to…

  52. Visa benchmark finds AI models fail 43% of shopping test runs
    GBFinextra

    With agentic commerce beginning to gain traction, Visa has put a slew of models through their paces by giving them realistic shopping scenarios. The models failed 43% of the test runs.

  53. Onchain data casts doubt on insider-trading theory in NYT’s ‘suspicious’ election betting story
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    The New York Times reported on 'suspicious' bets, but two experts who reviewed The Block's findings said the evidence doesn't strongly suggest foul play.

  54. Web3Auth says it frontran hackers by moving $5.6 million out of exposed Keplr wallets
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    Web3Auth's communications also referred to an "original attacker," suggesting some funds were stolen, but did not elaborate.

  55. Vitalik Buterin says ETH should be valued as a store of value, not a fee-burning token
    USThe Block (Crypto／Fintech)

    A recent controversial proposal to burn a rising share of validator rewards as more ETH is staked was withdrawn last month after facing pushback.