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Real Estate Finally Meets the Chain: the Better and Coinbase Partnership
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A token‑backed, conforming mortgage has entered the U.S. market, marking a new development for FinTech.
Better and Coinbase have partnered to launch the first conforming mortgage where borrowers can pledge Bitcoin or USDC instead of a traditional cash down payment.
This means that turning digital
Mastercard's Agentic Payments Live in LATAM & the Caribbean
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Mastercard has just marked a major milestone in agentic payments. Completing live transactions across Latin America and the Caribbean using AI agents on existing rails.
Mastercard's latest breakthrough sees AI agents executing real debit/credit purchases across 17+ banks like Itaú, Santander, and Bancolombia.
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Revolut's 2025 Report: Profitable, Growing, and Building on Their Own Terms
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Private companies may not have earnings calls, but they sure know how to make noise when it’s time to share their yearly results.
Yesterday, Revolut released its 2025 annual letter, and the numbers shown belong in a case study.
* $6B in revenue.
* 11 different product lines
Nubank's Stadium Surge: Palmeiras Next After Inter Miami
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Brazil's FinTech powerhouse Nubank is going all-in on football.
Just a few weeks ago we covered their massive play: dropping low eight figures annually to name Inter Miami's brand-new stadium.
Now they're turning the spotlight back home with reports of advanced
Santander Expands Getnet Footprint With Colombia Launch
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Santander is bringing Getnet to Colombia 🇨🇴.
The goal is clear: strengthen its position in Latin America and expand its payments footprint.
This is not a small move. Getnet processed more than €238B ($317B) in 2025. Across 10.5B transactions. For 1.2M clients.
Colombia now becomes part
PhotonPay Upgrades Global Accounts To Simplify Cross-Border Collections
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Another strong signal of where global payments infrastructure is heading.
PhotonPay has upgraded its Global Accounts solution, now supporting 60+ currencies across 200+ countries, as businesses continue to scale internationally.
And the problem it’s tackling is very real. Despite the growth of global commerce, many companies