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UK Gives the Bank of England a New Role in Stablecoins
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The UK is taking another step toward making stablecoins part of the mainstream financial system. The government plans to give the Bank of England a formal secondary objective to support innovation in stablecoins, digital money and payment systems — while keeping financial stability as its top priority.
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US FinTech Investment Tops $80B in H1 2026
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US fintech investment has had a pretty serious first half of the year: $80.8 billion across 933 deals, with mega-deals doing much of the heavy lifting.
Payments led the way, with FIS’s $24.3 billion acquisition of Worldpay alone showing how much the market
From Mollie to Neno: A €6.6M Bet on AI Accounting
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One story that caught my attention today is Neno.
Founder Nick Knuppe is someone I know and have met several times over the years, including while he was already working on the company. After several years at Mollie and at Juni, he's now building Neno
UK FinTech Funding Hits a Decade Low
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The UK FinTech funding story looks pretty rough right now. Just £1.8 billion was invested in UK FinTech in H1 2026, down almost two-thirds from the same period last year and the lowest level since KPMG started tracking the market in 2016.
What’s interesting
Airwallex Is Moving Beyond Payments — Into Autonomous Finance
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Airwallex started by helping businesses move money across borders. Now it’s trying to help them run their entire finance operation.
The company is pushing into autonomous finance with T:0, an AI-powered bookkeeping system that can handle much of a company’s financial work, alongside
Rillet Raises $100M at a $1B Valuation — What a Journey, Nicolas
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Nicolas, I still remember meeting you over coffee in NYC a few years ago, before Rillet had even come out of stealth. So seeing where you and the team are today is pretty special.
Rillet has just raised $100 million in Series C at a $1 billion