This charter sets the stage for Telcoin to operate as the country’s first true blockchain-native bank, connecting U.S. bank accounts directly to regulated Digital Cash stablecoins. Its flagship product, eUSD, will be the first bank-issued on-chain U.S. dollar stablecoin, designed for payments, remittances, savings, and even DeFi interactions—legally and compliantly.
Europe’s structured finance market is heading into 2026 on solid footing, according to the latest European Structured Finance Sector Outlook from Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA). The report strikes a tone of measured confidence: credit fundamentals are sound, issuance is holding strong, and macroeconomic conditions—while not exuberant—remain steady enough to support growth.
SWIVEL, a subsidiary of SWBC, is adding serious executive firepower. The fintech firm—known for its integrated payments and collections solutions—has appointed Jenna Cantwell as Chief Operating Officer, signaling its intent to scale operations and sharpen its competitive edge in the fast-evolving payments space.
In the race to power the next generation of embedded finance, Bangor Savings Bank is placing its bets on Helix by Q2 (NYSE: QTWO). The 170-year-old Maine-based community bank, with over $7 billion in assets, has chosen Helix as a strategic Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) partner—a move that signals how regional banks are evolving into infrastructure powerhouses for fintechs.
In another signal that traditional finance and digital assets are inching closer together, 3iQ Corp. has appointed Christophe Racine as Head of Business Development for Switzerland, covering the broader DACH region (Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein).
In an era where financial crime risks evolve faster than ever, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Facctum are joining forces to bring compliance into real time. The two firms announced a collaboration to deliver World-Check On Demand—LSEG’s continuously updated risk intelligence solution—through Facctum’s FacctList™ platform, creating one of the most seamless compliance integrations yet for banks and fintechs.
Thunes, the Singapore-based global payments infrastructure provider, is tightening the weave between traditional finance and digital assets. The company announced the launch of its Account Top Up and Account Withdrawal solutions—enterprise-grade tools designed to help major digital asset platforms offer fast, compliant fiat on- and off-ramps across more than 40 markets.
Zoomex, a global cryptocurrency exchange, has officially joined Korea’s CODE VASP Alliance (Connect Digital Exchanges), marking a significant step toward full compliance with the FATF Travel Rule — the international framework designed to enhance transparency in digital asset transactions.
SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) just made U.S. banking history. The digital finance giant has launched SoFi Crypto, making it the first and only nationally chartered bank to let consumers bank, borrow, invest, and trade crypto—all within a single, regulated platform.
Monaco Research, the team building Monaco, an institutional-grade decentralized trading protocol, has appointed Simran Singh as its new Chief Executive Officer. The move signals a bold new phase for the Sei Labs–incubated project, which aims to bring Wall Street-level liquidity and execution speed to decentralized finance (DeFi).
