Quant Finance news — Thursday 01 October 2026

Finextra 21:30 UTC

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The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 21:00 UTC

SEC proposed a crypto framework for investment advisers & funds, allowing self-custody in some cases & state trust companies as custodians.

Finextra 20:05 UTC

Author: A finextra community member

Finextra 19:58 UTC

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow and the Wyoming Division of Banking Commissioner Jeremiah Bishop today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate coordinated…

Finextra 19:56 UTC

Walapay, global payments infrastructure for account issuance, collections, FX, and payouts, today announced a $4.6 million seed round led by Generative Ventures, with participation from Commerce Ventures, Polygon, Verda Ventures, NGC…

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 19:10 UTC

Hyperliquid's policy group wants perps under MiFID II, while Circle targets MiCA's bank deposit floor in filings to the European Commission's MiCA review.

Finextra 18:38 UTC

How can global financial institutions maintain a coherent sustainability strategy with constantly shifting expectations? This was discussed at Sibos Miami 2026 by a panel of experts.

Finextra 18:26 UTC

BMO today announced its participation in Project Agorá, the global public-private collaboration convened by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) to explore how tokenization and…

Finextra 18:24 UTC

Bloomberg today announced the completion of its acquisition of Canoe Intelligence (“Canoe”), a leading AI-powered data management and intelligence platform for automating private markets data collection and delivery.

Finextra 17:38 UTC

It’s not just the tech banks need to think about. The talent that is needed to make most organisational AI aspirations a reality is a huge part of the successful AI adoption — per an expert panel at the 2026 Sibos conference in Miami.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 16:17 UTC

Co-author Jérôme de Tychey said industry participants and core contributors convinced him a scoping process was the wrong venue for an issuance change.

Finextra 15:46 UTC

Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank has denied that it is pursuing a $10 billion takeover of Britain's Monzo.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 15:17 UTC

Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders approved the Evernorth merger. The XRP treasury company expects to hold ~473M XRP.

Finextra 14:58 UTC

Stripe has agreed to buy embedded financial products platform Parafin. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Finextra 14:55 UTC

Payments Canada announced today the approval of six new members: Bounce Finance Inc. (“Bounce Pay”), Everlink Payment Services ULC (“FIS Everlink”), Nium Canada Corporation (“Nium”), Pesapeer Incorporated (“Pesa”), Remitly Canada, Inc…

Finextra 14:30 UTC

Some of Europe's biggest payments groups - Bancomat, Bizum, Wero, Sibs-MB WAY and Vipps MobilePay - have banded together to create a cross-continent network that can take on Visa and Mastercard.

Finextra 14:23 UTC

Sardine, the leading agentic risk platform for fighting fraud and financial crime, today launched Sardine AI Labs, an applied research group advancing frontier intelligence to fight financial crime.

Finextra 14:21 UTC

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Finextra 14:19 UTC

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced that its digital asset platform is live with financial institution clients, marking a significant milestone in the…

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 14:18 UTC

NEAR Intents patched the contract flaw, but deposits and withdrawals on 11 networks remain disrupted.

Finextra 13:51 UTC

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Finextra 13:50 UTC

Iplicit, the leading finance system for the UK and Ireland mid-market, has announced today the opening of a new office in Newcastle, a strategic move to strengthen its advantage over incumbent legacy vendors.

Finextra 13:49 UTC

Tokenovate, the UK financial technology company providing post-trade workflows-as-a-service and programmable settlement solutions, has appointed William L’Heveder as Chief Revenue Officer.

Finextra 13:46 UTC

Iliad Solutions, a leading provider of payment testing and certification technology, has appointed Micah Kerr as Lead Technical Sales Consultant as it continues to expand its presence in the US. Micah joins from Capital One's Discover…

Finextra 13:45 UTC

Marex (NASDAQ:MRX), announced the launch of an OTC rolling spot crypto product for institutional clients, marking the latest step in the firm’s continued expansion of its digital assets offering.

Finextra 13:23 UTC

StraitsX today announced plans to bring XSGD and XUSD to the Monad network in early 2027. XSGD is planned to become the first SGD-denominated stablecoin natively issued on Monad, expanding the currencies available to developers, businesses…

Finextra 13:20 UTC

Reflecting Jordan’s growing role in the regional fintech ecosystem, the Jordan FinTech Academy (Jordan FTA) at the Institute of Banking Studies (IBS) and the MENA Fintech Association (MFTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Finextra 13:16 UTC

Author: A finextra community member

Finextra 13:16 UTC

Gresham, a global leader in enterprise data automation for the financial services industry, today announces the availability of Control Studio, a new AI-enabled, self-service application for its Control reconciliation product.

Finextra 13:14 UTC

The Payments Association (TPA), the trade association representing the payments industry, has acquired its European sister organisation, The Payments Association EU (TPA EU), bringing the two communities under one umbrella and creating a…

Finextra 13:13 UTC

Revolut, the global financial platform with over 80 million customers worldwide, has today expanded its RevPoints loyalty programme, bringing hotel transfers in-app.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 13:00 UTC

Robinhood Wallet adds Arcus as a routing provider for Stock Token swaps, giving eligible users access to more than 190 tokens.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 12:17 UTC

Meanwhile, U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw $59.6 million in net outflows on Wednesday, led by $26.6 million exiting Fidelity's FETH fund.

Finextra 12:00 UTC

At Sibos Miami 2026, Finextra spoke to banking leaders across the industry on what the greatest challenges and opportunities in the global cross-border payments landscape.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 11:13 UTC

Lloyds used USDC to settle $750,000 of payment obligations with Visa during a seven-day live cross-border pilot.

Finextra 10:14 UTC

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Finextra 10:07 UTC

Author: A finextra community member

Finextra 10:07 UTC

Author: A finextra community member

Quantocracy 05:15 UTC

This is a summary of links recently featured on Quantocracy as of Wednesday, 09/30/2026. To see our most recent links, visit the Quant Mashup . Read on readers! A New Stage, a New Deadline: Quantpedia Awards 2027 Are Here Again!…

Finextra 00:01 UTC

Citi has gone live with multiple markets on the Swift payments scheme, enabling bank clients to access multiple cross-border instant payment markets through a single account structure.

Finextra 00:01 UTC

Zilch is in talks with banks as it prepares to go public, with the UK-based buy now, pay later provider reportedly leaning towards a London listing.

Finextra 00:01 UTC

Capital markets technology provider Capitolis has added securities lending capabilities to its platform through a $200 million all-cash deal to buy eSecLending.

Finextra 00:01 UTC

Apple Pay is finally launching in India, entering a huge but competitive market via a partnership with Axis Bank.

Finextra 00:00 UTC

In this Sibos Miami 2026 panel, experts discussed the need for funding in sustainable action and how financial institutions can invest in infrastructure and communities at risk.