Quant Finance news — Monday 05 October 2026

Finextra 20:18 UTC

During a livestreamed event today, Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng and VP of Product Jeff Li unveiled Binance Intelligence, an AI product stack built into the world's largest digital assets exchange to close the knowledge gap between everyday…

Finextra 20:13 UTC

Modern Treasury, which provides infrastructure for global money movement, today announced that it has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) to establish Modern Treasury National Trust Bank.

Finextra 18:24 UTC

Morgan Stanley has built a digital asset lab where it can test things like stablecoins, tokenisation and decentralised finance applications.

Finextra 18:05 UTC

Aapryl, an institutional analytics platform for investment manager evaluation, today announced a data relationship with Nasdaq eVestment.

Finextra 18:03 UTC

Versana today announced the launch of Versana Loan Voting, a new digital technology solution designed to automate and streamline the amendment voting process across the broadly syndicated loan (BSL) and private credit markets.

Finextra 17:59 UTC

Project Eleven and Quantus today announced plans to integrate the Quantus Network with Strongpoint, Project Eleven’s institutional custody platform built for the post-quantum and AI era.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 17:22 UTC

FinCEN is withdrawing a proposal that would've designated crypto mixing a "primary money laundering concern" under the PATRIOT Act.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 16:49 UTC

Umia raised $6.11 million through a seven-day auction of its UMIA token, with ten funds and nearly 700 individual bidders taking part.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 16:09 UTC

The CFTC launched rulemaking on leveraged and margined retail crypto trading, proposing Regulation CTX and CAM and a new "crypto asset market" exchange.

Alpha Architect 15:46 UTC

Complexity is often presented as a natural consequence of financial innovation. Markets evolve, products become more sophisticated, and investors gain access to increasingly customized risk-return profiles. But complexity can also serve…

Finextra 15:41 UTC

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Finextra 15:28 UTC

South Korea's president, Lee Jae Myung, has ordered an investigation into a series of data breaches at banks in the country.

Finextra 15:15 UTC

Dext, a world leading provider of AI-powered bookkeeping automation, is today announcing the launch of Dext Payments in Canada.

Finextra 15:13 UTC

NatWest Accelerator is expanding its She Scales initiative across the UK after a pilot delivered 68 events and more than 1,800 attendances, with every surveyed participant saying they felt more confident or better equipped to build their…

Finextra 15:09 UTC

Bloomberg announced the first successful fully automated Japanese Government Bond (JGB) Market-on-Close trade, following the introduction of a new workflow. Aligned to BB3P (Hikene Trading), the Market-on-Close reference rate for JGBs, the…

Finextra 15:07 UTC

Biz2Credit | Biz2X, a fintech company built on two complementary platforms to deliver financing directly to SMBs wherever they work and bank, today announced two strategic additions to its leadership team: Ted Kelleher as Head of Capital…

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 15:03 UTC

Strive’s bitcoin holdings near 30,000 BTC as the race among the largest public treasuries heats up.

Finextra 15:00 UTC

At Sibos 2026, Temenos’ Kaue Tozzi reveals how banks can leverage tokenized money and agentic security to master programmable payments.

Finextra 14:54 UTC

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Finextra 14:47 UTC

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Finextra 14:39 UTC

Invoice lifecycle management firm Basware has acquired payment fraud prevention platform Trustpair. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 14:33 UTC

DFDV says preliminary Q3 estimates show NAV per share more than doubled as its Solana treasury grew to 2.56 million SOL.

Finextra 14:27 UTC

Trulioo, a global risk intelligence platform, today announced a collaboration with Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial technology solutions. Trulioo will bring its person and business verification capabilities to…

Finextra 14:00 UTC

The annual two-day summit for payments and transaction banking professionals hosted by the Euro Banking Association (EBA) and Finextra, returns for its 22nd edition in Rome, Italy on 15-16 June 2027.

Finextra 13:41 UTC

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Finextra 13:27 UTC

TrueLayer, the Pay by Bank network used by more than 30 million people across Europe - today announced that its Pay by Bank technology powers instant account top-ups in the SumUp App, the personal account offering for consumers from global…

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 13:23 UTC

Bitmine added 15,112 ETH as Chairman Tom Lee said Ethereum outperformed the S&P 500 by 6,832 basis points in Q3.

Finextra 13:21 UTC

HSBC today announced it is expanding its network of trade, cargo and corporate data providers through the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Commercial Data Interchange (CDI), supporting its ambition to make banking more responsive to…

Finextra 13:16 UTC

Financial technology company Iress has expanded the distribution of its mortgage and protection sourcing data through a new integration with Elev8, the CRM platform developed by Evolve Tech Solutions for Access FS.

Finextra 13:10 UTC

Tap Global Group plc (AIM: TAP, OTCID: TAPIF), the regulated digital finance platform, announces that it has appointed Moorwand Ltd ("Moorwand") as issuer and Bank Identification Number ("BIN") sponsor for a new Tap Mastercard programme.

Finextra 13:05 UTC

European digital-finance companies, joined by Nasdaq-listed etoro, today announced the formation of the Eurøpe Consortium, an industry-led coalition intended to accelerate the practical adoption of euro-denominated onchain finance.

Finextra 12:37 UTC

Philippines unicorn Mynt could achieve a valuation of more than $7bn following an IPO that is set to be the country's biggest ever listing

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 12:13 UTC

Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $73 billion.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 12:04 UTC

Metaplanet added a net 1,000 BTC during the third quarter as its total bitcoin holdings reached 44,000 BTC.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 12:01 UTC

Visa and CoinShares surveys show rising stablecoin interest in Asia Pacific alongside strong digital-asset ownership among affluent investors.

Finextra 11:46 UTC

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules designed to establish a dedicated legal framework for crypto custody within the wealth management and advisory market

Finextra 11:32 UTC

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Finextra 11:32 UTC

UK fintech Kord is launching the UK’s first dedicated legal sort code: 04-10-26.

Finextra 11:23 UTC

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Finextra 11:23 UTC

Curvestone AI, the AI compliance platform for regulated financial services, has announced its selection as one of only 25 companies chosen for the Barclays Eagle Labs Scaleup Programme.

Finextra 11:15 UTC

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Finextra 10:50 UTC

Almost half of consumers in Asia Pacific would be willing to use stablecoins in the next five years, according to recently published research from Visa

Finextra 10:45 UTC

CRX Trade, the Swiss institutional prime brokerage for digital assets, today launched a platform that gives hedge funds and trading firms a single account spanning the leading crypto exchanges and traditional US markets.

Finextra 10:18 UTC

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Finextra 10:18 UTC

Spanish financial services firm CaixaBank has created its first AI and data division in a move designed to accelerate the bank's digital transformation efforts.

Finextra 10:08 UTC

Bravura Solutions Limited (ASX:BVS, AIM:BVS) (Bravura), the leading financial software solutions company, is pleased to announce that Emma McLintic joins the business as Chief People Officer.

Finextra 09:55 UTC

Sky Links Capital Group announced the appointment of Hormoz Faryar as Managing Director. Faryar brings over 25 years of institutional e-FX trading and sales expertise to lead the firm's institutional business development and expansion…

Finextra 09:18 UTC

Constructor, the product discovery platform for the agentic era, today announced Agentic Checkout, which integrates Stripe, to enable shoppers to both find and buy products within a single agent conversation and interface.

Finextra 09:11 UTC

ELW Consulting are proud to announce the launch of Elevations, a cloud-native platform covering the full development finance loan lifecycle, from origination to redemption.

Finextra 08:50 UTC

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The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 08:42 UTC

There are currently three INJ ETF applications: the 21Shares Injective ETF, the Canary Staked INJ ETF, and the REX-Osprey INJ Staking ETF.

Finextra 07:00 UTC

People with low credit, whether due to a missed payment or a period of financial insecurity, are often disproportionately punished by the financial system by not being given loans, credit cards, and other forms of consumer credit.

The Block (Crypto／Fintech) 06:38 UTC

OKXICE has notified the SEC that it intends to launch a tokenized securities trading venue under the innovation exemption.