regulation
SEC to Host September Roundtable on 24-Hour US Equities Trading
The SEC is convening a September roundtable on extended trading hours as Nasdaq, Cboe, and the London Stock Exchange push toward round-the-clock equity markets.…
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fintech
Southeast Asia Claims 37 Spots on CNBC's 2026 World Top 500 Fintech List
Thirty-seven Southeast Asian fintech firms earned recognition on CNBC and Statista's 2026 World's Top Fintech Companies list of 500 global standouts.…
cryptocurrency
BitMEX Accelerates Into Shutdown: 65 Markets Delisted in July Alone
BitMEX is winding down operations at speed, removing 65 derivative contracts and trading pairs in July — more than triple its first-half total of 19.…
digital-banking
DBS PayLah! Suffers Second Outage of 2026, Raising Reliability Questions
DBS PayLah! went dark on the evening of 23 July 2026, restored only at 1:38am — the second disruption this year, intensifying scrutiny over Singapore's digital payment infrastructure.…
wealth-management
OCBC Brings Next-Gen Wealth Programme to Hong Kong in Regional Push
OCBC has expanded its invite-only GENesis wealth programme to Hong Kong, gathering 27 young heirs from four Asian markets in a strategic play for generational loyalty.…
artificial-intelligence
Physical AI and Robotics Dominate Venture Capital Deal Flow in Q2 2026
CB Insights data reveals physical AI — led by industrial humanoid robots and foundation models — captured top deal volume rankings in Q2 2026 venture activity.…
fintech
Fintech VC Hits $13.3B in Q2 2026 as Valuations Peak and Selectivity Rises
Fintech venture capital deal value surged to $13.3 billion in Q2 2026, posting double-digit gains year-over-year even as deal counts fell and investors grew more selective.…
regulation
Trump's CFPB Nominee Johnson Stays Noncommittal on Staff Purge at Senate Hearing
Capital One executive Brian Johnson, Trump's pick to lead the CFPB, declined to commit to mass staff firings at his Senate confirmation hearing on July 23.…
lending
Enova International Posts Record Lending Quarter on 27% Originations Surge
Enova International hit a record lending high in Q2 2026, with originations up 27% year over year and credit quality improving as charge-offs fell to 7.3%.…
cryptocurrency
Bitwise CIO Bets on Hyperliquid Protocols and Robinhood-Style Platforms for Next Crypto Wave
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan identifies Hyperliquid-style protocols and Robinhood-like trading platforms as the primary engines of the next Bitcoin and crypto market surge.…
cryptocurrency
Crypto's 34,000 Jobs Mask a Far Deeper Economic Footprint in America
A new analysis finds only 34,000 direct U.S. crypto jobs, yet the sector's broader economic contribution to America is proving far larger than raw employment figures suggest.…
artificial-intelligence
Bitwave Launches Open-Source Agentic Suite for AI-Native Digital Asset Finance
Bitwave has begun rolling out its Agentic product suite, delivering open-source AI-native accounting and financial infrastructure for the digital asset economy.…