Brex, the intelligent finance platform, announced today the upcoming launch of native stablecoin payments. This will make Brex the first global corporate card to enable instant balance payments with stablecoins. With this launch, customers with a Brex business account will be able to accept stablecoins with automatic conversion into USD in their Brex business accounts and send stablecoins directly from their USD balances. In addition, Brex customers will be able to pay their card balances with stablecoins.

Cloudflare, Inc., the leading connectivity cloud company, today announced plans to introduce NET Dollar, a new U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin that will enable instant, secure transactions for the agentic web. NET Dollar will help power a new business model for the Internet that rewards originality, sustains creativity, and enables innovation in an AI-driven world.

Chainlink announced today a landmark technical solution enabling financial institutions worldwide to manage digital asset workflows directly from their existing systems using Swift messaging and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE). With Swift messages and CRE, banks and institutions can seamlessly access blockchains through the same Swift infrastructure they have relied upon for decades.

WealthKernel, a digital investing infrastructure provider, today announces a partnership with Yeeld, an AI-powered financial assistant built to make money management simple and accessible.

Nubank, one of the world's largest digital financial services platforms, announced today that it has applied for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) of the United States. This undertaking is aligned with the company’s intention to explore future international opportunities by evolving its regional platform into a global model. Pursuing a U.S. national bank charter positions Nubank to unlock new possibilities within the U.S. financial landscape.

Worldline, a global leader in payment services, has named Madalena Cascais Tomé as Head of Financial Services division and Executive Committee member, effective on 1 October 2025.

DailyPay, the leading On-Demand Pay platform and financial wellness solution, has appointed Poulomi Damany as its Chief Product Officer where she will be responsible for unifying and optimizing our product segment at DailyPay. Damany will report to Stacy Greiner, Chief Executive Officer, DailyPay.

Equifax UK, a leading credit reference agency, has appointed David Bernard as its new General Manager for the UK and Ireland. This strategic appointment highlights the Equifax commitment to expanding its market leadership and innovation in the region.  

Dubai-based fintech startup UPFRONT has secured a $10 million pre-seed round, a mix of equity and debt allocation, to tackle one of the most persistent pain points for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the MENA region, which is cash flow inefficiencies.