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What changed in fintech regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
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Visa is closing a merchant code loophole that allowed meme coin purchases via Crossmint-powered checkouts to be misclassified as digital media, enabling users to earn credit card rewards.
Read at decrypt.co ↗03
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Chairman Paul Atkins, held a roundtable in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, September 17, 2026, to discuss expanding traditional securities markets to 24-hour trading.
Read at coindesk.com ↗04
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted temporary, five-year conditional relief allowing tokenized National Market System (NMS) stocks to trade onchain via Tokenized Securities Venues (TSV).
Read at thedefiant.io ↗05
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Chairman Paul Atkins, announced a 5-year innovation exemption on September 17, 2026.
Read at coindesk.com ↗06
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has allocated additional funds to compensate fintech users affected by the Synapse crisis.
Read at bankingdive.com ↗07
Bitcoin maintained a price near $75,000 following the U.S. Senate's failure to pass the Clarity Act on September 15, 2026.
Read at coindesk.com ↗08
Erebor Bank, a company backed by Palmer Luckey, has terminated its service offering free stablecoin-to-cash redemptions.
Read at techmeme.com ↗8 of 10 regulation and policy events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What funding rounds and acquisitions happened in fintech this week?
The week’s notable investments, financing rounds, acquisitions and strategic deals.
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Tech.eu reported on over 70 European tech funding deals totaling more than €1.7 billion for the week of September 18, 2026.
Read at tech.eu ↗10
Singapore-based payments firm dtcpay has completed a $25 million Series A funding round led by Japan's SBI Group.
Read at coindesk.com ↗11
UK-based stablecoin startup Velocity has raised $10 million in a Series A funding extension.
Read at finextra.com ↗12
London-based fintech startup Quartz has raised £2.75 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Daphni, with participation from Outward VC and K Fund.
Read at tech.eu ↗13
Thatch, a health benefits platform based in the United States, secured $108 million in a Series C funding round on September 16, 2026.
Read at fiercehealthcare.com ↗14
Envestnet has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vestmark, a provider of portfolio management and trading technology.
Read at finextra.com ↗15
Fintech company PayNearMe announced the acquisition of technology assets and key personnel from Marr Labs on September 15, 2026.
Read at finextra.com ↗16
NVIDIA has acquired Hugging Face for $12.93 billion.
Read at tearsheet.co ↗8 of 16 funding and m&a events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What products launched in fintech this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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Ripple announced that asset managers and commercial projects are preparing to utilize the Batch V1.1 upgrade for the XRP Ledger.
Read at coindesk.com ↗18
JPMorgan and Citi are currently utilizing blockchain platforms like Kinexys to process trillions in institutional payments, though these services remain restricted to permissioned networks.
Read at coindesk.com ↗19
Zcash developers have scheduled the NU7 network upgrade for November 5, 2026, with a final activation decision expected on October 20.
Read at coindesk.com ↗20
Apple Pay is set to launch in India next month, initially available to Axis Bank credit card users.
Read at retail-systems.com ↗21
World has launched World Money, a self-custodial financial super app, across more than 150 countries.
Read at techmeme.com ↗22
Circle launched the Arc blockchain on September 16, 2026, positioning it as an economic operating system for payments and tokenized assets.
Read at coindesk.com ↗23
Morpho has launched lending and borrowing markets for Coinbase's tokenized stocks on the Base blockchain.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗24
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched the 'Demat 2.0' pilot program to issue and settle corporate bonds as digital tokens on a permissioned ledger.
Read at decrypt.co ↗8 of 35 product launches events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What financial results were reported in fintech this week?
Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.
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Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky announced that the fintech company is considering a dual stock market listing in New York and London.
Read at techmeme.com ↗26
Revolut cofounder and CEO Nik Storonsky stated that the company is considering a dual stock market listing in London and New York.
Read at sifted.eu ↗27
Cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx announced it will cease operations on December 22, 2026, exactly nine years after its 2017 launch.
Read at decrypt.co ↗28
Cap table management platform Pulley announced it is shutting down, with final operations scheduled for December 8, 2026.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗29
William Jalloul, CEO of Flowpay, discusses the company's strategy for providing embedded finance solutions to SMEs.
Read at sifted.eu ↗30
Omnicom is transitioning to outcome-based pricing while reducing its workforce by 15,000 to 105,000 employees in 2026.
Read at exchangewire.com ↗31
Between September 10 and 17, 2026, Truist announced the sale of $5.5 billion in auto loans and its exit from near-prime auto lending.
Read at tearsheet.co ↗7 of 8 financial results events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What court rulings and legal actions hit fintech this week?
Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.
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South Korean police have charged 26 users of the prediction market platform Polymarket for illegal gambling.
Read at theblock.co ↗33
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on September 16, 2026, that prediction market platforms like Kalshi likely violate California law by allowing sports betting on tribal lands.
Read at courthousenews.com ↗34
Federal prosecutors in the United States charged two Robinhood engineers, Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang, with commodities and wire fraud on September 15, 2026.
Read at decrypt.co ↗What incidents and outages hit fintech this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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In late July 2026, a security vulnerability on the Polymarket US platform allowed unauthorized access to nearly 500 user accounts using stolen personal information.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗36
Revolut is facing scrutiny over its security controls after fraudsters successfully tricked the fintech company into disclosing sensitive customer data.
Read at sifted.eu ↗37
Revolut confirmed a data breach involving sensitive customer information, including passport details.
Read at finextra.com ↗38
On Monday, September 14, 2026, Nigerian fintech platforms Bamboo and Cowrywise experienced significant service disruptions due to high user traffic during the launch of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO.
Read at techcabal.com ↗39
Revolut Ltd. reported that no group has made direct contact or ransom demands nearly a week after a data breach involving an unauthorized third party.
Read at insurancejournal.com ↗40
On September 12, 2026, the London-based fintech company Revolut confirmed a data breach caused by an attacker impersonating a government agency.
Read at helpnetsecurity.com ↗6 of 8 incidents and safety events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What partnerships were announced in fintech this week?
Partnerships, integrations and joint projects announced this week.
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Apple is planning to launch its Apple Pay service in India in October 2026.
Read at techmeme.com ↗42
Hapi and Upgrade have entered a partnership to integrate Upgrade's Flex Pay buy now, pay later solution into Hapi's connectivity platform for hotels.
Read at lodgingmagazine.com ↗43
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana is partnering with the prediction market platform Kalshi to launch a new betting platform.
Read at nytimes.com ↗44
BMLL, a provider of historical data and analytics for capital markets, has entered into a strategic partnership with the CFTC-regulated prediction market exchange Kalshi.
Read at finextra.com ↗45
Nexi and ReFiBuy announced a partnership on September 17, 2026, to help European merchants optimize their product catalogues for AI-driven 'Agentic Commerce'.
Read at channelx.world ↗5 of 13 partnerships events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.