FinTech, Payments & Blockchain

Plano, Texas – November 10, 2026 -- Alkami Technology (Nasdaq: ALKT) will put Chief Financial Officer Cassandra Hudson in front of investors at the 2026 Stephens Annual Investment Conference (NASH2026) on Tuesday, November 17, 2026.

Alkami makes CFO Cassandra Hudson its presenter at NASH2026

The company said its executive leadership will present at the event, with Hudson named as the sole presenter. A webcast and replay will be available on Alkami's investor relations website after the conference.

Alkami sells an integrated digital platform to U.S. banks and credit unions

Alkami provides a digital sales and service platform for U.S. financial institutions. Its unified platform combines onboarding, digital banking, and data and marketing solutions. Each module can run on its own, according to the company.

Alkami frames its strategy around "Anticipatory Banking," aiming to give data-informed bankers technology that drives action.

EU – November 09, 2026 -- The European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have opened a call for nominations to the European Tokenisation Standards Group (ETSG), with applications due by 27 November 2026.

ETSG will develop common standards for an interconnected tokenised financial ecosystem

The group will bring together wholesale financial industry stakeholders to agree common standards for tokenised finance. It will also establish a framework for monitoring compliance with those standards.

The ETSG may formulate recommendations for EU authorities on how to incentivise compliance. Its work is designed to be market-driven, shaped by the contributions and consensus of industry participants.

CORAL GABLES – November 07, 2026 -- NatGold Digital Ltd. has requested the immediate delisting of its NatGold Token (NATG) from the MEXC cryptocurrency exchange, following a U.S. Treasury order that bars U.S. financial institutions from processing funds transfers involving MEXC Global.

Treasury's FinCEN order triggers the exit from MEXC

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced an order issued by its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) under the Combating Russian Money Laundering Act. The order prohibits U.S. financial institutions from handling funds transfers involving MEXC Global. NatGold said it is acting ahead of the order's effective date.

Dallas – November 06, 2026 -- PayRewards, a rewards-first accounts payable platform for U.S. businesses, has added British Airways' loyalty currency Avios to its points transfer network at a 1:1 rate, letting companies convert points earned on ACH and card payments into transatlantic flights.

Avios joins Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines as the third transfer partner

One PayRewards point converts to one Avios. The currency also covers Iberia and Aer Lingus, and can be redeemed on oneworld alliance partners including American Airlines. It joins Cathay Pacific Asia Miles and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer on the platform, and PayRewards expects to announce more airline and hotel transfer partners in December.

San Jose – November 06, 2026 -- Accion Opportunity Fund (AOF) and Ripple won a Bronze Anthem Award for "Unlocking Opportunity Together," a campaign built on a partnership that has supported 1,568 loans and $104.2 million in funding to small businesses. The award falls in the Campaign (Non-Profit) category for Humanitarian Action & Services at the 6th Annual Anthem Awards.

Ripple's $15 million RLUSD donation is the largest from a fintech to a CDFI

The campaign grew out of the AOF-Ripple partnership, which began with Ripple's $15 million contribution to AOF, made in its RLUSD stablecoin. The companies describe it as the largest donation ever from a fintech to a community development financial institution (CDFI).

The partnership reports the following results:

Dover – November 06, 2026 -- The global stablecoins and central bank digital currency (CBDC) market, valued at USD 32.24 billion in 2025, will reach USD 409.57 billion by 2034, according to Polaris Market Research. That implies a 32.7% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2034, as banks, payment providers and central banks extend digital currencies beyond crypto trading into payments, settlement and remittances.

GENIUS Act and MiCA pull banks into stablecoin issuance

Rules on issuance, reserves and redemption are encouraging banks, card networks and payment providers to build stablecoin services. The GENIUS Act in the United States and the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework in Europe supply those rules.

Greenwich, Conn. – November 05, 2026 -- Ondo Finance has passed $4 billion in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), ranking first among the 203 tokenization platforms tracked by RWA.xyz and accounting for roughly 10% of all non-stablecoin tokenized value.

The platform lists 484 distinct tokenized assets, more than any other top-ten platform, and its products reach more than 565,000 onchain holders. RWA.xyz data shows more than $39 billion in non-stablecoin RWAs held onchain, up from roughly $4 billion at the start of 2025.

Demand broadens beyond tokenized Treasuries

Investors are moving onchain for tokenized equities, funds and other assets they can access and trade around the clock, according to Ondo. Through Ondo Global Markets, investors outside the U.S. can hold tokens that provide economic exposure to U.S. stocks and ETFs directly in their own wallets across multiple blockchains.

LOS ANGELES – November 05, 2026 -- Multiliquid launched Multiliquid Treasury, a cash management product that pays institutions up to 3.5% annualized on idle operating balances while allowing instant redemption around the clock, including weekends and bank holidays.

The product targets corporate treasuries, fintechs and asset managers. Their payroll, vendor and margin floats often sit in non-interest-bearing accounts because money market funds redeem only on business days, before daily cut-offs.

Yield tracks the 3-month T-Bill rate, with atomic sweeps back to cash

Depositors earn a formulaic rate tied directly to the 3-month U.S. Treasury Bill rate. They can sweep back into cash or stablecoins in a single transaction at any hour.

Multiliquid's example is an enterprise holding $25 million in liquid reserves. At the indicative top rate of 3.5%, that balance would generate about $875,000 a year without affecting same-day liquidity.

Austin, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- 6lock has become the only Verified Money Movement platform in BluWave's vetted provider network, giving more than 500 private equity firms and thousands of portfolio companies direct access to identity-verified transaction infrastructure.

BluWave's invite-only network now routes capital call and distribution needs to 6lock

BluWave connects private equity firms and portfolio companies with third-party service providers selected for specific business needs, and providers must pass an evaluation covering direct private equity experience, client references, capability fit and project history, with ongoing review tied to client feedback and performance. 6lock cleared that bar as the network's exclusive money movement provider, positioning it to be considered whenever BluWave clients look to replace email-, spreadsheet- and callback-based fund transfer processes.

Pune, India – – September 18, 2026 -- QKS Group has named FIS a Leader in its SPARK MatrixTM: Digital Banking Platform, 2026, citing the breadth of the company's Digital One ecosystem and its ability to unify digital, mobile, self-service, and banker-assisted banking channels.

QKS Group cites FIS' unified banking ecosystem as a key differentiator

Analysts Akhilesh Vundavalli and Divya Baranawal of QKS Group said the Digital One platform spans retail and business banking, digital onboarding, payments, customer engagement, branch and teller servicing, and commercial banking. The platform offers API-led connectivity through FIS' Code Connect ecosystem, allowing banks to integrate with existing core systems, fintech partners, and third-party applications without full infrastructure replacement.