3 November 1

1. 12:22

   PhotonPay Funding Hits $40 Million in Series C Led by Blockchain Capital

   Hong Kong-based PhotonPay closed a $40 million Series C round led by Blockchain Capital on October 29, 2026, to scale its stablecoin-centric Financial OS.

   3 min

28 October 1

1. 17:12

   Aviva Tokenized Fund Launches on XRPL for £22 Billion Sterling Liquidity

   Aviva Investors and Ripple launched a tokenized share class for the £22 billion Aviva Investors Sterling Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger on 26 October 2026.

   3 min

27 October 1

1. 12:22

   HSBC RedCoin Launches on PayMe for 3.3 Million Users

   HSBC introduced its RedCoin HKD stablecoin on the PayMe platform on 23 October 2026, giving 3.3 million users access to an in-app wallet for P2P transfers and merchant payments.

   3 min

26 October 1

1. 23:27

   SoFi SOFIE Tokenized Deposit Launches With 4.40% APY on National Bank Balance Sheet

   SoFi Technologies introduced SOFIE on October 22, 2026, as the first national bank-issued tokenized deposit that pays 4.40% APY while remaining fully FDIC-insured.

   3 min

22 October 1

1. 17:12

   Circle USDC circulation Q3 2026 reaches $72 billion as institutional adoption accelerates

   Circle published H1 2026 data on October 16 showing USDC circulation near $72 billion and $36 trillion in transaction volume, driven by institutional partners.

   3 min

20 October 3

1. 23:27

   JPM Coin Launches on Ethereum Mainnet for Institutional Use

   JPMorgan Chase moved its deposit token JPM Coin to Ethereum mainnet on October 19, 2026, extending institutional access to on-chain USD payments and settlements.

   3 min
2. 15:29

   Mastercard Stablecoin Tool Screens Payments for Fraud and Sanctions Risks

   Mastercard introduced an API-based risk intelligence solution on October 19, 2026, that combines payment data with blockchain analytics to flag fraud and sanctions risks in stablecoin transfers.

   3 min
3. 12:22

   Tenstorrent Funding Reaches $1.5 Billion in Series E at $6.2 Billion Valuation

   Tenstorrent closed a $1.5 billion Series E on October 19, 2026, at a $6.2 billion post-money valuation to expand manufacturing of its RISC-V based Galaxy servers.

   3 min

19 October 1

1. 15:29

   Spiko Series B Raises $90 Million to Scale Tokenized Cash Funds

   Spiko closed a $90 million Series B on October 6, 2026, led by NEA, bringing total funding to roughly $120 million and pushing assets under management to $2.7 billion.

   3 min

14 October 1

1. 18:12

   Payward acquires Saldo Bank to gain EU banking license for Kraken

   Payward Inc. announced on October 14, 2026, a deal to buy Saldo Finance Oy, owner of Saldo Bank UAB, giving it an ECB-supervised banking license across the EU.

   2 min