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Curated fintech news and company announcements, updated throughout the day.

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September 1, 2026

Binance launches Stock Options, a new product for trading U.S. stock and ETF options with physical settlement, now live. Sources: binance (opens in a new tab)

UK digital business bank Allica Bank has filed an application for a banking licence in Sweden as part of its planned European expansion; the application is submitted but the licence and any European rollout remain pending. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)

PayPal shares fell more than 13% on reports that Stripe and Advent International pulled out of their takeover bid for the payments company; the parties declined to comment, so the deal collapse remains an unconfirmed report. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab) , pymnts (opens in a new tab)
Wise has launched Scan to Pay, now live in its app, enabling customers traveling in Asia to make QR code payments to merchants in local currencies. Sources: wise (opens in a new tab)

Kraken has launched a redesigned Kraken Prime interface, now live, making execution, settlement, access controls, and order management available to institutional clients without requiring API use. Sources: kraken (opens in a new tab)
A Finextra blog post explains the mechanics of Revolut's euro-pegged EURR stablecoin, noting that the backing reserves are not held by Revolut itself. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)

Revolut has begun a phased live rollout of its first stablecoin, the euro-backed EURR, to eligible customers in Poland and Portugal (and Denmark), with wider availability in other EEA markets expected later this year. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)

Kraken Pro is now live on TradingView: users can connect their Kraken Pro account and place trades directly from the TradingView charting terminal, an integration between the two named platforms. Sources: kraken (opens in a new tab)
OpenPayd has integrated its universal financial infrastructure with Circle's Circle Payments Network (CPN), a completed integration that now enables businesses to make near-instant cross-border fiat payments, with CPN orchestrating settlement using regulated stablecoins. Sources: pymnts (opens in a new tab)
Revolut has launched a dedicated AI research division built around its own foundation model, Pragma, aiming to develop a unified system that understands financial behaviour in real time. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)

Starling Bank has launched (now live) a free in-app agentic AI 'Starling Assistant' to all of its business customers, helping them manage day-to-day transactions, detect and avoid scams, and plan ahead with personalised financial insights. Sources: starlingbank (opens in a new tab) , finextra (opens in a new tab)
Gemini and Apex Fintech Solutions announced a partnership to bring Gemini's regulated crypto prediction markets to Apex's brokerage network; the partnership is formally announced, with the prediction-markets offering slated for delivery to Apex's brokerage clients. Sources: gemini (opens in a new tab)