Daily brief
February 17, 2026
4 stories curated for this day.
- Payoneer partnered with Stripe-owned Bridge to embed stablecoin receipt, holding, sending and local-bank withdrawal workflows in its platform, scheduled to launch in select markets in Q2 2026 and expand through the year. Sources: payoneer (opens in a new tab) , finextra (opens in a new tab)
- BridgeWise has announced the acquisition of Context Analytics. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Gemini's stock price declined sharply following the departure of three senior executives. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- A retrospective article examines Monzo's ten-year history and its impact on the banking industry. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)