Daily brief
March 17, 2026
8 stories curated for this day.
- Euronet Polska and ZEN.COM launch a partnership enabling cash deposits into ZEN multi-currency accounts via 4,800+ Euronet machines across Poland. Sources: zen (opens in a new tab)
- Starling announces Chair David Sproul will step down later in 2026 after five years leading the company. Sources: starlingbank (opens in a new tab)
- Starling Bank launches a free, HMRC-recognised 'Making Tax Digital for Income Tax' tool for sole traders and landlords. Sources: starlingbank (opens in a new tab) , finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Circle's Dante Disparte gave evidence to the UK House of Lords on the future of stablecoin regulation and the UK's opportunity to lead with a principles-based framework. Sources: circle (opens in a new tab)
- Circle announced the first named recipients of its 2026 Circle Grant program. Sources: circle (opens in a new tab)
- Thunes enabled 11,500 Swift-connected banks to use its Pay-to-Stablecoin-Wallets solution and Direct Global Network for real-time payouts to stablecoin wallets. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Wise has been granted regulatory licenses to operate in Thailand. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- PayPal has expanded the availability of its stablecoin to 70 markets globally. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)