Daily brief

August 24, 2026

2 stories curated for this day.

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)