Daily brief
September 7, 2026
6 stories curated for this day.
- Molten Ventures, a backer of Revolut, has completed a £175 million first close of its growth fund aimed at UK startups; it is separately reported, but not confirmed, to be vying to manage a £1 billion government-backed UK fund. Sources: tech (opens in a new tab)
- Wise has completed a fee reduction — a durable pricing change for its money transfer service that the company estimates saves customers around £23 million per year. Sources: wise (opens in a new tab)
- Binance introduces Binance AI, a new AI-powered trading assistant, and opens it to users via a live beta program. Sources: binance (opens in a new tab)
- Kraken has launched TWAP (time-weighted average price) orders on Kraken Pro, now live, enabling traders to automatically execute large orders in staggered slices over time to reduce market impact. Sources: kraken (opens in a new tab)
- Revolut received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a US bank charter; the approval itself is a completed regulatory action, but the full charter grant and any resulting banking services remain pending. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Wise has completed a fee reduction — a durable pricing change for its money transfer service that the company estimates saves customers around £23 million per year. Sources: wise (opens in a new tab)