Daily brief
September 16, 2026
9 stories curated for this day.
- Revolut has received a banking licence from Colombia's financial regulator, the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC) — its sixth banking licence worldwide — which allows it to operate as a regulated bank in Colombia; the company says this is the last regulatory step before it launches in the country, so the Colombian launch is not yet live. Sources: thenextweb (opens in a new tab)
- Monzo has introduced Monzo Aura, a newly announced named offering, in a post on its community forum, with the provided item giving no further detail on its features or availability. Sources: monzo (opens in a new tab) , tech (opens in a new tab)
- Kraken has launched the updated Kraken Wallet, its self-custody crypto wallet, now featuring DeFi Earn, which lets users put their assets to work and earn yield; the feature is live now. Sources: kraken (opens in a new tab)
- Monzo has launched (live) a metal credit card that automatically invests the cashback customers earn as they spend. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Quartz, a London wealth-management fintech founded by former Revolut and N26 employees, has gone live with its 'personal banker' app after completing a £2.7 million seed raise. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Kraken announced it is now an official X (Twitter) Cashtag partner, with the jointly delivered integration live so users can trade a token directly from their X timeline with a tap, seconds after reading about it. Sources: kraken (opens in a new tab)
- Circle has launched Arc Mainnet, an open Layer-1 blockchain network purpose-built for financial markets, real-time money movement, and agentic economic activity; the mainnet launch is live. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Hackers claiming responsibility for the Revolut data breach say they downloaded personal details of 680 high-net-worth crypto whale accounts at the firm. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- UK stablecoin startup Velocity has raised $10 million in a completed extension of its Series A round, with investment from Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, Ripple, Haun Ventures, Translink Capital and Mirana Ventures. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)