Daily brief

September 18, 2026

3 stories curated for this day.

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde intervened to help block crypto exchange Binance from securing a licence under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation in Greece, the Wall Street Journal reports; the licence was not granted. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
Former PayPal and Intuit CEO Bill Harris has introduced Evergreen.ai, a personalised AI-powered financial advice app, as his latest venture. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
Sync Savings, a UK payroll savings platform founded by former Monzo executives, has completed a funding round backed by leading female investors. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)