Daily brief

September 25, 2026

3 stories curated for this day.

Socure's RiskOS identity-verification and fraud-prevention system is now live and in use on Arc, Circle's Layer 1 blockchain that has launched on public mainnet. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
Revolut has received Central Bank of Argentina approval to acquire Banco Cetelem Argentina S.A. from BNP Paribas Personal Finance; the deal is not yet closed, and upon completion the bank will be renamed Revolut Bank Argentina S.A.U., with Revolut building local operations ahead of a still-planned future launch. Sources: pymnts (opens in a new tab)
Kraken has launched Ōura IPO Access via its xStocks tokenized-equities offering, now live, letting users register interest ahead of smart-ring maker Ōura's upcoming Nasdaq listing. Sources: kraken (opens in a new tab)