3/23/2026 3:46:58 PM "The Arbitrator Exceeded Her Authority": Specific Arbitration Agreement Terms Lead to Successful Appeal of Award By Ted Huffman It is difficult to appeal an arbitrator’s award due to limited appeal grounds and deferential standards governing arbitral...
3/23/2026 12:01:49 PM FCA sets out 2026 regulatory priorities for the Wholesale Banking and Buy- Side markets sector By Premlata Fagan Stephen Clipsham The FCA has now published its Regulatory Priorities Reports for Wholesale Markets and for the Wholesale Buy Side sector. The reports,...
3/20/2026 9:00:47 AM Obin AI raises $7m in Seed funding By Kate Wang San Francisco based maker of AI agents for financial institutions raised $7m in Seed funding led by Motive Partners.
3/20/2026 8:55:36 AM Candex raises $7m in Series C funding By Kate Wang New York City based vendor payment and onboarding platform raised $7m in Series C funding led by HSBC.
3/18/2026 6:11:01 AM Upvest raises $90m in new funding By Kate Wang Germany based investment infrastructure firm raised $90m in new funding led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent.
3/17/2026 4:17:57 PM Musk’s xAI hiring credit experts, bankers to teach Grok finance By Sarah Wolter The company is recruiting experts in areas such as financial modeling, crypto and equity markets to train Grok. xAI is rebuilding its...
3/17/2026 11:01:27 AM FCA sets out its 2026 regulatory priorities for Mortgages sector By Premlata Fagan The FCA has now published its Regulatory Priorities report for the Mortgages sector Reports such as this one will, going forward,...
3/17/2026 10:44:49 AM FCA sets out its 2026 regulatory priorities for the Retail Banking sector By Premlata Fagan The FCA has now published its Regulatory Priorities report for the Retail Banking sector Reports such as this one will, going forward,...
3/11/2026 6:17:01 PM Revolut secures full UK banking licence after four-year wait By Cristobal de Atucha Revolut has finally secured a full UK banking licence from the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority. The approval enables...
3/11/2026 9:44:11 AM Asia Financial Regulatory update - March 2026 By Clara Hackney Alcander Seah Claris Teo Last month, regulators in Singapore and Hong Kong have continued efforts aimed at making capital markets more robust, liquid and...
3/10/2026 10:46:07 AM Your guide to UK Banking Regulation in 2026 By Alastair Holt Simon Treacy Alastair Holt and Simon Treacy have co-authored the UK chapter for GLI’s Banking Regulation 2026. The UK Government has promised to use...
3/5/2026 9:52:38 PM Revolut applies for US banking licence in push to crack American market By Gareth Jones Revolut has applied for a US national bank charter, betting a more open regulatory climate under the Trump administration could ease...
3/5/2026 8:57:10 PM Less radical, more profitable: here come Europe’s new fintech unicorns By Gareth Jones The FT reports that Europe’s newest fintech unicorns are shifting from flashy consumer apps to profitable B2B banking and software....
3/5/2026 8:03:20 PM Chaos Rocks Bolivia After Bank Voids $62 Million That Fell From Sky By Gareth Jones After a plane crash scattered $62 million in Bolivian banknotes later voided by the central bank, confusion spread as merchants rejected...
3/5/2026 6:49:16 PM Crypto Fans Have an Alternative to Savings Accounts. Banks Are Freaking Out. By Gareth Jones Stablecoins offering yields are emerging as an alternative to bank deposits, sparking a fight between banks and crypto firms over whether...
2/27/2026 2:40:08 PM Chase to open 160 branches in 2026 By Samantha Wulfson While many banks have been cutting their branch networks as customers go digital, in 2024 Chase committed to opening another 500 sites,...