J. P. Morgan Payments has selected Thunes to expand its cross-border capabilities through the bank's Xpedite Remit solutions suite. The new suite of tools combines J. P. Morgan Payments’ connectivity with local, real-time payments rails and Thunes’ ...
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09/23/2026

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/09/22 17:46 -0400
  • J.P. Morgan Payments selected Thunes to expand Xpedite Remit, combining its payments infrastructure with Thunes’ Direct Global Network for faster, more transparent cross-border payments.
  • The partnership gives J.P. Morgan access to 12 billion bank accounts and mobile wallets across 100+ corridors, reducing the need to establish local connectivity market by market.
  • Chase’s 94 million consumer and small business customers will also benefit, including through faster, real-time...
By David Penn on 2026/09/22 16:54 -0400
  • AI infrastructure provider for regulated industries, Go.AI, has secured $85 million in Series A funding in a round led by Updata Partners. The investment takes the company's total funding to $90 million.
  • The capital will enable Go.AI to grow its engineering team, accelerate development of its key solutions, and scale go-to-market efforts beyond regulated industries.
  • Go.AI made its Finovate debut earlier this year at FinovateSpring 2026 as Go Abacus. The Chicago-based company returned...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/09/22 16:47 -0400

Payments expert ACI Worldwide announced it now offers intelligent payments routing for Swift ledger transactions. The capabilities are available using ACI Connetic, the company's cloud-native payments hub.

Swift's blockchain-based ledger was announced last year to help banks move tokenized deposits across borders beyond traditional operating hours. While the 17 banks involved stand to benefit from the infrastructure, many have not fit tokenized deposit payments into their day-to-day...

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/09/21 13:29 -0400
  • FintechOS raised $28 million in combined debt and equity, bringing its total funding since 2017 to $178.9 million.
  • The capital will support US expansion, deeper European client relationships, and team growth as the company shifts from efficiency mode back toward faster expansion.
  • FintechOS enters that growth phase from a stronger financial base, having reached profitability while growing recurring revenue 40%, operational EBITDA more than 102%, and its U.S. business 130% in 2026.
  • ...
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) on 2026/09/21 10:48 -0400

It's the last full week of September, which means that the calendar is ready to flip to the final quarter of 2026. Check out what fintechs are up to in this week's look at the top fintech news. We'll continue to update this post with news throughout the week.


DeFi

Aracore and Teiza to work on institutional stablecoin settlement model between South Korea and Malaysia.

Prediction markets

Yahoo Finance and Polymarket end prediction market partnership.

Digital banking

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