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January 20, 2026
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UST Acquires Fintech Innovator Tailwind

UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has acquired Texas based fintech company Tailwind Business Ventures, strengthening its position in a dynamic sector while also expanding its presence in South...

January 20, 2026
FinTech Media Room
Digital asset, Finance, Financial Services, Fintech News, Payments

PhotonPay Secures U.S. MTL License to Strengthen Global Reach

PhotonPay, a leading global digital financial infrastructure platform, has obtained Money Transmitter License (MTL) from state financial regulatory authority in the United States. Through the successful approval of the state-level...

January 20, 2026
Fintech Staff Writer
Business, Financial Services, Fintech News, Payments

DriveCentric Partners With Dealer Pay to Embed Payments

DriveCentric, a modern CRM and customer engagement platform built specifically for dealerships, has announced a strategic partnership with Dealer Pay to enable compliant payment collection directly within the DriveCentric...

January 20, 2026
Sudipto Ghosh
Financial Services, Fintech News, Fraud Detection, Payments, Technology

NICE Actimize Named Celent Luminary in Anti-Fraud Report

NICE Actimize, a business of NICE, has been recognized as a leading Luminary by Celent, a division of GlobalData, in its newly released report Building Trust with Technology: Anti-Fraud...

January 20, 2026
Sudipto Ghosh
Blockchain, Financial Services, Fintech News, Payments, Tokenization

Galaxy Closes First Tokenized CLO on Avalanche Blockchain

Galaxy Digital has announced the successful closing of Galaxy CLO 2025-1, its first-ever collateralized loan obligation (CLO), marking a milestone in the evolution of onchain credit markets. The new...

January 20, 2026
Fintech Staff Writer
Crypto, Finance, Fintech News, Payments

Canaan Receives Nasdaq Notice on Minimum Bid Price

Canaan , a technology innovator in the crypto mining sector, has announced that it received a notice from Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on January 14, 2026, regarding non-compliance with...

January 20, 2026
Fintech Staff Writer
Bitcoin, Finance, Financial Services, Payments, Technology

Bybit EU Launches Bitcoin Cashback on Bybit Card

Bybit EU has announced the launch of Bitcoin cashback on the Bybit Card, giving eligible users a new way to earn rewards directly in Bitcoin through everyday spending. The...

January 20, 2026
Fintech Staff Writer
Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Investments, Payments

PACE Financing Expands Across California as Demand Grows

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing continues to gain momentum across California as more cities and counties adopt the program to help homeowners invest in energy-efficient, climate-resilient, and water-saving...

January 20, 2026
Fintech Staff Writer
AI (artificial intelligence), DeFi, Financial Services, Fintech News, Payments, Trading

OpenLedger and Theoriq Bring Verifiable AI to DeFi

As AI agents move beyond research labs and into live financial systems, a critical challenge has come into focus: proving what these systems actually do when real capital is...

WSPN Executes On-Chain Stablecoin Trade Finance Deal

January 20, 2026
Sudipto Ghosh
Business, Financial Services, Fintech News, Payments

WSPN Partners With HIFI for Stablecoin Cross-Border Payments

Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network, a provider of next-generation stablecoin infrastructure, has announced a strategic partnership with HIFI to simplify how institutional clients move value across borders. The collaboration enables...

January 20, 2026
Fintech Staff Writer
Banking, Digital Payments, Fintech News, Payments, Technology

Global Money Exchange Launches Global Pay App Powered by Comviva

Global Money Exchange , Oman’s leading money exchange company, has announced the launch of Global Pay, a new mobile application designed to deliver secure, convenient, and inclusive digital payment...

January 20, 2026
Sudipto Ghosh
Banking, Financial Services, Fintech News, Payments, Technology

Community West Bancshares Director Daniel Cunningham to Retire

Community West Bancshares , the parent company of Community West Bank, has announced the planned retirement of founding Board member Daniel N. Cunningham, marking the close of an extraordinary...

UST Acquires Fintech Innovator Tailwind

PhotonPay Secures U.S. MTL License to Strengthen Global Reach

DriveCentric Partners With Dealer Pay to Embed Payments

NICE Actimize Named Celent Luminary in Anti-Fraud Report

Galaxy Closes First Tokenized CLO on Avalanche Blockchain

Canaan Receives Nasdaq Notice on Minimum Bid Price

Bybit EU Launches Bitcoin Cashback on Bybit Card

PACE Financing Expands Across California as Demand Grows

OpenLedger and Theoriq Bring Verifiable AI to DeFi

WSPN Partners With HIFI for Stablecoin Cross-Border Payments

Global Money Exchange Launches Global Pay App Powered by Comviva

Community West Bancshares Director Daniel Cunningham to Retire

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