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FDIC Crypto Custody Approval: Banks Can Now Hold Bitcoin 1

FDIC Crypto Custody: Banks Now Hold Bitcoin

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued landmark guidance in March 2026 formally permitting FDIC-insured banks to provide cryptocurrency custody services

Cyber Insurance Premiums Surge: What Fintechs Pay Now 1

Cyber Insurance Premiums Surge for Fintech Companies

Cyber insurance premiums for fintech and crypto companies surged 38 to 52 percent year over year through 2025 according to

Stablecoin Regulation Q2 2026: New US Treasury Guidelines 1

Stablecoin Regulation: New US Treasury Guidelines

The US Treasury Department issued comprehensive stablecoin regulatory guidelines in April 2026 establishing the most detailed framework yet for payment

Insurance Fintech IPOs: Lemonade and the Next Wave 1

Insurance Fintech IPOs: Lemonade Leads the Charge

The insurance technology IPO market shows signs of meaningful revival through 2025 and 2026 after a multi-year drought, with several

Why Fintech M&A Activity Surged 35% This Year 1

Fintech M&A Activity Surged 35% This Year

Fintech merger and acquisition activity through Q1 2026 reached 41.2 billion US dollars across 312 announced transactions, a 35 percent

Top 10 Fintech IPOs Expected in 2026 1

Top Fintech IPOs Expected in 2026

The fintech IPO pipeline through the remainder of 2026 looks substantially more active than at any point since 2021, with

Crypto Exchange Licensing: The Race for Regional Hubs 1

Crypto Exchange Licensing: Key Insights for 2025

The competition between regional financial centres to attract licensed crypto exchange operations has intensified through 2025 and 2026, with Singapore,

Basel III Crypto Capital Requirements: Banks Push Back 1

Basel III Crypto Capital Requirements Overview

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s prudential treatment of cryptoasset exposures took effect for major banks on January 1, 2026,

MAS Issues New AML Guidelines for Crypto Exchanges 1

New AML Guidelines for Crypto Exchanges in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore published revised anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism guidelines for digital asset service providers in

EU's MiCA Regulation 18 Months In: Winners and Losers 1

MiCA Regulation: EU Crypto Market Winners and Losers

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, in force since December 2024, has now operated for 18 months and the

Cross-Border AML Cooperation: FATF Pushes for Digital Asset Standards 1

Cross-Border AML: FATF’s Digital Asset Standards

The Financial Action Task Force’s February 2026 plenary meeting produced the most comprehensive cross-border AML standards for digital assets to

Fintech Bankruptcies Surge 60%: Survivor Strategies 1

Fintech Bankruptcies: Key Survivor Strategies

Fintech bankruptcies surged 60 percent year over year through 2025 according to S&P Global Market Intelligence’s January 2026 fintech distress