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LSEG and Payward Advance Tokenised Equity Infrastructure

The London Stock Exchange has partnered with Payward, the parent company of Kraken, to explore tokenised equities through regulated market infrastructure. The partnership will examine how digital native access and blockchain based systems can connect with LSEGโ€™s regulated market ecosystem,...

8 Best E-Invoicing Compliance Solutions for Global Mandates in 2026

Key Takeaways E-invoicing has stopped being a finance efficiency project and become a tax filing obligation with legal deadlines attached. VAT IT leads this list because mandate compliance is an indirect tax problem first and a document exchange problem...

Aon to Acquire USI for $17 Billion in Insurance Deal

Aon has signed a definitive agreement to acquire USI Insurance Services from KKR and other shareholders for $17 billion, marking one of the largest insurance brokerage transactions in recent years. The USI Insurance Acquisition underscores Aon's strategic push into...

ONEOK Secures $9 Billion Apollo Investment for Brazos Deal

ONEOK has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brazos Midstream's Permian Midland Basin natural gas gathering and processing assets for $4.425 billion in cash. The deal, announced on 30 August 2026, is backed by a $9 billion nonvoting...

Visa and PayInit Build Shared Payment Infrastructure for Swiss Banks

Visa and PayInit have announced plans to build shared payment infrastructure that will enable Swiss card-issuing banks to offer cross-border peer-to-peer payments. The development is designed to give financial institutions access to international payment networks without each bank having...

Singapore Commits S$220 Million to Boost Fintech Innovation

Singapore will deploy S$220 million ($172.83 million) over three years to strengthen its fintech ecosystem and support fintech innovation and technology adoption across the financial sector. The commitment comes under the fourth edition of the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation...

Vanguard to Acquire Altruist to Expand Wealth Management Technology

Vanguard has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Altruist, an AI-forward wealth technology and custody platform that serves independent financial advisers. The Altruist Acquisition represents a significant move by Vanguard to deepen its presence across the adviser technology...

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