Banks, asset managers, payments networks, insurers, fintech, crypto-linked companies, and the capital markets around them.
A recent pullback left BlackRock (BLK) trailing the Nasdaq Composite over multiple time horizons, but the company’s April 14 update showed rising revenue, record iShares ETF inflows, and faster growth in its Aladdin technology business.
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Visa said it is exploring how Brale’s USD-backed SBC stablecoin could be used for institutional settlement on the privacy-focused Canton Network, extending the company’s stablecoin settlement work inside its VisaNet obligations process.
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A recent market commentary suggests pay-by-bank could capture customers who were not fully won by mobile wallets, even as it remains unclear how quickly card-network economics would be affected.
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The payments network said it will test Brale’s U.S.-dollar-backed stablecoin, SBC, using the Canton Network in a proof-of-concept aimed at speeding up settlement while limiting visibility of sensitive transaction data.
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A widely watched fair value framework tied to Wall Street estimates trimmed BlackRock’s central target slightly, reflecting a cautious tone after recent mixed resets.
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The investment manager says its next skilled-trades push will fund nonprofit grants through a nationwide request for proposals as BlackRock’s shares trade near a level that market commentators describe as only modestly below “intrinsic” value.
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The payments network says regulated stablecoins will be enabled for on-chain card settlement across multiple blockchains, adding more timing flexibility for issuers and acquirers as stablecoin rails move from pilots toward mainstream infrastructure.
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The Cuban central bank said it was told by an overseas payments processor that its relationship with Fincimex will be interrupted, forcing Visa and Mastercard card services to stop on the island starting Saturday, June 6.
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In its first-quarter 2026 shareholder letter, Baron Capital said it initiated a position in Bank of America as part of a broader shift toward financials, even as the ETF fell 15.97% on a net-asset-value basis for the quarter.
