Building a fintech startup isn't just about developing technology; it's about finding the right pathways to customers, partners, and market opportunities. Through Brinc and @Ripple's Hong Kong Financial Innovation Program (HFIP), selected startups receive hands-on support to help accelerate growth. This includes mentorship from experienced operators, introductions to potential partners and investors, guidance on market expansion, and access to a global ecosystem focused on financial innovation. For founders, that means the opportunity to validate use cases faster, build strategic relationships, explore commercial partnerships, and gain insights from industry leaders who understand the challenges of scaling financial infrastructure. If you're building in payments, finance, trade finance, or AI-powered financial systems, applications are now open. Apply today! ( ) #Fintech# #XRPL# #Payments# #Startups# #FinancialInfrastructure#

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Financial opportunity shouldn't depend on where you were born. The next generation of financial infrastructure must make capital more affordable and essential financial services accessible to everyone. It's a vision we share with our partners at @lagoon_finance 👇

AGENTLAYER JUST BROUGHT ONCHAIN FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTLY INTO THE CLAUDE APP @agentlayer_ai is now available as a plugin inside the Claude app on Mac, giving AI agents direct access to x402 services and multichain financial infrastructure. - Use AgentLayer directly inside the Claude Mac app - Smart-search x402 endpoints based on your intent - Access services instantly with the /x402 command - Discover + pay for services through your agent - Chain-agnostic across Base, Solana & other networks - Connect directly through the in-app marketplace

One major financial institution choosing Aptos is interesting. When it keeps happening, you should probably ask why. @BlackRock. @FranklnTempletn. @apolloglobal. @BHDigitalAssets. Different businesses. Different products. Different paths onchain. Some assets arrive through different tokenization platforms on Aptos, like @Securitize and @KAIO_xyz. What they share is a hard requirement. Financial infrastructure can't be "almost reliable." When you're dealing with regulated funds, tokenized treasuries, and institutional capital, transactions need to settle quickly, costs need to remain predictable, and the network needs to perform when demand arrives. These firms could deploy anywhere. A growing number have chosen Aptos. Eventually, the logos stop being announcements. They become a pattern.

Each new generation of financial infrastructure has expanded who—or what—can participate. The next generation is built for an entirely new class: AI systems that can read markets, make decisions, & act autonomously. Finance is becoming machine-native.

Yesterday at the Financial Infrastructure Forum in Rio, CertiK CBO Jason Jiang joined industry leaders to discuss how blockchain is reshaping capital markets and global finance. One message stood out: as financial institutions move on-chain, security expectations change dramatically. The risks are no longer limited to individual protocols. They extend to the infrastructure that underpins entire financial systems. Building the digital rails for institutional finance requires more than innovation. It requires security, resilience, and trust by design. Thanks to everyone who joined the discussion.