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US Bond Yields Hit 5% as Deficits Add to Fiscal Concerns
Finance & Economics

US Bond Yields Hit 5% as Deficits Add to Fiscal Concerns

The rise in US bond yields is producing two different readings of the national economy. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has pointed to stronger growth, investment and competition for capital as important reasons for higher long-term yields. At the same time, large fiscal deficits, a growing debt burden and higher borrowing costs are keeping attention […]

Money20/20 Middle East Brings Alipay+ and Tap to Pay to Saudi Arabia
Fintech & Ecommerce

Money20/20 Middle East Brings Alipay+ and Tap to Pay to Saudi Arabia

Money20/20 Middle East closed its active three-day run in Riyadh this week, bringing the fintech community a set of regulatory announcements from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), a new unicorn in the Kingdom’s payments sector, and cross-border card interoperability with Qatar.

Circle Onboards Over 100 Institutions for Arc Mainnet Launch
Blockchain & Crypto

Circle Onboards Over 100 Institutions for Arc Mainnet Launch

Circle has launched Layer 1 blockchain Arc for stablecoin payments and other financial transactions. More than hundred institutions are already testing the new network.

Clarity Act Collapse Discourages Crypto Industry
Blockchain & Crypto

Clarity Act Collapse Discourages Crypto Industry

As US Senate vote on the crypto regulation bill known as Clarity Act failed this week, bitcoin’s price declined along with the share prices of crypto-linked companies, including Coinbase and Circle. Vote hold for an uncertain period also affects crypto service developers in less visible ways. 

Nasdaq Verafin Partners With Stablecore on Cross-Asset Financial Crime Detection
Blockchain & Crypto

Nasdaq Verafin Partners With Stablecore on Cross-Asset Financial Crime Detection

Nasdaq Verafin and Stablecore announced a partnership that unifies digital asset and traditional banking data, giving financial institutions a combined view of financial crime risk across fiat and digital asset channels.

ECB Opens Digital Euro Pilot to Online and Mobile Merchants
Blockchain & Crypto

ECB Opens Digital Euro Pilot to Online and Mobile Merchants

The European Central Bank (ECB) has opened its digital euro pilot to online and mobile commerce merchants across the euro area, giving businesses an opportunity to test how the proposed central bank digital currency could work in real payment environments.

Velocity Raises $10M From Visa, Circle, and Ripple
Blockchain & Crypto

Velocity Raises $10M From Visa, Circle, and Ripple

UK stablecoin infrastructure startup Velocity has raised $10 million in an extension of its Series A funding round, bringing the total value of the round to $48 million.

“Where Malaysia’s AI Decisions Get Made”- World AI Show 2026 Delivers on Its Promise
Science & Technology

“Where Malaysia’s AI Decisions Get Made”- World AI Show 2026 Delivers on Its Promise

The 48th Global Edition of World AI Show- Malaysia concluded successfully at DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur, bringing together 1500+ business & tech leaders AI decision makers, policymakers, C-suite executives, infrastructure leaders, technology pioneers, and enterprise leaders for two days of high-impact discussions, strategic networking, and business collaboration.

CoinEx to Shut Down in December: What Users Should Know
Blockchain & Crypto

CoinEx to Shut Down in December: What Users Should Know

Hong Kong-native cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx is winding up operations. Users have till December 22, 2026 to transfer their funds elsewhere. 

Nubank Launches US Deposit Accounts and Partners With Sygnum on Digital Assets
Fintech & Ecommerce

Nubank Launches US Deposit Accounts and Partners With Sygnum on Digital Assets

Nubank has entered the US market, rolling out a suite of deposit products through a sponsor bank and struck partnership with Sygnum for crypto accounts. 

Revolut Hackers Demand Ransom After Customer Data Leak
Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Hackers Demand Ransom After Customer Data Leak

A well-known digital bank is now the target of one of the largest ransom demands ever made in cryptocurrency, after criminals tricked it into handing over sensitive customer records. The attackers say they will keep leaking that data publicly, piece by piece, until they are paid. UPD: Revolut denies any criminal groups contacting them directly.

Visa, Mastercard & Ant Team Up to Verify AI Shopping Agents
Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa, Mastercard & Ant Team Up to Verify AI Shopping Agents

Before agentic commerce becomes routine, someone has to answer a basic question: how does a bank or merchant know that AI agent initiating transaction is trustworthy and really acting on your behalf? Three of the biggest names in global payments industry are looking for a joint solution.

Sinch Survey: Black Friday Shoppers Trust AI for Tasks, Not Privacy
Science & Technology

Sinch Survey: Black Friday Shoppers Trust AI for Tasks, Not Privacy

New research from Sinch AB (publ) shows consumer attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) are divided ahead of Black Friday and holiday shopping season. Concerns about AI persist, especially when it comes to privacy, but confidence rises sharply when the technology is applied to specific, practical tasks.

Payment Failover Is Not Full Orchestration, RS2 Warns
Fintech & Ecommerce

Payment Failover Is Not Full Orchestration, RS2 Warns

Businesses are increasingly connecting to multiple payment providers to protect transactions from outages, but many have yet to develop the automated routing and control needed for full payment orchestration, according to new research from RS2.

Worldline Launches UCP Payment Handler for Agentic Commerce
Fintech & Ecommerce

Worldline Launches UCP Payment Handler for Agentic Commerce

Worldline has become one of the first payment providers in Europe to launch a payment handler for the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).

Study Reveals Widening Gap Between Provider Confidence and Consumer Frustration: $330B Service Revenue at Stake
Finance & Economics

Study Reveals Widening Gap Between Provider Confidence and Consumer Frustration: $330B Service Revenue at Stake

Paymentus Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY) and PYMNTS Intelligence have released the Service Commerce Performance Gap Report study measuring differences between what consumers expect from billing and payment experiences and what service providers believe they deliver. The revealed gap lies not only in frustrated expectations. It has material tag on it too. The report finds that […]