Bitget Wallet has added the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Ripple’s USD-pegged stablecoin RLUSD to its platform, giving more than 90 million users access to XRP-based payments, cross-border transfers, and on- and off-ramps between fiat and stablecoins.
Mauritian business conglomerate ER Group has established a regional office in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of its strategy to increase investment and partnerships across East Africa. The move follows the creation of a regional fund with equity partners to support expansion in the region.
Coinbase has secured a major regulatory breakthrough in the United States, receiving conditional approval for a national trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The decision marks one of the most significant federal endorsements of a crypto firm to date and could reshape how digital assets are handled at scale.
Microsoft has announced a $10 billion investment in Japan, marking one of the company’s most significant global commitments in recent years and underscoring the intensifying race to build artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity infrastructure at scale.
Fintech firm Mercury is accelerating its push to become a full-service financial platform for businesses, entering the payroll market through the acquisition of AI startup Central, while reportedly pursuing a new funding round at valuation exceeding $5B.
As the U.S. economy enters 2026, official economic forecasts paint a cautiously optimistic picture on paper — even as consumer sentiment plummets and public confidence crumbles.
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its rapid sweep across industries, executives often tout a future where AI doesn’t just assist human workers — it replaces them in workplace settings altogether. The idea that a company might eliminate entire layers of staff in favour of intelligent systems isn’t just sci‑fi anymore; it’s playing out in boardrooms […]
What if you could pay for a holiday booking in Slovakia, a subscription in Portugal, or a marketplace order in Italy — all with the same app you use to split a lunch bill in Warsaw? For 21 million BLIK users, that future just got a lot closer.
A new push to redesign how money moves online is gaining momentum, as Coinbase and partners roll out the x402 Foundation with support of Linux Foundation — an initiative aimed at turning payments into a native function of the internet itself.
While economic uncertainty reshapes investment strategies, a new niche within wealth management is moving closer to the mainstream: crypto-backed mortgages. Positioned at the intersection of digital assets and real estate, these products are increasingly seen as a way for investors to unlock liquidity while preserving long-term exposure to cryptocurrencies.
As geopolitical tensions and economic fragmentation reshape global markets, the world’s wealthiest investors are recalibrating strategies, prioritising resilience, long-term stewardship, and geopolitical awareness over short-term returns.
Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s travel rewards programme, and Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, have announced a partnership that allows members of both loyalty programmes to convert points and miles for hotel stays, flights, and upgrades.
The space industry is entering a defining moment, as SpaceX moves toward a potential blockbuster IPO just as NASA sends astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, marking a powerful convergence of private capital and public space exploration ambition.
Polygon has emerged as the leading blockchain network for USD-denominated stablecoin activity, according to newly released on-chain data, signaling a potential shift in the infrastructure underpinning digital finance.
The past two weeks have delivered a concentrated burst of banking news that, taken together, paint a revealing portrait of where the industry is heading: data-sharing frameworks are maturing into serious economic infrastructure, challenger banks are sharpening their geographic focus, and fintechs from Lagos to Idaho are trading operational workarounds for proper banking licences. Here […]
The global payments landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with new launches and updates from Xero, Checkout.com, Paysend and more highlighting a clear shift toward merchant empowerment, regional sovereignty, and cross-border infrastructure upgrades.
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