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Revolut Selected by the FCA to Test a Pound-Pegged Stablecoin in the UK
Blockchain & Crypto

Revolut Selected by the FCA to Test a Pound-Pegged Stablecoin in the UK

The UK’s financial regulator has chosen Revolut and three other firms to trial stablecoin issuance under supervised conditions. It is the first live test of its kind in Britain, and a direct input into rules that will govern the entire sector from 2027.

Founders Fund, Pantera and Franklin Templeton Back Arena – a New Live Testing Ground for Enterprise AI Agents
Science & Technology

Founders Fund, Pantera and Franklin Templeton Back Arena – a New Live Testing Ground for Enterprise AI Agents

Most AI agents pass demos. Far fewer hold up when the work is genuinely messy. Sentient’s Arena is a new environment designed to find out which is which in real enterprise conditions, instead of controlled neat tests.

MetaMask Is Now Also Available in Card Form via Mastercard Partnership
Blockchain & Crypto

MetaMask Is Now Also Available in Card Form via Mastercard Partnership

One of the most popular crypto wallets of all times, MetaMask has officially launched a co-branded payment card in collaboration with Mastercard.

Quidax and Lisk Partner to Advance Digital Finance in Africa
Blockchain & Crypto

Quidax and Lisk Partner to Advance Digital Finance in Africa

By linking regulated local liquidity with scalable Layer 2 blockchain infrastructure, the Quidax & Lisk partnership creates a practical bridge between Africa’s traditional financial rails and on-chain innovation, enabling developers, fintechs, and everyday users to access stablecoins, local currencies, and compliant digital asset services within a single integrated ecosystem.

South Korea Is Building an AI System to Catch Crypto Market Manipulation in Real Time
Blockchain & Crypto

South Korea Is Building an AI System to Catch Crypto Market Manipulation in Real Time

The country’s financial regulator is upgrading its surveillance platform to spot suspicious trading patterns in under five minutes — a window that human investigators could never reliably match. The Bithumb incident made the case impossible to ignore.

OpenAI Partners With McKinsey, BCG, Accenture and Capgemini to Push Enterprise AI Into the Mainstream
Science & Technology

OpenAI Partners With McKinsey, BCG, Accenture and Capgemini to Push Enterprise AI Into the Mainstream

The AI company’s new “Frontier Alliances” are an acknowledgement that selling to large corporations requires far more than a good model, and also a quiet escalation of the battle against Anthropic, Google, and the SaaS platforms already embedded in every major business.

Kenya’s Pesalink Connects to Pan-African Network PAPSS for Faster, Cheaper Cross-Border Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Kenya’s Pesalink Connects to Pan-African Network PAPSS for Faster, Cheaper Cross-Border Payments

A new deal between Pesalink and PAPSS will let Kenyans send money across African borders in local currencies, cutting out the correspondent banking chains that have long made such transfers slow and expensive.

Kwik Fit Begins Accepting American Express Cards at All UK Centres
Fintech & Ecommerce

Kwik Fit Begins Accepting American Express Cards at All UK Centres

Drivers across the UK can now pay for MOTs, tyres, servicing, and other vehicle work with an American Express card — both in Kwik Fit centre and online.

UPI Payments in India Can Now Use Biometric Authentication for Transactions Up to ₹5,000
Fintech & Ecommerce

UPI Payments in India Can Now Use Biometric Authentication for Transactions Up to ₹5,000

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem in India is being upgraded to allow biometric authentication for transactions of up to ₹5,000. Users can now authorize payments using fingerprint or facial recognition on their devices, providing a faster and more convenient alternative to the traditional UPI PIN.

UK Graduate Job Listings Fall Below 10,000 for the First Time on Record
Finance & Economics

UK Graduate Job Listings Fall Below 10,000 for the First Time on Record

Graduate vacancies in January dropped to their lowest level since tracking began in 2016 — nearly halving in a single year, as a deteriorating jobs market squeezes young people hardest.

Triple-A and Mastercard Move Join Forces to Speed Up Global Remittances for Banks and Fintechs
Fintech & Ecommerce

Triple-A and Mastercard Move Join Forces to Speed Up Global Remittances for Banks and Fintechs

A new integration between Triple-A’s remittance-as-a-service platform and Mastercard’s money movement network will let European financial institutions offer near real-time cross-border payouts without building the underlying infrastructure themselves.

Uber Is Buying Parking App SpotHero: Here’s What That Means for Drivers
Society & Lifestyle

Uber Is Buying Parking App SpotHero: Here’s What That Means for Drivers

Uber has agreed to acquire SpotHero, the leading parking reservation platform in North America. Once the deal closes, users will be able to book a parking spot without ever leaving the Uber app.

Grey Adds USD Accounts and Stablecoin Support to Its Cross-Border Business Banking Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

Grey Adds USD Accounts and Stablecoin Support to Its Cross-Border Business Banking Platform

The African fintech Grey has rolled out USD corporate accounts, bulk payouts to 170+ countries, and USDC stablecoin support — all on a single platform aimed at businesses that find international banking slow and expensive.

Argentina Implementa el Registro VASP: ¿Qué Significa Para los Usuarios de Binance y Lemon Cash?
Blockchain & Crypto

Argentina Implementa el Registro VASP: ¿Qué Significa Para los Usuarios de Binance y Lemon Cash?

Argentina avanza en la regulación del mercado cripto con la implementación activa del registro de Proveedores de Servicios de Activos Virtuales (VASP) a principios de 2026. La Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV) ha comenzado a supervisar de manera efectiva la inscripción, licencia y cumplimiento de todas las plataformas de criptomonedas que operan en el país, […]

Argentina’s VASP Registry Moves to Active Phase: What Crypto Companies and Users Need to Know
Blockchain & Crypto

Argentina’s VASP Registry Moves to Active Phase: What Crypto Companies and Users Need to Know

Argentina is taking a significant step in regulating the crypto currency market as its Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registry moves into an active, enforceable phase in early 2026. The country’s financial authorities, led by the Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV), are now formally overseeing the registration, licensing, and compliance of all crypto service providers […]

Chase, Lloyds, Banco Ganadero, Standard Chartered: Big Moves in Global Banking and Payments 2026
Fintech & Ecommerce

Chase, Lloyds, Banco Ganadero, Standard Chartered: Big Moves in Global Banking and Payments 2026

Branch expansions, banking service overhauls, fintech tie-ups, and stablecoin forecasts: here’s how major banks like Chase, Lloyds, Banco Ganadero, and Standard Chartered are adapting to the changing global finance landscape in 2026.