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Bank of America Expands AskGPS With Three New Tools 
Fintech & Ecommerce

Bank of America Expands AskGPS With Three New Tools 

Bank of America has launched AskGPS Intelligence Hub. It is a set of tools to facilitate decision-making for corporate staff in its Global Payments Solutions (GPS) unit. 

Aave Launches on OKX X Layer
Blockchain & Crypto

Aave Launches on OKX X Layer

OKX announced the launch of Aave, a decentralized lending protocol, on X Layer. Now its users can earn passive income on idle crypto assets. 

Nvidia Launches Open Agent Safety Platform After String of AI Agent Security Incidents
Science & Technology

Nvidia Launches Open Agent Safety Platform After String of AI Agent Security Incidents

Nvidia has released a new software platform designed to keep AI agents from breaking out of the boundaries they’re supposed to operate within. The company unveiled the Open Agent Safety Platform on Monday, positioning it as a direct response to a run of security incidents that have hit some of the biggest names in AI […]

Tackling Today’s Cyber Security Challenges: Inside the Cyber Secure Forum
Science & Technology

Tackling Today’s Cyber Security Challenges: Inside the Cyber Secure Forum

From AI-powered fraud to the ongoing threat of ransomware, the cyber security landscape facing today’s organisations is moving faster than most teams can keep pace with. On 9th November 2026 at the Hilton London Canary Wharf, the Cyber Secure Forum brings senior security professionals together for a day built specifically to address that gap — […]

Revolut Pay with Smile: How Face Scan Payments Work
Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Pay with Smile: How Face Scan Payments Work

Revolut has recently introduced facial recognition payment service Pay with Smile. That tool lets customers pay for purchases in physical stores without a phone, bank card or wallet. The service is integrated into Revolut Register, the company’s point-of-sale (POS) system for businesses.

iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026 Brings AI and Fintech Innovation to The University of Hong Kong
Fintech & Ecommerce

iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026 Brings AI and Fintech Innovation to The University of Hong Kong

Powered by AWS, the one-day Hackathon will challenge students and professionals to build AI-powered solutions for financial services, with the Top 7 teams progressing to iFX EXPO Asia 2026.

Safello Launches Crypto Checkout Pilot for Businesses
Blockchain & Crypto

Safello Launches Crypto Checkout Pilot for Businesses

Swedish crypto brokerage Safello launched a pilot version of its crypto checkout solution. It allows businesses to offer their end customers the ability to buy and transfer crypto-assets without leaving an existing customer flow.

LexisNexis Launches AI Tool That Adapts to Changing Fraud Patterns
Science & Technology

LexisNexis Launches AI Tool That Adapts to Changing Fraud Patterns

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has launched Emailage Adaptive, an AI-powered fraud detection solution designed to continuously adjust to changing fraud patterns without requiring manual recalibration.

Danske Bank and Mastercard Complete Denmark’s First AI Agent Payment
Fintech & Ecommerce

Danske Bank and Mastercard Complete Denmark’s First AI Agent Payment

Danske Bank and Mastercard have completed Denmark’s first payment in which an AI agent carried out both the purchase and the payment on behalf of a consumer, marking an early live test of agentic commerce inside a regulated Nordic bank.

Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Google Face Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Pact to Slow AI Development
Science & Technology

Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Google Face Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Pact to Slow AI Development

Four of the industry’s leading AI labs: Anthropic, OpenAI, Elon Musk’s xAI (referred to in the filing as SpaceXAI), and Google, are facing a proposed federal class action accusing them of illegally coordinating to slow the pace of AI model improvement, a move the plaintiffs say violates Section 1 of the Sherman Act.

Kakao Pay and Kakao Bank Partner With Fireblocks to Explore Stablecoins in Korea
Blockchain & Crypto

Kakao Pay and Kakao Bank Partner With Fireblocks to Explore Stablecoins in Korea

Kakao Pay and Kakao Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with digital asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks to explore opportunities for digital assets, mainly stablecoins, in South Korea.

Amazon Blocks Meta Muse AI Agent From Shopping on Its Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Blocks Meta Muse AI Agent From Shopping on Its Platform

Amazon has cut off Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on Amazon.com, deepening an industry-wide standoff over who controls the customer relationship as AI agents purchase on consumers’ behalf.

CloudTech Group Launches RooRooEx Digital Asset Trading Platform
Blockchain & Crypto

CloudTech Group Launches RooRooEx Digital Asset Trading Platform

CloudTech Group has launched RooRooEx, a digital asset trading platform for professional investors, high-net-worth individuals and retail customers. Its initial target markets are Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.

Google Confirms Gemini Autonomously Breached Three Companies in May Test
Science & Technology

Google Confirms Gemini Autonomously Breached Three Companies in May Test

Google has confirmed that its Gemini AI model accessed three real companies’ systems during a cybersecurity evaluation in May, marking the first known case of the company’s AI autonomously carrying out such an act.

Saudi Arabia Ends mBridge Participation After Completing CBDC Payment Trial
Blockchain & Crypto

Saudi Arabia Ends mBridge Participation After Completing CBDC Payment Trial

Saudi Arabia has ended its participation in mBridge, a China-led cross-border payments project using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), after completing a proof of concept in May 2025.

ECB Launches Pontes to Settle Tokenised Assets in Central Bank Money
Finance & Economics

ECB Launches Pontes to Settle Tokenised Assets in Central Bank Money

The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched Pontes, a new service designed to allow wholesale transactions in tokenised assets to be settled using central bank money.