Barclays move reflects a growing trend among global banks to engage with compliant stablecoin infrastructure as part of future payment and settlement innovation while maintaining firm regulatory boundaries.
Pluto has launched an AI-powered lending platform that lets investors borrow against private-market assets without selling them, aiming to unlock liquidity in one of finance’s most illiquid corners.
Vienna-based deeptech startup Vitrealab has raised €9.4 million in Series A funding to accelerate development of its light-engine technology for augmented reality (AR) glasses, a critical component seen as key to mainstream AR adoption.
Amazon may have introduced agentic AI shopping features, but third-party merchants are not that excited about it.
European challenger bank bunq has formally submitted a new banking application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the next step in its multi-phase plan to establish full banking operations in the United States.
Blink Payment has launched a new Card Present API designed to help Integrated Software Vendors (ISVs) and merchants seamlessly integrate in-person payments with real-time reporting into their platforms for unified commerce experiences.
Via the new partnership, Travelex becomes an additional payout channel within the Mukuru network, expanding cash payout options for remittance customers across South Africa to Travelex’s nationwide branches, strategically located in high-traffic, easily accessible areas.
Libya’s drive to modernize its oil and gas sector and attract fresh international investment is taking center stage at the Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2026, which has confirmed the participation of senior legal, advisory and energy-sector figures.
Flutterwave’s acquisition of Nigeria’s open-banking startup Mono marks a rare African fintech exit and creates one of the continent’s most comprehensive payment-and-data platforms.
AI-driven creative content is surging in popularity, with neural networks reshaping how music, lyrics, and multimedia are generated, and blockchain crypto tokens are now powering new incentives and participation.
After regaining its ground as the world’s top IPO market, Hong Kong is readying to set new records, with $40 billion deal volume forecast for 2026 by PwC.
The latest expansion of KAST’s Global Payouts strengthens the bridge between digital assets and everyday financial needs by making it easier for users to convert stablecoin tokens into local fiat currencies worldwide.
Alipay’s Tap! contactless payment service now processes more than 100 million daily transactions, underlining the fast-growing embrace of tap-to-pay and QR-based solutions in China and across Asia.
The latest joint EBA-ECB report shows payment fraud in the European Economic Area rose to €4.2 billion in 2024, driven by credit transfer and card payment scams despite strengthened security measures.
OceanFirst Financial and Flushing Financial have agreed to a $579 million all-stock merger that will significantly expand their banking footprint across New Jersey and New York and create a stronger, more competitive regional financial institution.
Worldwide crypto regime CARF has just got activated, with industry players in 48 early-adopter countries obliged to collect user data as 2026 kicks in.
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