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Bank NXT Migrates ATM and Debit Card Portfolio to Network International
Egypt's Bank NXT is moving its ATM and debit card processing to Network International's end-to-end platform as part of a broader
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Franklin Templeton adds $150 million in fund shares to XRP Ledger, all in one wallet
Two subscriptions on Thursday nearly quadrupled the fund’s tokens on the network. The receiving wallet shares its authorized signers with the issuer.
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Gibraltar Signs MOU with ADI Foundation on Stablecoin Consortium
Gibraltar and ADI Foundation will explore a sterling, dollar and euro stablecoin consortium built on ADI Chain for institutional cross-border settlement.
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American Express Expands Travel Platform With Airbnb Integration
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Fiserv Appoints Mastercard Senior Strategic Advisor Raj Seshadri to Board
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Polygon Secures US Money Transmitter Licenses
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Customers Bank Uses AI to Close Commercial Loans in 7 Days
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Digital Banking & Payments
More →Sezzle Pursues National Bank Charter to Add FDIC-Insured Deposit Accounts
FinTech company Sezzle has begun the formal charter application process to establish a national bank that would offer a broad range of banking products and services, the company said in a Thursday (Oct. 22) press release. Sezzle filed applications with the Office of the…
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eInvoicing Mandates Turn Bills Into B2B Payment Data
European eInvoicing mandates seek to standardize how businesses deliver the information used to approve and collect payments. Invoice amounts, tax details and transaction references enter defined fields that accounting software reads and processes, establishing a common basis…
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Canadian SMBs embrace digital banking, but customers want better personal service
RBC Ranks Highest for Small Business Banking Customer Satisfaction Canada’s five big banks are delivering stronger digital banking experiences for small businesses, helping lift overall satisfaction four points year-over-year to 656 (on a 1,000-point scale), according to the…
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LianLian Taps PayPal and Venmo to Speed Up Cross-Border Payouts
Cross-border payments firm LianLian Global’s social commerce, marketplace and eCommerce clients can now send payouts to PayPal accounts globally and Venmo accounts in the United States, the company said in a Thursday (Oct. 22) press release. The capabilities are enabled by…
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IRS plans lower tax disclosure penalties, including for crypto: Forbes
The US tax agency is targeting faster resolutions and more flexible payment options for taxpayers voluntarily disclosing past tax violations under a planned program overhaul.
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Global Economic Outlook 2027: Are We Heading Toward Another Financial Crisis?
The world economy is entering a dangerous period, but a Great Depression-style collapse is still a remote possibility. A prolonged economic slowdown, further stock-market corrections, and a potential recession in some major economies are much more credible risks. What’s more…
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Wells Fargo and five others object to OKX-ICE tokenized stock listings: Report
As of Friday, 22 companies had filed objections as part of the joint venture’s proposed tokenized stock platform under the SEC’s innovation exemption.
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NY Seeks $1.37 Billion Judgment Against Operators of NovaTech Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Bitcoin Magazine NY Seeks $1.37 Billion Judgment Against Operators of NovaTech Crypto Ponzi Scheme Two successive crypto frauds took investors for more than $1.1 billion. Now New York's attorney general is asking a court to make the operators pay it back—with interest. This post…
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Blockstream Launches Institutional Consulting Services, Opens Lugano Office
Bitcoin Magazine Blockstream Launches Institutional Consulting Services, Opens Lugano Office Blockstream will offer its engineering expertise to banks and asset managers from a new Swiss base. This post Blockstream Launches Institutional Consulting Services, Opens Lugano Office…
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Netanyahu Considering Crypto Plan to Dodge Banking Sanctions on Israel
Days before Israel’s election, Netanyahu said he has asked for a blockchain plan in case banks are hit with sanctions, and told Israelis to prepare for a rainy day after Trump.
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Stablecoins, Tokenization & Blockchain
More →Senate Democrat Probes Tether Payments to Ex-White House Crypto Adviser’s Firm
Sen. Richard Blumenthal demanded Tether’s records on payments to Nxum, a firm co-owned by former White House crypto adviser Bo Hines.
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HSBC Launches Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin for Everyday Payments
HSBC has launched its first stablecoin, HSBC RedCoin (RCHKD), in Hong Kong, saying in a Friday (Oct. 23) press release that it is built for everyday payments and transactions. HSBC RedCoin is licensed and regulated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), is Hong Kong dollar…
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SEC Flags AI 'Super Intelligence' and Tokenization as Systemic Market Risks
The regulator's Division of Examinations named "super intelligence and other advanced technologies" as a focus area alongside tokenization risks.
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Initia halts blockchain after exploit reportedly drains over $2.6M
The blockchain suspended its layer-1 network and rollups after security researchers identified unauthorized token minting and millions in assets transferred to Ethereum.
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Netanyahu seeking blockchain plan to prepare for possible sanctions
Netanyahu says blockchain could help Israel prepare for possible sanctions targeting its banking system.
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More →Cognitive Credit Lands $40 Million Investment to Expand US Operations
Cognitive Credit, a provider of specialist data, infrastructure and artificial intelligence solutions for global corporate credit markets, secured a $40 million strategic growth investment to accelerate its commercial expansion in the United States and build its next generation…
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TEN Credit Union selects Bankjoy for its Corelation KeyStone conversion
Bankjoy, a leading provider of digital banking solutions for community financial institutions, today announced that TEN Credit Union (TENCU), a Nashville-based credit union founded in 1950, has selected Bankjoy as its digital banking platform.
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Shoppers Would Send AI Agents to Marketplaces Over Brand Sites
Artificial intelligence (AI) shopping agents could make it easier for consumers to compare products and complete purchases, but they may not change where shoppers spend their money. Even when an autonomous AI assistant can purchase the same product from competing merchants at…
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SpaceX Enlists 130 Tech Leaders to Help Businesses Deploy Grok AI
SpaceX has launched a partner program that offers training, tools and support to companies that build products, solutions and services with the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) model, Grok, according to a Thursday (Oct. 22) press release. The new SpaceX Super Intelligence…
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Bitcoin Core Rewrites Its Security Policy for a World Where AI Finds Bugs in One Prompt
Developers will now backport fixes and cut releases immediately for flaws flagged as “easily discoverable,” abandoning long embargoes for bugs an attacker can surface with a single AI prompt.
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Funding, Investments & M&A
More →Argentine payment infrastructure company Rebill raises $5.4m
Rebill, the Argentine payment infrastructure company, announced the closing of a USD 5.4 million pre-Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to more than USD 9 million since its founding in 2020.
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SpaceX Filing Gives Elon Musk the Final Word on Tesla Merger He Says He’s Staying Out Of
SpaceX’s latest 10-Q filing quietly confirms any Tesla combination requires sign-off from its “controlling shareholder.”
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Tech Mahindra acquires Finastra's cash management division
Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM), a leading provider of AI-powered digital transformation and technology consulting solutions to enterprises across industries, has acquired Finastra’s Cash Management product suite, comprising Fusion Cash Management (FCM), Fusion Virtual Accounts (FVA)…
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Bitcoin appears to have decoupled from midterm cycle bottom history
Previous bitcoin bear-market lows followed U.S. midterms, but this year’s recovery raises the possibility that the bottom arrived months earlier.
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Fintel acquires Mortgage Brain Holdings
Fintel plc, a leading provider of software, data and support services to the retail financial services sector, today announces the acquisition of Mortgage Brain Holdings.
Finextra
Cognitive Credit raises $40m to scale specialist data and AI for credit markets
Corporate credit data, analytics, and AI technology provider Cognitive Credit has closed a $40 million strategic growth investment led by Summit Partners with participation from ETFS Capital.
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