FinTech Australia has welcomed the government's Financial Innovation Strategy, covering regulatory sandboxes, payments, and digital assets.

Circle Internet Group has agreed to acquire Singapore-based Tazapay, expanding USDC-based cross-border payment infrastructure across Asia.

Euroclear and HSBC will launch AutoFX, an automated FX service integrated into cross-border settlement ahead of T+1 in Europe and the UK. The solution folds clients' currency execution into the ...

India-based digital bank Slice has secured USD 100 million in new funding, valuing the company at USD 450 million.

Binance added options on over 1,000 US stocks and ETFs, executed via Nest Trading Limited and Alpaca Securities Clearing.

FinScan and Quantifind have partnered to integrate AI-powered adverse media intelligence into AML and sanctions screening workflows.

Every regulator, vendor, and bank in this industry can point to a number that makes them look good. That should worry you more than it reassures you.

Mastercard forecasts that one in ten online shoppers will routinely use AI agents to shop and pay by 2030, reshaping retail and payments.

DBS and Citi executed a weekend cross-border USD payment using tokenised deposits on the Swift Digital Ledger, settling within minutes.

France-based AI developer Mistral has secured EUR 3 billion in a funding round led by Samsung Electronics, valuing it at EUR 21 billion.

Bitcoin-based Liquid Network says around USD 320 million was withdrawn from its federation wallet via SideSwap in a hack.

Revolut and Visa piloted an AI agent-initiated card payment in France, using Passkey authentication within existing issuer controls.