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The SEC has proposed new crypto custody rules allowing investment advisers and regulated funds, under certain conditions, to hold digital assets themselves or use state-chartered trust companies. The changes could…
Revolut has tested Pay with Smile at three London cafés, allowing enrolled customers to pay by looking at a Revolut Register camera without presenting a card or phone. Facial data…
The Eurosystem has launched Pontes, connecting blockchain-based financial platforms with its TARGET infrastructure so tokenised securities can be settled in central bank money. Thirteen financial institutions and four DLT operators…
Amazon has blocked Meta’s Muse AI agent from shopping on its marketplace, saying Meta did not request permission and that Muse fails to identify itself while browsing. Amazon also raises…
The Wall Street Journal reports that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde intervened against Binance’s attempt to obtain a MiCA license through Greece, despite the ECB having no formal licensing…
Apple could launch Apple Pay in India as soon as October, initially supporting Axis Bank credit cards, according to Reuters. Axis had 16.26 million active cards in July, while Apple…
JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are preparing billions of dollars of financing for European AI infrastructure as the debt boom behind US data centers spreads across the Atlantic. Nearly $500 billion…
New details show that around 680 Revolut customers were affected by the recent fake-government-request breach. Hackers claiming responsibility say they used blockchain analysis to deliberately identify customers with large cryptocurrency…
Over one in ten globally on a daily basis. The estimate comes from a futurist-led report supported by research involving 26,000 parents and teenagers across 13 markets. Agentic payments are…
Samsung has led Mistral’s €3bn funding round while simultaneously signing a deal to deploy the French company’s AI inside its semiconductor operations. The combination reveals why Mistral’s on-premise, customisable AI…