Ondo Finance Launches First-Ever Custodial Tokenized Securities in the U.S., with Broadridge Partnering to Integrate World-Class Governance

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Asset Management

Ondo Finance today announced the first live solution of third-party tokenized U.S. securities operating entirely within the existing regulatory perimeter in the U.S., in partnership with Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., to provide full voting rights for tokenized equity holders.  

Morphic Launches RGLTD and Expands Strategic Partnership with Cashify as Europe Enters the Next Phase of MiCA-Regulated Digital Finance

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Asset Management

Morphic Financial Group, the London-based digital financial services group, today announces the launch of RGLTD and the expansion of its strategic partnership with Cashify, creating a new dual-brand operating structure designed to serve the evolving needs of Europe’s regulated digital asset market. The announcement coincides with the conclusion of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) transition period, marking the beginning of a...

Nutanix Strengthens Agentic AI Governance and Cost Control with Agent Gateway

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Artificial Intelligence

Nutanix Agent Gateway acts as a centralised frontdoor that manages interactions between AI agents, large language models (LLMs), and enterprise tools. It provides AI developers and platform teams with a single control point to govern agent activity, manage access policies, and monitor token consumption across agentic AI deployments.

One in Three Banks Take More Than a Day to Resolve Reconciliation Exceptions

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Banking

Aqua Global, the financial messaging hub built for payments, treasury and securities processing, today released new research revealing that real-time payments remain out of reach for most banks. The findings show that over-reliance on manual processing and legacy systems is holding progress back, with almost a third of banks (29%) admitting it typically takes more than a day to resolve reconciliation issues.

From Local Cards to Tokenization: Oman Arab Bank Celebrates a Decade of Payments Transformation with BPC

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Payments

Oman Arab Bank (OAB) and BPC, a global leader in payment solutions, are marking 10 years of partnership, celebrating a decade of card and payments modernisation that has helped reshape the bank’s issuing and acquiring business in Oman. Over that period, OAB has expanded from local card services into a broader modern card proposition, introduced contactless and enabled instant card issuance, and recently went live with Visa tokenization that...

England’s Cities See Late-Night Spending Boost During FIFA World Cup 2026™

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Payments

Visa, the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA World Cup 2026™, today releases new data revealing the impact of the tournament on the spending habits of the nation’s football fans.  The data, analysed by Visa’s Consulting and Analytics team, reveals a significant boost to pubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses during the group stages of the tournament, with later kick-off times and high late-night footfall in city centres...

FinregE Warns Firms Against Dismantling ESG Frameworks Amid SEC Retraction

• 1 month 1 week ago
• RegTech

As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moves to rescind its landmark climate disclosure rules, many firms are viewing the move as a reprieve. However, a new report from FinregE, The End-to-End Regulatory Operating System, warns that this is a dangerous miscalculation.

Objectway Acquires Swiss Private Banking Technology Business from FNZ to Strengthen Its Pan-European Positioning

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Wealth Management

Objectway, a global wealthtech partner for banking, wealth and asset management firms, today announced the acquisition from FNZ of their Swiss private banking technology business FNZ Switzerland SA (formerly operating as New Access). The business will now be operated under the Objectway Switzerland brand.

CaixaBank Completes Its First Transaction Initiated by an Artificial Intelligence Agent in Collaboration with Visa

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Payments

CaixaBank, in collaboration with Visa, has completed its first transaction initiated by an artificial intelligence agent on behalf of a cardholder, as part of the new agentic commerce experiences beginning to emerge in Europe. The transaction was carried out using real card data and standard merchant systems, demonstrating the ability of AI agents to execute purchases securely on behalf of cardholders within the existing payments infrastructure.

Nuvei Completes First-Party In-Agent Payment with Visa; Unveils Merchant-Led Agentic Payments Strategy

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Payments

Bitget Launches U.S. Stock Options Trading for Global Users

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Trading Systems

Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has launched US stock options, giving users direct access to trade options on leading US-listed companies. This makes Bitget the only major crypto exchange currently offering US stock options alongside crypto and CFD markets covering gold, forex, commodities and indices.

Adult Admin Is Catching School-Leavers Out, as Everyday Money Mistakes Prompt Demand for Better-Fit Bank Accounts

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Consultancy

New research from Pay.UK, owner and operator of the Current Account Switch Service, suggests that school-leavers may say they feel confident about money, but many are losing cash through poor everyday money admin habits.

Penfold Partners with Perkbox to Embed Pensions into Its Employee Benefits Platform

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Infrastructure

Leading digital workplace pension provider, Penfold, has announced a partnership with Perkbox, bringing together Penfold’s modern pension solution with Perkbox’s benefits and rewards platform, allowing employers to offer pensions as part of a broader, more engaging benefits package.

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, and NatWest Among the First Banks in the World to Adopt Swift’s New Framework for Enhanced International Consumer Payments

• 1 month 1 week ago
• Banking

People in the UK sending money abroad or receiving money from overseas will get a significantly better experience as Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest go live with a new consumer payments initiative from Swift, the organisation behind the global network that connects more than 11,500 financial institutions in over 200 markets. The initiative sets a new standard for international retail transfers so consumers experience several key benefits:

25th Edition Third Party Risk Management for Financial Institutions

• 1 month 1 week ago
• FinTech StartUps

Strengthen third-party risk management through scalable controls, AI-enabled oversight, and resilient governance to improve visibility, manage cyber and regulatory risk, and drive enterprise-wide value.