August 6, 2026 @ 12:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent joint proof-of-concept between Partior and OpenAssets has shown that digital assets, regulated stablecoins, and commercial bank tokenized deposits can complete simultaneous, risk-free settlement. The exercise points to a practical route for continuous, always-on atomic clearing that uses tokenized deposits as the central settlement… Read More

 Tagged openassets, partior, stablecoins, tokenized deposits

August 5, 2026 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Western Union (NYSE: WU) has rolled out a new product called Stablecard, developed together with the stablecoin infrastructure firm Rain. The offering pairs a digital wallet holding the company’s own dollar-linked token, USDPT, with a Visa secured credit card. The goal is to let people… Read More

 Tagged stablecard, stablecoins, western union

August 5, 2026 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is set to take over IBM’s (NYSE:IBM) controlling interest in a long-running technology joint venture with UniCredit, marking a significant shift in how one of Europe’s major banking groups manages its digital infrastructure. The move forms part of a broader, multi-year partnership… Read More

 Tagged accenture, acquisition, ai, europe, ibm

August 5, 2026 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Triodos Bank and Ethex continue advancing the United Kingdom’s direct impact investment landscape by connecting everyday investors with projects that deliver measurable social and environmental benefits. In the UK, direct impact investing allows individuals to place capital straight into specific organisations or initiatives rather than… Read More

 Tagged ethex, triodos bank, uk, united kingdom

August 5, 2026 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nik Storansky, CEO and co-founder of top digital bank Revolut, allegedly skipped out on paying a broker’s fee for a megayacht. This is according to a report by WSJ.com, which states that a yacht broker, Cecil Wright & Partners, is suing Storansky for avoiding a… Read More

 Tagged nik storansky, revolut

August 5, 2026 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET), the internet infrastructure platform that just about everyone in the world uses, says it has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) agents, digital wallets, and the ability to use stablecoins. Cloudflare Wallets will enable agentic commerce in a secure environment. Cloudflare Wallets and Cloudflare.pay aim… Read More

 Tagged agentic commerce, cloudflare

August 5, 2026 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

In a challenging market for the world’s most popular crypto, Xapo Bank reports that its clients are buying more Bitcoin. According to a note from the bank, data from Q2 2026 (79%) shows an increase in the amount of Bitcoin held in accounts during the… Read More

 Tagged banking, bitcoin, gibraltar, Xapo, xapo bank

August 5, 2026 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is preparing to introduce tokenized deposits for its corporate and commercial customers later this year, marking another major bank’s move into blockchain technology for payments and settlements. The initiative aims to modernize how businesses handle funds while remaining firmly within the… Read More

 Tagged banking, tokenized deposits, us, wells fargo

August 4, 2026 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 3, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had filed and settled charges against UBS Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:UBS), a registered futures commission merchant. The action centered on the firm’s failure to properly oversee the setup and functioning of systems used… Read More

 Tagged aml, cftc, penalty, ubs

August 4, 2026 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bahrain-based fintech Infinios has launched operational stablecoin settlement services in partnership with Mastercard (NYSE:MA), reportedly becoming the first issuer in the Kingdom of Bahrain to do so. The move enables the use of regulated stable digital currencies for settlement processes and positions Bahrain more strongly as… Read More

 Tagged bahrain, infinios, mastercard, stablecoins