Global

August 4, 2026 @ 12:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) has expanded its digital offerings by introducing an eSIM service directly within its mobile banking application. Announced on August 3, 2026, the feature—known as Santander eSIM—lets customers obtain mobile data connectivity across more than 160 countries without swapping out their existing… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd portfolio company BioCatch has been acquired by Visa (NYSE:V) for $2.4 billion. In a company statement, Visa said it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the anti-fraud tech firm. BioCatch has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning platform to analyze deep… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantum computing is moving steadily toward becoming a practical commercial technology rather than remaining primarily a research endeavor, according to recent comments from IBM’s (NYSE:IBM) top executive. The company’s chief executive indicated that the field is nearing a point where it will begin delivering tangible… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The EU Commission’s AI Act transparency requirements went into force on 2nd August, 2026. The European Commission’s AI Office, together with national authorities, will begin enforcing the new rules. Under the rules, AI systems including chatbots must tell users they are dealing with AI. Images,… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a significant security incident involving Coldcard hardware wallets, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has advised crypto holders to consider spreading their assets across multiple wallets. The event underscores that even reputable offline storage solutions are not immune to flaws and highlights the ongoing challenges… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 4:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Authorities from the United States and a coalition of partner nations have issued a coordinated warning about the persistent dangers posed by skilled information technology specialists linked to North Korea. These individuals form an extensive network operating both inside the country and abroad, employing deceptive… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 3:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A coalition of global financial institutions and central banks has successfully finished real-value testing under Project Agorá, an initiative examining how tokenization can streamline wholesale cross-border payments. The trials, coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, involved processing genuine monetary transfers using digital… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 12:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As August 2026 gets underway, Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies have faced renewed downside pressure after a cooling in artificial intelligence and semiconductor shares. The episode illustrates the frequent correlation between these speculative segments of the market and points to broader fragility in risk assets that… Read More

August 2, 2026 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic has pointed out that A7A5 emerged as a specialized digital asset designed to help Russian firms navigate international restrictions. Pegged to the ruble and launched in early 2025 by entities tied to sanctioned Russian interests, including a state-linked bank and a controversial figure with… Read More

August 2, 2026 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinGecko declares that crypto exchanges are no longer confined to digital assets as these platforms diversify their services. A recent research report, developed in collaboration with MEXC, shows how leading centralized platforms are aggressively expanding into traditional finance (TradFi) products—including stocks, precious metals, commodities, and… Read More

August 2, 2026 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis has indicated that the 2026 FIFA World Cup stood out not only for record attendance of 6.8 million spectators, $10.5 billion in advertising revenue, and 66 million U.S. television viewers for the final, but also for unprecedented blockchain activity. According to blockchain analytics research,… Read More

August 1, 2026 @ 6:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) CEO Ryan McInerney declined to position the Open USD stablecoin as a direct competitor to Tether’s USDT or Circle’s USDC during the company’s fiscal third-quarter 2026 earnings conference call. He instead emphasized a deliberately neutral stance focused on supporting the broader stablecoin… Read More

August 1, 2026 @ 6:55 pm By Michael Wong  |  

TBC Bank Group said its acquisition of OLX Uzbekistan is a long-term strategic investment that will help expand its digital ecosystem beyond banking while opening the door to future embedded finance offerings on one of the country’s largest online marketplaces. The comments came in an… Read More

August 1, 2026 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Immunefi indicated that a recent incident involving BonkDAO highlights a troubling shift in how digital assets are being compromised. An individual invested approximately $4 million to acquire sufficient voting power, enabling the passage of a malicious governance proposal during a period of limited participant engagement…. Read More

August 1, 2026 @ 1:29 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest up to 750 million euros ($866 million) in an unfunded risk-sharing facility with Deutsche Bank to support trade finance transactions involving emerging market banks, according to a project disclosure seen by CrowdFund Insider. The proposed GTLP DB… Read More

July 31, 2026 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has chosen EuroCTP as the inaugural Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) for shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) across the European Union. The decision marks an important advance toward creating a unified view of trading activity in these instruments. For… Read More

July 31, 2026 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) (NYSE:ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase MarketAxess Holdings, an electronic trading platform focused on institutional fixed-income markets. The all-cash transaction values MarketAxess at approximately $6.0 billion in equity and… Read More

July 31, 2026 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has unveiled a new collaboration with OpenAI that gives its retail customers complimentary access to ChatGPT Go as part of their existing subscription plans. The global fintech, which serves more than 75 million people, announced the partnership on 30 July 2026, positioning artificial intelligence… Read More

July 31, 2026 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global financial infrastructure provider Unlimit has obtained a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license, enabling it to deliver regulated digital-asset services throughout the European Union under a unified framework. The authorization was granted to Unlimit Crypto by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) under the… Read More

July 31, 2026 @ 2:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Milan-based Objectway, a pan-European provider of wealth technology solutions for banks, wealth managers, and asset managers, has entered exclusive talks to acquire SLIB (Services Logiciels d’Intégration Boursière). The French specialist in capital markets software is currently jointly owned by BNP Paribas and Natixis. Under the… Read More