August 30, 2026 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq Verafin has formed a partnership with Q6 Cyber to fold dark-web fraud intelligence into the same platform banks and credit unions already use for investigations. The goal is straightforward: give institutions earlier warning when stolen checks, payment cards, and online banking credentials appear for… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Travala, a Singapore-based travel booking platform that accepts both conventional payments and cryptocurrency, has publicly addressed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to limited customer records. In an operational update published in late August 2026, the company said it detected and contained external access to… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 10:56 am By Michael Wong  |  

The United Arab Emirates’ Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has granted Starlink Satellite Communications LLC a 10-year General Space Services License, allowing the company to establish and operate a public satellite communications network in the country. The license authorizes Starlink to operate and… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 9:22 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed investing up to $500 million in a risk-sharing facility with Japan’s Mizuho Bank to expand supply chain financing in emerging markets. The proposed facility will have a total size of $1 billion and cover a portfolio of supply… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dunamu, the company behind South Korea’s digital-asset platform Upbit, has formed a strategic alliance with Visa (NYSE: V) to build new payment and financial products at the intersection of stablecoins, cross-border transfers, and artificial intelligence. The two firms presented a joint roadmap at Visa’s Global… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plum, the money management app known for helping users automate saving and investing, has chosen Upvest to run its UK investment services. The move extends a relationship that already covers continental Europe and brings both markets onto one modern platform. The two companies first teamed… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 5:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwise Asset Management’s Solana Staking ETF has become the first dedicated Solana exchange-traded fund to pass $1 billion in assets under management. The product, listed as BSOL, reached the figure about ten months after it began trading in late October 2025. The timing is what… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 3:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monetae, a regulated digital finance company focused on Latin America, has introduced Monetae Markets, a new offering that gives customers in El Salvador exposure to tokenized US stocks and exchange-traded funds starting at just five dollars. Alpaca supplies the underlying brokerage infrastructure, handling custody and… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 2:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has expanded its institutional prime brokerage offering with the debut of a new Delta One desk inside Ripple Prime, giving professional investors another way to gain equity-linked exposure through total return swaps. The announcement, dated August 27, 2026 from San Francisco, positions the service… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 2:20 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and The South East Asian Central Banks Research and Training Centre (SEACEN Centre) held their fourth Financial Leadership Training Program in Hong Kong from Aug. 25 to… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 1:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit is expanding its derivatives lineup with a new product aimed at traders who want equity-style options without the usual stock-market clock. The exchange said it will introduce “Perp Options,” contracts written on its existing stock perpetual futures rather than on listed shares themselves. The… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 1:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A federal appeals panel has given Nevada a significant win in its clash with prediction market operator Kalshi, holding that sports-event contracts listed on the company’s exchange are not “swaps” under federal commodities law and therefore are not shielded from state gaming rules. On August… Read More

August 30, 2026 @ 1:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OpenPayd has gone live on the Circle Payments Network, giving business clients a way to send ordinary currencies across borders in seconds while settlement happens on regulated stablecoin rails in the background. The London-based infrastructure firm announced the connection on 25 August 2026. Companies that… Read More

August 29, 2026 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DeFi Development Corp. (NASDAQ: DFDV), the firm that has built its strategy around accumulating and compounding Solana, has introduced a public analytics platform meant to give investors and builders a clearer look at the network itself rather than only the price of SOL. The tool,… Read More

August 29, 2026 @ 6:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has asked the Speaker of the Sejm to schedule another vote on President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of the crypto-assets market law, arguing that the Zondacrypto affair has made further delay politically and practically indefensible. Tusk made the request on Friday… Read More

August 29, 2026 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay has expanded its AI-powered PayBox vault so eligible users can interact with Kamino, one of Solana’s largest lending protocols, through ordinary conversation in ChatGPT or Claude. The update, announced on August 27, 2026, does not invent a new credit product. It simply routes existing… Read More

August 29, 2026 @ 6:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ethena Foundation has published a package of four changes aimed at two long-running questions around the project: monthly selling pressure from early backers, and who ultimately captures the economic value the protocol produces. First, the Foundation completed over-the-counter purchases of remaining locked ENA from… Read More

August 29, 2026 @ 2:27 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Fintech investment in Singapore fell sharply in the first half of 2026 as investors became more selective and capital was concentrated in a smaller number of larger transactions, according to KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech report. Singapore fintech companies attracted more than $499 million across… Read More

August 29, 2026 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ondo Finance has named Allison Parent as its chief policy officer, adding a veteran of global financial regulation as the firm pushes tokenized assets further into mainstream markets. Parent spent nearly a decade as executive director of the Global Financial Markets Association, representing major banks… Read More

August 29, 2026 @ 2:24 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Chinese technology giants are rapidly increasing spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure but face greater financial constraints than their U.S. counterparts, whose larger and more profitable core businesses provide stronger cash flow and greater capacity to sustain heavy investment, Moody’s Ratings said. Capital expenditure by leading… Read More