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Cryptio raises USD $45m to scale digital asset ERP tools

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Cryptio raises USD $45m Series B to scale its digital asset ERP platform for banks, auditors and tokenisation firms handling on-chain data.
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Bitget boosts Bitcoin reserves & unveils AI trading push

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Bitget's Bitcoin reserves jump 86% and net inflows hit USD $205.95 million as it launches AI trading tools and tokenised TradFi push.
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Ripple to buy BC Payments in Australian licence push

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Ripple seeks to secure an Australian Financial Services Licence via BC Payments deal, aiming to scale regulated cross‑border payments in APAC.
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Swift banks back scheme for faster cross-border pay

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Swift enlists over 50 banks to launch common rules for faster, clearer cross-border retail payments, with first flows live by June.
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Building payments that work for everyone: Why diverse teams are the key to secure innovation

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Diverse, psychologically safe teams are proving crucial to designing secure, seamless payment innovations that reflect real customers' lives.
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Ripple expands Ripple Payments with custody, collections

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Ripple expands Ripple Payments with new custody and collections tools as stablecoin-based cross-border settlement surges among institutions.
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AI scales in APAC finance as tokenisation gains pace

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APAC finance firms race to scale AI from pilots to production as tokenisation and blockchain investments signal deeper market overhaul ahead.
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Tariffs, AI, new trade routes reshape supply chains

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Tariff hikes, AI adoption and regional supply chains are redrawing global trade as firms diversify sourcing and tighten working capital.
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2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round

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Crypto enters 2026 swinging as regulation, stablecoins, Bitcoin and DeFi trade blows in a defining bout for digital finance's future.
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Xero to retire app store billing, shift to API tiers

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Xero is axing its app store billing by June 2026, forcing developers onto new API-based tiers and their own subscription systems.
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Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer award

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Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer at the 2026 Card and Payments Awards in London for its fast-growing orchestration platform.
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Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout

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Visa survey finds most Asia Pacific shoppers use AI to browse, but many still distrust it with payment details at online checkout.
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Bitget, BlockSec unveil new security standard for UEX

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Bitget and BlockSec launch a UEX Security Standard, urging provable, system-wide safeguards for unified multi-asset trading platforms.
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Aerospike embeds default data masking in Database 8

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Aerospike Database 8 now embeds default dynamic data masking, tightening PII protection while easing compliance and operational overhead.
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Fireblocks & Thales deepen bank crypto key control

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Fireblocks deepens its Thales tie-up to keep bank crypto keys in customer-owned HSMs, tightening control, compliance and resilience.
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Conviction 2026 to link Vietnam to global crypto scene

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Conviction 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City aims to shift Vietnam's thriving crypto scene towards institutional finance and global policy alignment.
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Bitget climbs to sixth in global crypto exchange ranks

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Bitget jumps to sixth place among global crypto exchanges as CoinGecko data shows 45.5% annual volume growth and 6.4% market share.
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Ecommpay links with Payrails to streamline payments

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Ecommpay and Payrails form strategic tie-up, offering large merchants a single API to streamline complex, multi-provider payment stacks.
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Ecommpay report warns checkout friction 'hits zero'

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Ecommpay warns shoppers now have zero tolerance for checkout friction, with failed payments driving cart abandonment and lost revenue.
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8x8 extends Secure Pay for global digital payments

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8x8 expands Secure Pay globally, unifying compliant digital payments and AI-led outreach across its customer experience platform.