/payments
The Bank of England, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the Bank of Thailand have joined together to explore the technical and policy implications of settling tokenised foreign exchange (FX) transactions using synchronised settlement mechanisms.
1 hour
/retail
Nationwide has announced that it will continue to keep every one of its 696 Nationwide and Virgin Money branches open until at least 2030, despite many other banks closing theirs.
/ai
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is to hold bank board members and senior staff responsible for manging risks from the deplyment of artificial intelligence.
Mastercard Move is to enable near-instant payouts to stablecoin wallets via Thunes’ Direct Global Network.
2 hours
With one eye on an IPO, London-based buy now, pay later firm Zilch has raised $176.7 million in debt and equity.
3 hours
JPMorgan's blockchain unit Kinexys is working with Singaporean bank DBS to develop an interoperability framework for tokenized deposit transfers across various types of blockchain networks.
12 hours
/security
Ant International has added iris authentication to its smart payment spectacles.
Visa is introducing a 'trusted agent protocol' to protect merchants from malicious bots when transacting with AI agents.
/wealth
Wealth management platform FNZ has raised $650 million in new equity funding from its institutional shareholders, the second such cash injection that the firm has received this year.
22 hours
/crypto
Coinbase has pulled out of a proposed $2 billion deal to buy payments and stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK.
12 November 2025
Visa is running pilot trials of USD-backed stablecoin payouts to creators and gig workers.
Smart Data Group has published its proposals for a future entity and blueprint to shape the next phase of open banking in the UK.
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