Crypto
Bitcoin's $77K Wall Exposes the Leverage Paradox in Unregulated Markets
As Bitcoin approaches $77,000, the absence of margin caps reveals a structural weakness in crypto derivatives—one that traditional finance solved decades ago.…
Payments
Visa's Polygon Play: Reshaping Card Settlement Beyond Banking Hours
Visa's integration of Polygon into stablecoin settlement marks a structural shift in how fintech issuers access liquidity, breaking the tyranny of traditional banking calendars.…
Crypto
Futures Bubble in Bitcoin Masks Structural Weakness in Spot Markets
April's Bitcoin rally was built on derivatives leverage, not genuine adoption—a warning sign for institutional crypto infrastructure.…
Fraud Prevention
Half a Second to Stop Fraud: Why WEX's Real-Time Defence Signals a New Era
As payment fraud outpaces static defences, WEX's sub-500-millisecond detection marks a shift toward continuous, adaptive security—forcing the industry to abandon legacy assumptions.…
Payments
AI Shopping Bots Face the Fraud Filter: The False Decline Crisis of Agentic Commerce
As artificial intelligence shopping agents proliferate, legacy fraud-detection systems are blocking legitimate transactions. The stakes for merchants—and payment infrastructure—are rising fast.…
BaaS
The Embedded Virtual Card Revolution Reshapes B2B Invoice Settlement
A new integration between WEX and Extend within SAP Concur signals a fundamental shift in how enterprises manage vendor payments through embedded finance.…
Banking
Shopify's Regulatory Gambit: The Cost of Embedded Finance Ambition
Shopify's pursuit of nationwide money transmitter status signals a strategic shift toward full-stack financial services—but regulatory fragmentation may prove costlier than the merchant opportunity itself.…
Banking
Banking's Bitcoin Bridge: bunq and Blockrise Reshape Custody in Europe
A Dutch digital bank and a Bitcoin platform marry regulated custody with crypto access, signalling institutional acceptance of hybrid finance.…
Payments
Stripe's AI Wallet Reshapes Credential Trust in Digital Commerce
Stripe's new AI-powered Link wallet signals a fundamental shift in how payment credentials flow through digital commerce—with profound implications for card networks, BaaS platforms, and regulatory frameworks.…