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Visa has processed US$3.7 billion in stablecoin-linked card volume across 200+ markets, with 1.9 million cards issued and nearly US$800 million settled in USDC since 2023.…
A UK policy sprint concludes stablecoins hold their greatest near-term promise in cross-border payments, while domestic retail uptake is forecast to stay limited.…
Gabriel Perez, the White House teleprompter operator accused of using advance knowledge of Trump speeches to profit on prediction market Kalshi, has left federal employment.…
Moscow issued terrorism-facilitation charges and an international arrest warrant against Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday, just 48 hours after holding talks with the platform.…
Russia has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international arrest warrant in a major escalation of its dispute with the platform.…
Russia's FSB has issued an international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Pavel Durov on terrorism-related charges, while a separate French legal case remains unresolved.…
MAS and ABS launched the AI-Driven Cyber and Technology Risk Taskforce in May 2026, uniting banks and payment providers against AI-powered cyber threats.…
Visa is eliminating roughly 2,600 positions — about 7% of its global workforce — concentrating reductions in technology and product divisions as it realigns toward higher-growth areas.…
South Korea's FSC is drafting a sweeping digital asset law covering stablecoins and exchanges, even as opposition lawmakers move to kill a 22% crypto tax due in 2027.…
Expensify expands its integrated spend management platform to the UK, Spain, Ireland, Poland, and the Netherlands with a new corporate card offering.…
Fraudulent messages surged across North America and Europe in 2025, with phishing leading the charge and SMS remaining the primary attack vector heading into 2026.…
Trulioo launches an AI-powered UBO Discovery Agent to automate beneficial ownership verification, targeting the compliance gaps created by inconsistent global corporate registries.…