artificial-intelligence
Mastercard, Visa and Ant International Unite on Know-Your-Agent Framework
Three payments giants are exploring an interoperable framework to identify AI agents and their operators before transactions are authorized.…
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regulation
Clarity Act Battle Moves to Home Turf as Senate Vote Looms on Sept 15
Crypto advocates and community bankers are staging competing lobbying campaigns in senators' home states ahead of a critical September 15 procedural vote on the Clarity Act.…
payments
Revolut and Visa Execute First AI-Initiated Passkey Payment in France
Visa and Revolut complete a live agentic payment trial in France, where an AI agent executed a real card purchase authenticated by passkeys rather than PINs or one-time codes.…
blockchain
TRM Labs Doubles Valuation to $2B as Blockchain Intelligence Demand Surges
TRM Labs has doubled its valuation to $2 billion in a Series C expansion, with annual recurring revenue quadrupling over three years as AI-powered crypto investigations scale fast.…
blockchain
TRM Labs Hits $2 Billion Valuation After Series C Extension in Seven Months
TRM Labs has doubled its valuation to $2 billion in just seven months by extending its Series C round, with Blockchain Capital leading once again.…
cybersecurity
Trezor's Email Provider Breached as Hackers Send Fake Hardware Flaw Alerts
Hackers compromised Trezor's email provider to send fraudulent security alerts claiming a hardware flaw could expose users' crypto recovery phrases.…
monetary-policy
RBA's Kent Addresses Restrictive Monetary Policy Stance in Sydney Fireside Chat
Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Christopher Kent discussed the central bank's restrictive monetary policy stance at a Reuters NEXT event in Sydney in August 2026.…
banking
DNB President Puts Workplace Inclusion at Centre of Central Banking Leadership
De Nederlandsche Bank President Olaf Sleijpen addressed Workplace Pride in Amsterdam on 7 August 2026, making inclusion a cornerstone of institutional leadership.…
regulation
NVIDIA's Financing Retreat Signals a New Antitrust Frontier for AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA has paused its AI Compute Partnership Program, a financing lifeline for smaller cloud firms — and California's antitrust scrutiny is now targeting the credit layer of AI infrastructure.…
central-banking
Turkey's Central Bank Governor Addresses Inflation Trajectory at 2025-III Briefing
CBRT Governor Dr Fatih Karahan addressed Istanbul's financial community at the Inflation Report 2025-III briefing, signalling continued monetary policy vigilance.…
banking
Venture Banking After the Void: Stifel Steps Into SVB's Shadow
Three years after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse gutted venture banking infrastructure, Stifel is working to rebuild the trust and specialist relationships the startup ecosystem lost overnight.…
banking
Alabama's United Bancorporation Faces Activist Board Push as Tensions Escalate
Blue Hill Advisors and Merion Road Capital Management are pressing United Bancorporation of Alabama for board representation, accusing the bank of "inaction" while the bank fires back, calling the demands "unreasonable."…