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UK banks make first tokenised deposit transactions

Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays have now carried out two mortgage transactions using tokenised deposits, their industry association UK Finance

AI growth gap emerging across UK businesses, as smaller firms risk missing out on AI opportunity

NatWest is announcing a package of measures designed to help more businesses build the skills, confidence, connections and investment needed to adopt AI responsibly

Consumers want strong independent oversight of banking AI

Despite strong security foundations, customers using AI want independent eyes to watch over banks

Pelican AI to Attend Sibos 2026 in Miami to Advance Global Banking Relationships

Pelican's product portfolio spans payments processing, financial crime compliance and trade finance, supported by technology developed and deployed in regulated banking environments.

Former Visa crypto lead launches open payments network

Stablecoins offer fast, low-cost global rails, but are spread across many blockchains, which pushes that complexity onto users.

Belize Bank Picks Backbase for Six-Year Digital Banking Overhaul

Three marketplace partners complete the build: Feedzai for fraud detection, Jumio for identity verification, and DocuSign for electronic signatures.

Singapore Wants AI Investment to Deliver Measurable Value

Tan Kiat How urged companies to redesign workflows around AI and link deployments to measurable outcomes.

MoonPay to acquire private markets platform North Capital

The deal integrates North Capital's regulated brokerage and investment advisory operations into MoonPay, unifying fiat, crypto, and private securities on a single platform.

AI Validation in Financial Institutions

From Challenge to Competitive Advantage

Alibaba unveils roadmap on full-stack AI strategy from chips, cloud infrastructure, models to agents

High- performance AI chips announced at Apsara Conference

Banks warn AI shopping agents outpace fraud protections

The group includes NatWest, Bank of America, ING, Capital One, New Zealand's ASB Bank, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Big banks exploring Canadian dollar-based digital money with tokenized deposits

Tokenized deposits are traditional bank deposits recorded on a decentralized database or distributed ledger, such as a blockchain.

Absa Debuts Institutional Crypto Custody Service in South Africa Using Ripple Technology

The rollout moves Absa beyond the partnership agreement it signed with Ripple in October 2025, when the bank became Ripple's first major custody collaborator on the African continent.

Human engagement is the centre of AI adoption - Kaplan

When it comes to AI training, Swaly emphasised that the training model varies heavily based on the organisation, but there is often a disconnect between adoption versus engagement.

Stablecoin provider Bastion lands conditional OCC trust bank approval

Bastion plans to offer stablecoin custody, wallets, payment rails, and white-label issuance services through its new entity, Bastion Platforms National Trust Company.

Asset managers to expand AI use for decision-making and data collection

Almost all respondents to the Northern Trust report said they were deploying AI in some form.

Coinbase And Stablecore Open Digital Asset Rails To 3,000+ Banks And Credit Unions

Coinbase is partnering with Stablecore to bring crypto services into existing bank technology.

China central bank adviser says AI could deepen supply-demand imbalance

China's policymakers have been trying to revive domestic demand amid a prolonged ‌property downturn, local government debt pressures and cautious household spending

Napier AI joins Microsoft Marketplace with Continuum

Buyers are able to procure the entire Continuum suite or select individual modules covering client screening, transaction screening and transaction monitoring.

Singapore Retailers Embrace AI; Consumers Are More Cautious

In particular, businesses in Singapore are rapidly embracing agentic AI, with the adoption rate more than doubling in 2026 to reach 51%.

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