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Banks Need Bitcoin for Clients, Rochard Says

The collaboration expands beyond their previous work in Singapore (real-time SGD transfers for Coinbase users).

Chamber to put AI at heart of 2026 Economic Forum

The goal is to explore AI’s potential with both optimism and responsibility, ensuring the islands are equipped with the skills, systems, and safeguards needed for sustainable progress, it explained.

Delta Outcomes Invites Investors to Join AI-powered Impact Investing

Delta Outcomes uses AI to elevate human judgment.

Crypto Founder Jailed 15 Years for US$40B Terra-Luna Fraud

Do Kwon sentenced in New York after admitting to deceiving investors in one of the largest crypto collapses

Embracing Banking Megatrends: Insights from MoneyLive Conference and the Path to Composable Transformation

Banks are under increasing pressure to modernize their architectures.

JP Morgan arranges US Commercial Paper issuance for Galaxy holdings on Solana

The token facilitates delivery-versus-payment settlement of the primary issuance.

BIS and central banks test post-quantum cryptography in payments

The experiment replaced traditional digital signatures with post-quantum cryptography when sending liquidity transfers in the Eurosystem’s Target2 system.

MENA banks on AI and Digital Transformation for Its next growth wave, study shows

While the acceleration in global fragmentation presents challenges, increasing AI adoption presents opportunities.

The world’s AI giants are racing to lock in Australia’s big banks

From OpenAI to Anthropic, the country’s biggest financial institutions are trying to work out how to engage with – and where to spend their sizeable budgets.

Binance becomes first global exchange to win FSRA approval under ADGM

This global first marks a significant step in Binance’s mission to create a trusted and compliant digital-asset ecosystem.

To Drive AI Adoption in Banking, You Need to Understand Your Employees’ Skills

AI is no longer just an experiment. According to McKinsey’s latest Global Survey on AI, 78% of organizations now use AI in at least one business function.

Blockchain bank N3XT opens for business

N3XT identified the pain points of traditional banking and applied the lessons of the crypto industry to remove friction in the global payment system.

MetaComp Raises US$22 Million to Scale Stablecoin Payment Network

The capital will support the expansion of the "StableX Network," a hybrid rail bridging traditional SWIFT finance with stablecoin networks across Southeast Asia and beyond.

Oxford Uni and UBS launch AI research centre

Swiss investment bank UBS has teamed up with Oxford University to launch a research dedicated to the study of artificial intelligence (AI).

Banks leverage AI to streamline research and financial analysis

AI is being adopted in use cases outside CRM and as a research assistant.

Huge growth in Cayman’s Web3 foundation companies

The arrival of Web3 foundation companies is a boon for Cayman’s status as a financial centre, yet it was completely unexpected when Cayman passed the Foundations Companies Act in 2017.

Why your crypto wealth may never make it to the next generation

Many people neglect to account for cryptocurrency in their estate plans, or they don’t let their heirs know how to access their crypto holdings.

Europol takes down EUR700m crypto fraud network

The criminal network operated numerous fake cryptocurrency investment platforms, luring thousands of victims with sophisticated advertisements promising high returns.

Former Binance.US CEO launches stablecoin platform ahead of L1 network

In a Thursday announcement, 1Money said the platform by the same name will have “zero platform fees,” opting instead for usage-based fees for transactions involving stablecoins and fiat.

AI Adoption Surges in Southeast Asia; Singapore Leads But Malaysia Shows Faster Growth

AI use across Southeast Asia remains, however, at a basic level, focusing on incremental efficiency gains and automation.

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