Global bank Santander shared its vision yesterday of becoming an AI-native bank, partnering with OpenAI to achieve this goal. In a blog post, Santander Chief Data & AI Officer Ricardo Martín Manjón explained that they seek to reshape banking by modernizing operations, providing a personalized, agile, and efficient banking... Read More
Kraken is now live in all 30 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) under our Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license – a significant milestone that “expands their secure, compliant crypto offering to millions of people across Europe.” All EEA clients are now directly... Read More
Fintech firm Wise (LON:WISE) will be joining Google’s new remittance experience as one of the key providers. Consumers in the U.S. will soon be able to “access Wise’s services, powered by Wise Platform,” Wise’s global infrastructure for banks and enterprises, “on Google Wallet online or... Read More
Shares of Circle (NYSE:CRCL) tumbled today following the news the company was poised to issue more shares. The pending dilution slashed over 6% of the firms value in after hours trading. Circle, which recently completed a successful IPO, has filed with the SEC its intent... Read More
Earlier today, inflation numbers were released, and the rate of increase landed about where expected. The CPI increased by 2.7% in July on an annual basis. The core CPI, removing food and energy, was a bit hotter at 3.1% in July 2025 from July 2024.... Read More
OKX says that Apple Pay is now available as a payment option on OKX for customers in the United States and the European Economic Area (EEA). Starting now, Apple Pay is fully integrated into the OKX Buy Crypto flow. Customers can use Apple Pay to... Read More
The cryptocurrency sector in 2025 has matured significantly, offering opportunities for growth while serving as a breeding ground for sophisticated financial crimes. As scams and money laundering tactics evolve, compliance professionals face mounting challenges in safeguarding platforms and users. A recent report from Elliptic, a... Read More
How things have changed at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). During the last administration, digital assets were vilified to an extreme. While telling crypto innovators to come in and chat, the offer was viewed as more of a trap. Some in the cryptosphere simply... Read More
The financial sector is in a technological arms race against increasingly sophisticated fraud, driven in large part by the pervasive application of Artificial Intelligence. As fraudsters leverage AI to scale and precision-target their attacks, regulators worldwide are taking notice, signaling a fundamental shift towards tougher... Read More
Brightwave, an agentic AI research platform, has introduced background agents, enabling users to control fleets of research autonomous agents from a single, unified control plane. This release enables multi-agent research systems. Inspired by system and user interface design patterns drawn from AI-powered software engineering tools... Read More