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The central banks Thailand and Malaysia are backing a Monetary Authority of Singapore-led public-private sector initiative to advance cross-border settlement in digital money.

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Smart money app Plum has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer Targeted Support, through its investment entity Saveable Limited.

Malaysia and Thailand have joined Singapore's BLOOM initiative for cross-border stablecoin and tokenized deposit settlement.

Remuneration for quantitative finance professionals has continued to rise despite the increased use of AI, according to recently published research.

New York-based startup Coast has raised $35m for the launch of a payment platform designed to support companies working in the physical economy.

Developers merged a policy change that ends the months-long embargo for flaws a chatbot could rediscover, after a summer in which AI found hundreds of bitcoin bugs before the humans did.

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Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM), a leading provider of AI-powered digital transformation and technology consulting solutions to enterprises across industries, has acquired Finastra’s Cash Management product suite, comprising Fusion Cash Management (FCM), Fusion Virtual Accounts (FVA)…

Global bank HSBC has launched RedCoin, its first stablecoin, for public use.

Fintel plc, a leading provider of software, data and support services to the retail financial services sector, today announces the acquisition of Mortgage Brain Holdings.

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), a global leader in banking technology, today announced that Raya Financing has selected Temenos Core to power the next phase of its growth strategy.

Almost eight in ten (78%) FTSE firms have moved innovation investment or activity overseas in the past three years, according to new research from innovation incentives consultancy ForrestBrown.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Friday) the launch of the HKEX Artificial Intelligence Index and the HKEX Semiconductor Index.

Visa, a global leader in digital payments and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen Singapore’s appeal as a preferred travel destination and to unlock new growth opportunities.

"This is one of the most important times to make sure you are appropriately balancing risk and innovation tradeoffs," JPMorgan Chase CIO Lori Beer said.

A joint institutional review finds euro stablecoin supply up 23% post-MiCA, while OTC crypto volumes grew 57% as centralised exchanges contracted.

HSBC is rolling out RedCoin wallets to PayMe users, with plans to support tokenized investment subscriptions and expand into institutional uses.

The Irish AI mortgage platform will deploy across SPF's UK mortgage and protection workflows, with a broader rollout planned for 2027.

The logistics group's fintech arm FINTX has built a digital referral platform connecting SME financing needs to five UAE banks.

The Dubai crypto exchange has launched US stock trading and is developing tokenised shares with Mantle, as it pursues a broader financial platform strategy.

ValueChain's SoDEX platform has integrated Morpho's open credit network, letting users deposit USDC into curated vaults to earn on-chain lending yield.

Corporate credit data, analytics, and AI technology provider Cognitive Credit has closed a $40 million strategic growth investment led by Summit Partners with participation from ETFS Capital.

Senator Richard Blumenthal, the ranking Democrat on the investigations subcommittee, added a probe of the ex-White House crypto adviser to his list of crypto interests.

The European Banking Authority and the UK's Financial Conduct Authority have been in contact with Google over the major cloud outage earlier this week that knocked out several bank websites.

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), the everything app for digital financial services, today announced the launch of SoFi Earn (SOFIE), the first and only national bank-issued tokenized deposit for consumers.

Meta will hand shareholders a free non-voting share for every share they own in January, giving it a way to raise equity for AI spending without diluting Zuckerberg's 60.6% vote.

The venture investor behind early bets on Coinbase, Solana and Uniswap said is broadening its focus, joining other crypto investment firms looking beyond blockchain to artificial intelligence and tech themes.

The Animoca Brands-backed RWA marketplace has tokenised a portfolio of US residential real estate loans, targeting a 7% net APY from 1 USDC.

Roughly 60% of the reductions are expected in "support functions," including developers, as AI bolsters productivity, the bank said.