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The hire signals Tokenovate's push to make its post-trade automation platform easier for institutions to deploy at scale.
AI agents gain a dedicated payment rail as the partnership aims to remove reliance on human card details for software-led purchases.
The beta tool lets Claude users trade prediction markets and pay other agents without leaving their coding session, though security risks remain.
The valuation lifts Fasset into the ranks of privately held fintechs worth more than USD $1 billion as it expands cross-border settlement.
Card networks and fintech groups are trying to set rules for AI-driven purchases before a projected USD $3 trillion market fragments.
Fans at 808 Festival's Bangkok return will get on-chain tickets, digital receipts and loyalty perks as RaveDAO deepens its live events push.
Businesses using Thunes can now prefund euro transfers around the clock with EURC, easing treasury management when banks are closed.
Gate users can now trade US equities, ETFs and tokenised shares as the crypto exchange moves deeper into mainstream investing.
Backers including SC Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund are betting USD $40 million will help widen access to dollar-based payments in emerging markets.
The deal broadens tokenised finance beyond single bonds by making an actively managed credit portfolio available as DeFi collateral from launch.
Banks can now manage Hedera custody, issuance and smart contracts on one platform, reducing vendor sprawl and integration delays for tokenised products.
Institutional traders on Canton can now settle tokenised asset trades in a dollar-backed stablecoin as World Liberty Financial moves USD1 into its network.
Paid transaction activity at IMPT jumped 273% in the first half as its live international platform broadened market coverage and inventory.
Eligible Australians can now borrow against cryptocurrency without selling it, as the product sits under the country's consumer credit rules.
South Korean businesses could see faster overseas payments as Jeonbuk Bank adopts Ripple Payments, cutting delays and fees on remittances.
Merchants can now take automated purchases and USDT, as Coinbase widens its business payments tools to more than 5,000 companies.
Fintechs and crypto firms could cut card-launch complexity as the deal bundles processing, issuing and settlement into one route.
Users in more than 100 countries can now spend USDT or USDC through a virtual Visa card as Cashi begins its public beta.
AI developers can now hook autonomous software into stablecoin rails, as OSL aims to solve settlement for machine-to-machine payments.
Arc's push towards a public launch gains weight as BlackRock, Visa and other financial heavyweights agree to help secure the network.
