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BNY Brings Crypto Custody to Europe. The Revolution Has a Filing Cabinet.
BNY expands crypto custody in Europe under MiCA. What institutional safekeeping protects, what it cannot fix, and why banks want the keys to digital assets.
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Modern Treasury Seeks a Bank Charter for the Money Between API Calls
Modern Treasury seeks a national trust bank charter for digital asset custody. What the application changes for stablecoin payments, customers, and risk.
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ACI Bets Swift’s Blockchain Can Survive a Bank’s Back Office
ACI plans Swift ledger support for its Connetic payments hub, testing whether tokenized bank deposits can graduate from pilots to everyday payment operations.
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Circle Is Buying Tazapay Because Internet Dollars Still Need Bank Accounts
Circle agreed to acquire Tazapay to expand USDC payments. The deal shows why stablecoins still depend on local banks, payout networks, and compliance.
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SoFi Put Kraken Behind Its Bank. The Stablecoin Loop Is Closed.
SoFi and Payward linked Kraken liquidity, 24/7 bank settlement, and SoFiUSD, showing how crypto and regulated finance are merging underneath.
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TabaPay Raised $155 Million to Put a Bank Inside Its Payment API
TabaPay raised $155 million and plans to buy Transact Bank, bringing payment rails and a national bank charter under one increasingly regulated roof.
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Ribbon Built a Super-App for Global Indians. It Ran Out of Runway.
Ribbon is closing its e-money accounts after expected funding failed, exposing the capital, safeguarding, and regulatory plumbing behind fintech super-apps.
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Bloxley Turns Cross-Border Money Into One App and Several Compliance Footnotes
Bloxley’s EU launch bundles multi-currency accounts, AI finance, payment handles, and virtual cards while outsourcing the regulated plumbing.
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Telcoin Took Stablecoins to Nebraska. The Bank Charter Is the Product.
Telcoin’s Nebraska digital-asset bank puts eUSD on-chain with a charter, reserves, and risk disclosures. The bank part is the fintech story.
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FTX Starts a $900 Million Creditor Payout. The Crypto Is Gone, Naturally.
FTX starts a $900 million creditor payout today, exposing how crypto bankruptcy turns vanished tokens into dollar claims and compliance paperwork.
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Mastercard Beat the Quarter. Your Payment Still Gets Declined for Buying a Sandwich.
Mastercard’s Q2 2026 beat shows resilient payments growth, but the real fintech story is who controls trust, fees, and financial plumbing.
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The CLARITY Act Just Made Crypto Regulation a Race to August Recess
The Senate’s revised CLARITY Act adds crypto ethics rules and stablecoin oversight, but its August deadline may be harder than the blockchain.