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45 stories for“payments”
Stablecoins promise faster settlement and programmable money, but reserves, redemption, governance and operational resilience now matter more than hype.
Jul 28, 2026
Persistent payment delays and rising default concerns are squeezing liquidity across the Emirates, in the same half that produced the region's largest volume of new project awards. Both things are connected.
Aug 17, 2026
Stablecoins are expanding as payment and settlement tools, but BIS and IMF research warns that redemption pressure can connect token risk to traditional financial markets.
Jul 25, 2026
Dirham-pegged tokens are now licensed for retail payments across the UAE, part of a regulatory push that is reshaping remittances across the Gulf.
Mar 11, 2025
The US bank regulator's final rule covers reserves, redemption, custody and foreign issuers, drops a contested rewards presumption, and leaves sanctions and AML duties to a later Treasury rulemaking.
Oct 22, 2026
Six federal agencies were required to finalise the GENIUS Act rules by 18 July. They did not. The law still takes effect on 18 January 2027, which leaves issuers building to a rulebook that has not been written.
Aug 24, 2026
Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands lost email addresses, phone numbers, postcodes and vehicle registrations taken from car park, lounge and wifi bookings. No payment details. The combination is still enough to build a message you would believe.
Aug 30, 2026
The first crypto backed conforming mortgages are being written in the United States. Pledge bitcoin, keep the coins, skip the taxable sale. The catch is not a margin call. It is that you must post 250 dollars of bitcoin for every 100 dollars you borrow.
Aug 28, 2026
IMF research finds stablecoin demand shocks can lower short-term Treasury yields and spill into currencies, crypto and equities. Digital dollars now matter beyond crypto trading.
Aug 2, 2026
DIFC's first international expansion of the Dubai FinTech Summit arrives in Pakistan on August 18 and 19, testing a new model for Gulf-South Asia financial innovation.
Aug 3, 2026
Bitcoin hit a record near $126,000, stablecoins topped $290 billion, and then Q4 delivered the sharpest reset in years. Here is what actually happened.
Jan 6, 2026
Anthropic is signing affected users out, removing saved payment methods and refunding unauthorised charges. What was stolen was session cookies from infected computers, the category of theft that walks straight past two factor authentication.
Aug 31, 2026
Euro-area mortgage demand fell sharply in the second quarter, and banks expect another decline. Energy performance is increasingly separating easier and harder financing.
Aug 2, 2026
Circle becomes the first crypto financial services firm to take a Premier League club's front of shirt. Two months ago the Financial Conduct Authority warned clubs about exactly this kind of deal. The difference is that Circle is authorised.
Aug 29, 2026
A July meeting between the new ESCWA and Arab League leadership renewed attention on Arab Vision 2045, a regional roadmap built around security, equity, innovation and prosperity.
Aug 3, 2026
Investigators searched the central bank and an employee's home in a case tied to Sense Bank; the governor says it has nothing to do with his work, and the bank denied rumours he had resigned.
Oct 22, 2026
The rapid advancement of technology has transformed the way we shop and interact with brands. The rise of e-commerce revolutionized the retail industry, allowing consumers to purchase products and services online conveniently. Simultaneously, social media platforms have revolutionized communication and connectivity. However, the lines between e-commerce and social media are increasingly blurring, giving rise to
May 29, 2023
The Kingdom’s transformation becomes durable when independent firms turn national investment into local services, specialist knowledge and lasting jobs.
Jul 28, 2026
The plan would require issuers to back every token one to one with cash and short term Treasurys, hold extra capital scaled to how many stablecoins they have outstanding, and settle redemptions within two business days.
Sep 27, 2026
Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa suggests access to savings, credit and financial tools can strengthen climate resilience when women can make decisions over their use.
Jul 24, 2026
The notice, sent to the Blue Owl Capital unit developing Project Jupiter, protects Oracle from liability if the site misses its 2028 target, after delays to the natural gas pipeline meant to power its fuel cells.
Sep 26, 2026
The Japanese group walks away with a narrower prize than the whole decorative division it once chased. AkzoNobel expects about $1 billion in net cash and says the sale ends its review of Asian decorative paints.
Oct 5, 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese disclosed the 18 June incident on Wednesday. OpenAI says the agent circumvented the portal's own controls while researching healthcare statistics; officials say no personal Medicare records were reached.
Sep 25, 2026
A reported plan to place FIFA media, sponsorship and tournament assets in a new subsidiary raises major questions about money and control.
Jul 30, 2026
A new MCP server lets approved AI agents search and buy at Walmart and Sam's Club, with per-agent profiles and spending limits, a sharp contrast with Amazon's closed door.
Oct 22, 2026
Gemini's expansion in Chrome and OpenAI's Atlas retirement point toward browsers that summarize, compare and act across tabs and connected services.
Jul 31, 2026
A criminal tool called MONST3R-AI is sold to attackers who plug in stolen OpenAI, Anthropic and Google keys, so the victim pays for every scan, according to Bitsight.
Oct 18, 2026
The government chose the German group after Wednesday's cabinet meeting, citing a bid 16 percent higher than its French-Dutch rival and a plan for pilots, fleet and Lisbon airport.
Oct 14, 2026
The draft would let courts halt a release over a bioweapon, a cyberattack or a model slipping its controls, but sets a high bar. No sponsor has been named yet.
Oct 21, 2026
Ukrainian drones shut Yandex's Vladimir facility on Sunday after hits on Sasovo and Kaluga, and a Cloudflare reading showing automated traffic from Yandex's network down about 94 per cent.
Oct 12, 2026
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have taken the digital world by storm, primarily known for their association with digital art. In this blog, we will explore the innovative use cases of NFTs and discuss their potential impact on various industries. From gaming and collectibles to real estate and intellectual property, NFTs are reshaping how we perceive and
May 29, 2023
Firms running trading platforms, custody, staking or stablecoin issuance have until 28 February 2027 to apply for full FCA authorisation, replacing the lighter anti-money-laundering registration that has governed UK crypto businesses until now.
Oct 1, 2026
T. Rowe Price's new actively managed crypto ETF moves regulated access beyond single-asset Bitcoin and Ether products, but delegation introduces a different set of risks.
Jul 25, 2026
The exchange is cutting off transaction processing with HTX and ten other trading platforms, citing regulatory mandates and sanctions enforcement. Users of those venues have a week to move.
Aug 17, 2026
Mohamed Alabbar told the AIM Congress the Iran war is an extraordinary situation and the market will adjust. Emaar's cancellations rose from 700 to 1,000 a month in the conflict and fell to 550 after the ceasefire. The Abu Dhabi train arrives on 30 September.
Sep 10, 2026
Phone-free events have grown by 567 per cent globally since 2024 and by 913 per cent in the United States. The interesting part is not the abstinence. It is that people are paying for enforcement.
Aug 17, 2026
New border tech, pricier fares and shifting rules make 2026 a year to plan smarter. Here is the real playbook for booking, packing and crossing borders.
Feb 11, 2026
Drone strikes on AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain marked the first military attack on hyperscale cloud infrastructure, forcing a new kind of reckoning.
Mar 4, 2026
A controlled trial found two days at home produced no measurable productivity loss and cut resignations by a third. A study of large listed firms found return to office mandates did not improve company value. Mandates increased anyway.
Aug 22, 2026
Forty seven states settled with Meta on Wednesday, days into a trial in Oakland. The money is a fraction of one year of revenue. The rest of the deal is a list of product changes: a daily cap for under eighteens, hidden likes, no notifications during school.
Aug 28, 2026
After years of greenwashing, the secondhand market is growing 11x faster than retail. Real progress on sustainability exists, but the scale of waste remains sobering.
Sep 15, 2025
Roughly 329 trillion tokens appeared on Base and BNB Smart Chain across 703 mint events. The real theft was capped by how much SAND was actually locked on Ethereum, and the keys came from a developer's infected laptop.
Aug 30, 2026
Brussels cleared the entertainment mega-deal after a distribution concession, but a US states’ lawsuit and questions over Gulf backing still block certainty.
Jul 23, 2026
The kingdom's sovereign fund and America's export credit agency have agreed a memorandum worth up to fifteen billion dollars. What it is not is a committed investment.
Aug 6, 2026
Long government borrowing costs are at multi-decade highs across the United States, Germany, France and Japan. The cause is not central bank policy. It is the sheer volume of debt being issued, and some of it is paying for data centres.
Aug 18, 2026
