Digital Asset stories
Taiwan’s banks and fund managers are getting new digital asset infrastructure as stricter rules push firms to prioritise compliance and custody.
Banks could cut funding and capital costs as near real-time tokenised collateral promises faster movements across markets and time zones.
Rail operators could cut inspection time and worker exposure to hazards as Downer takes its robotics model into New Zealand and beyond.
The move should give 450 technicians better mobile access and help the terminals improve maintenance planning, reliability and cost control.
Shift4 partners with Lydian to add USDT to Pay with Crypto, letting US merchants take stablecoin payments and settle in local currency.
Families risk losing access to online wealth and memories, as experts say only a small minority of UK adults have planned for digital inheritance.
Community banks will test tools for fraud, payments and compliance as ICBA brings six firms into its eleventh ThinkTECH accelerator class.
Media teams could cut manual tagging and approvals as Cloudinary makes its AI agents generally available across connected systems.
Compliance teams can now screen stablecoin and wallet transfers alongside traditional payments, reducing the need for separate tools as use grows.
The move gives banks and brokers a clearer path to tokenised securities, with limited trading due to start in July 2026 and broader rollout in October.
Selected users in some regions can now access crypto perpetuals inside Ledger Wallet, with hardware signing kept in the approval loop.
Brands can now automate subtitles, metadata and chapter markers in MediaFlows, reducing the post-production work needed to publish video globally.
The new tools could let merchants sell inside AI apps and bill for token use in real time, while tightening fraud checks.
Tokenised assets could widen market access for smaller investors as India weighs rules for a projected USD $1 trillion fintech economy.
Critics warned the tax changes could deter long-term investment, while fresh funding for AI and digital ID was welcomed as a boost to productivity.
More than 100,000 tapes will be made searchable and uploaded by 2026, helping preserve Canada's broadcast history and widen access.
The pilot could let Wealthsimple settle obligations seven days a week, a test of whether blockchain rails can modernise Canadian payments infrastructure.
Banks and regulators can now verify Ras Al Khaimah free zone companies in seconds, as paper licences are replaced on-chain.
Canadian banks and fintechs now have a regulated on-chain settlement option as CADD enters a market long dominated by US-dollar stablecoins.
Younger investors and cryptocurrency demand helped push Australia’s SMSF sector to a record 33,224 net new funds last financial year.