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First Digital to List on Nasdaq via SPAC, Betting on Payment Infrastructure for the Agentic Economy
The Hong Kong-based stablecoin issuer plans to use proceeds from a SPAC listing to expand its Finance District ecosystem, targeting infrastructure needs as commerce becomes increasingly agent-driven.
OCBC and Ant International Launch Tokenised Deposits for Treasury Management
The offering maps bank deposits on-chain for corporate fund transfers and settlement, as tokenised deposits gain traction in Asia-Pacific as a compliant route for banks to enter on-chain settlement.
MAS Issues New AI Risk Management Guidelines for Financial Institutions
Singapore's regulator tightens governance expectations for banks, insurers and payment firms deploying AI models, with board-level accountability and third-party oversight in focus.
AI Agents Turn 'Permission' Into Payments' New Control Point, as 56% of Consumers Allow Agents Only to Compare Prices
The payments industry has yet to set rules for agent-initiated transactions, but agentic commerce is already creating a new transaction type.
HKMA and Bank Negara Malaysia Expand Fintech Collaboration to Advance Cross-Border Stablecoin Settlement
The two central banks will explore using stablecoins to improve cross-border payment efficiency and study how to align their regulatory frameworks, marking their latest joint move on digital currency and cross-border payments.
Meta and Sierra Join Forces with Multiple Companies to Build Personal AI Agent Interaction Standard
Meta and Sierra have partnered with Genesys, Instinct, Rocket, Shopify, Stripe, Walmart, and others to develop the Personal Agent Protocol, defining how personal AI agents interact with businesses.
Standard Chartered, Circle, Ripple Back OKX at Unchanged $25B Valuation
The crypto exchange's new funding round includes Circle, Qube Research Technologies, Ripple and Standard Chartered's SC Ventures, extending March's ICE-led round.
Crypto Card Payments Hit Record $12.5 Billion as Stablecoin Settlement Demand Drives 247% Year-over-Year Growth
Cleveland Fed and PYMNTS Research: Stablecoins Don't Lack Infrastructure—They Lack Enterprise Demand
New research from the Cleveland Fed and PYMNTS Intelligence reaches the same conclusion: stablecoins' problem is insufficient demand, not supply or infrastructure.
JPMorgan CEO: AI Risks Jump Tenfold After Mythos Release
Jamie Dimon says Anthropic's Mythos model has created previously unknown vulnerabilities, as calls grow for the White House's new AI safety task force to move beyond voluntary guardrails.
South Korea's President Confirms AI Role in Attacks on Seven Financial Firms: A Look at the Attack Chain
Fireblocks Breaks Down the Full AI Agent Payment Chain: Custody and Policy Engines Are the Real Battleground
Fireblocks has released its Agentic Payments Suite and publicly detailed the end-to-end execution mechanism, pushing agent payments from 'can it pay' to the infrastructure layer of 'who authorizes, who custodies, who intercepts.'