Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

CARF

The CARF deadline crypto firms cannot afford to miss

The OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) took effect in committed jurisdictions on 1 January 2026, and the clock is now ticking loudly. First reports...
Cashi taps Thredd to take stablecoin spending global

Cashi taps Thredd to take stablecoin spending global

Thredd, the AI-first issuer processing platform, has been selected by Cashi to power its new stablecoin card programme, which has launched in Hong Kong...
Robinhood brings zero-fee crypto trading to UK

Robinhood brings zero-fee digital asset trading to UK

Robinhood, the US-headquartered trading platform, is expanding its UK offering with zero-fee digital asset trading through Bitstamp UK Ltd, bringing more than 50 digital...
Digital asset compliance gaps firms can't ignore

Digital asset compliance gaps firms can’t ignore

After years of enforcement-led regulation with no formal rulebook, US financial regulators have finally drawn the map. On 17 March 2026, the Securities and...
Ripple backs ZILO and Licuido to scale tokenised funds

Ripple backs ZILO and Licuido to scale tokenised funds

Ripple, a provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions for traditional and digital finance, has made strategic investments in ZILO and Licuido to strengthen its tokenised...
Why CARF is more than a crypto reporting rule

Why CARF is more than a crypto reporting rule

For much of its history, the digital asset market has operated on a simple premise that while blockchain transactions are publicly visible, they are...
Circle claims top US blockchain patent spot with IBM deal

Circle claims top US blockchain patent spot with IBM deal

Circle Internet Group, the NYSE-listed financial technology company behind USDC, has acquired fundamental assets from IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio, becoming the largest holder of...
Marqeta taps zerohash to expand stablecoin card issuing

Marqeta taps zerohash to expand stablecoin card issuing

Marqeta has partnered with digital asset infrastructure provider zerohash to enable its customers to launch stablecoin-enabled card programmes, as demand grows for blockchain-based payment...
Identomat

Identomat FOI reveals £8.3m HMRC crypto tax haul

Some 502 crypto investors have settled unpaid tax bills with HMRC through voluntary disclosure over the past two years, with the taxman collecting a...
compliance

Compliance at a crossroads: StarCompliance study flags AI surge

Compliance teams are spending more, automating faster and stretching across more borders than ever, yet many remain unprepared for the risks reshaping financial markets,...

News Stories

Over $600m was raised across 14 deals this week

It was another slow week for FinTech deals as the end of 2026 edges closer.  A total of $602m was raised across 14 FinTech deals...
KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

Compliance teams facing growing pressure to uncover who really sits behind a corporate client now have another tool at their disposal. According to KYCP,...
Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Financial institutions are processing regulatory change at a much faster pace than a year ago, but their belief that this work is actually effective...

Zing365: Insurance broking must map out career paths

Zing365, an InsurTech-focused learning and development specialist, has called on insurance brokers to set out defined career routes, organised training and mentoring if they...
Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard, a payments firm that lets AI agents make purchases using their users’ own cards, has closed an $8m seed funding round to help...

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