The UK's FCA has reportedly discussed easing its ban on financial prediction markets as demand from UK consumers continues to grow.

Meta has introduced Muse, a personal AI agent that uses Stripe's Link for checkout, with Shop Pay and 1Password support planned.

Ecommpay has connected directly to Spain's Bizum, adding to its MB Way and Bancomat Pay coverage across Southern Europe.

Celtic Bank chose Jack Henry to support its core processing, digital banking and fintech integration technology stack.

Klarna enables flexible payment options for Apple purchases from iSTYLE stores in Hungary, Romania, Czechia, and Slovakia.

Payward, Kraken's parent company, and SoFi Technologies have partnered to route SoFi's crypto order flow through Kraken Prime for execution.

India has paused Alipay+'s proposal to connect with UPI for cross-border payments, citing national security and data-storage concerns.

India-based digital bank Slice has secured USD 100 million in new funding, valuing the company at USD 450 million.

Grok now connects to Plaid, letting US users link financial accounts to ask questions about spending, savings, and investments.

Binance added options on over 1,000 US stocks and ETFs, executed via Nest Trading Limited and Alpaca Securities Clearing.

Circle Internet Group has agreed to acquire Singapore-based Tazapay, expanding USDC-based cross-border payment infrastructure across Asia.

Bitcoin-based Liquid Network says around USD 320 million was withdrawn from its federation wallet via SideSwap in a hack.