Visa moves stablecoin prefunding into commercial use
about 6 hours agoBusinesses can now use USDC to prefund cross-border payouts through Visa Direct, as the scheme moves from trials into live commercial use.
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Cegal warns energy deals need technology readiness
Delays in technology planning can leave energy buyers and sellers facing higher costs, slower synergies and disruption on day one after completion.
Blackdot adds Opoint news data to Videris platform
Investigators using Videris can now screen adverse media from 250,000 sources, as Blackdot adds Opoint's news feed for compliance checks.
Unit4 buys Napta to boost professional services tools
The deal deepens Unit4's push into professional services software by adding skills-based resource planning tools used across 70 countries.
Action for Children sleepout raises £265,000 for charity
Hundreds of technology and business staff slept outdoors in four UK cities as Action for Children's annual fundraiser hit £265,000 for vulnerable families.
PSE conference to tackle AI-led commerce in London
Senior payments executives will weigh who carries risk when shoppers use AI assistants to start purchases but still finish them elsewhere.
FourNet acquires SVL Business Solutions in fifth deal
The enlarged group will serve more than 450 customers and bolster its push into financial services and AI-led customer experience projects.
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Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
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Payment providers now have three compliant routes into smartphone-based card acceptance after Castles Technology cleared PCI checks for all parts of its SoftPOS line-up.
Mastercard & BVNK launch stablecoin money platform
Businesses handling cross-border payments will be able to move between fiat and stablecoins through one integration, cutting the need for multiple providers.
WisdomTree values Arbitrum on revenue, not token hype
Arbitrum's first-half income reached USD $6.19 million as WisdomTree's revenue-led valuation framework gives enterprise adoption new weight.
E3G urges IMF, World Bank & G20 to tackle climate debt
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