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Itaú Unibanco Registers Crypto Trading and Custody With Brazil’s Central Bank

The bank used the regulator’s simplified notification route for authorized lenders instead of seeking a standalone crypto license.

SBS Authorizes Banco BTG Pactual Perú to Begin Operations

FCA Says Nearly 240,000 Suspected Money‑Mule Accounts Were Closed as Profiles Shift

UAE Regulator Clears NBE to Acquire Banque Misr’s UAE Branches

Fed Vice Chair Says Discount Window Upgrades Strengthen Market Liquidity

Peru Moves to Let Workers Switch Between Public ONP and Private AFP Pensions

Thailand Proposes Same‑Owner Rule and Daily Cap for Stablecoin Flows

Pakistan Pushes PVARA Model at UN to Mainstream Digital Finance

Mexico Sends Digital-Payments Law to Congress to Push CURP Digital and QR Acceptance

Fnality Adds Three Former Central Bankers to UK and European Boards

Court Auxiliaries Back R$150 Million DIP Loan and 90% SAF Sale at Vasco, Legal Challenge Filed

SBS Raises Peru Deposit Guarantee to S/123,000 for September–November Quarter

European Public Prosecutor Sends Portuguese Evidence to Spanish Judge Over €27.9 Million Fuel Laundering Case

Swiss Panel Advances Softer Capital Rules for UBS

BCRA Launches Cobro por Transferencia to Automate Loan Debits

BIS and Tether Clash Over Which Form of Digital Dollar Should Anchor Payments

Jan Dhan Accounts Top 59 Crore as Deposits Reach Rs 3.17 Lakh Crore

Dallas Fed Says Tokenized Bank Deposits Could Shrink Banks’ Long‑Term Lending Capacity

Fux Orders Bahia Court to Keep BRB Judicial-Deposit Contract for 90 Days

BRB Shareholders Authorize Suits Against Ex-Managers Over Master Deals