Financial Technology

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Toss Begins Three‑Month Proof‑of‑Concept With Optimism and Sunnyside to Test Won Stablecoin Payments

Success would clear a technical and regulatory path for on‑chain won payments at scale.

Gemini Adds Commission-Free U.S. Stock Trading to Push Toward Regulated ‘Super App’

UNDP Extends Partnership With Stellar to Scale Blockchain Aid Payments

IMF Warns Tokenization Can Speed Markets and Amplify Systemic Risk

FactSet Partners With Google Cloud to Build Gemini-Powered Financial AI Agents

Tokenization Outpaces Wall Street’s Back‑Office Readiness

DTCC Partners With Stellar to Put DTC‑Custodied Securities on a Public Blockchain

Trump Orders Regulators to Rewrite Fintech Rules and Directs Fed to Weigh Master‑Account Access

Stablecoin Industry Shifts to Usage Rewards as Regulators Flesh Out GENIUS Act Rules

Coinbase’s Armstrong Lays Out Eight-Point Roadmap to Move Finance On‑Chain

Banks and Regulators Begin Treating Agentic AI as the Operating Layer for Payments

Checker Raises $8 Million To Expand Single-API Stablecoin Infrastructure for Banks

LMAX Launches Kiosk to Let Brokers Use Crypto as Cross-Asset Collateral

OpenAI Makes GPT-5.5 Instant the Default ChatGPT Model

Yakovenko Says Solana’s ‘Alpenglow’ Upgrade Could Arrive Next Quarter

Visa Canada and Wealthsimple Pilot USDC for Card Settlement in First Canadian Test

Snapchat Launches AI Sponsored Snaps With Brand Chatbots in Chat

X’s Cashtags Drive About $1 Billion in Trades Within Two Days

X Says Smart Cashtags Drove About $1 Billion in Trading Volume Days After Launch

X Rolls Out Smart Cashtags With Live Prices and Pilot One-Tap Trading in Canada