Cryptocurrency, once dismissed as a regulatory gray zone, is rapidly becoming a mainstream financial ecosystem. Yet with this transition comes an urgent challenge: how to reconcile decentralized, code-driven systems with laws written for banks, not blockchains. On Monday (Oct. 20), Blockchain.com and Evernorth Holdings became the latest digital asset firms to pursue public listings — … Read more
In a major development for global finance and payments, Modern Treasury has acquired Beam to unify traditional and blockchain-based payment rails. The integration will combine Modern Treasury’s enterprise-grade infrastructure for money movement with Beam’s stablecoin and fiat orchestration capabilities, enabling seamless real-time payments and liquidity optimization. This acquisition marks a significant leap forward in the … Read more
Payments may be fast, but compliance never sleeps. As fraud patterns evolve and regulations tighten, financial institutions are finding themselves in a perpetual balancing act — one that demands new kinds of partnerships. Enter Merchant Service Providers (MSPs) like Maverick Payments, which are transforming from mere vendors into strategic compliance partners. Their ability to manage … Read more
The AI startup landscape is undergoing a major transformation — one focused less on experimental models and more on real-world application and workflow integration. The latest round of funding announcements reveals a market doubling down on AI systems that connect intelligence directly to business operations, from software development and infrastructure to compliance and communication. This … Read more