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Agibank Raises $240 Million in New York IPO as Brazilian Fintech Listings Resume
Agibank raises $240 million in a New York IPO, signaling renewed Brazilian fintech access to U.S. markets despite volatile post-listing performance across th...
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Agibank Raises $240 Million in New York IPO as Brazilian Fintech Listings Resume
Agibank raises $240 million in a New York IPO, signaling renewed Brazilian fintech access to U.S. markets despite vol...
Multiliquid and Metalayer Launch RWA Redemption Facility on Solana
Multiliquid and Metalayer Ventures introduce an instant redemption facility on Solana to address liquidity constraint...
Circle and Polymarket Shift to Native USDC for Onchain Settlement
Circle partners with Polymarket to replace bridged USDC with native USDC, standardizing dollar settlement for predict...
Ripple Prime Adds Hyperliquid to Institutional DeFi Access
Ripple Prime integrates Hyperliquid support, allowing institutional clients to access onchain derivatives liquidity w...
Visa Direct and UnionPay International Plan Real-Time Cross-Border Tr6ansfers Into Chinese Mainland
Visa Direct and UnionPay International have announced a new cross-border payment connection that will allow real-time...
Musk’s SpaceX–xAI Merger Plan Puts Orbital Data Centers at the Center of the AI Infrastructure Race
A proposed SpaceX and xAI merger could accelerate Elon Musk’s plan to build space-based AI data centers, using solar-...
Polygon’s Coinme and Sequence Acquisitions Reveal a Deeper Fight Over Who Controls Stablecoin Payments
Polygon Labs’ purchases of Coinme and Sequence show a strategic shift toward owning stablecoin payment infrastructure...
Trump Media Sets February 2 Record Date for DJT Shareholder Token Program
Trump Media & Technology Group set February 2, 2026, as the record date for its DJT shareholder token program, ou...
Riyad Bank’s Jeel and Ripple Launch Sandbox Partnership to Test Blockchain Payments in Saudi Arabia
Riyad Bank’s innovation arm Jeel has partnered with Ripple to test blockchain-based cross-border payments and digital...
Asian Financial Forum 2026 Centers on Cooperation as Trade Tensions, AI, and Climate Risk Test Global Finance
Asian Financial Forum 2026 opens Jan. 26–27 in Hong Kong with a focus on rebuilding economic cooperation, managing ma...
Asian Financial Forum 2026 Set for January Return With Focus on Finance, Technology, and Regional Growth
The Asian Financial Forum 2026 will take place on January 26–27 in Hong Kong, bringing together global leaders to dis...
Capital One Agrees to Buy Brex for $5.15 Billion, Marking Major Move Into Business Payments Technology
Capital One has agreed to acquire fintech firm Brex for $5.15 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, expanding its busines...
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