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Explainer GLOBAL · 1 MIN READ · 14 JUL 2026

Perpetual KYC, explained: how continuous monitoring is replacing the periodic review

Perpetual KYC replaces fixed periodic reviews with continuous, event-driven monitoring that keeps customer risk profiles current.

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What is Know Your Business (KYB)? Verification, beneficial ownership, and the rules that changed in 2026

14 JUL 2026

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What is the Bank Secrecy Act? The rules, the reports, and why it reaches beyond the US

14 JUL 2026

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Fintechly People Moves: Senior Appointments at Nuvei, ThetaRay and the Payments Association

Nuvei, ThetaRay, the Payments Association, Premialab and Cerity Partners announce senior fintech and payments leadership appointments.

14 JUL 2026

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Best Payment Orchestration Platforms: How to Compare Providers Fairly

Compare the best payment orchestration platforms with a fair scorecard, demo questions, and key tradeoffs to boost approvals and cut reconciliation work.

14 JUL 2026

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The disbursement-card boom is real. Betting on the card is the mistake.

Disbursement cards are booming, but the real value is shifting to routing layers that move payouts across cards, instant rails and stablecoins.

14 JUL 2026

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Why A Broker, Not An Exchange, Got To Same-Day SpaceX Options First

IG launched same-day SpaceX options before exchanges could, showing how CFD wrappers let brokers move faster than listed derivatives markets.

14 JUL 2026

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Insurtech funding is back: the money is buying infrastructure, not disruption

Insurtech funding returned in Q1 2026, but capital is now flowing into AI infrastructure and incumbent-facing tools rather than disruption plays.

14 JUL 2026

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Open USD: stablecoins move from land grab to shared utility

Open USD brings 140 payments and fintech firms into a shared stablecoin utility, shifting the fight from coin ownership to payment orchestration.

14 JUL 2026

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Disbursement cards are booming. The real contest is over the rails.

Disbursement cards are reshaping payouts, but the real opportunity lies in instant payment rails, RTP networks and stablecoins powering faster fund transfers.

13 JUL 2026

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The readiness gap holding back real-world asset tokenisation in emerging markets.

Emerging-market firms say they are ready for real-world asset tokenisation, but regulators report limited activity and gaps in legal and settlement infrastructure.

13 JUL 2026

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FCA sets final crypto authorisation rules with 2027 deadline

The Financial Conduct Authority has published the final rules for the UK's cryptoasset regime, requiring trading platforms, intermediaries, custodians, stablecoin issuers and staking firms to obtain FCA authorisation to serve UK customers.

10 JUL 2026

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Crypto Exchanges Bitget and MEXC Push Deeper into US Stocks Trading

The Bitget US stock options rollout switched on 2 July, adding long call and long put contracts to its Stock+ product line.

10 JUL 2026

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KYB for Sponsor Banks: How to Reduce Marketplace & BaaS Program Risk

Reduce marketplace and BaaS program risk with KYB solutions for sponsor banks. Learn workflows, monitoring, scoring, and audit-ready evidence.

10 JUL 2026

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Nium Acquires Crypto Wallet Firm Cypher to Speed Its Stablecoin Payments Push

Nium is absorbing Cypher's founder and engineers and shutting its wallet app on 6 September, its third stablecoin move in five months as it lines up a delayed 2026 listing.

9 JUL 2026