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Fintech reporting from Global. Stories across banking, payments, infrastructure, capital and policy that touch this region.

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GLOBAL · 1 MIN READ · 14 JUL 2026

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.

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

14 JUL 2026

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

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

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Payment Orchestration Layer: Where It Sits in the Payments Stack

Learn where a payment orchestration layer fits in the payments stack and how it streamlines routing, fraud hooks, settlement visibility, and reporting.

9 JUL 2026

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Harvest Now, Decrypt Later: The Quantum Clock Financial Services Can’t Ignore

Financial institutions are being pushed to prepare for post-quantum encryption as long-life sensitive data becomes exposed to “harvest now, decrypt later” risks.

8 JUL 2026

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10 Blockchain Use Cases Reshaping Asia Pacific in 2026

Ten concrete ways blockchain is changing financial services across Asia-Pacific in 2026.

8 JUL 2026

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Programmable Payments Explained: What They Are and Why They’re Coming Back

Programmable payments explained: automate payouts with smart rules, faster rails, and strong audit trails—plus key compliance checks before launch.

8 JUL 2026

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Payment Orchestration Meaning: The Jargon-Free Definition for Execs

Payment orchestration meaning made simple: learn how orchestration routes, retries, and reports across providers to cut failures and boost acceptance.

7 JUL 2026