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2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round
Firewalls

2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round

Crypto enters 2026 swinging as regulation, stablecoins, Bitcoin and DeFi trade blows in a defining bout for digital finance's future.

By Easy Crypto • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Bolt & Paysecure integrate one-click for merchants
Fintech

Bolt & Paysecure integrate one-click for merchants

Bolt and Paysecure integrate one-click checkout into Cashier, promising faster repeat purchases while preserving merchant routing and risk controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Xero to retire app store billing, shift to API tiers
Digital Transformation

Xero to retire app store billing, shift to API tiers

Xero is axing its app store billing by June 2026, forcing developers onto new API-based tiers and their own subscription systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Mastercard enlists Schmeichel to back Click to Pay
Surveillance

Mastercard enlists Schmeichel to back Click to Pay

Mastercard taps Peter Schmeichel to front a UK push for tokenised Click to Pay checkouts, aiming to end manual card entry by 2030.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer award
Crypto

Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer award

Paysecure wins Best Payments Industry Newcomer at the 2026 Card and Payments Awards in London for its fast-growing orchestration platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout
Data Protection

Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout

Visa survey finds most Asia Pacific shoppers use AI to browse, but many still distrust it with payment details at online checkout.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Bitget, BlockSec unveil new security standard for UEX
DevOps

Bitget, BlockSec unveil new security standard for UEX

Bitget and BlockSec launch a UEX Security Standard, urging provable, system-wide safeguards for unified multi-asset trading platforms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Aerospike embeds default data masking in Database 8
Data Protection

Aerospike embeds default data masking in Database 8

Aerospike Database 8 now embeds default dynamic data masking, tightening PII protection while easing compliance and operational overhead.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Fireblocks & Thales deepen bank crypto key control
Fintech

Fireblocks & Thales deepen bank crypto key control

Fireblocks deepens its Thales tie-up to keep bank crypto keys in customer-owned HSMs, tightening control, compliance and resilience.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Bitget climbs to sixth in global crypto exchange ranks
Crypto

Bitget climbs to sixth in global crypto exchange ranks

Bitget jumps to sixth place among global crypto exchanges as CoinGecko data shows 45.5% annual volume growth and 6.4% market share.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026
Broken rails, better rails: why TradFi needs DeFi now
Crypto

Broken rails, better rails: why TradFi needs DeFi now

As analogue-era banking creaks under digital demand, DeFi is quietly rewiring the rails of global finance, not blowing them up.

By Paul Quickenden • 6 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026
Ecommpay links with Payrails to streamline payments
Fintech

Ecommpay links with Payrails to streamline payments

Ecommpay and Payrails form strategic tie-up, offering large merchants a single API to streamline complex, multi-provider payment stacks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026

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The authentication paradox: securing payments without human presence
Fintech

The authentication paradox: securing payments without human presence

As AI agents start spending on our behalf, payments must be secured even when no human is present to pass traditional authentication checks.

By Ivan Vukelikj • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Australia Post unveils blockchain Lunar New Year stamps
Digital Transformation

Australia Post unveils blockchain Lunar New Year stamps

Australia Post launches $15 blockchain-enabled Lunar New Year DigiStamps, pairing physical horse stamps with scannable digital collectables.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Feb 2026
Finternet & Avalanche target India's $10bn TradeFi push
Crypto

Finternet & Avalanche target India's $10bn TradeFi push

Finternet Labs and Avalanche launch India agriculture tokenisation pilot, eyeing a wider TradeFi market worth up to $10 billion.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Tokenovate joins Bank of England RTGS sync project
Fintech

Tokenovate joins Bank of England RTGS sync project

Tokenovate joins the Bank of England's RTGS Synchronisation Lab to test programmable, tokenised settlement for wholesale markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Conviction 2026 to link Vietnam to global crypto scene
Digital Transformation

Conviction 2026 to link Vietnam to global crypto scene

Conviction 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City aims to shift Vietnam's thriving crypto scene towards institutional finance and global policy alignment.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026