The Friends of Science Society challenges the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem, for allegedly ignoring the significant threats posed by the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and renewed carbon taxes to Canadian businesses. Continue reading
Deutsche Börse Partners With Chainlink for Onchain Market Data
A new strategic partnership between Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services and Chainlink to publish multi-asset class market data on blockchains using a service called DataLink. This collaboration aims to connect traditional and blockchain-based financial markets by making real-time data from venues like Eurex, Xetra, 360T, and Tradegate accessible to thousands of decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols. Continue reading
SPAYZ.io White Paper on Payment Industry Challenges and Ambitions
SPAYZ.io, a global provider of advanced payment technologies, announced their new white paper titled “Winning Payments in Challenging Industries,” which explores the opportunities and challenges within the high-risk payments sector. Continue reading
Chainlink Solves Corporate Actions with AI and Blockchain
This solution leverages the Chainlink oracle platform, blockchain technology, and AI to standardise and streamline data validation, transforming unstructured announcements into verifiable, real-time records that can be distributed across both traditional financial infrastructure and blockchain networks. Key participants include institutions like DTCC, Swift, Euroclear, and UBS. Continue reading
Crypto Wallet Adoption: Reinforcing Inequality
A new research report on crypto wallet adoption in the U.S., which suggests that the adoption of cryptocurrency is skewing toward affluent Americans while lower-income communities face significant barriers and high fees. Continue reading
Trainline Inspires European Family Rail Travel
Trainline, Europe’s primary train ticket booking application, announcing a new campaign called “On Track for a Family Vacation.” This initiative involves a partnership with celebrity Christina Milian and her daughter, Violet Madison Nash, to encourage and provide resources for stress-free family rail travel across Europe. Continue reading
Climate TRACE July 2025 Emissions Data
Global greenhouse gas emissions data for July 2025 report shows that total global emissions reached 5.21 billion tonnes CO₂e, marking a slight increase of 0.43% compared to July 2024. The release provides a comprehensive breakdown of these emissions by major countries (with China, the US, and India showing increases), sectors (with fossil fuel operations seeing the largest increase), and the top emitting urban areas. Continue reading
AI in Payments: Risks, Readiness, and Future Outlook
This HCLTech report discusses the payments industry’s rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), highlighting that while nearly all organizations use AI, a large percentage of executives are concerned about risks, fraud ineffectiveness, and a lack of proper guardrails and infrastructure. Continue reading
Oracle Banking Payments Swift Compatibility for 2025
Oracle Financial Services has achieved Swift Compatible Application status for its Oracle Banking Payments solution, specifically in anticipation of Payments 2025. This validation confirms that the platform meets Swift standards for security and interoperability, which is crucial as the financial industry prepares for the mandated ISO 20022 MX message format migration set for November 2025. Continue reading
Distributed Ledger Technology and Digital Asset Adoption 2025
The 2025 “DLT in the Real World” report, which was conducted by Broadridge Financial Solutions and several partners tracks the accelerated adoption of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and digital assets across global financial markets, noting that adoption is now moving from theoretical concepts to operational deployment. Continue reading
