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
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
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, 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
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
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 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
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
The launch of Carbon3.ai is billed as the UK’s first truly sovereign and sustainable AI platform. This new initiative plans to deploy a nationwide AI Mesh with over 100,000 GPUs, powered by its own renewable energy generation and supported by significant planned investment exceeding £1 billion. The platform aims to offer UK enterprises and government a secure, low-latency, high-performance AI compute alternative with a smaller carbon footprint and lower cost than competitors. Continue reading
The collaboration between LG Electronics and FYI.AI, a creative technology company founded by will.i.am launch new audio products. Specifically, the availability of the “LG xboom by will.i.am” Bluetooth speaker collection, which integrates the interactive AI service FYI.RAiDiO. This service uses “culturally rich AI DJs” to provide a personalised and dynamic listening experience, transforming the speakers into responsive companions. Continue reading