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Bank of England Fines Vocalink for Compliance Failures: A Wake-Up Call for Critical Payment Infrastructure

Vocalink, the Mastercard-owned entity responsible for powering the UK’s real-time payments infrastructure, has been fined £1.89 million by the Bank of England for failing to meet regulatory requirements...

Ripple Taps BNY Mellon for Stablecoin Custody: Institutional Trust Meets Crypto Ambition

Ripple has selected BNY Mellon as its custody provider for the upcoming Ripple stablecoin, further signaling its intention to enter the tokenized payments race with institutional credibility...

Monzo’s £21M AML Fine: The Systemic Failures Behind the Penalty

Monzo’s £21 million fine from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wasn’t just a penalty — it was a public statement. According to the BBC’s reporting and...

Ziglu Enters Administration: A Cautionary Tale of Fintech Overreach

Ziglu, a UK-based crypto and digital banking platform once viewed as a rising challenger in the neobank space, has officially entered administration. As reported...

Circle and OKX Scrap USDC Conversion Fees: A Signal of Stablecoin Wars or a Strategic Bluff?

Circle and OKX have announced they will offer zero-fee conversions between USDC and U.S. dollars for verified institutional customers on OKX's platform. The move, reported by Cointelegraph, is being framed as a push toward...

UK Fraud in 2025: The Arms Race Between Criminal Innovation and Corporate Resilience

In 2025, UK businesses are facing an escalating wave of financial crime — from AI-powered identity fraud to surging SIM swap attacks. And while...

Stitch Acquires Efficacy Payments: Strategic Consolidation in African Fintech

Stitch, one of South Africa’s leading API-first fintech platforms, has announced the acquisition of Efficacy Payments, a local player in embedded payments infrastructure. As reported...

Revolut Opens Remittances to China via Alipay — A Strategic Move or Regulatory Risk?

Revolut has announced that it will now allow its users to send money directly to Chinese bank accounts via Alipay, one of China’s most widely used...

US Treasury Sanctions Alleged North Korean IT Operative for Crypto Fraud

The United States Treasury has imposed new sanctions on a North Korean national accused of using false identities to gain employment at U.S. firms...

Singapore Sends a Message: MAS Slaps Nine Financial Institutions with $21.5M in AML Fines

In one of the most comprehensive enforcement actions in its regulatory history, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed fines totaling SGD 27.45 million (approximately USD...

Payment Layer Wars: Stablecoins vs. RTP vs. CBDCs

The Race for Real-Time Money on the Internet — Between Visa, Central Banks, and the Crypto Sector In a world that operates around the clock,...

Stablecoins: A Digital Goldmine for Issuers — But Not Quite Money Printing

In the fast-evolving digital finance landscape, stablecoins have quietly become one of the most profitable instruments in the market. But what exactly makes them so...

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