23 October 1

1. 09:07

   DORA Compliance Deadline Approaches for EU Financial Firms by January 2027

   EU financial entities face full DORA compliance obligations with active supervision already underway and further milestones set for 2027.

   3 min

22 October 1

1. 12:22

   Visa Tokenized Assets Advance in Singapore Through BLOOM Pilot With Nium

   Visa joined the MAS BLOOM initiative in August 2026 and began testing stablecoin settlement with Nium for cross-border flows.

   2 min

20 October 1

1. 15:29

   Mastercard Stablecoin Tool Screens Payments for Fraud and Sanctions Risks

   Mastercard introduced an API-based risk intelligence solution on October 19, 2026, that combines payment data with blockchain analytics to flag fraud and sanctions risks in stablecoin transfers.

   3 min

19 October 1

1. 12:22

   DTCC Tokenization Service Launches Covering $30 Trillion in Assets on Canton and Besu Networks

   DTCC published details on October 16, 2026, for its tokenization service scheduled for commercial launch by the end of the month across Canton Network and its private Hyperledger Besu network.

   3 min

17 October 1

1. 14:40

   Cobo Wallet Shutdown Set for December 1 2026 as Users Must Complete Withdrawals by November 30

   Cobo announced on October 16 2026 that its consumer Wallet App will stop service at the start of December, requiring all users to withdraw funds by November 30.

   3 min

14 October 1

1. 18:12

   Payward acquires Saldo Bank to gain EU banking license for Kraken

   Payward Inc. announced on October 14, 2026, a deal to buy Saldo Finance Oy, owner of Saldo Bank UAB, giving it an ECB-supervised banking license across the EU.

   2 min