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24 October 2

  1. IREN Data Center Spain Secures Civil Works License for 300 MW AI Campus

    IREN obtained the civil works license for its planned 300 MW AI data center campus in Badajoz, Spain, with initial operations set for 2028.

    3 min
  2. Mastercard Biometric Authentication Layer Debuts for Cross-Border Digital Payments

    Mastercard advances its Payment Passkey Service with new integrations for cross-border digital payments, combining device biometrics and tokenization to reduce password reliance.

    3 min

23 October 1

  1. Standard Chartered Zodia Custody Acquisition Moves Forward with Signed Agreements

    On 21 October 2026 Standard Chartered signed definitive agreements to acquire Zodia Custody, integrating its regulated operations into the bank’s Securities Services division.

    3 min

21 October 3

  1. Payward Saldo Bank Acquisition Secures EU Banking License for Kraken

    Payward signed a definitive agreement on October 14, 2026, to acquire Saldo Finance Oy and its Lithuanian bank subsidiary, gaining passporting rights across five EU markets.

    3 min
  2. Nscale Anthropic Deal Advances on Second $45 Billion AI Compute Agreement

    Nscale and Anthropic are in advanced talks for a second $45 billion AI compute agreement covering another building at the Monarch campus in West Virginia.

    4 min
  3. Google Cloud outage hits UK banks and courts after London data center power event

    A power event at Google Cloud’s europe-west2-b zone on 20 October 2026 disrupted banking apps, payments and remote court hearings across the UK.

    3 min

20 October 2

  1. 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
  2. Equinix AI Data Center Frankfurt Campus Delivers 180 MW for High-Density Workloads

    Equinix operates an AI-optimized colocation campus in Frankfurt with 180 MW capacity across FR2 and FR7 facilities, supporting high-density racks and 100 percent renewable energy.

    3 min

19 October 3

  1. AWS Bedrock Enterprise LLM Expansions Target Regulated Industries with New Compliance Features

    AWS continues to strengthen Bedrock with additional frontier models, managed agents, and regional compliance options suited to regulated sectors.

    2 min
  2. Citi Blockchain Treasury Platform Expands to Japan for Corporate Clients in Asia

    Citi expanded its tokenized deposits platform to Japan on September 28, 2026, allowing corporate clients in Asia to move USD liquidity instantly without banking cut-off times.

    3 min
  3. 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

18 October 1

  1. Polygon Stripe Partnership Drives Institutional Stablecoin Settlement Growth

    Polygon Labs and Stripe continue to expand their integration, allowing merchants worldwide to accept USDC with instant USD settlement on the Polygon PoS chain.

    2 min