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28 October 1

  1. Ripple National Trust Bank Secures Final OCC Approval to Custody RLUSD Reserves

    The OCC granted final approval on October 26, 2026, for Ripple to establish Ripple National Trust Bank, a federally chartered entity limited to fiduciary services for RLUSD and institutional clients.

    3 min

26 October 1

  1. SoFi SOFIE Tokenized Deposit Launches With 4.40% APY on National Bank Balance Sheet

    SoFi Technologies introduced SOFIE on October 22, 2026, as the first national bank-issued tokenized deposit that pays 4.40% APY while remaining fully FDIC-insured.

    3 min

25 October 2

  1. Coinbase Deribit Acquisition Completes at $4.9 Billion, Creating Global Derivatives Leader

    Coinbase closed its acquisition of Deribit on August 14, 2025, creating the largest crypto derivatives platform by open interest and options volume.

    3 min
  2. Visa Token Service Provider Network Strengthens Digital Payments Security

    Visa introduces a white-label SaaS platform that lets issuers and schemes operate as their own Token Service Provider, cutting fraud risks in tokenized transactions.

    3 min

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 3

  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
  2. Avalanche Subnets Drive Enterprise Adoption With Horizontal Scaling Gains

    Avalanche L1s support dedicated validator sets and parallel execution, reducing costs for enterprise deployments in tokenization and payments.

    3 min
  3. 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. 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

21 October 2

  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. 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