3 November 1

1. 12:22

   PhotonPay Funding Hits $40 Million in Series C Led by Blockchain Capital

   Hong Kong-based PhotonPay closed a $40 million Series C round led by Blockchain Capital on October 29, 2026, to scale its stablecoin-centric Financial OS.

   3 min

2 November 1

1. 22:27

   HKMA Project SAGE Launches to Govern Agentic Finance and Enable 24/7 Tokenised Settlements

   The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced Project SAGE during Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 to develop rules for AI agents handling financial tasks while advancing 24/7 tokenised interbank settlements.

   3 min

25 October 1

1. 23:27

   Ripple RLUSD stablecoin Reaches $2.47 Billion Market Cap on Institutional Adoption

   Ripple RLUSD stablecoin has grown to a $2.47 billion market cap as of late October 2026, supported by custody integrations and enterprise payment use cases.

   3 min

21 October 1

1. 09:07

   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

17 October 1

1. 07:50

   Behavox Civo UK cloud Commitment Secures Sovereign GPU Capacity for Bank Data

   Behavox has committed $8 million to Civo to secure dedicated UK GPU resources, allowing financial institutions to run compliance AI models on sovereign infrastructure.

   3 min

15 October 1

1. 21:18

   BBVA Poppy protocol Entry Establishes First European Bank Link to Meta Sierra AI Agents

   BBVA announced its role in the Personal Agent Protocol on October 13, 2026, becoming the first European bank to help shape an open standard for personal AI agents to interact safely with financial services.

   3 min