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Taktile Lands $110M to Put AI on Banking's Risk Desk
Taktile raised $110M to sell AI agents for banking and insurance decisions where mistakes can cost millions.

$1B Prize Tempts MNT-Halan IPO into Cairo Market Test
MNT-Halan may list its Egyptian unit in Cairo at up to $1B, testing local appetite for a homegrown fintech leader.

SpaceX Access Tests Valor Equity Partners' $2.5B Raise
Valor is targeting $2.5B for Fund VII, with SpaceX access at the center of its pitch to private-market investors.

44% Visa Interchange Savings Put Boost B2B Platform in Play
Boost says its B2B platform cut Visa commercial card costs nearly 44%, saving customers $14.7 million on $1.2 billion in volume.

Chainlink Bets Stablecoins Can Kill 48-Hour FX Settlement
Chainlink and global banks are testing stablecoin FX settlement that could shrink a 48-hour process to near-instant transfer.

U.S. Bank Carves Out Healthcare Payments Power Role
U.S. Bank named Eric Levine to run a new healthcare payments sales lane, signaling a deeper push into hospitals, payers and life sciences.

Stablecoins Pull MoneyGram Into Solana Validator Seat
MoneyGram is running a Solana validator, putting a legacy remittance giant inside the rails it may use for stablecoin payments.

30 EEA Markets Swing into Play on Ripple MiCA Approval
Ripple’s preliminary Luxembourg approval could open 30 EEA markets for crypto payments, but final CASP conditions still stand in the way.

Hut 8 Settlement Pins $2.35M Cost on Bitcoin Merger
Hut 8 will pay $2.35M to settle investor claims that its USBTC merger disclosures downplayed King Mountain mining risks.

85-5 Senate Vote Hurls Housing Bill Toward Trump's Desk
The Senate passed the housing bill 85-5, teeing up a House vote that could send new housing and community bank rules to Trump.

Tokenization Hype Hits Wall Street’s Plumbing Problem
Ophelia Snyder says tokenization can fix settlement, but Wall Street’s legacy plumbing isn’t ready for the hype.

Cuomo Pushes ICE OKX Deal Into Wall Street's Crypto Fight
Cuomo will co-chair a 50-50 ICE OKX venture chasing tokenized NYSE-linked assets and 24/7 trading, pending U.S. approval.