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Atomic Settlement: what Solana’s DvP program proves, and the question DTCC keeps asking
Solana has open-sourced an audited delivery-versus-payment program for institutions, with input from J.P. Morgan. Here is what atomic settlement actually does — and why DTCC keeps asking whether the market wants it everywhere.
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Dubai Crypto Licensing: what a VARA in-principle approval actually gets you
Caladan’s VARA in-principle approval is a step, not a licence — the regulator’s own register forbids holders from operating. Here is what Dubai crypto licensing actually involves, and why Singapore pushed firms like this one to Dubai.
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Tokenized Fixed Income Moves Past T-Bills With Plume’s nBND Vault
Plume’s nBND vault is the first tokenized vault backed by Fidelity’s FBND. It marks a shift from T-bill yield into credit and duration — and two catches keep the hype in check.
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FOMO Pay Adopts Sumsub to Scale Compliance as It Expands
FOMO Pay’s adoption of Sumsub’s verification and monitoring stack is modest — but it sits inside a real surge in AI-powered fraud and deepfakes across APAC.
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24/7 Settlement: Payward and Singapore Gulf Bank Take On the Weekend Problem
Payward’s deal with Singapore Gulf Bank is one more attempt to fix the mismatch between always-on crypto markets and banking-hours fiat — a race Western Alliance, Jiko, ClearBank and the ECB are all running.
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Stablecoin Adoption: Visa Finds APAC Intent Far Ahead of Use
Visa’s survey shows nearly half of APAC consumers open to stablecoins — and only 6% who understand them. The gap between intent and actual use is the real story.
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Bloomberg Electronic Markets Automates JGB Market-on-Close Trading
Bloomberg Electronic Markets has automated JGB Market-on-Close execution — a small but telling step in the electronification of a bond market long ruled by voice trading.
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Vault Risk Assessment: How S&P Global Ratings Is Grading DeFi Lending
S&P Global Ratings has published a framework to grade onchain lending vaults. It’s a methodology, not a verdict — and a sign of how far DeFi has moved toward traditional finance.
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DBS AI: The Bank That Publishes Its Returns Convenes Asia’s Leaders
DBS will convene Asia’s AI leaders on 12 October. But the real story is that it is one of the only banks that publishes what AI has earned it — about SGD 1 billion in 2025.
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Apple Pay Launches in India with Axis Bank: Supported Cards, Merchants, UPI and RuPay Limits Explained
Apple Pay has officially launched in India with Axis Bank as its first banking partner, supporting eligible Visa and Mastercard credit cards on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Merchants including Blinkit, Croma, Zomato, Tata 1mg and Ixigo are live, with Juspay, Cashfree and PayU enabling acceptance — but RuPay and UPI remain unsupported, and Mac…