Digital Payments

ASEAN’s borderless digital economy faces trust problem
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29 September, 2026

ASEAN’s borderless digital economy faces trust problem

ASEAN prepares to finalize its digital trade pact as advocates question its safeguards, while businesses remain uncertain about what the...
Philippines digital payments surge as EUDI moves forward
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24 September, 2026

Philippines digital payments surge as EUDI moves forward

Digital payments surge in the Philippines, EUDI Wallet rollout advances in Europe, and digital wallets drive U.S. checkout demand.
Could AI agents kill Circle’s new layer-1 blockchain Arc?
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22 September, 2026

Could AI agents kill Circle’s new layer-1 blockchain Arc?

Circle’s USDC leads AI-agent payments as Apple, Google and Tether expand into stablecoins, tokenized finance and blockchain infrastructure.
Agent payments rail becomes an official standard: BRC-166 for AIs
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22 September, 2026

Agent payments rail becomes an official standard: BRC-166 for AIs

BRC-166 proposes a BSV standard for AI agents to make pay-per-use web payments in satoshis via HTTP 402, without accounts...
Europe weighs DeFi rates, digital euro, and cyber risks
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18 September, 2026

Europe weighs DeFi rates, digital euro, and cyber risks

Europe's digital asset sector sees new developments as the ECB examines DeFi lending rates, advances the digital euro, and expands...
India, Singapore take pilot tokenized finance projects live
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17 September, 2026

India, Singapore take pilot tokenized finance projects live

Asia's financial sector is putting tokenization to work, with India testing digital bonds and Singapore banks using tokenized deposits in...