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Wero pushes Luxembourg launch to September

Pan-European digital wallet initiative Wero has postponed its Luxembourg market entry by two months, now targeting a September 2026 launch instead of...

Financial data group ION missed rent payments on three offices – FT

Financial data giant ION Investment Group failed to meet rent obligations on office premises across three countries during 2024, according to recent...

Wintermute Wins U.S. Broker-Dealer Approval, Expanding Its Wall Street Ambitions

Wintermute, a prominent digital asset algorithmic trading firm, has secured SEC broker-dealer registration and FINRA membership through its US subsidiary Winter...

Bybit Uses Tokenised Equities as Underlyings for Structured Yield

Bybit has introduced four additional tokenised equity products as underlying assets for its Dual Asset structured yield offering, expanding the role of...

⚡ Philippines: BSP policy outlook shifts – Standard Chartered

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is now expected to hold its policy rate steady at its 27 August meeting, according to Standard...

Macro

⚡ Debit Is the Most Underbuilt Rewards Surface in Banking

**BREAKING: Banking Industry Missing Major Opportunity in Debit Card Rewards Programs** Major banks are significantly underutilizing debit card rewards as a cu...

⚡ Indonesia: Modest growth outlook – Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered has upgraded Indonesia's 2026 GDP growth forecast to 5.3 percent following better-than-expected first-half economic performance. The revision...

⚡ Why Banks Need to Rethink Personalization Using First-Party Shopping Insights

**BREAKING: Banking Industry Faces Personalization Crisis as First-Party Data Remains Underutilized** Banks are missing critical revenue opportunities by faili...

⚡ Mexico: Banxico extended hold stance – Societe Generale

Mexico's central bank Banxico held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.50 percent in its latest policy decision, according to analysis from...

⚡ Fed’s Barkin: Jobs data is more low hire, low fire

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin characterized the current US labor market as exhibiting a "low hire, low fire"...

⚡ Brent: Volatile path as Hormuz risk lingers – Commerzbank

Brent crude oil markets face sustained volatility as geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz remain unresolved while global inventory levels continue...