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Marex Now Takes USDC as Margin: How Stablecoin Collateral Actually Works, and the Letter It All Rests On

Marex has completed the first live transaction accepting USDC stablecoin as initial margin for CFTC-regulated cleared derivatives, following an announcement mad...

4 Aug 2026 Read →
Industry

Kalshi Extends Trade Surveillance to Brokerage Arm Kinetic Markets

Kalshi has expanded its trade surveillance infrastructure to include its futures commission merchant subsidiary Kinetic Markets, adding to existing monitoring a...

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Macro

⚡ Fed’s Warsh weighs cutting regular FOMC meetings to six from eight a year

The Federal Reserve is considering reducing its regular policy meetings from eight to six annually, according to a New York Times report...

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Industry

⚡ BBVA call centre staff develop and deploy AI agents to speed up response times

BBVA's contact centre teams in Italy and Germany have successfully deployed two proprietary generative AI assistants that cut average handling times for...

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Macro

⚡ United States Dollar Index rebounds toward 100 amid US-Iran, Fed uncertainty

The US Dollar Index is pushing back toward the 100 level on Monday following a period of weakness, supported by robust American...

3 Aug 2026 Read →
Industry

⚡ In Pieces: How Fragmented Banks Lose Whole Customers

# BREAKING: Banking Industry Faces Customer Retention Crisis Due to System Fragmentation Banking executives are overestimating their customer experience qualit...

3 Aug 2026 Read →
Industry

How to Lose “Markets” in Ten Months

Retail brokers across the industry are quietly dropping the word "Markets" from their brand names, with IC Markets becoming the latest to...

3 Aug 2026 Read →
Industry

CME Shrinks Equity Futures Again as Record Indices Raise Entry Costs

CME Group is set to introduce E-nano equity index futures on 24 August, subject to regulatory approval, creating an even smaller contract...

3 Aug 2026 Read →
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⚡ Norwegian Krone: Policy rate seen on hold from Norges Bank – Nordea

Norges Bank is expected to hold its policy rate steady at 4.25% when it meets next week, according to Nordea economists Kjetil...

3 Aug 2026 Read →
Industry

⚡ US Dollar: August weakness seen persisting – DBS

The US dollar faces continued downward pressure through August following a sharp decline in late July, according to DBS Group Research economist...

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Industry

⚡ US Dollar: Labour data and hawkish risks in focus – Deutsche Bank

The US dollar remains under scrutiny as Deutsche Bank strategists highlight heightened hawkish risks following the Federal Reserve's latest decision to hold...

3 Aug 2026 Read →
Industry

⚡ Payment Testing Must Catch Up with Real-Time Fraud

**BREAKING: Financial Industry Faces Critical Gap in Real-Time Fraud Detection Testing** Banks and payment providers are under mounting pressure as traditional...

3 Aug 2026 Read →