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Saudi GASTAT Opens Digital Economy Survey Before Adoption Results

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Saudi GASTAT Opens Digital Economy Survey Before Adoption Results

Saudi Arabia’s statistics authority has launched a digital economy survey across establishments, but it has not yet published adoption rates, sample size or a release timetable.

#Saudi digital economy survey #GASTAT #Vision 2030

July 7, 2026Read More →

Visa Data Shows USDC Leading Stablecoin Volume At 70%

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Visa Data Shows USDC Leading Stablecoin Volume At 70%

CoinDesk reported that Visa data showed USDC with about 70% of adjusted stablecoin transaction volume in the first half of 2026, while June volume reached $1.79 trillion and bank-level usage remained undisclosed.

#stablecoins #USDC #Tether

July 7, 2026Read More →

Klarna Bank USA Filing Seeks Direct Control Of Deposits And Payments

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Klarna Bank USA Filing Seeks Direct Control Of Deposits And Payments

Klarna has filed with Utah regulators and the FDIC to establish Klarna Bank USA, an industrial bank that would bring deposits, funding, payments, lending and merchant services closer to the fintech while adding bank-level supervision.

#Klarna Bank USA #industrial bank charter #FDIC

July 7, 2026Read More →

China AI Companion Rules Push Doubao And Qwen To Disable Humanlike Agents

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China AI Companion Rules Push Doubao And Qwen To Disable Humanlike Agents

AI News reported that China's AI companion rules take effect on July 15, after ByteDance and Alibaba switched off humanlike agent features in Doubao and Qwen. The measures set duties for minors, distress detection and security assessments, but the technical threshold for emotional interaction remains unclear.

#China AI companion rules #Doubao #Qwen

July 7, 2026Read More →

Sberbank Plans Crypto Wallet As Russia Sets September Digital-Asset Law

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Sberbank Plans Crypto Wallet As Russia Sets September Digital-Asset Law

Sberbank plans to add a crypto wallet and digital depository to Sberbank Online and SberInvestments by December if Russia’s digital-asset bill takes effect as expected on Sept. 1. The plan follows years of central-bank resistance and leaves fees, eligible tokens and launch conditions undisclosed.

#Sberbank #Russia crypto regulation #digital asset law

July 6, 2026Read More →

Taktile Raises $110 Million As Banks Test AI Agent Oversight

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Taktile Raises $110 Million As Banks Test AI Agent Oversight

Taktile raised $110 million for financial-services AI agents, according to PYMNTS. The company cited banking, KYB, fraud and claims workflows, but the source did not name bank customers, valuation, benchmark methodology or regulator-reviewed deployment evidence.

#banking AI agents #Taktile #Goldman Sachs Alternatives

July 6, 2026Read More →

ESMA Warning Pushes Prediction Markets Toward Gambling And Derivatives Rules

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ESMA Warning Pushes Prediction Markets Toward Gambling And Derivatives Rules

ESMA warned that binary event contracts can fall under existing rules for binary options, derivatives or national gambling law. Kalshi, Polymarket and ADI Predictstreet show why prediction markets now face financial, gambling and insider-trading scrutiny.

#prediction markets #ESMA #Polymarket

July 6, 2026Read More →

UK E-Scooter Ads Change After Road-Ban Warnings

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UK E-Scooter Ads Change After Road-Ban Warnings

Amazon, Argos and Currys changed e-scooter wording after PA found commuter-style advertising that conflicted with UK rules limiting private e-scooters to private land.

#uk e scooter rules #e scooter advertising #amazon

July 6, 2026Read More →

Digital Dubai Updates Data Manual For AI-Ready Government Data

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Digital Dubai Updates Data Manual For AI-Ready Government Data

Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment, part of Digital Dubai, has launched an updated Dubai Data Manual for government data governance, quality, sharing and compliance. The announcement links the manual to AI-ready public services, but does not disclose enforcement dates, penalties or adoption metrics for government entities.

#Digital Dubai #Dubai Data Manual #data governance

July 5, 2026Read More →

NYLIM Sees Tokenised Portfolios Beyond Stablecoin Payments

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NYLIM Sees Tokenised Portfolios Beyond Stablecoin Payments

CoinDesk reported that New York Life Investment Management executive Thomas Sy sees tokenisation moving from stablecoin payments into personalised portfolios. The article cited $807 billion in NYLIM parent assets, $11 billion overseen by Sy’s team and missing infrastructure around collateral, clearing and prime brokerage.

#tokenisation #stablecoins #NYLIM

July 5, 2026Read More →

DDSC Gets Vara Platform Access For UAE Dirham Stablecoin

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DDSC Gets Vara Platform Access For UAE Dirham Stablecoin

IHC said DDSC, the UAE dirham-backed stablecoin developed with First Abu Dhabi Bank and Sirius International Holding, can move onto selected Vara-regulated platforms after a UAE Central Bank no-objection certificate. The statement did not name the exchanges or a retail launch date.

#DDSC #UAE dirham stablecoin #Vara

July 5, 2026Read More →

Midjourney Seeks Studio AI Records Beyond Consumer-Facing Images

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Midjourney Seeks Studio AI Records Beyond Consumer-Facing Images

Midjourney is asking a court to make Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. disclose more about their internal generative AI use in a copyright dispute. The court has not ruled on the latest request, and the filing does not identify specific internal studio models, datasets, contracts or licensing terms.

#midjourney #disney #universal

July 5, 2026Read More →