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Payments Canada opens membership to five PSPs, shifting competitive dynamics of the payment rails

Payments Canada has admitted five regulated payment service providers—Wise, Float, KOHO, Paramount Commerce and Brim—after federal changes broadened eligibility for membership. The move strengthens competition ahead of the new Real-Time Rail, giving newcomers governance access and technical pathways to build faster, lower-cost payment services for Canadians and businesses.

Canada and India Relaunch Ministerial Energy Dialogue to Deepen Fuel and Clean‑energy Links

ASIC signals tougher oversight for crypto, AI-driven finance and payments in 2026

Trump Sends Border Czar to Minnesota as Landmark Social‑Media Trial Opens

U.S. Pushes to Lead Crypto Markets While Developer Liability Casts a Long Shadow

Theo unveils thGOLD — a yield-bearing tokenized gold built for DeFi

Citrea launches mainnet and ctUSD to bring DeFi primitives onto Bitcoin

Citrea, a Bitcoin-focused layer‑2 developed by Chainway Labs and backed by Founders Fund and Galaxy, has launched its mainnet and introduced a USD-pegged stablecoin, ctUSD, to enable BTC-native lending and structured finance. The network combines an EVM-compatible zk-rollup model with on‑chain settlement to anchor transaction data to Bitcoin and has assembled partners for lending, product development, and stablecoin issuance.

Italian leaders rebuff US immigration agents slated for Olympic security

California opens probe after reports TikTok suppressed posts critical of Trump

Dutch Court Finds Uber Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees