Mastercard Brings Its Fraud-Fighting Tools to Stablecoin Payments

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Payward, the company behind crypto exchange Kraken, has agreed to acquire Lithuania-based Saldo Bank, taking a route into European banking that goes beyond obtaining another exchange registration. TL;DR: The proposed acquisition would give Payward an existing licensed banking operation in Europe. The deal remains subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in 2027. Saldo provides banking products including loans and deposits. Bringing it into Payward would potentially put cash accoun

The financial agency is scheduled to close public comments on its ‘Regulation Crypto Assets’ proposed in August.

Hobbyists are booting iOS 16 on Xiaomi and Nothing phones and posting the proof. It barely works, but it suggests Apple's software is no longer welded to Apple's hardware.