Financial Services

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DATA has been named a Leader in two ISG Provider Lens® reports, Insurance ITO Services and Insurance Strategic Advisory and Enablement Services, following the launch of its NTT DATA AI for Insurance solution.

The reports assess how providers of insurance consulting and technology outsourcing help global insurers handle AI-led modernization, regulatory complexity and operating model reinvention. NTT DATA also holds a Leader ranking in the ISG Provider Lens® 2025 Insurance GenAI and Agentic AI Services study, supported by its agentic capabilities and its proprietary GIDP and LifeSysTM platforms.

Madrid – October 12, 2026 -- Getnet, Santander's global merchant payments platform, now gives multinational merchants, marketplaces and e-commerce companies access to payment services in more than 30 European countries through a single integration.

The launch extends Getnet's footprint beyond Latin America, Spain and Portugal. It targets merchants that must handle multiple payment methods, regulations and technical integrations as European commerce becomes more cross-border.

Getnet Single Entry Point connects merchants to multiple markets through one integration

The infrastructure, called Getnet Single Entry Point (SEP), also provides access to leading local payment methods. These include Bizum in Spain and MB WAY in Portugal, where Getnet operates as a direct member.

Washington – October 08, 2026 -- Fannie Mae has launched a new non-performing loan sale covering 1,217 deeply delinquent mortgages with a combined unpaid principal balance of $259.9 million, alongside its twenty-ninth Community Impact Pool (CIP) targeting the Dallas-Ft. Worth market.

Larger pool carries $259.9 million in unpaid balances across 1,217 loans

Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) is marketing the larger pool in collaboration with BofA Securities, Inc., with bids due October 27, 2026. Qualified bidders can also submit offers for the smaller CIP tranche, which comprises approximately 27 loans totaling $5.7 million in UPB, by November 3, 2026.

Dallas-Ft. Worth loans anchor the 29th Community Impact Pool

The CIP structure directs smaller, geographically concentrated loan pools toward specific markets -- in this case Dallas-Ft. Worth -- to support targeted local loss mitigation and neighborhood stabilization efforts.

Delray Beach, Fla. – October 08, 2026 -- The global Identity Verification Market is set to grow from USD 16.48 billion in 2026 to USD 33.36 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 15.1%, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Regulatory pressure and digital onboarding fuel market expansion

The 2025 market was valued at USD 14.34 billion. Growth is being driven by tightening customer due diligence and beneficial-ownership rules in financial services, retail, telecommunications, healthcare and government, pushing organizations toward automated document authentication and biometric verification to replace manual checks.

New York – October 08, 2026 -- DoubleZero Foundation has added Binance's full spot and futures market data to its Edge platform, making the exchange the first centralized venue and fifth overall data source on the network. Binance joins Solana, Kalshi, Hyperliquid, and Phoenix on the same multicast feed, delivered over DoubleZero's dedicated fiber infrastructure.

Binance becomes first centralized exchange integrated into Edge's multicast feed

Edge now normalizes top-of-book and trade data across all symbols on Binance's spot and futures markets, ingested in Tokyo and distributed via dedicated fiber. The data is formatted to the same schema used for the platform's other four venues, allowing trading teams to deploy code written for one market across all five without rebuilding integrations.

Stamford, Conn. – October 08, 2026 -- 24X National Exchange LLC has filed a proposed rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to expand its warrant performance incentive program, adding equity worth 22.25% of parent company 24X US Holdings LLC on a fully diluted basis for participating broker-dealers.

24X adds 22.25% in new equity and extends program through June 2028

The original program, running through December 31, 2027, offered non-voting equity equal to 10% of 24X US Holdings on a fully diluted basis. The newly filed expansion (SR-24X-2026-26) can be earned starting in 2027 and across two additional quarterly measurement periods in 2028, pushing the program's end date to June 30, 2028.

New York – October 07, 2026 -- Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support stablecoin transfers on Solana, letting U.S. Galaxy users send cross-border payments in USDC starting the last week of October 2026, the Solana Foundation announced.

Feature launches across 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices

The remittance tool is embedded directly into Samsung Wallet, the same interface users already use for cards, boarding passes and IDs. Integrated fiat on- and off-ramps will convert funds to and from local currency, with Solana's infrastructure running in the background. Additional international markets will follow, subject to local regulatory approval.

Singapore – October 07, 2026 -- Anyflo, a stablecoin payments orchestration service, has emerged from stealth at Sui Basecamp during TOKEN2049 Singapore, backed by a USD 1 million investment from Mysten Labs and the acqui-hire of Sui-based startup Native.

Mysten Labs incubates new venture with $1 million backing

Anyflo was founded by CEO Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, former GM Product at Mysten Labs, the original contributor to the Sui blockchain. Oyelayo-Pearson previously built products at Shopify Money and Capital One. Mysten Labs has invested USD 1 million in the company and provides early infrastructure backing.

Singapore – October 07, 2026 -- TOKEN2049, billed as the world's largest crypto conference, will launch its inaugural New York edition on 16-17 June 2027, expecting 15,000 attendees from around the world.

New York becomes TOKEN2049's third permanent flagship event

The announcement, made at TOKEN2049 Singapore, establishes New York as a permanent fixture on the conference's annual circuit alongside Singapore and Dubai. The expansion extends TOKEN2049's footprint across Asia, the Middle East and North America, placing the event at the center of global capital markets.

Citywide programme to accompany two-day main conference

Beyond the core two-day conference, TOKEN2049 Week will take over New York with a citywide programme of events and experiences, mirroring the format used in Singapore and Dubai.

Tickets priced at US$599 go on sale immediately

Tickets for TOKEN2049 New York are now on sale at US$599 per attendee.

Las Vegas – October 07, 2026 -- Frax has become the first crypto company to have an ICANN top-level domain application revealed, with .frax published under the 2026 New Generic Top-Level Domains Program. If delegated, .frax would function as a globally recognized internet domain alongside .com and .org.

.frax Would Link Blockchain-Based Naming With the Global DNS

Frax intends .frax to be the first end-to-end top-level domain connecting the traditional internet with onchain infrastructure. Users would register and manage .frax domains through Frax Name Service (FNS) on Frax's blockchain network, Fraxtal, while those domains continue to resolve through the standard global Domain Name System.