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The week in Fintech
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Regulators advanced frameworks for digital assets while firms secured European permissions and banks put tokenized instruments into institutional use. The combination turned compliance access and regulated infrastructure into direct expansion tools.
Stablecoin activity broadened from programmable commerce and payment integrations to bank-mediated USDC access and card infrastructure. The week's moves connected stablecoins with more conventional financial and spending channels.
Cross-border payment infrastructure advanced through real-time FX for UPI and a new faster-payments liquidity model, while banks still lacked the automation to handle real-time flows at scale. Fintech providers consequently continued gaining ground with small businesses in international payments.
GCash advanced preparations for a potentially landmark listing while Plaid opened preliminary discussions about a US IPO. Interest spanned both a major consumer wallet and a core fintech infrastructure provider.
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