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Capital Markets stories

Circle names BlackRock & Visa for Arc validator group

Arc's push towards a public launch gains weight as BlackRock, Visa and other financial heavyweights agree to help secure the network.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Sat, 8th Aug 2026

Crypto

SoFi adds private market funds for retail investors

Retail investors gain access to private equity, venture capital and credit as minimums start at just USD $500 on SoFi's app.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 8th Aug 2026

Disaster Recovery

Availability should follow the transaction, not the infrastructure

Manual recovery still risks missed payments and trades when financial systems fail, as customers care only whether transactions complete.

By Don Boxley • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2026

Blockchain

BNY & Galaxy expand digital asset custody services

Institutional investors could soon earn staking rewards through BNY's custody platform, pending regulatory review of the new service.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2026

DevOps

3forge launches Enterprise platform for finance AI

Banks and funds can now build AI-enabled workflows on one governed system, as 3forge aims to reduce integration work and oversight risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 4th Aug 2026

Global Stories

Capital Markets stories

Fintech

Axiology adds ex-SIX Digital Exchange Chief to board

The appointments signal Axiology's push to win institutional trust in Europe's tokenised asset market after its EUR €5 million seed round.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2026

Semiconductors

Sharon AI lifts contract value to USD $8.8 billion

Revenue rose sharply but the Australian AI infrastructure group's loss widened after a USD $400.4 million non-cash hit, despite stronger cash reserves.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2026

Digital Transformation

Iron Mountain raises guidance after record second quarter

Stronger demand in data centres and storage helped Iron Mountain swing to a profit and lift full-year guidance after a record quarter.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2026

Risk & Compliance

Bloomberg adds AI surveillance for insider dealing

Compliance teams could see fewer false alarms as the new models target suspicious messages tied to insider dealing and personal trading.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2026

Data centers

Verda names Mikko Einiö as Chief Financial Officer

The hire comes as the AI cloud group races to fund rapid international expansion after lifting its annualised revenue run rate to USD $120 million.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2026

Data centers

Datasite sees 31% rise in deal kickoffs in H1 2026

Early-stage M&A activity is building, with Datasite's platform showing a 31% rise in global deal kickoffs and a 45% completion rate.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2026

Agricultural Technology

Myriota appoints Richard Leon as Chief Financial Officer

Investor scrutiny is set to intensify as the satellite IoT group readies a new funding round and pushes for growth overseas.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2026

Fintech

Taurus adds full Hedera support for banks & issuers

Banks can now manage Hedera custody, issuance and smart contracts on one platform, reducing vendor sprawl and integration delays for tokenised products.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2026

Fintech

Ripple backs ZILO & Licuido in tokenised funds push

Institutional investors may gain faster settlement and better collateral use as Ripple expands its XRP Ledger push beyond payments into fund infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2026