While much of crypto debates the next token cycle, Cregis is focused on something more pragmatic: making stablecoins work for enterprise finance…
Kong Inc., the San Francisco‑based developer of API and AI connectivity connectivity platforms, has been recognized with a Silver Stevie Award in the Computer Software category for “Customer Service Department of the Year.” The accolade, bestowed by the Stevie Awards program, highlights the company’s expanding support operation that now services more than 900 enterprise customers worldwide, many of whom operate critical financial‑technology workloads.
Alkali Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), the provider of a unified digital sales and service platform for U.S. banks and credit unions, announced a forthcoming webinar titled “Turning Chaos Into Clarity: Decoding the Language of Transactions.” The session is scheduled for Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET and will be led by Mark Leher, director of product management, alongside Marc Meoli. Both speakers will walk participants through Alkami’s automated data‑cleansing workflow, illustrating how consistent merchant and transaction details can sharpen analytics, reduce manual effort, and improve the overall digital experience for account holders.
Bybit announced today that it will run a promotional campaign aimed at attracting fresh users to its suite of stablecoin yield products. The initiative, branded around the “Stable Love Trio,” runs from now until 12 March 2026 and culminates in a 1,000 USDe jackpot draw. Participants must meet a series of onboarding and activity thresholds—including a minimum $100 deposit, successful referrals, and active use of Bybit Earn’s stablecoin offerings—to qualify for lucky‑draw tickets.
The convergence of artificial‑intelligence services and decentralized finance is moving from experimental pilots to mainstream offerings. This week, global crypto exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) announced a joint initiative with AINFT, a blockchain‑native AI gateway, to run a multi‑phase “AI Challenge” that distributes a total prize pool of 40,000 USDT. The campaign, which runs through March 13 2026 (08:00 UTC), blends free access to premium large‑language‑models (LLMs) with a series of crypto‑based rewards, aiming to attract both AI enthusiasts and active traders to a shared Web3 ecosystem.
Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) announced on February 12, 2026 that it has deployed its inaugural open‑banking integration, linking directly to Mastercard’s open‑finance infrastructure. The move marks the first time a major U.S. bank has offered a production‑grade API that lets retail and small‑business customers grant fintech providers token‑based access to their financial data without exposing login credentials.
PNC Wealth Management is making a calculated play for America’s fast‑growing mass affluent segment. The bank today unveiled PNC Premier Client℠, an integrated banking and investment offering designed for emerging and mass affluent individuals and families who want private‑bank‑style service—without private‑bank asset minimums.
Franklin Templeton and Binance are taking another step toward merging traditional finance with crypto market infrastructure. The firms have launched a live institutional off‑exchange collateral program that allows eligible clients to use tokenized money market fund (MMF) shares—issued via Franklin Templeton’s Benji Technology Platform—as collateral for trading on Binance.
In a joint initiative, Swiss‑based LatticeFlow AI and fintech Unique AI have introduced what they describe as a FINMA‑aligned technical blueprint that translates the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority’s AI guidance (FINMA 08/2024) into measurable, testable controls. The result: audit‑ready evidence that banks can use to evaluate, deploy, and continuously oversee AI systems in high‑stakes use cases like Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), and client‑facing chatbot assistants.
Gold may be one of humanity’s oldest financial instruments, but in 2026 it’s getting a thoroughly modern upgrade. Offchain Labs announced that Arowana, a gold tokenization platform backed by Korea’s Hancom Group, will launch its tokenized gold infrastructure on Arbitrum, marking one of the most institutionally credible precious‑metals deployments yet in decentralized finance.