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10h ago · 3 min read · Stripe Just Launched Its Own Blockchain — And It Changes Everything for Payment Developers On 18 March 2026, Stripe-backed Tempo went live on mainnet, bringing a payments-optimised blockchain into production alongside a new open standard: the Machine...
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2d ago · 2 min read · MCP Is Now Foundational Infrastructure for AI Agent Development In March 2026, Anthropic reported that the Model Context Protocol's official TypeScript and Python SDKs hit 97 million monthly downloads. With over 200 pre-built servers and adoption acr...
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2d ago · 2 min read · Open Banking Is No Longer an Experiment — It's a £43 Billion Opportunity New economic analysis suggests Open Banking could generate as much as £43 billion in annual value for the UK economy. With 15.16 million consumers and businesses actively using ...
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2d ago · 2 min read · AI Agents Are Moving From Demos to Production — Fintech Is Leading the Charge The numbers are striking: 67% of Fortune 500 companies now have at least one AI agent in production, up from 34% in 2025. Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) has cross...
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2d ago · 2 min read · Mastercard Just Made Stablecoins Mainstream Infrastructure On 17 March 2026, Mastercard announced a definitive agreement to acquire BVNK — a London-based stablecoin payment infrastructure provider — for up to $1.8 billion. This isn't just another fin...
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