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From banks, to asset managers and payments apps, these are the financial firms operating on top of traditional rails and non-blockchain infrastructure.
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SoFi Launches SOFIE Tokenized Deposit With 4.4% APY
Members can convert the deposit into SoFiUSD at a 1:1 rate, but deposit interest and FDIC coverage do not follow the money into the stablecoin.

Matter Labs Introduces Prividium Commander for Existing Blockchains
Institutions can add application permissions without moving to Prividium Ledger, while retaining their existing custody and signing providers.
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SoFi Launches SOFIE Tokenized Deposit With 4.4% APY
Members can convert the deposit into SoFiUSD at a 1:1 rate, but deposit interest and FDIC coverage do not follow the money into the stablecoin.

Matter Labs Introduces Prividium Commander for Existing Blockchains
Institutions can add application permissions without moving to Prividium Ledger, while retaining their existing custody and signing providers.

Mastercard Crypto Credential, KYC, Travel Rule and Screening Compared
Identity checks, transfer-party information and blockchain risk alerts serve different purposes. Providers remain responsible for deciding whether a payment can proceed.

Mastercard Opens AI Machine-Payment Pilot to Developers
Buyer- and seller-side APIs, a toolkit and a sandbox extend developer testing, while Agent Pay for Machines remains a noncommercial pilot.

Vantage and Rio Bank Use Tokenized Deposits for Loan Payment on Ethereum
Participate says principal and interest reached the receiving bank’s wallet in under three minutes, with loan balances and notices updated alongside the payment.

Standard Chartered Signs Deal to Take Full Ownership of Zodia Custody
Custody operations will join the bank’s Securities Services business, while software and professional services will move to Zodia Solutions under SC Ventures.

Western Union Picks Noah to Settle Receiver Redirect Payouts in USDPT
The remittance company said the service will move funds in more than 60 currencies across over 200 countries, with recipients collecting a Solana stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank.

Securitize Will Mint Stablecoins Directly With Anchorage Digital Bank
The tokenization platform behind funds from BlackRock, Apollo and KKR said it will source the dollars that settle those trades from a federally chartered bank instead of intermediaries.

Binance to Reprice bStocks Collateral While US Stock Markets Are Closed
The change reaches Cross Margin and both Portfolio Margin products, allowing weekend trading to weaken account buffers before underlying shares resume trading.

Evernorth’s $132.2 Million Warrant Registration Goes Effective
Cash exercises would add up to 11.5 million XRPN shares, while Evernorth says net proceeds would fund general corporate purposes.