Crypto market sells off as a claimed $20B on-chain theft puts security back on the table Paid Members Public
BTC and XRP have been moving lower while news surfaced that more than $20 billion in assets had allegedly been transferred or stolen on-chain. For high-risk operators, the immediate takeaway is not the price chart; it is the reminder that digital-asset flows, custody, and controls remain the real risk surface.
Brazil’s Robbin raises $8 million and sets up a $100 million FIDC to scale B2B credit and payments for retail supply chains Paid Members Public
Brazilian fintech Robbin has raised $8 million in seed funding and, alongside it, structured a $100 million FIDC with Augme, XP’s asset manager, to finance its B2B credit and payments platform for the industry-retail chain. For PSPs and lenders, the important bit is not the equity round; it is
Austria may end its state iGaming monopoly as early as next year Paid Members Public
Austria is now floating a move that would replace its current monopoly model with multiple online gambling licences. For PSPs and operators, the detail that matters is not the political theatre — it’s that a market currently tied to Win2Day could open up to more than one licensed online casino
Greece plans wider powers for the Hellenic Gaming Commission to target black market gambling Paid Members Public
The Greek government has sent a bill to Parliament that would give the Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) broader powers, more staff and a larger enforcement role against illegal gambling. For PSPs, the useful part is simple: the draft explicitly ties enforcement to payment channels, online accounts, domains and access restrictions.
RedotPay launches RedotPay Connect for stablecoin B2B settlements in USD, EUR, and GBP Paid Members Public
RedotPay has launched RedotPay Connect at Money20/20 Europe, calling it the company’s first B2B payment product since founding. The pitch is straightforward: merchants can accept stablecoin payments and settle in local currencies without sitting on crypto price risk. 1. RedotPay says RedotPay Connect lets merchants accept stablecoin payments
Belarusian crypto broker Cifra Markets stops working with Grinex, HTX, Rapira, ABCeX, Capitalist, Aifory Pro, Exnode Pay, Exmo and CryptoBar after sanctions checks Paid Members Public
Cifra Markets, a Belarusian crypto broker, has told clients it is ending operations with a list of crypto platforms because of “regulatory restrictions.” The practical issue for high-risk payment teams is straightforward: if a partner starts treating deposits or withdrawals from sanctioned addresses as blocked, routes that used to work
Sber Says Ruble-Yuan Payments Still Hit Gaps in the Russia-China Payments Infrastructure Paid Members Public
Sberbank’s First Deputy Chairman Alexander Vedyakhin says payments between Russia and China in rubles and yuan have formally shifted to national currencies, but the infrastructure underneath still has “gaps.” For PSPs and banks, the message is simple: the currency pair has changed, but the routing, correspondent banking, and compliance
Crossmint launches Agentic Cards API for US-issued Visa cards Paid Members Public
Crossmint has launched a new API that lets developers connect eligible US-issued Visa credit and debit cards to agent systems, using Visa Intelligent Commerce and Basis Theory as the payments backbone. For high-risk PSPs, the important bit is straightforward: this is another attempt to make card-funded agent payments work without