Mesh, the leading crypto payments network, today unveiled the future of agentic commerce during a live demo at TOKEN2049, demonstrating an AI agent completing a crypto transaction. The demonstration highlighted how an AI agent can seamlessly complete a real world ecommerce purchase using stablecoins, in this case finishing a purchase of dog food from a retailer.

Brex, the intelligent finance platform, announced today the upcoming launch of native stablecoin payments. This will make Brex the first global corporate card to enable instant balance payments with stablecoins. With this launch, customers with a Brex business account will be able to accept stablecoins with automatic conversion into USD in their Brex business accounts and send stablecoins directly from their USD balances.

Finastra, a global leader in financial services software, today announced its Intelligent Routing Module at Sibos 2025. The new solution brings intelligent, data-driven payment routing to banks and financial institutions, enabling them to process transactions faster, at lower cost, and with upwards of 95% straight-through processing rate, driving better outcomes for both banks and their customers.

Appknox, a global leader in enterprise mobile application security, today announced its strategic partnership with CredShields, a pioneering provider of A.I. Powered blockchain and smart contract security solutions. The collaboration provides organizations with a unified approach to securing mobile, decentralized and cloud-native environments, helping enterprises and startups safeguard their digital ecosystems.

Fractal Bitcoin today announced Wrapped Fractal Bitcoin (WFB), an ERC-20 representation of the Fractal Bitcoin token (FB) on Ethereum. The introduction of WFB marks Fractal Bitcoin's first step into the Ethereum ecosystem, and underscores a cross-chain strategy to bring Bitcoin-native value to more platforms.

Today, Term Structure Labs Limited announced the launch of Term Structure Institutional (TSI), a platform that provides fixed-rate lending and borrowing infrastructure for digital assets to institutional clients, including hedge funds, asset managers, and qualified financial institutions.

ionstream is excited to announce that it now accepts TAO, a leading cryptocurrency in the artificial intelligence space, as a payment method for its products and services.

Your Bourse, a trading technology provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with B2BROKER, a global fintech solutions provider for financial institutions. The collaboration is a part of the growing industry trend towards consolidation, as brokers increasingly seek integrated ecosystems that simplify operations and reduce costs.

Airlines and travel merchants are overhauling their sales and distribution processes, moving toward modern "Offer-Order-Settle-Deliver" (OOSD) models that promise more personalized retailing and greater revenue potential. Yet payments remain the missing piece – fragmented, expensive, and unfit for modern retail. 

The native token of decentralized exchange Aster, $ASTER, made a strong market debut with first-day metrics highlighting both investor demand and deep liquidity formation. Within the first 24 hours of its Token Generation Event (TGE), the token's exclusive spot listing on Aster DEX established the platform as the sole global venue for $ASTER trading, attracting significant capital inflows and trading activity.