Strategic investment set to scale the largest network for accessing digital assets and stablecoins, connecting over 150 fiat currencies with crypto

Meld, the largest network for accessing digital assets and stablecoins, today announced the close of a $7 million strategic funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from F-Prime, Yolo Investments, and Scytale Digital. This financing advances Meld’s mission to enable stablecoin driven use cases and will accelerate the company’s go-to-market efforts, expansion of the Meld Network, and continued development of customer success and operational support capabilities.

“Stablecoins are becoming the rails for global commerce, but accessing them remains unnecessarily complex for developers and end users alike,” said Pankaj Bengani, Founder & CEO of Meld. “This strategic funding allows us to expand the Meld Network and make digital assets as accessible as traditional payment methods, while enabling product managers and developers to build the next generation of financial applications.”

Meld offers seamless access and conversion between over 150 fiat currencies and any stablecoin or token through an app integration on the Meld Network. By enabling stablecoin-driven use cases like global payouts, remittances, and cross-border trade settlement, Meld provides powerful tools for product managers and developers to deliver pay-out and pay-in use cases in over 180 countries, and across local payment methods, as well as virtual account enabled bank rails.

Additionally, Meld supports onboarding onto native blockchains such as Ethereum and Solana to power trading and investment for crypto-native users. Meld partners with industry innovators, including Uniswap, Phantom and Metamask, to deliver instant, cross-border access that is secure and compliant.

“Meld is solving the fundamental challenge of moving seamlessly between fiat and crypto, which is increasingly essential as stablecoins become a preferred rail in global payments,” said Will Leas, Deal Partner at Lightspeed Faction. “We believe Meld has the ability to scale to meet demand from developers and merchants who need simple, compliant access to digital currencies across every major market.”

This strategic investment will enable Meld to grow its sales department, expand the network globally, and further develop its customer success infrastructure to support a growing base of clients. With over 50 partners across the world and $15 million raised to date, Meld is positioned to become an essential infrastructure layer connecting traditional finance with the digital asset ecosystem.

For more information, please visit meld.io.

About Meld

Meld is the largest network to access digital assets and stablecoins. Through the Meld Network, fintechs, developers, and merchants can convert over 150 fiat currencies and any stablecoin or token within their app. Meld powers global payouts, remittances, cross-border trade settlement, and native blockchain onboarding for trading and investment activity. Product managers and developers trust Meld to drive pay-out and pay-in use cases in over 180 countries and across card, local, and virtual account enabled local bank rails.

Noctura is introducing a new standard for on-chain confidentiality: a compliant privacy protocol on Solana built for speed, security, and institutional confidence. In today’s transparent blockchain environment, every transfer can expose balances, counterparties, strategy, and treasury movements forever. For individuals that can mean safety risks and doxxing exposure; for traders it can mean front-run and inference; for enterprises it can mean leaking confidential operations. Noctura’s mission is simple: make privacy usable and verifiable without forcing the market to abandon compliance.

At the center of Noctura is a shielded privacy layer on Solana paired with a wallet-first experience. Instead of asking users to move to a new chain or accept complicated workflows, Noctura is designed as a privacy overlay that anchors a shielded state directly on Solana. The protocol maintains cryptographic commitments, a nullifier set, and a Merkle root on-chain, while heavy proof generation happens off-chain and is verified on-chain by lightweight programs that update shielded state deterministically. The result is privacy with finality, plus the composability advantages of Solana.

Noctura’s dual-mode wallet is engineered for clarity and control. Transparent Mode behaves like a standard Solana wallet for full DeFi and NFT compatibility. Shielded Mode enables private transfers where sender, receiver, and amounts are hidden, with correctness enforced by zero-knowledge proofs. Users can move between modes through cross-mode transfers designed to break linkability at the proof boundary, making “public to private” and “private to public” flows practical without exposing a complete transaction graph. Noctura also plans developer SDK hooks so applications can integrate shielded transfers, cross-mode flows, and disclosure requests in a consistent way.

Privacy, however, is not enough if it cannot survive the real world of listings, counterparties, and regulated access. That is why Noctura is “compliance-first” by design. The wallet supports selective disclosure mechanisms intended to prove legitimacy without bulk deanonymization. View Keys provide scoped, read-only access (for example: a single transaction, a time window, or proof-of-funds) without granting spend authority, and can be revoked. Audit Tokens are consent-bound, expiring credentials that can validate specific facts (such as a KYC pointer assertion or proof-of-funds) without revealing raw transaction history. This approach is built to reduce friction with exchanges and partners while preserving strong confidentiality for everyday users.

Noctura’s performance posture is deliberately conservative and credibility-driven. The project targets hundreds of shielded transactions per second at launch, with staged scalability via batching, aggregation, and GPU prover lanes. The whitepaper explicitly avoids unrealistic claims about fully shielded throughput and frames scaling as an engineering roadmap, not marketing theater. Noctura’s operational design also includes a prover/relayer participation model with incentives and guardrails, including staking-based registration and slashing hooks for misbehavior, aligning service quality with protocol economics.

Security is treated as a process, not a slogan. Noctura outlines a staged audit approach covering presale/token programs, verifier and state logic, wallet cryptography and SDK flows, and the zero-knowledge circuits themselves, alongside bug bounty planning, anomaly detection signals, and incident response controls. The protocol’s compliance posture is reinforced by transparent-by-default onboarding, opt-in shielded mode, geo-fencing where required, and optional Travel-Rule/KYC integration patterns designed to minimize data exposure while meeting partner requirements.

$NOC is designed as functional infrastructure within the Noctura ecosystem. The total supply is fixed at 256,000,000 tokens, with allocations outlined for community presale, staking rewards, liquidity, marketing, community rewards, team, and reserve. $NOC is intended to power shielded transaction fees and incentivize prover/relayer lanes, while also supporting staking and governance over key parameters, including optional fee-burn settings. Post-TGE staking tiers are described with lock-based APR targets, aligning long-term participation with network growth and operator reliability.

Noctura’s presale is structured as an on-chain, multi-stage distribution with transparent pricing mechanics and broad access, including support for multiple networks and payment methods as described in the whitepaper. The Noctura team has announced that the $NOC presale is scheduled to begin on January 20. Participation details, eligibility requirements, and regional availability will be communicated through official Noctura channels, with an emphasis on verifiability, audit readiness, and responsible onboarding.

More information: https://noc-tura.io/

Cryptocurrency trading platforms continue to operate under increasingly diverse regulatory and operational standards as oversight across the sector expands. In this environment, BitGW, a crypto exchange founded in 2023, has outlined its approach to regulatory compliance, operational transparency, and the use of automated risk management systems designed to support secure and stable trading activity.

BitGW is incorporated in the State of Washington, United States, and maintains a separately registered international business entity in Seychelles to support non-U.S. operations. According to the company, this multi-jurisdictional structure is intended to facilitate cross-border activity and maintain consistent internal compliance, AML, and KYC standards required for all platform users.

The exchange provides spot trading with real-time order execution, swap services, and an automated market-making (AMM) mechanism. The AMM framework is designed to facilitate liquidity provision and trading without exclusive reliance on traditional order-book matching.

BitGW currently supports spot trading for more than 80 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), BNB, Solana, Cardano, Dogecoin, and XRP. Liquidity parameters are structured to accommodate a range of trade sizes, including higher-volume transactions, according to platform disclosures.

In July 2025, BitGW announced the deployment of an artificial intelligence–based liquidity and trading risk control system. The company stated that the system operates continuously, monitoring trading activity in real time, identifying irregular behavior patterns, and triggering predefined protective measures when risk thresholds are reached. The implementation aligns with a broader industry shift toward automated monitoring and risk controls amid growing market complexity.

Security measures on the platform are structured as a layered architecture. BitGW employs cold storage solutions for digital assets, multi-signature authorization mechanisms, and mandatory two-factor authentication for account access and fund-related actions. Additional controls include email verification, KYC procedures, and tiered permission settings based on transaction risk levels. The exchange is registered as a U.S. Money Services Business (MSB) and operates under applicable regulatory registration frameworks.

For funding and withdrawals, BitGW integrates third-party fiat on-ramp and off-ramp services. Users can purchase and sell cryptocurrencies through regulated providers using Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. On-chain deposits and withdrawals are supported across multiple assets, and the platform also offers over-the-counter (OTC) trading services for larger or customized transactions. Trading fees follow a maker-taker model, with rebates available for certain activities.

From an operational standpoint, the platform features an interface designed to support both newcomers and experienced traders. Customer support is available 24/7 and is offered in English, French, German, and Dutch. BitGW also provides educational materials and basic market information to support user understanding of platform functionality and trading processes.

While BitGW remains a relatively recent market participant compared with longer-established exchanges, current disclosures indicate a focus on regulatory registration, infrastructure development, and automated risk controls.

AEON, the foundational payment and settlement layer built for the new AI economy, today announced a partnership with United Stables ($U), a next-generation stablecoin designed to enable seamless value flow across payments, trading, and autonomous systems. Through this collaboration, AEON Pay now supports $U for real-world crypto payments, while AEON’s x402 Facilitator integrates $U as a settlement asset on BNB Chain, bridging everyday commerce and AI economy.

Bringing $U Into Everyday Spending

With this integration, users can now pay with $U across a wide range of real-world scenarios using AEON Pay, AEON’s Web3 mobile payment product. By scanning a merchant’s QR code, users can spend $U for offline shopping, dining, and daily purchases, while merchants receive local fiat settlement seamlessly.

AEON Pay currently supports offline payments at over 50 million merchants across Southeast Asia, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil, Georgia, and Peru, with continued expansion planned across Africa and Latin America. The addition of $U extends its utility beyond digital finance, positioning it as a practical medium of exchange for everyday life.

AEON Pay is accessible via the Telegram MiniApp, as well as through integrations with leading wallets and platforms including Bitget Wallet, Binance Wallet, OKX Wallet, Solana Pay, OKX Pay, TokenPocket, KuCoin, and Bybit.

Powering AI-Native Settlement With x402 Standard

The collaboration also brings $U into AEON’s AI payment stack. AEON’s x402 Facilitator will support $U as a settlement asset on BNB Chain, enabling AI agents to transact autonomously using a stable, liquid unit of account.

AEON has been an early pioneer of AI payment standards such as x402 and ERC-8004, building infrastructure that allows intelligent agents to request, verify, and settle payments on-chain while connecting directly to real-world merchants. With $U integrated into this flow, AI agents gain access to a stablecoin purpose-built for fluid value movement between humans, applications, and autonomous systems.

Expanding the Real-World Use and AI Economy Together

U is designed to unify fragmented liquidity across use cases, from payments and DeFi to institutional settlement and AI-driven automation. By integrating $U into AEON’s global payment network and AI settlement infrastructure, this partnership connects on-chain liquidity with real-world commerce at scale.

AEON currently operates one of the largest crypto payment settlement networks using QR codes and bank transfers, serving over 20 million merchants and 200,000 users within four months of launch. Its payment infrastructure processes nearly 1 million transactions per month, with over $29 million in monthly volume across 50 million real-world merchants.

By combining AEON’s real-world payment reach and AI settlement capabilities with U’s next-generation stablecoin design, the partnership advances a future where stable value can move seamlessly across people, merchants, and autonomous AI,turning both everyday payments and AI commerce into a unified economic layer.

About U

$U is a next-generation stablecoin backed by fully fluid assets, designed to unify fragmented liquidity across trading, payments, DeFi, institutional settlement, and AI-driven autonomous systems. It is the embodiment of a “fluid” future where value flows seamlessly between humans and AI.

About AEON

AEON is the foundational payment and settlement layer built for the new AI economy. By pioneering support for emerging AI payment standards like x402 and ERC-8004, AEON is actively reshaping the internet’s production relations. Its AI payment and Web3 Mobile Payment solutions AEON Pay have processed 994k transactions with $29M+ in volume across 50M real-world merchants in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

With the massive shift from the attention economy to the call-based economy, AEON provides the financial backbone required to power the next-gen agentic commerce at scale, and accelerate real-world adoption of crypto and AI.

MemryX Inc., a company delivering production AI inference acceleration, today announced its strategic roadmap for the MX4. The next-generation accelerator is engineered to scale the company’s “at-memory” dataflow architecture from edge deployments into the data center, leveraging 3D hybrid-bonded memory to eliminate the industry’s most pressing bottleneck: the “memory wall.”

MemryX is currently in production with its MX3 silicon, delivering >20× better performance per watt than mainstream GPUs for targeted AI inference applications. With MX4, MemryX is extending that production-proven foundation to address data center workloads increasingly constrained not by compute, but by memory capacity, bandwidth, and energy efficiency.

MemryX has now signed an agreement with a next-generation 3D memory partner to execute a dedicated 2026 test chip program, validating a targeted ~5µm-class hybrid-bonded interface and direct-to-tile memory integration. The partner is not disclosed at this time.

The announcement comes as the semiconductor industry increasingly prioritizes deterministic inference architectures for the next era of AI processing, reinforced by recent multibillion-dollar licensing and investment activity across AI hardware—such as Nvidia’s $20B deal with Groq, which underscores the massive strategic value of efficient inference solutions. While the first generation of dataflow solutions proved the efficiency of 2D SRAM, MemryX is moving into the third dimension to address the power, cost, and complexity constraints of frontier AI workloads.

Software Continuity: Leveraging the MX3 Compiler Foundation

MemryX plans to leverage its mature, production-proven MX3 software stack — including its compiler and runtime — as the foundation for MX4. While MX4 introduces new capabilities to support larger memory footprints and data center-scale configurations, the roadmap is designed to preserve key elements of the MX3 programming model and toolchain to accelerate adoption and shorten time-to-deployment for existing and new customers.

Beyond LLMs: Powering Frontier Inference

While Large Language Models (LLMs) remain a priority, the data center is rapidly evolving toward Large Action Models (LAMs), high-resolution multimodal vision, and real-time recommendation engines. These “frontier workloads” require massive memory capacity and predictable throughput that traditional 2.5D HBM-based architectures struggle to provide efficiently.

The MX4 addresses this by physically bonding high-bandwidth memory directly to compute tiles, shifting the focus from data movement back to high-efficiency computation.

The Asynchronous Advantage: Scalability Without Bottlenecks

The MX4 represents a fundamental departure from synchronous chip designs. Many current accelerators rely on a global synchronous clock, which can introduce clock skew and thermal challenges as designs scale using 3D stacks.

Like the MX3, the MX4 utilizes a data-driven producer/consumer flow-control model and avoids the centralized memory bottlenecks common in traditional architectures by enabling direct interfaces from 3D memory to compute tiles. However, rather than using 2D embedded SRAM like the MX3, the MX4 directly connects computing tiles to 3D memories without using single shared controllers.

• Asynchronous Scaling: Tiles operate independently, processing only when data is available and downstream consumers are ready. This naturally manages backpressure and reduces the switching overhead and clocking complexities inherent in synchronous architectures.
• Direct-to-Tile 3D Interface: By targeting a ~5µm-class hybrid bonding pitch, MX4 enables a distributed vertical interconnect in which individual compute engines access memory layers directly—without relying on a single shared memory controller used by today’s HBM-based designs.
• Technology Agnostic: The architecture is designed to support multiple 3D direct to memory formats, including today’s stacked DRAM and emerging FeRAM-class technologies.

Roadmap to Production

• 2026: Dedicated test chip (in partnership with a 3D memory provider) to validate ~5µm-class hybrid bonding interface and direct-to-tile 3D memory integration
• 2027: First MX4 customer sampling
• 2028: Production release, scaling from single-chip systems to multi-chip data center arrays supporting >1TB memory configurations

“The industry has recognized that deterministic dataflow is a compelling path forward for AI inference, but both efficiency and scale are critical,” said Keith Kressin, CEO of MemryX. “By combining our production-proven architecture—including an asynchronous flow model—with 3D hybrid bonding, we are removing the physical barriers to power-efficient trillion-parameter scalability. We aren’t just building a faster chip; we are building a more practical roadmap for the future of AI.”

Learn More

To review the architectural foundation of the MX4, visit the MemryX MX3 Architecture Overview: https://developer.memryx.com/architecture/architecture.html

Specifications, partners, and timelines are targets and subject to change.

About MemryX Inc.

MemryX Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company focused on AI inference acceleration, with a production-proven “at-memory” dataflow architecture that delivers superior efficiency for edge and upcoming data center applications. Backed by $44M in Series B funding from investors including HarbourVest, NEOM Investment Fund (NIF), Arm IoT Fund, eLab Ventures, M Ventures, and Motus Ventures, MemryX is driving the next wave of AI hardware innovation from its headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Website: www.memryx.com

MGC has released updated information regarding recent activity related to its native token, highlighting patterns of holder retention observed during broader cryptocurrency market volatility.

According to internal data shared by the project, MGC’s holder base has remained comparatively stable over the past year, even as several gaming- and metaverse-related tokens experienced declines in participation. Analysts monitoring the sector have noted that MGC has shown fewer abrupt changes in holder distribution than is typically observed during periods of market stress.

During a recent market downturn that followed a sharp decline in Bitcoin prices and coincided with sell-offs across multiple altcoins, MGC did not reflect the same degree of short-term volatility seen elsewhere in the sector. Project representatives stated that the observed price behavior aligned with consistent on-chain holding patterns rather than external market activity.

Utility-driven token use

MGC functions as the native token within the Ranking Platform ecosystem. Within the platform, the token is used for in-platform activities such as game registration, participation in ranking mechanisms, position upgrades, and reward distribution. These functions are designed to support platform operations rather than speculative trading.

Project representatives indicated that usage-based interaction may contribute to longer holding periods, as participants engage with the token in the context of platform activity rather than short-term market movements.

Market stability as a magnet for new investors

Something interesting happens when a token behaves well during market stress: new investors pay attention. In the case of MGC, this effect has become increasingly visible.
When newcomers observe that the token does not collapse during volatility, their perception shifts from “another gaming token” to “a token whose community knows its value.” Stability becomes a narrative, and that narrative becomes a catalyst for new demand.

Community engagement and platform development

MGC representatives stated that ongoing development within the Ranking Platform continues in line with its published roadmap. The project reports steady participation from users engaging with platform features and updates, though it emphasized that adoption levels may vary over time.

The project characterized current activity as reflective of an engaged user base rather than market-driven momentum.

Context within the Web3 gaming sector

As the Web3 gaming sector continues to evolve, MGC positions its recent token metrics as an example of how platform usage and participant behavior can influence observed market activity. The project noted that market conditions remain dynamic and that outcomes depend on multiple external and internal factors.

The transaction was settled and serviced through Membrane’s post-trade credit infrastructure and executed under a GMRA and Digital Asset Annex, establishing the first standardized stablecoin funding market on public blockchains.

Solstice Labs, Cor Prime, and Membrane Labs today announced the successful completion of the first institutional stablecoin-for-stablecoin repurchase agreement (Repo) executed under traditional market documentation and settled on a public blockchain. The transaction marks the creation of a standardized, institutional-grade stablecoin funding market that brings familiar TradFi liquidity tools directly onto public blockchain rails.

The repo was executed bilaterally under a Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) and Digital Asset Annex, with asset and cash legs transferred directly between institutional wallets on Solana and Ethereum. Membrane’s institutional post-trade credit infrastructure provided onchain settlement, servicing, and lifecycle management, enabling cross-chain movement of assets with full ownership transfer and repo-style unwind.

This structure represents the first time a native stablecoin has served as the asset leg in an institutional repo. Solstice posted its native stablecoin, USX, as the asset leg, while Cor Prime provided USDC as the cash leg. The two legs will unwind at maturity at a price reflecting the agreed-upon repo rate. Unlike smart-contract lending pools, this transaction mirrors the legal, operational, and economic mechanics of traditional repo markets.

A New Funding Primitive for Stablecoins

Stablecoins vary widely in liquidity, regulatory treatment, and institutional adoption. Until now, issuers and traders have lacked the funding tools used in traditional markets to source liquidity, defend pegs, or access short-term financing without selling inventory. Overcollateralized loans and automated lending pools have been the only available models, neither of which resembles institutional repo structures.

By enabling USX to be financed against USDC through a standardized repo, Solstice gains new flexibility in balance sheet management and peg resilience. The structure also opens new avenues for investors to earn structured returns using market mechanics they already understand.

“This repo shows that stablecoins can use the same balance sheet tools as traditional market participants,” said David Plisek, COO of Solstice. “For Solstice and USX, it reinforces peg resilience through disciplined liquidity management and enables surplus capital to enhance structured, low-risk yield for the protocol without compromising stability.”

New Institutional Infrastructure for Onchain Credit Markets

Membrane provided the post-trade credit infrastructure required to execute, margin, settle, and service the repo across chains. Its platform enables institutions to transact using familiar legal documentation while benefiting from the speed and finality of public blockchain settlement.

“This is the first step toward a true institutional repo market for digital assets. Stablecoin collateral can now move with legal certainty, operational discipline, and term structure, all on public blockchains,” said Carson Cook, CEO at Membrane. “Membrane is building the pre-and post-trade credit infrastructure layer that will make this market function at global scale.”

Cor Prime supplied the institutional liquidity required to make the repo functional, acting as the OTC counterparty and enabling the first cross-chain repo settlement between stablecoins on a public network.

“Working in partnership with Solstice Labs and Membrane, this repo transaction demonstrates that systematically integrating off-chain liquidity with on-chain markets strengthens the entire ecosystem,” said Tim Bevan, CEO at Cor Prime. “The result is a more efficient market, where capital can move seamlessly to where it is best utilized.”

A Foundation for a Stablecoin Funding Curve

The successful completion of this transaction establishes the basis for a true funding market for stablecoins across public blockchains. As this structure evolves, issuers will be able to manage liquidity more effectively, market makers will gain access to stablecoin financing aligned with institutional standards, and investors will be able to earn repo-style returns backed by digital assets.

This is the first step toward a standardized stablecoin funding curve, bringing repo-style financing — one of the most important liquidity mechanisms in global markets — into the digital asset ecosystem.

About Solstice

Solstice Finance is a decentralized finance protocol developed by Solstice Labs AG, a Deus X Enterprise company, in partnership with the Solstice Foundation. Collectively they are reimagining asset management for the onchain era. Solstice’s Protocol leverages a licenced approved manager and fund to offer institutional-grade access to DeFi and TradFi investors. Key products include USX, a Solana-native stablecoin alongside Solstice’s YieldVault, a democratized yield-bearing protocol that allows participants to access institutional-grade delta-neutral yields.

Bolstering the group’s crypto credentials, Solstice Labs AG also operates Solstice Staking AG, one of the most trusted infrastructure providers in the industry, securing over $1 billion in assets across 9,000+ validator nodes.

Users can learn more at https://solstice.finance.

About Membrane

Membrane is the leading global provider of custodian- and blockchain-agnostic credit infrastructure. Its patented technology supports end-to-end pre- and post-trade workflows, enabling institutions to discover, execute, settle, and manage loan, repo, and collateral lifecycles with confidence.

Users can learn more at https://membranelabs.com/.

About Cor Prime

Cor Prime is an institutional-grade digital asset credit platform designed to deploy funding using bank-style risk architecture. The firm provides collateralised credit through legally segregated, bankruptcy-remote structures, combining rigorous counterparty due diligence, continuous collateral monitoring, and predefined margining and liquidation processes. Backed by first-loss capital and operating under regulatory oversight, Cor Prime enables institutional investors to access yield in digital asset markets with a strong focus on capital preservation and risk control.

Users can learn more at https://corprime.com/.

From Anticipatory Banking to payments, fraud to artificial intelligence (AI), the conference offers actionable strategies to empower regional and community financial institutions to lead with confidence

Alkami Technology, Inc. (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today unveiled the six featured tracks for its breakout agenda at Alkami Co:lab 2026, held April 13–15 in San Diego, California. The tracks will explore the future of digital banking, business and commercial banking, data and marketing, security and compliance, onboarding and account opening, and the technology powering it all.

This year’s breakout agenda will feature nearly 50 unique sessions ranging from customer panels, strategic conversations, industry updates, roundtable discussions, and hands-on training. Each session is curated to help attendees turn insight into action by diving into the latest trends impacting banking and technology, sharing best practices, unlocking growth strategies within the Alkami Platform, discovering new ways to serve account holders, and connecting with peers, partners, and thought leaders.

“At Alkami Co:lab, we’re intentional about shaping sessions that truly matter. Our goal is for attendees to leave inspired and equipped, whether that’s a strategy they can use back at their institution or a skill that supports their own growth,” said Jennifer Cortez, chief marketing officer at Alkami.

“Alkami Co:lab is a can’t-miss event for bank and credit union executives,” said Jim Marous, owner of the Digital Banking Report and host of the Banking Transformed podcast. “Each year, the Alkami team takes it up a notch. Alkami Co:lab is where strategy meets execution – those three days are packed with relevant insights, inspiration, and networking with the brightest leaders in the industry.”

Breakouts will go beyond the headlines and dig into the details behind the innovation. Topics will range from the vision of Anticipatory Banking and how that can be delivered through the Alkami Digital Sales & Service Platform, modern payments to business monetization, AI-driven fraud prevention, the developer experience, account opening, and more. These sessions will showcase real-world examples of how financial institutions are scaling smarter with predictive marketing, accelerating onboarding, driving adoption within digital banking, and delivering impact where it counts: in the lives of their account holders and on their organization’s bottom line.

Registration is now open at alkamicolab.com, where visitors can find details on hotel accommodations, agenda updates, and sponsorship opportunities.

Alkami has been certified by J.D. Power in 2024 and 2025 for providing “An Outstanding Mobile Banking Platform Experience.”

About Alkami

Alkami provides a digital sales and service platform for U.S. banks and credit unions. Our unified Platform integrates onboarding, digital banking, and data and marketing—each solution can stand alone, but together they deliver more—to help institutions onboard, engage, and grow relationships. As the future shifts toward Anticipatory Banking, we help data-informed bankers meet the moment with technology that drives action.

EWR Digital, a Houston-based digital advisory firm, announced the formal positioning of Digital Information Governance as a core advisory discipline designed to help public and high-stakes companies control how they are interpreted across search engines and AI systems.

As generative AI platforms increasingly shape investor perception, customer understanding, and market narratives, EWR Digital is reframing traditional SEO and visibility work as a governance and risk-reduction function, rather than a marketing tactic.

“Companies no longer just publish information — they are interpreted by machines,” said Matthew Bertram, CEO of EWR Digital. “When public information is fragmented or inconsistent, AI systems fill in the gaps. Digital Information Governance exists to prevent that.”

From Optimization to Governance

Digital Information Governance focuses on ensuring that a company’s public-facing digital information is accurate, consistent, and defensible across websites, search engines, and large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot.

Rather than prioritizing traffic or rankings, the discipline emphasizes:

• A single, authoritative digital source of truth
• Entity and metadata consistency across platforms
• Alignment with approved disclosures and internal records
• Reduced information asymmetry for investors and stakeholders
• Lower reputational and valuation risk in AI-mediated environments

“SEO still plays a role,” Bertram added, “but it is a downstream execution layer. Governance comes first.”

Designed for CFO, IR, and Legal Leadership

EWR Digital’s Digital Information Governance work is typically engaged by CFOs, Investor Relations leaders, and Legal teams responsible for managing information risk, market clarity, and regulatory exposure.

The firm’s approach is already being adopted by organizations operating in regulated and high-visibility environments, including public companies, portfolio companies, and enterprises preparing for capital events.

The Digital Source of Truth

At the center of EWR Digital’s governance work is its Digital Source of Truth, a system that establishes one canonical, machine-readable record of an organization’s identity and narrative across the public web and AI systems.

This system is designed to reduce conflicting interpretations, prevent brand dilution, and ensure that AI-generated summaries consistently reference authoritative sources.

About EWR Digital

EWR Digital is a digital information governance and AI-visibility advisory firm based in Houston, Texas. The firm works with public and high-stakes organizations to reduce information risk, protect brand equity, and govern how markets, search engines, and AI systems understand their business.

For more information, visit:
https://www.ewrdigital.com/digital-information-governance

BlockSec today announced the launch of Phalcon Compliance 3.1, an upgraded version of its blockchain compliance platform designed to support the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape across the Web3 and digital asset ecosystem. The release introduces a search-first compliance workflow that allows users to conduct KYT screening instantly, without requiring pre-payment, demo-driven onboarding, or account registration before users can run their first compliance checks. Phalcon Compliance 3.1 is aimed at exchanges, OTC desks, cross-border payment providers, compliance teams, and individual Web3 participants operating across multiple blockchain networks who require fast, scalable, and shareable risk intelligence.

Search-First Architecture for Faster KYT Screening

Phalcon Compliance 3.1 introduces a redesigned compliance workflow that lowers the initial barrier to on-chain risk screening (KYT/KYA) by allowing users to start screening immediately. In traditional compliance systems, KYT/KYA screening typically begins only after after registration, onboarding, and pre-sales processes, including booking demonstrations, completing KYB procedures, and finalizing commercial agreements. These steps can delay time-sensitive AML checks and counterparty verification in fast-moving on-chain environments.

With the new release, Phalcon Compliance adopts a Search-First Architecture that allows users to initiate scans directly from the product’s landing page. By entering a wallet address or transaction hash, users can immediately access compliance results without creating an account or completing onboarding, enabling faster access to compliance tools when speed is critical.

Phalcon Compliance 3.1 also introduces a unified Home Page that brings together multi-chain search, risk trend insights, screening history, and sample datasets in a single interface. Built-in sample data, including the Canadian alleged drug trafficker and former Olympic snowboarder Ryan James WEDDING, allows new users to explore platform capabilities before committing any data or setting up an account.

Lite Scan for Instant Risk Assessment

While the Search-First Architecture removes barriers to starting a scan, many real-world scenarios also require immediate access to risk conclusions without committing to a full subscription. For example, an exchange support team may need to quickly validate a withdrawal destination, or an individual user may want to check a recipient address before sending funds. In these cases, delays caused by subscription requirements can slow decision-making and increase operational risk.

To address this need, Phalcon Compliance 3.1 introduces Lite Scan Mode which enables users to view core risk screening results without subscribing to the full platform. Users can submit a wallet address or transaction hash and immediately access essential risk indicators, supporting rapid first-pass assessments.

The lite screening results include core risk labels, such as sanctions exposure, scam involvement, human trafficking, or mixer-related activity, alongside basic financial metrics and indicators of exposure to high-risk entities. By focusing on critical risk signals rather than full investigative detail, Lite Scan enables faster decision-making in scenarios where a complete investigation is not yet required.

Flexible Credit System and Expanded Payment Options

Phalcon Compliance 3.1 introduces a more flexible credit-based usage model aimed at organizations with fluctuating KYT screening volumes, as well as individuals and early-stage teams seeking predictable compliance costs. Rather than committing to fixed subscription tiers, users can purchase only the number of screening credits required at a given time, reducing unused capacity during low-activity periods while retaining the ability to scale screening activity during periods of higher demand.

The update also expands available payment options to accommodate users in different regions. Domestic users can now purchase credits through WeChat Pay, while international users have access to Cash App as an additional payment method. Existing options, including credit card and cryptocurrency payments, remain supported. According to BlockSec, the expanded payment support is intended to lower geographic and operational barriers for accessing professional blockchain compliance infrastructure.

Meeting Global Regulatory Expectations

Phalcon Compliance 3.1 expands the platform’s ability to support FATF-aligned Know Your Transaction (KYT) requirements and a wide range of regional regulatory obligations. The system maintains a database of more than 400 million labeled blockchain addresses and supports screening across major networks including Ethereum, Tron, BSC, Polygon, Base, and Optimism.

The platform’s millisecond-level API performance enables high-frequency, real-time screening workflows, while its integration with MetaSleuth, BlockSec’s crypto fund flow tracking and investigation platform, supports visual fund-flow analysis and investigative use cases. Phalcon Compliance 3.1 also enables one-click generation of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs), aligning reporting workflows with international regulatory standards.

BlockSec reports that the Phalcon Compliance and MetaSleuth platform is currently used by more than 500 clients worldwide, including cryptocurrency exchanges such as Coinbase and Bybit, as well as public-sector and regulatory organizations including the United Nations, the FBI, and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

Referral Program Supporting Ecosystem Adoption

BlockSec has introduced a referral program alongside the Phalcon Compliance 3.1 release, aimed at lowering the cost of access to self-service AML compliance tools and encouraging broader ecosystem adoption. The program provides participants with three scanning credits for each new user.

In addition to scanning credits, the referral program includes a cashback component that offers up to 20% rewards on payments made by referred users. Cashback earnings become withdrawable once they reach 100 USD, with a lifetime cap of 10,000 USD per participant. According to BlockSec, the initiative is intended to support early-stage teams, independent practitioners, and smaller organizations as they begin or scale their compliance workflows.

Availability

Phalcon Compliance 3.1 is now available for all users.

Phalcon Compliance 3.1 Available Now – Ability to start screening in seconds

Referral Program – Earning rewards while sharing compliance tools

For inquiries concerning KYT workflows, DeFi compliance requirements or jurisdiction-specific regulations, users may contact the BlockSec team or consult the official documentation.

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