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Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them

Watch more: Paymentology Says AI Agents Must Earn the Right to Move Money The stablecoin industry has spent possibly too much time trying to reinvent checkout. Consumers already have a nearly universal interface for turning balances into purchases. Their cards. Merchants already accept them, networks already route them, all while banks and processors already know […] The post Stablecoins Need to…

Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them

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Aljazira Bank Nine-Month Profit Rises 15%

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Aljazira Bank reported a 15.4% rise in net profit attributable to shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, reaching 1,319.4 million SAR compared to 1,143.2…

  • Investment income surged 89.9% to 615.3 million SAR, driving profit growth.
  • Total operating profit increased 9.2% year-on-year to 3,581.3 million SAR.

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