Digital Banking Rollout: Quontic Bank says it boosted account opening-to-digital registration from ~53% to the mid-70% range after integrating Alkami’s digital banking and loan/deposit onboarding tools. Payments Access in Remote Areas: Portugal’s Multibanco + Perto pilot will use SmartPOS terminals in parish councils to deliver ~90% of ATM-style services like cash withdrawals, bill payments, and balance checks. Central Bank Liquidity: China’s PBoC plans a 500bn-yuan one-year MLF via variable-rate tenders to keep banking liquidity ample, alongside a 400bn-yuan facility maturing this month. Rates Watch: The ECB held deposit and key rates steady, warning the full inflation impact of the Middle East energy shock hasn’t played out yet. Banking Tech & Security: dxFeed launched dxScript, a JavaScript scripting language for technical analysis with an AI assistant that turns plain-English indicator ideas into working code; Abstract Security raised $25m to expand its streaming-first security operations platform. Fraud & Reliability: M&T Bank faced a widespread mobile and online outage; India reported a 146% surge in SMS-based scam incidents as mobile fraud grows. Crypto/Tokenization: LayerZero and Keeta teamed up to make regulated tokenized bank money transferable across major public chains.