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OpenPayd expects its merger with Titan Acquisition Corp. to close by year-end, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals. The payments infrastructure company is preparing a U.S. launch by April 2027 after bringing 43 state money transmitter licenses into its group.

Petrobras is testing the Cardano blockchain in research projects tied to sustainable aviation fuel and its partly renewable Diesel R. The work focuses on emissions-benefit traceability, double-counting prevention and fuel data records across production, transport and use.

Abdulla Kanoo, heir to Bahrain’s Kanoo business dynasty, is backing blockchain payment infrastructure aimed at speeding up cross-border trade. His firm, ARP Digital, has already processed more than $3.5 billion in volume for over 450 institutions.