Brazilian banks are rapidly expanding digital-asset products for customers as the country’s cryptocurrency regulatory framework becomes more defined. Brazil’s 2025 crypto trading value hit a record 505.5 billion reais, up about 433 percent from 2020, Decrypt reported. Major financial groups offer more tokens through investment apps, but banks have not moved to holding cryptocurrencies with their own capital. Central bank filings showed proprietary holdings at zero.

Samsung SDS on Tuesday unveiled its enterprise AI strategy based on a “multi-dimensional AI full stack” at the REAL Summit 2026 in Seoul. CEO Lee Jun-hee (이준희) said AX requires redesigning businesses and work methods from scratch, citing a gap between AI adoption and profits. The company laid out seven AX elements and said it is applying them internally first under a “Client Zero” approach. It also plans to expand forward deployed engineers to about 200 this year and broaden partnerships including with OpenAI and Anthropic, while formally declaring entry into robotics transformation.