Tagged: fintech

September 6, 2026 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Informal money-transfer systems such as hawala have grown more organised and now lean heavily on digital tools to hide criminal proceeds, a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report concludes. Drawing on information from about 45 countries and organisations, including Pakistan and India, the Paris-based body… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 9:43 am By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based payments platform HitPay has integrated its payment infrastructure with Superbench, allowing business-to-consumer service providers to manage customer inquiries, bookings, and payments through a single system. The partnership adds embedded payments to Superbench’s AI-powered customer engagement platform, covering transactions from online deposits to in-person point-of-sale… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 5:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Absa Group is actively pursuing collaborations with financial technology firms as part of a broader effort to attract new customers. The approach centers on integrating the bank’s offerings into digital platforms that people already frequent regularly, according to insights shared by a top executive. This… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 1:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe has introduced its Treasury product in Australia, offering companies a unified system to handle payments, hold balances, convert currencies, and disburse funds worldwide—all within the Stripe Dashboard. Announced in Sydney, the move aims to simplify the fragmented financial setups many international operators currently have… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Razorpay has introduced Vulcan, described as India’s transformer-based artificial intelligence foundation model purpose-built for payments. Developed in collaboration with NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Amazon Web Services, the system aims to enhance the reliability, security, and efficiency of digital transactions across the country’s complex payments landscape. Unlike… Read More

August 16, 2026 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citigroup’s (NYSE: C) US consumer cards division has entered into an agreement to purchase Kard Financial, a technology firm focused on commerce media and rewards solutions. The move is designed to enhance how the bank delivers tailored incentives and opportunities to its base of cardholders… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global provider of financial technology solutions, has introduced its Digital One Commercial platform in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This move finalizes the solution’s worldwide availability, extending it to financial institutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA),… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 6:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Manchester-based fintech Firenze has formed a strategic alliance with AJ Bell Investcentre, one of the country’s investment platforms. The collaboration enables financial advisers using the AJ Bell Investcentre platform to connect high-net-worth clients with Lombard lending facilities, allowing them to access liquidity secured against their… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 5:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares of Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ: SEZL), the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech platform, have shown signs of technical recovery after a period of consolidation. The stock has recently moved back toward its 10-week moving average, following a steady year-to-date advance of approximately 144% in 2026. This performance… Read More

July 29, 2026 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments has highlighted that the HYPE token linked to the Hyperliquid protocol continues to appear attractively priced relative to publicly traded fintech companies, even after substantial price appreciation earlier this year. The assessment comes from Zach Pandl, the firm’s head of research, in a… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashea, which is one of Venezuela’s financial technology firm, has secured $100 million through two recent funding rounds, drawing interest from international investors who see potential in expanding consumer lending within a long-constrained market. The capital injection underscores growing confidence in the country’s recovering consumer… Read More

July 20, 2026 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mambu, a cloud-native banking platform designed for modern financial services providers, has secured certification as an official enabler for SWIFT’s Business Connect and associated value-added services. This milestone grants participating institutions seamless, managed access to SWIFT’s extensive international network, encompassing approximately 12,000 financial entities worldwide,… Read More

July 19, 2026 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a provider of brokerage infrastructure, has announced a substantial $135 million equity raise. The round was spearheaded by Peak XV, with significant backing from Elefund and participation from new and existing investors including Opera Tech Ventures—the venture arm of BNP Paribas Group—and Unbound. When… Read More

July 15, 2026 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), which is now a key player in digital banking and flexible payment solutions worldwide, has taken a significant step to bolster its operations in Germany. On July 9, 2026, the company announced its inaugural forward flow and warehouse financing arrangement in the country, backed… Read More

July 15, 2026 @ 4:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA is deploying generative artificial intelligence to examine real-world dialogues between clients and its relationship managers. This initiative moves beyond traditional feedback mechanisms like satisfaction surveys, aiming to deliver a more nuanced and accurate view of the actual user experience across various touchpoints. The Spanish… Read More

July 14, 2026 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tabby, the fintech platform operating across the Middle East region, has introduced Tabby Cash—a spending account that combines a rewarding cashback card with cost-free money transfers. This marks a significant expansion as the company evolves from its roots in flexible payments into a comprehensive everyday… Read More

July 11, 2026 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has strengthened its executive team with the addition of a senior figure from one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Kuba Fast, who most recently headed JPMorgan Chase’s UK digital banking arm Chase UK, has taken on the role of CEO for… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research has released a whitepaper examining the accelerating adoption of network tokenization in the fintech and payments sector. Titled The Top Three Drivers of Network Tokenization Adoption, the analysis explores the current state of the market, its effects across various payment types, and its… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 11:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is developing a revised open banking proposal that would allow consumers to share their bank and credit card data with fintech companies at no initial cost, while permitting banks to charge those companies for access once a certain volume of… Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology company, has introduced Adyen Agentic, which is described as a new suite of modular APIs built to help businesses sell through conversational AI platforms and autonomous shopping agents without overhauling their existing commerce systems for every new channel…. Read More