ClearBank joins Circle’s blockchain network to enhance cross-border payments and expand access to MiCA-compliant stablecoins across Europe.
The Central Bank of Nigeria hosted a fintech roundtable at the IMF–World Bank Meetings to refine policy and strengthen digital finance stability.
San Francisco-based fintech Paygentic raises $2 million in seed funding to develop billing and payments infrastructure for AI-native platforms.
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The showdown between central banks from Europe and Latin America and crypto platforms like Ripple, Kraken, and Bit2Me will take the stage at MERGE Madrid (October 7–9). Over 200 international experts will gather in Madrid to rethink the future of money. The event will explore institutional adoption, regulatory impact, and the evolving retail use of crypto assets. Madrid is emerging as a key meeting point for banks, fintechs, startups, and major corporations driving Web3 innovation.
Mercurity Fintech presented its Digital Asset Treasury framework at EBC11, highlighting institutional adoption of tokenized treasury solutions.
BlackRock is prioritizing tokenized ETFs as it builds technology to bring on-chain assets to mainstream finance, awaiting clearer regulation.
Egyptian fintech Money Fellows exceeds $1.5 billion in transactions and 8 million users as it digitizes community savings under central bank supervision.
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Regulatory clarity and strategic pressure are driving banks in the U.S. and Europe to issue stablecoins, reshaping digital payments and finance.
U.S. authorities have seized $15 billion in bitcoin tied to a Cambodian executive accused of running a global forced-labor cryptocurrency fraud network.
HSBC and Juspay have joined forces to build a full-stack acquiring platform for digital merchants, unifying payments, processing, and orchestration in one system.
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Klarna is entering the UK retail banking market with a Visa-backed debit card and digital wallet, following new FCA authorization for e-money services.
S&P Global has agreed to acquire private markets data firm With Intelligence for $1.8 billion, expanding its analytics reach in alternative assets.
Fintech firm Upgrade secures $165 million at a $7.3 billion valuation, signaling renewed investor confidence and possible IPO plans within 18 months.
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Recent tariff-related volatility spotlights new offering’s value in markets where opportunities are fleeting and ‘every second counts’
MQube has tokenized £1.3bn in mortgage debt on a blockchain platform—Europe’s first move of its kind—opening a path to digital transfer and securitization.
Regulators are holding up Revolut’s full UK banking licence amid concerns about whether its risk controls can match rapid global expansion, delaying its entry into the British lending market.
A surge in fintech roles and rising demand for AI expertise lifted London’s financial job vacancies by 9% in Q3, signaling cautious optimism despite economic uncertainty.
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Digital remittance apps lead the way in North America as Visa’s latest report reveals shifting consumer preferences.
Ant Group has launched Ling-1T, a trillion-parameter large language model that reportedly surpasses OpenAI and DeepSeek in coding, software development, and mathematical reasoning, intensifying the global AI race.
Visa’s new stablecoin pilot lets businesses fund cross-border payments digitally, aiming to reduce idle capital and speed up settlements.
Zoho enters the digital payments arena with new POS and QR devices, expanding beyond SaaS into financial infrastructure amid India’s fintech boom.
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Qualco Group is now listed on the Main Market of the Athens Stock Exchange, following an oversubscribed public offering. The move marks a new chapter for the financial technology firm as it expands its role in Greece’s growing tech sector.
OpenAI acquires AI finance startup Roi, signaling deeper interest in fintech applications and personalized financial technology.