Peach Payments Brings Apple Pay Convenience to Mauritius Merchants
Mauritius becomes the second African country where local merchants can accept iPhone contactless transactions with the help of Apple Pay functionality in Peach Payments ecosystem.
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Bitcoin Slips Well Under $80K Threshold: Three Signs That $85K Bullish Scenario Is Still in the Cards
Today, Bitcoin is trading at around $76,500, significantly below the psychological critical level of $80K. Were the bulls wrong in predicting $85,000 BTC milestone for the nearest future?
Kraken Accelerates IPO Preparations, Doubles Down on RWAs, With Fresh Funding in Sight to Boost $20B Valuation
Payward, the parent company of Kraken crypto exchange, is moving further with long-nurtured IPO plans. Several signs hint that the public offering won’t be postponed this time.
No Happy Ending for the World’s Largest Bitcoin ATM Operator: How US Regulation Killed Bitcoin Depot Project and What Comes Next for Crypto ATMs
On May 18, 2026, Bitcoin Depot, for years known as the dominant force in the global crypto ATM system, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The digital asset company switched off its entire network of over 9,000 kiosks across the United States, Canada, and Australia. Thousands of users are now left without the convenience of cashing […]
Lloyds Launches Free MTD Tool For 1 Million UK Businesses With BankiFi
Lloyds Banking Group and BankiFi have launched a free Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax tool for UK small businesses. The tool is integrated into the Lloyds Business Account and is available to Lloyds Business customers without a subscription fee.
JPMorgan’s Tokenized Fund Pulls In $200 Million in Its First Week
JLTXX, JPMorgan’s on-chain money market fund backed by U.S. Treasuries, has doubled its seed capital and held its $1.00 peg since launching on Ethereum six days ago.
Ethiopia Islamic Banking Forum 2026
Azentio Banking Changemakers Forum to Convene Ethiopia’s Financial Leaders for a Strategic Dialogue on Islamic Banking Integration
Crypto Security Faces Rising AI Pressure: Why Agentic Commerce Risks Hit DeFi Harder Than TradFi
Where rapidly developing artificial intelligence ambushes crypto security, one of the most pressing risks in digital finance arises. Experts warn that AI-driven transactions and other automated financial activities are emerging in such volumes that they’re beginning to overwhelm existing compliance frameworks. What happens next if AI commerce is just starting to bud?
Bizum Reaches 30 Million Users as It Expands Into In-Store Payments
Bizum is preparing to introduce in-store payments in Spain using a new NFC-based feature called Bizum Pay. The launch is scheduled for 18 May.
BLIK Explores Joining European Payments Interoperability Coalition
Poland’s instant payment system BLIK is in discussions to join a European payments interoperability initiative that connects local payment solutions across multiple countries.
Block Profits Rise 27% After Company Lays 4,000 Middle Managers in Favour of AI Tools: Coincidence or Pattern?
As Block’s strategy has shifted to deep AI embedment into the core processes, CEO Jack Dorsey predicts all the company’s middle management layer can be ultimately substituted with smart tech, boosting fintech’s service efficiency. The direction Block has chosen is starting to pay off: after 4,000 layoffs, the company sees robust financial growth across all […]
Nvidia Hits $5.5 Trillion Valuation With Zero Revenue From Its Former Biggest Growth Market: Could Huang Trip to China Accelerate Its Dominance?
The AI arms race just crowned its first $5.5 trillion company – Nvidia has officially outpaced Google and Apple setting the unprecedented valuation record. At the same time, the world’s most valuable chipmaker is still locked out of the market that could make that number look small. China that used to be one of Nvidia’s […]
JPMorgan Bets On Ethereum Again With $100M Money Market Fund Filing
Long forgotten are the days when JPMorgan executives treated crypto and blockchain as a short-lived market bubble. Today, the bank is filing its second Ethereum-based money market fund backed by U.S. Treasuries in under a year, just as the tokenized real-world asset market crosses $32 billion mark.
Google Integrates Klarna & Affirm BNPL Options Into Its AI Pay Mode
Google Pay is boosting the AI Mode by embedding two popular BNPL methods from Affirm and Klarna providers into its Gemini app and Google search functionality. The update combines agentic commerce mechanisms with flexible checkout options.
Santander Launches Global Challenge Accelerator for Quantum & AI Startups With €120,000 Prize Fund
Spanish Banco Santander offers startups and scaleups operating in quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) segments a chance to win a share of €120,000 prize fund, strategic mentoring from IBM experts, and up to €10,000 in specialised services from Bluzec acceleration platform.
28th Connected Banking Summit: Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 – Southern Africa
The 28th Connected Banking Summit: Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 – Southern Africa, organised by the International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), will take place on 14 October 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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