Senior banking and financial-services leaders from across Southern Africa will converge in Johannesburg on 14 October 2026 at the NH Johannesburg Sandton for the 28th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards.
Allied, the new partner for Nayax, has served the retail petroleum industry since 1978.
Fintech unicorn from California, Plaid scales its intelligent finance system with enhanced AI models.
Arbitrum holds roughly $4 billion in stablecoins. Until now, the network has not shared in the economics of that money. But a new partnership with the stablecoin network behind USDG changes that.
Moonshot AI has closed its final round of private fundraising at a valuation of about $50 billion. The Chinese AI developer is now reportedly heading toward an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the first quarter of 2027.
Colombia’s instant payment system Bre-B has reached 83% of the country’s adult population in its first year, exceeding the adoption rate recorded by Brazil’s Pix at the same stage, according to an analysis by EBANX.
SBC signs long-term agreement with Turismo de Portugal, the Municipality of Lisbon and Lisboa FCE, securing Lisbon as host city through 2030
The Welcome Party kicks off three days of connections, conversations and business opportunities, with last-minute registration still open.
BlackRock’s Digital Assets Research team has published a whitepaper arguing that agentic AI may become a structural source of demand for blockchains and other programmable payment infrastructure.
OpenAI has revealed a new advertising option it will be testing later this month
Fipto is adding a new layer to its stablecoin treasury offering that could make idle payment balances more useful for businesses. The company is partnering with investment firm Spiko to let corporate treasurers invest unused EUR, EURC and USDC balances without first moving the money to a separate bank or asset manager.
Emerging market banking has long been associated with currency volatility, cautious lending and the risk of state interference. According to John Ewart, Director and Investment Manager at Aubrey Capital Management, the last decade has told a more nuanced story, one shaped by technology, demographics and policy.
Astrology is finding an unusual place in India’s financial markets, with some investors turning to planetary movements and birth charts when making decisions about stocks and other assets.
Kaizen Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Sportradar and BetConstruct AI were the standout winners at the SBC Awards 2026, each securing two awards at this year’s ceremony at the MEO Arena in Lisbon.
Financial crime fraudsters constantly adapt their methods and move across payment channels. Sardine is responding with a new research initiative focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify these patterns earlier.
Visa says payments on stablecoin-linked cards have nearly tripled in a span of one year. A growing share of that activity now comes from business users.
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