Rising travel costs and a wave of operational disruptions are pushing more travelers to dispute charges directly with their banks rather than seek refunds from airlines, hotels and booking platforms, according to new industry data.
“Building Digital Financial Systems and Accelerating Banking Modernization in Emerging Markets” 12 August 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dutch payments technology company Adyen has unveiled Adyen Agentic, a new suite of APIs designed to help enterprise merchants sell through conversational AI platforms without having to rebuild their commerce infrastructure for every emerging channel.
Nigeria already moves more stablecoin volume than almost any country outside Asia. Now it’s getting an institutional backer to match the population’s crypto enthusiasm. Ripple has taken a stake in Flutterwave $3.2 billion Series E round, with plans to wire RLUSD and the XRP Ledger directly into the continent’s largest payments network.
Lithuanian femtosecond laser startup LITILIT has begun developing a new production facility in Vilnius that is expected to manufacture up to 3,000 lasers annually within a few years of launch, as demand grows for precision manufacturing technologies used across semiconductor production, medical devices and advanced electronics.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of everyday life, but its expansion comes with a growing challenge: energy consumption. Training and running advanced AI models requires vast computing resources, and the data centres powering these systems are consuming increasing amounts of electricity worldwide. Against this backdrop, Chinese technology giant Ant Group is attempting to […]
The invitation-only event will unite payment leaders, fintech innovators and commerce executives to explore the future of payments, fraud prevention, AI and digital transformation.
Silverflow, the cloud-native payments processing platform, has announced a new integration with Discover and Diners Club International, enabling global card acceptance through a single API connection.
The Fraud Prevention Summit returns to Hilton London Canary Wharf on 9th November 2026, bringing together senior fraud, risk and security professionals for a day of strategic networking, expert insight and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings.
The combination of Nuvei’s stablecoin-based settlement and payment orchestration capabilities with Payoneer’s multi-million customer base of freelancer and SMB accounts, accompanied by built-in payout rails in 190+ markets, could create a strong alternative for Visa’s recent stablecoin payouts pilot, enabling businesses and platforms to send payouts directly in USD‑backed stablecoins (such as USDC) to recipients’ […]
Limassol is set to welcome the global online trading industry this week as iFX EXPO International 2026 brings together more than 6,500 attendees and 200 exhibitors for one of the sector’s largest international gatherings.
Global EDM icon Tiësto will headline the third edition of INFINITY Lisbon, closing SBC Summit 2026 with a standout performance at the MEO Arena. With a career spanning more than three decades, he remains one of the most influential figures in electronic music.
Ministers, enterprise tech leaders, founders and investors from 80+ countries drive consensus on sovereignty, scalability and AI competitiveness at GITEX AI EUROPE 2026
Tencent has introduced a new cross-border remittance service that allows foreign passport holders to send money into China, expanding the reach of its financial technology ecosystem beyond domestic users.
BurraPay, a cryptocurrency payments processor, has completed the first legal crypto-funded sports wager in Nevada history, following its entry into the state’s regulated gaming market. The transaction took place on 4 June 2026 at The World’s Largest Sportsbook inside Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
How Stablecoins, AI, and Quantum Technologies are Igniting a Global Race to Control Finance
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