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Smarter Payments Summit Returns to London on 10th September 2026
Fintech & Ecommerce

Smarter Payments Summit Returns to London on 10th September 2026

The Smarter Payments Summit returns to Hilton London Canary Wharf on 10th September 2026, bringing together senior payments, ecommerce and digital leaders for a day of strategic networking, expert insight and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings.

Affiliate Leaders Summit Launches as Standalone Global Event in Lisbon
Society & Lifestyle

Affiliate Leaders Summit Launches as Standalone Global Event in Lisbon

The Affiliate Leaders Summit will take its next major step in 2026, evolving into a standalone global event dedicated entirely to affiliate and performance marketing.

Bank of America Plans Cross-Border Real-Time Payments Launch Next Quarter
Fintech & Ecommerce

Bank of America Plans Cross-Border Real-Time Payments Launch Next Quarter

Bank of America said it plans to introduce a cross-border real-time payments service next quarter for corporate, commercial, and financial institution clients. The system will allow users to send and receive international payments through Swift or the bank’s CashPro platform.

Everland Launches $50 Million HALO Forest Finance Facility, 23 Amazon Projects Participate
Finance & Economics

Everland Launches $50 Million HALO Forest Finance Facility, 23 Amazon Projects Participate

Conservation company Everland announced the launch of HALO (Holistic Alignment for Lasting Outcomes), a financing facility intended to provide early-stage and continuity funding for community-led forest conservation projects.

Fresh Study Shows Share Of Viral Finance TikToks With No Risk Warning Doubled In Six Months
Finance & Economics

Fresh Study Shows Share Of Viral Finance TikToks With No Risk Warning Doubled In Six Months

A report from financial information site DayTrading.com found that 75% of the most-watched investing videos on TikTok were misleading, with the proportion carrying no risk warning rising from 30% to 60% between September 2025 and April 2026.

African Mining Week 2026: Draft Program Published Ahead of Cape Town Conference
Finance & Economics

African Mining Week 2026: Draft Program Published Ahead of Cape Town Conference

African Mining Week (AMW) 2026 will take place October 14–16 in Cape Town, South Africa. Organizer Energy Capital & Power has published the draft program for the three-day conference and exhibition, which runs under the theme “Mining the Future: Unearthing Africa’s Full Mineral Value.”

DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026: World Globalization Level Holds at 25%
Finance & Economics

DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026: World Globalization Level Holds at 25%

Global connectedness remained at 25% in 2025, matching the record high first set in 2022, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026, published by DHL and NYU Stern School of Business in March.

iFX EXPO International Launches iFX Hack 2026, a 24 Hour Trading & Fintech Hackathon Powered by AWS
Fintech & Ecommerce

iFX EXPO International Launches iFX Hack 2026, a 24 Hour Trading & Fintech Hackathon Powered by AWS

iFX EXPO International has announced the launch of iFX Hack 2026, a 24 hour Trading & Fintech Hackathon powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), bringing together developers, students, fintech professionals, entrepreneurs, traders, designers, and innovators to build solutions addressing real world challenges across trading, financial services, artificial intelligence, payments, and technology.

Pay Space Magazine Named Media Partner for Smarter Payments Summit
Fintech & Ecommerce

Pay Space Magazine Named Media Partner for Smarter Payments Summit

Pay Space Magazine Named Media Partner for Smarter Payments Summit, 10th September 2026, Hilton London Canary Wharf, bringing together senior leaders from across the payments sector.

SBC Summit Unveils New Pass Structure Alongside Standalone Affiliate Leaders Summit Access 
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SBC Summit Unveils New Pass Structure Alongside Standalone Affiliate Leaders Summit Access 

SBC Summit has overhauled its ticketing structure with the introduction of five dedicated pass categories, while Affiliate Leaders Summit will now operate as a standalone event with its own separate ticketing system, reflecting the event’s continued growth and increasing audience diversification. 

LSEG Risk Intelligence Launches Identity Gateway at Money20/20 Europe to Streamline Access to Digital ID Schemes
Fintech & Ecommerce

LSEG Risk Intelligence Launches Identity Gateway at Money20/20 Europe to Streamline Access to Digital ID Schemes

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Risk Intelligence has announced the launch of a new Identity Gateway infrastructure layer aimed at simplifying access to trusted digital identity schemes across multiple jurisdictions. The announcement was made at Money20/20 Europe.

Money20/20 Europe Launch: CFIT and Project Nemo Form Financial Inclusion Coalition to Develop Supported Payments Framework
Fintech & Ecommerce

Money20/20 Europe Launch: CFIT and Project Nemo Form Financial Inclusion Coalition to Develop Supported Payments Framework

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology) today announced the launch of its fifth national Coalition, developed in collaboration with Project Nemo. The initiative was presented on stage at Money20/20 Europe on 4 June 2026 in Amsterdam.

Kraken Moves to Bring Perpetual Futures Onshore in Landmark Shift for U.S. Crypto Traders
Blockchain & Crypto

Kraken Moves to Bring Perpetual Futures Onshore in Landmark Shift for U.S. Crypto Traders

Crypto exchange Kraken has announced plans to launch the first CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts available to U.S. traders. The announcement arrives as parent company Payward accelerates a broader strategic pivot to a full-spectrum digital asset infrastructure company.

DTCC Pilots Stellar Integration for Tokenized Securities as Institutional Blockchain Race Expands
Blockchain & Crypto

DTCC Pilots Stellar Integration for Tokenized Securities as Institutional Blockchain Race Expands

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), which processes the vast majority of U.S. securities transactions, has begun integrating the Stellar network (XLM) into its broader tokenized asset infrastructure strategy, according to industry reports published in late May and early June 2026. The move is part of DTCC’s exploration of blockchain-based settlement systems for traditional […]

Tom Lee’s Bullish $250K Prediction for Ethereum Doesn’t Stop Crypto’s Epic Fall
Blockchain & Crypto

Tom Lee’s Bullish $250K Prediction for Ethereum Doesn’t Stop Crypto’s Epic Fall

Famous investor and head of BitMine Immersion Technologies Tom Lee describes an encouraging long-term scenario for Ethereum investors, while ETH itself has been falling for the whole year to date.

Money20/20 Europe 2026: Key Announcements in AI Payments, Stablecoins, and Open Banking
Fintech & Ecommerce

Money20/20 Europe 2026: Key Announcements in AI Payments, Stablecoins, and Open Banking

This year’s Money20/20 Europe gathered around 7,400 attendees at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre for what proves to be an unusually announcement-heavy edition. Three themes run consistently across the conference stages: artificial intelligence moving from pilots into live payment infrastructure, stablecoins entering mainstream B2B settlement, and open banking’s long-anticipated shift toward recurring payments finally taking […]