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EBANX Opens Singapore Headquarters After Recording Best-Ever 48% Payment Volume Growth in 2025
Fintech & Ecommerce

EBANX Opens Singapore Headquarters After Recording Best-Ever 48% Payment Volume Growth in 2025

The Brazilian-founded payments giant EBANX is planting its APAC flag in Singapore — now home to its Chief Product Officer and 25 senior specialists, as it rides a wave of record growth across Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

Akurateco Payment Hub Partners with Kushki to Expand PSP Access Across Latin America
Fintech & Ecommerce

Akurateco Payment Hub Partners with Kushki to Expand PSP Access Across Latin America

Payment infrastructure provider Akurateco has announced a strategic partnership with Latin American payments company Kushki aimed at expanding payment service provider (PSP) connectivity and strengthening digital payment capabilities across the region.

ChatGPT Rolls Out Interactive Visual Explanations for Math and Science
Science & Technology

ChatGPT Rolls Out Interactive Visual Explanations for Math and Science

OpenAI’s new dynamic visual feature lets 140 million weekly users manipulate real-time math equations and science graphs, turning ChatGPT from an answer machine into an interactive learning lab.

Nigeria Signs Host Agreement for 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair in Lagos
Finance & Economics

Nigeria Signs Host Agreement for 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair in Lagos

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has formally signed the host agreement to stage the fifth edition of the Intra‑African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027), which will take place in Lagos from 5 to 11 November 2027.

Mastercard Launches Crypto Partner Program With 85+ Companies to Reshape Global Payments
Blockchain & Crypto

Mastercard Launches Crypto Partner Program With 85+ Companies to Reshape Global Payments

The payments giant Mastercard is uniting blockchain networks, crypto exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and traditional banks, including household names like Binance, Circle, PayPal, and Ripple, to bridge on-chain innovation with everyday commerce.

TD Bank Expands Embedded Banking with Workday Integration for U.S. Business Clients
Fintech & Ecommerce

TD Bank Expands Embedded Banking with Workday Integration for U.S. Business Clients

TD Bank has expanded its embedded banking capabilities by integrating financial functionality directly into Workday, allowing U.S. business clients to access banking services within the enterprise software platform many already use for finance and HR operations. The move reflects growing demand for embedded financial services that simplify corporate banking and automate treasury processes.

Amsterdam Fintech NjiaPay Raises $2.1M Seed to Simplify Payments Across African Markets
Fintech & Ecommerce

Amsterdam Fintech NjiaPay Raises $2.1M Seed to Simplify Payments Across African Markets

Amsterdam-based fintech startup NjiaPay has secured $2.1 million in seed funding to expand its payment orchestration platform and accelerate growth across African markets. The round was led by European SaaS investor Newion, with participation from existing investors including HAVAÍC and Renew Capital.

Fintech Startups Expand Their Ambitions Wanting to Be Your Phone, Your Paycheck, and Your Portfolio
Fintech & Ecommerce

Fintech Startups Expand Their Ambitions Wanting to Be Your Phone, Your Paycheck, and Your Portfolio

Three fintech launches this week reveal how far the industry startups have moved beyond banking: a business app that now includes a mobile plan, a wage-access card for UAE workers, and a Brazilian super-app that pulls in investments from rival institutions.

Mubite Launches Global Trading Platform Integration With Instant Funding Opportunities for Crypto Traders
Blockchain & Crypto

Mubite Launches Global Trading Platform Integration With Instant Funding Opportunities for Crypto Traders

A new development in the crypto proprietary trading sector is expanding access to funded trading opportunities worldwide. Prague-based crypto prop trading firm Mubite has introduced a new global trading platform integration designed to streamline access to its funding programs and simulated trading environment for digital asset traders.

Taiwan Stock Exchange Strengthens U.S. Links as Global Investor Interest Grows
Finance & Economics

Taiwan Stock Exchange Strengthens U.S. Links as Global Investor Interest Grows

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) is stepping up efforts to deepen ties with international investors, sending a senior delegation to the United States led by chairman and CEO Sherman Lin.

Brazil’s Pix Expands to Argentina and Reshapes Crypto in Latin America
Blockchain & Crypto

Brazil’s Pix Expands to Argentina and Reshapes Crypto in Latin America

Brazil’s central bank has officially extended its Pix instant payments system to Brazilians living in Argentina, in a move that could accelerate an already dramatic crypto adoption surge across the region.

KAST Secures $80M Funding and Hires Former Binance Executive Amid Stablecoin Boom
Blockchain & Crypto

KAST Secures $80M Funding and Hires Former Binance Executive Amid Stablecoin Boom

Big funding, a senior hire from a top exchange, and record stablecoin volumes — KAST’s latest moves position it to ride a fast-growing digital-dollar wave.

Cashless Retail on the Rise: UK Shops Join Global Shift Away From Cash
Fintech & Ecommerce

Cashless Retail on the Rise: UK Shops Join Global Shift Away From Cash

A growing number of retailers are abandoning cash payments as digital transactions continue to dominate consumer spending habits worldwide.

Mastercard Doubles Down on Agentic AI With New Trust Layer and Virtual C-Suite for Small Businesses
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Doubles Down on Agentic AI With New Trust Layer and Virtual C-Suite for Small Businesses

Mastercard has unveiled two significant agentic AI moves in quick succession: first, a trust infrastructure for autonomous commerce and soon after an AI-powered executive suite for small businesses, as the race to define how AI agents pay, decide, and operate accelerates.

Nvidia‑Backed Startup to Mine Bitcoin in Space as Global Crypto Mining Grows
Blockchain & Crypto

Nvidia‑Backed Startup to Mine Bitcoin in Space as Global Crypto Mining Grows

Orbital data center pioneer Starcloud is preparing a groundbreaking Bitcoin mining initiative in orbit, aiming to become the first company to operate cryptocurrency mining off Earth. This comes amid a rapidly evolving crypto mining sector in 2026 marked by technological innovation and significant energy consumption trends.

Citi and HSBC Invest in Adaptive to Drive Next‑Gen Trading Technology Innovation
Fintech & Ecommerce

Citi and HSBC Invest in Adaptive to Drive Next‑Gen Trading Technology Innovation

Global banking giants Citi and HSBC have announced strategic investments in trading technology firm Adaptive, a move that underscores growing demand for innovative, cloud‑native infrastructure in capital markets technology. The funding will accelerate Adaptive’s product development and support its expansion of high‑performance trading solutions.