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Finance & Economics

Record Listing Applications Push Hong Kong Toward No.1 Global IPO Hub by Late 2025 — KPMG

By 30 September, Hong Kong was handling almost 300 active IPO filings, a new record, KPMG reports.

Blockchain & Crypto

HSBC Blockchain Banking Brings Digital Treasury Evolution to Singapore

HSBC launches its 24/7 Tokenised Deposit Service in Singapore, extending its blockchain-based banking platform beyond Hong Kong to enable instant cross-border settlements and modernise treasury management at scale.

Blockchain & Crypto

What’s New In Stablecoin Market: Mastercard vs Coinbase, Stripe Issuance Move, Coinflow Fresh Funding and More

Stablecoin adoption is getting closer to mainstream each day, as major payment players like Mastercard and Stripe enter the space along with crypto natives such as Coinbase or Coinflow. Let’s sum up what’s been happening in the stablecoin market for the last few days.

Blockchain & Crypto

Bitget Wallet Alpha Puts Market Intelligence in Users’ Hands with Real-Time Tracking of 10,000+ Smart-Money Wallets

Bitget Wallet Alpha empowers users to monitor capital flows across major blockchains and execute well-informed trades directly through the wallet’s integrated decentralized exchange.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Bamboo & Solidgate Partner for Latam Reach Expansion

Latin America (Latam), being one of the most prospective fintech markets globally, was chosen by Solidgate as the next destination for its payment infrastructure expansion via the partnership with Uruguay-based startup Bamboo.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Bets on Family Payments and Wearables with UPI Circle to Deepen Its Fintech Footprint in India

Amazon Pay has introduced the UPI Circle feature, enabling its 100 million UPI user base in India to share payments. Here’s how it could help the tech giant to capture a larger market share in one of the world’s fastest-growing fintech ecosystems.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Ecommpay Adds Humm to Its BNPL Options

The new flexible online finance solution powered by humm will be especially valuable for Ecommpay offerings in travel and high-value retail sectors.

Fintech & Ecommerce

PhonePe SmartPOD: What Is It and How It Makes Checkout Frictionless?

PhonePe’s new SmartPOD bridges the gap between UPI and card payments, powering India’s next wave of digital commerce.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Pleo Taps Prospective Market With New Multicurrency Account: Why It Matters in 2025

With the new multicurrency account service, Pleo automatically detects the transaction currency and deducts funds from the matching account balance, eliminating conversion costs and simplifying cross-border operations.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Lloyds App Feature Proves a Hit, Highlighting Resilient Cash Use in the UK

Lloyds Bank’s introduction of its barcode cash paying-in feature has proven to be a significant success, with over £3 million deposited at PayPoint locations since its launch in August 2025

Fintech & Ecommerce

PayPal CashBack on BNPL: A Smart Move in Anticipation of Holiday Season

While not entirely unique, PayPal introduction of a 5% cashback offer on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) purchases for the 2025 holiday season is a notable development in the fintech industry.

Finance & Economics

Forum Invest in Senegal (Fii Senegal 2025): $23.5 Billion in Commitments for a New Economic Momentum

Among the major announcements of Forum Invest in Senegal (Fii Senegal 2025), international institutions, notably the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank, confirmed $160 million in long-term commitments to support national priorities.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Targets 20M Users by 2030 as It Enters Indian Market With Payment and Forex Products

Revolut expands into India with ambitious growth plans, ready to invest over $670 million in this prospective market over five years.

Science & Technology

SoftwareOne Climate Targets Successfully Validated by Science Based Targets Initiative

SoftwareOne takes a major step toward a greener future as its greenhouse gas reduction targets receive official validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Fintech & Ecommerce

LemFi Launches AI-Powered “Send Now, Pay Later” Service, Combining Credit and Remittances for UK Immigrants

A new “Send Now, Pay Later” service introduced by LemFi combines the flexibility of installment payments with the remittance infrastructure.

Fintech & Ecommerce

India Launches AI-Powered UPI Commerce Payments on ChatGPT, Expanding Agentic Payments to Leading AI Platforms

With a new multilateral pilot AI payment project, ChatGPT users in India are now able to discover products and complete purchases using India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) directly within the ChatGPT experience. Gemini and Claude are next in line for agentic payment testing.