As banking and payments continue to evolve at unprecedented speed, financial institutions face mounting pressure to modernise legacy infrastructure, embrace artificial intelligence, strengthen cybersecurity and deliver seamless digital experiences. The 31st Edition Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026, taking place on 21 October in Istanbul, Türkiye, offers a unique opportunity for industry […]
The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) is proud to announce the 31st Edition Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026, scheduled to take place on 21 October 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye.
The European Commission has taken one of its most significant steps yet to loosen Google’s control over the Android ecosystem, adopting binding requirements under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will require the company to open key Android capabilities to competing artificial intelligence assistants and share portions of its search data with eligible rivals.
With just one week remaining before entries close, organisations and individuals working across Open Banking, Open Finance and Smart Data have a final opportunity to submit nominations for the Open Banking Expo Awards 2026. The entry deadline is 22 July 2026, ahead of the industry’s flagship event taking place in London this October.
This year, PaySpace Magazine Global team had a chance to visit Point Zero Forum, which ran alongside Swiss Fintech Week 2026, held in Zurich from June 19 to June 25. The two parallel events covered AI adoption in banking, agentic commerce, and the infrastructure for programmable money. As those topics are among the most-discussed within […]
The landscape of Australian entrepreneurship is shifting rapidly. According to recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, over 1.73 million Australian businesses are now sole operators with no employees. This represents nearly 64 percent of all actively trading businesses in the country. Income from self-employment surged to $29.5 billion in early 2025, highlighting a […]
Klarna Group submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish Klarna Bank USA, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial bank.
“Empowering the Future of Banking in the Kingdom: Innovation, Transformation & Growth” 30 September 2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE & BANKING SUMMIT 2026 — one of the region’s largest finance and banking events — was successfully held in Baku on June 9–10, 2026, at Baku Marriott Hotel Boulevard.
With a population of 270 million, over 65 million MSMEs, and a staggering 77 million unbanked adults, Indonesia stands as the ultimate frontier for financial evolution in Southeast Asia. Driven by a massive payments infrastructure that processed over 16 billion transactions last year and backed by a government committed to a bold 8% GDP growth […]
The 29th Edition of the Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards will be held on 12 August 2026 in Addis Ababa, bringing together senior banking executives, financial regulators, fintech leaders, technology innovators, and policymakers to explore the next phase of digital banking transformation in Ethiopia and across emerging markets.
“Building Digital Financial Systems and Accelerating Banking Modernization in Emerging Markets” 12 August 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
27th Connected Banking Summit – North Africa, Egypt 2026 is powering inclusive digital banking and technology-enabled financial infrastructure in North Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa | 14 October 2026 The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) announces the 28th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Southern Africa 2026, to be held on 14 October 2026 in Johannesburg, alongside the prestigious Innovation & Excellence Awards.
Fintech company Icon Solutions unveiled a demo of the IPF digital assets reference implementation helping banks to assess how they can use this payments infrastructure development framework for DLT-based digital assets support.
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.
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