Beast Industries, the holding company behind YouTube creator Jimmy Donaldson (better known as MrBeast), has acquired Step, a fintech app offering banking and credit-building tools to over 7 million young adults. It’s a move that puts a major influencer squarely inside the regulated financial services sector. The deal aims to merge Step’s fintech infrastructure with […]
A regulated bank with crypto asset functionality is still a rarer thing than it should be in Europe. That changed a little yesterday, when ClearBank Europe announced it had received confirmation from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) to operate as a Crypto Asset Service Provider, making it the first credit institution in […]
If you’ve ever opened a banking app, tapped through four menus to check a single transaction, and wondered why this is still how things work, Revolut has an answer.
A new generation of AI-powered agentic money managers is moving beyond budgeting apps to actively negotiate bills, shift savings, and optimize debt, with measurable results for U.S. households.
The past two weeks have delivered a concentrated burst of banking news that, taken together, paint a revealing portrait of where the industry is heading: data-sharing frameworks are maturing into serious economic infrastructure, challenger banks are sharpening their geographic focus, and fintechs from Lagos to Idaho are trading operational workarounds for proper banking licences. Here […]
On June 9–10, 2026, Baku will host the “International Finance & Banking Summit 2026”. The summit is designed as a high-level platform to accelerate the integration of Turkic-speaking countries’ financial systems into the global financial space. The event is organized with the support of the Council of the Banking Associations of the Turkic States (CBATS), […]
UK digital lender Starling Bank has rolled out what it describes as the country’s first agentic AI-powered personal finance assistant, marking a significant step toward autonomous banking.
Cairo, Egypt – International Centre for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) is pleased to announce the 27th Connected Banking Summit – North Africa, Egypt 2026, taking place on 23 September 2026 in Cairo.
Valores a Receber is a financial system created to help people in Brazil recover money they may have forgotten or left behind in banks and other financial institutions. Managed by the Banco Central do Brasil, the platform centralizes unclaimed funds and makes it easier for individuals and businesses to check and request them.
RS2 has launched “Beyond by RS2,” a digital payments platform aimed at fintech firms, platforms, and payment providers seeking to offer card issuing and payment acceptance services across Europe.
Nairobi, Kenya | 11 March 2026 The 26th Edition Connected Banking Summit – East Africa | Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 successfully concluded at the prestigious Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill, bringing together influential leaders from the banking, fintech, and technology sectors to discuss the future of digital finance in the region.
Bank of America says customer engagement with its digital banking tools reached record levels in 2025, with clients interacting with their finances approximately 30 billion times through digital logins, AI solutions and automated alerts, according to a company update. The figure represents a 14% increase compared with the previous year.
Two separate landmark moves from Santander and Upstart signal a new era of autonomous, AI-native finance infrastructure developed at all levels of fintech industry.
London’s position as a global financial technology powerhouse gained new momentum this week as fintech giant Revolut received full regulatory approval to operate as a bank in the United Kingdom. The development comes as new industry data indicate that London has overtaken both New York and San Francisco to become the world’s leading fintech hub, […]
Global issuer-processor Paymentology has announced a partnership with South Africa-headquartered fintech Chikwama Pay, a neobank that enables borderless banking across Africa by allowing customers to bank, borrow, insure, save, and transact directly through WhatsApp, without the need for a separate app.
European payment processor Worldline has extended its multi-decade contract with Dutch banking giant ABN AMRO, reinforcing the partner’s role at the heart of the Netherlands’ digital payment infrastructure.
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