The 28th Connected Banking Summit: Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 – Southern Africa, organised by the International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), will take place on 14 October 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Fuutura announced a non-custodial trading protocol that supports multiple types of digital assets. It includes an identity system and a wallet system built into the same structure.
Stablecoins are one of the most promising yet disputable digital assets of the XXI century. Some praise their potential to revolutionize the inefficient legacy cross-border payment settlement, while others speak of stablecoin risks for national banking systems. Our today’s discussion will focus on the scalability of stablecoin economy and factors that hinder it. Here’s what […]
Kraken’s parent company, Payward Inc., has agreed to acquire Reap Technologies for $600 million. The deal combines cash and Payward stock. The stock portion is priced at a company valuation of $20 billion, according to Payward co-CEO Arjun Sethi.
Amazon Web Services announced a preview version of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore payments on May 7. The feature allows AI agents built on the AgentCore platform to make payments for APIs, web content, MCP servers and other digital services during task execution.
The rise of agentic AI, software that acts and transacts without human input, is reshaping how developers think about payments infrastructure. Pay.sh, launched on May 5, 2026, is one response to that shift.
As the ECB prepares to launch its tokenized settlement infrastructure in Q3 2026 and the MiCA transitional period approaches its July 1 deadline, Swiss fintech Taurus didn’t wait for the cut-off point and has obtained a MiFID II investment firm license almost two months ahead, becoming the first pure infrastructure provider to do so this […]
Asia’s fintech ecosystem reached new heights with Money20/20 Asia breakthrough announcements and industry-defining moments that will reshape the region’s financial landscape
Founded in 2022, Fun has been operating in stealth. The company develops payments infrastructure for digital platforms, supporting deposits, withdrawals, and settlement flows for prediction markets like Polymarket and crypto firms.
Gig economy requires modern flexible payment methods, something that DoorDash aims to provide with a new stablecoins infrastructure.
Polymarket is closing in on a staggering valuation while New York’s attorney general is hauling Coinbase and Gemini into court. Similar prediction market products. Two completely different realities. And somewhere in the middle, an industry is deciding what it wants to be.
Your Friday news briefing on the most consequential fintech and startup funding moves — April 17, 2026
Visa has launched a validator node on the Tempo blockchain, joining Stripe and Zodia Custody, a digital asset firm backed by Standard Chartered, as the first external participants helping operate the network.
Frankfurt, Germany – October 7-8, 2026 – The highly anticipated 5th Fintech Week & Expo 2026 is set to take place in Frankfurt, bringing together global leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from across the financial technology ecosystem. Organized by The People Events, this premier gathering will revolve around the theme: “Shaping Next-Gen Finance: AI, Real-Time Payments […]
The 5th Fintech Week & Expo 2026, taking place on 7-8 October, 2026 in Frankfurt, is a premier gathering of global financial leaders, fintech innovators, regulators, and technology providers shaping the future of financial services in Europe and beyond. Under the theme “Shaping Next-Gen Finance: AI, Real-Time Payments & Financial Crime Prevention” the event will […]
India is handling its CBDC project cautiously but in a curious, exploratory way, seeking to find the best fit scenarios for the e₹ (e-rupee) in already thriving digital financial ecosystem. Will the blockchain-based currency substitute popular payment methods like digital wallets for fiat? Let’s analyze it thoroughly.
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