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Ukraine Can Become Europe’s Blockchain Hub — Interview With Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron
Ukraine is among the global leaders in cryptocurrency usage; however, this has not yet led to a mass influx of global blockchain companies. Clear rules of the game, tax conditions, and regulatory certainty remain key factors for investors and technology projects. To understand what effective crypto regulation should look like and what prospects Ukraine has […]
How PSP Platon Rebuilt Its Payment Infrastructure Without Starting From Scratch
For payment service providers, infrastructure is more than a technical layer. It affects how quickly a company can connect banks and payment methods, adjust routing, support merchants, and scale without relying fully on external platforms. This was the challenge faced by Platon, a Ukrainian PSP operating since 2012. The company serves more than 1,000 businesses […]
Top Global Startup Funding Rounds: December 2025
Across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, startups secured billions in funding this December. Explore the top deals driving growth in AI, fintech, healthcare, robotics, and sustainable energy as we’re moving towards 2026.
Ukraine and Mastercard Launch Five-Year Digital Country Partnership to Accelerate National Digital Transformation
The partnership is designed to accelerate digital agenda of Ukraine by leveraging Mastercard expertise in payments innovation, digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity solutions.
Ukrainian Fintech-IT Group Secures Investment From UMAEF at $1B Valuation
The fintech holding behind Ukraine’s second-largest bank (Monobank), Fintech-IT Group becomes the country’s first fintech unicorn after an investment from Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund (UMAEF).
Ukrainian Banking Regulator Urges Revolut to Apply for License
The National Bank of Ukraine cautioned local users from trusting Revolut with their funds as, without a proper license, the rights of consumers and the deposit guarantee system do not apply to the fintech’s customers in the country.
Revolut Launches in Ukraine
Residents of Ukraine can now open European multi-currency accounts through Revolut Bank.
Ukrainian Monobank Launched BNPL Marketplace
Ukrainian neobank Monobank has introduced a new marketplace service for gadgets and electronics with BNPL payment options available for every item.
Ukraine Ranks 2nd Among the Countries With Most AI Startups in Central and Eastern Europe
Ukraine is home to over 240 companies that deal with artificial intelligence (AI), while the number of AI professionals has grown fivefold over the last decade.
Ukraine Is the Fourth Most Crypto Friendly Nation Worldwide
Ukraine is behind only Argentina, the U.S. and Colombia in the global crypto adoption ranking based on the CryptoCasinos research.
Two Years on the Brink of Destruction: How Unbreakable Ukrainian Tech Survives and Grows Amid the War
For most Ukrainians, life will always remain divided into their happy “before” and brutal “after” Russia’s unprovoked, savage full-scale invasion that defies every norm of morality and humanitarian laws. Nevertheless, Ukraine as a whole, and notably its tech sector, has been showing incredible resilience and even, surprisingly, progress. As we take a look over the […]
Russia’s Sanctioned Sovcombank Applies for US Licence to Make UN Climate Payments
Sovcombank, one of Russia’s major financial institutions, sanctioned by the US, UK and EU, has applied to the US Treasury for a licence to make membership payments to a United Nations climate funding programme.
Ukraine Drafts Digital Artefact Legislation
Digital artefacts and related content are to become new objects of civil rights in Ukraine, opening up new legal ways of money-making for Ukrainians
Mastercard Teams With Ukrainian Fashion Brand to Help Injured Children
The new limited-edition jewelry capsule collection from the prominent Ukrainian designer Svitlana Bevza is available exclusively for Mastercard cardholders on priceless.com. The sales proceeds will finance prosthetics and rehabilitation programs for Ukrainian children injured in the course of the ongoing war
Revolut Partners With Game4Ukraine to Fund School Reconstruction
In honour of the partnership with Game4Ukraine, Revolut will also donate £20 to UNITED24 (a charity initiative of the President of Ukraine) for every customer who signs up to Revolut through the link in @revolutapp’s stories or donation landing page and spends with their card
