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Movemint Launches Embedded Personalization Technology to Scale Banking Loans and Deposits

Movemint is expanding its market reach by offering its embedded personalization platform to all financial institutions, moving beyond its historical…

DBS and Stripe partner to capture Asian cross-border payments

DBS and Stripe have announced a strategic partnership with the goal of accelerating agentic commerce growth and cross-border payments in…

Ant International’s R2 enters Brazil

R2 today announced its expansion into Brazil, marking the company’s entry into Latin America’s largest economy.With the support of Ant…

Britain plans new Bank of England objective to support payments innovation

The British government plans to give the Bank of England a new secondary objective to support innovation in payment systems…

India moves to give its instant payments network a business model

India is taking steps to reshape the business model behind its Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a widely used payments network…

PaysafeWallet Is Now Live in Poland: Your Money, Your Way

The UK cemented its place as the European FinTech hub as companies based in the country secured 35% of all…

Grupo Cibest acquires Colombian fintech Avista Colombia

Grupo Cibest has acquired 100% of Colombian fintech Avista Colombia after meeting all regulatory and closing conditions. Financial terms of…

US regulator rejects Bunq’s application for national bank charter

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the US federal regulator responsible for chartering and supervising national banks,…

Cashea raises US$100 million to continue believing in Venezuela

Cashea announced a US$100 million investment that will be entirely dedicated to Venezuela to expand access to responsible credit, develop…

UK cemented its place as the European FinTech hub attracting over a third of all deals in H1

The UK cemented its place as the European FinTech hub as companies based in the country secured 35% of all…

CFPB agenda, credit risk, supervision and insurer solvency – July 24, 2026

On July 23rd, Brian Johnson, the nominee to lead the CFPB on a permanent basis, had a confirmation hearing before…

Atome Financial hits second year of profit as revenue surges 80%

Atome Financial said that it achieved full-year profitability for the second consecutive year, with revenue rising 80% in 2025.Revenue is…

US companies dominated top global FinTech deals in Q2 as investments grew 34% YoY

Global FinTech investment in Q2 2026 reached $30.9bn across 872 deals, representing a 34% increase in funding compared to the…

37 Top Southeast Asian Fintechs Earn Spots in CNBC’s 2026 Global List

CNBC has recognised 37 regional firms among the top Southeast Asian fintechs of 2026 in its annual World’s Top Fintech…

CNBC Names PayJoy one of the World’s Top FinTech Companies of 2026

CNBC and Statista have named PayJoy to the “World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026,” which honors companies providing digital funding and…

European banks set for profit boost from lending, trading windfall

After a surge in revenue at U.S. banks, European lenders are expected to follow suit this week when they report…

Regulating Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)

We started regulating Deferred Payment Credit (DPC), often known as Buy Now Pay Later, on 15 July 2026.Find out what…

Nu Mexico receives authorization to begin operations as a bank

Nu Mexico has received authorization from the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) to begin operations as a bank.With more…

Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for around $53.4B

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly submitted a joint bid to acquire PayPal in a deal valued…

GXS Loan Portfolio Tops S$1 Billion as Business Lending Expands

GXS Group more than quadrupled its loan portfolio in 2025 as business lending became a major part of its digital…

BNPL Pushes Private Credit Deeper Into Consumer Risk

Trovy, a US consumer FinTech replacing high-cost consumer debt with home equity-backed financing, has announced it has closed a $15m…

Qonto and Pennylane: French fintech friends and foes

Qonto and Pennylane are two of France’s most well-known fintech disruptors.The Paris-based fintechs set out to disrupt particular areas of…

QI Tech, Ant International’s Bettr Bring More Credit Options to Brazil’s Online Shoppers

Ant International has officially launched its localized operations in Brazil, focusing on deploying digital lending solutions for small and medium…

Which Digital Bank in Malaysia Has the Best Savings Rate in 2026?

Malaysians are now spoilt for choice when it comes to digital banks, and the digital bank savings rate on offer…

US FinTech deal activity grew 33% YoY in Q1 2026 driven by surge in deals under $100m

US FinTech companies raised $11.1bn across 466 deals in Q1 2026, a 16% increase in funding and a 33% rise…

Brazil Goes After the Money Behind Illegal Betting, Putting Fintechs on Notice

Brazil has changed tactics against illegal betting, moving from blocking websites to choking the payment rails that move the money,…

RBI Propose Draft to Expand Money Market Access for NBFCs and Firms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to broaden participation in the country’s money market to include non-banking financial…

Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe’s banking sector shows strong growth prospects, new report finds

The banking sector in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CESEE) has strong growth potential, according to a new survey by…

The Asian Banker Hong Kong Awards 2026 highlight the future direction of banking in Hong Kong

The banks and initiatives recognised at The Asian Banker Hong Kong Awards 2026 reflect a banking sector increasingly focused on…

US FinTech investment grew 16% YoY in Q1 driven by increase in deals over $100m

US FinTech companies raised $11.1bn across 466 deals in Q1 2026, up 16% in funding and 33% in deal volume…

Red-letter week for FinTechs as $1bn raised across 17 deals

This week was a powerful funding week for FinTech firms, with $1.07bn raised across a healthy 17 deals.This marks a…

Latin America: companies are tightening credit in the face of rising late payments

In an uncertain economic climate, companies in Latin America are tightening their credit terms to protect themselves, but without managing…

The Innovators 2026: Latin America

As the world explores the possibilities of artificial intelligence, financial institutions and fintechs in Latin America have been using this…

EU delays bank risk capital framework by three years, awaiting US, standards

The European Commission will delay the introduction of a new market risk capital framework for banks for three years to…

DeltaBlock, Embat, and Hawkish Capital are using AI, APIs, and blockchain to eliminate financial inefficiencies worldwide.

Rather than competing solely on consumer-facing products, a new generation of fintech companies is tackling challenges deep within market infrastructure,…

ASEAN urged to build integrated fintech ecosystem for digital future: Deputy PM

ASEAN must move beyond connecting markets and start building an integrated financial technology ecosystem if it wants to emerge as…

Equifax-Mifundo Deal Opens Europe-Brazil Credit Data Corridor

European lenders gained direct access to Brazilian credit histories on May 18, 2026, after Mifundo integrated data from Equifax BoaVista,…

Colombian Fintech Re-Writing the Rules of Lending in Emerging Markets Wins the 2026 Aurora Tech Award

The Aurora Tech Award, powered by inDrive, has named Colombian fintech Quipu and its founder Mercedes Bidart as the winner…

New RBI Guidelines For Digital Lending You Should Know Before Applying

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced new guidelines for digital lending to make borrowing safer and more transparent.…

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Integrates Financial Technology Innovation into Regulatory Frameworks

BREAKING BARRIERS FOR FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND COMPETITION: President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to streamline regulations and…

Brazil’s Central Bank Tightens Control Over Digital Payments

Brazil’s regulator is sending a clear message this week: the country wants tighter oversight of its rapidly evolving digital payments…

Global M&A Surges and Hits US$1.6 Trillion Record in Q1 2026

This year, global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) dealmakers have powered through geopolitical tensions and trade policy uncertainty.In Q1 2026, total…

Kredivo Group takes over digital banking platform Timo

The acquisition represents an important step in Kredivo’s regional expansion strategy, deepening its presence in Vietnam and accelerating the group’s…

Europe’s FinTech scene entering phase of financial discipline and consolidation

Marco Hentschel, Executive Director at TH Global Capital, outlines why after more than a decade driven by venture capital and…

Nik Storonsky: Revolut IPO Timeline Teases Growth Strategy

CEO Nik Storonsky signals a two-year wait for Revolut‘s IPO as the fintech giant pursues a US banking charter and…

China, Indonesia launch cross-border QR payments – a boost for the global yuan?

China and Indonesia have launched a new cross-border QR payment system, marking the latest step in Beijing’s drive to build…

Creditinfo expands Baltic presence with 100% takeover of KIB Latvia

Creditinfo Group, a London-based credit information and analytics solutions provider, has acquired full ownership of KIB Latvia (AS Kredītinformācijas Birojs),…

PenFed Credit Union Partners with InvestiFi to Bring Embedded Investing to Members

PenFed Credit Union, one of the nation’s largest credit unions, has partnered with InvestiFi, a leading provider of digital investment…

Addi secures $150M credit line led by J.P. Morgan

Colombian fintech Addi secured a $150M structured credit facility.J.P. Morgan led the transaction with $130M, while Fasanara Capital contributed $20M.Addi…

Revolut eyes valuation of up to $200B in eventual IPO

British neobank Revolut seems to be eyeing a major valuation bump when it eventually goes public.The company is targeting a…

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