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Salmon raises $100M in equity and debt to bring digital credit to underbanked Filipinos

The Philippines has millions of unbanked adults, and its consumer lending market is starting to catch up.Salmon, a Manila-based consumer…

China Leads Asia’s Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years

Asia’s startup funding swung higher in the first quarter of this year, boosted by a rebound in Chinese venture investment.Overall,…

Brazilian payments firm Ebanx makes Southeast Asia push

Brazilian cross-border payments company Ebanx said it is expanding global operations, with a focus on Southeast Asia, strengthening its footprint…

FinovateSpring 2026 unveils impressive lineup of industry-leading speakers

FinovateSpring, the hotspot for fintech innovation and industry knowledge, is set to take place on 5–7 May 2026 in San…

payabl. rolls out Click to Pay with Visa to streamline card checkout

Payabl. has launched Click to Pay with Visa, adding the service as a card payment option for online merchants.The service…

Experian Express Gives Small Lenders a Self-Service Onboarding Platform

International data and technology company Experian introduced its Experian Express solution this week.The new offering is a self-service platform that…

Snappi scales up after Greek launch with Paymentology

Paymentology is working with Snappi as the Athens-based digital bank moves from initial rollout to a stage focused on expanding…

Nubank evolves contactless payments and integrates Pix, debit, and credit in a single tap on the phone

Nubank, one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announces an evolution in its contactless payment experience…

Marketnode’s AI Joins Finastra’s Loan IQ to Automate Credit Agreement Processing for Global Lenders

Finastra and Singapore-based Marketnode have announced a technical integration that automates the credit agreement onboarding process for corporate lenders, reducing…

March 2026: Top five fintech M&A stories of the month

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are common occurrences in the world of fintech, often reshaping businesses and redefining the market landscape.…

US fintech Worth bags $30m in Series A funding

US-based fintech start-up Worth has announced a $30 million Series A funding round, building on the $25 million it secured…

Innovation, regulation and credit risks in APAC financial services

For firms operating in the financial services sector in recent years, the landscape has been shaped by significant and sustained…

Why Financial Technology Is Attracting Record Investment

Cumulative investment in financial technology companies exceeded $600 billion between 2010 and 2024, according to CB Insights. Even after the…

US fintech MoCaFi files for bankruptcy, begins formal liquidation process

US-based fintech Mobility Capital Finance (MoCaFi) has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and is “beginning the formal liquidation process”, according…

Unzer Expands Its Platform Capabilities With Integrated Financial Services

Unzer Group, a leading European provider of payment and software solutions, today announced the launch of Unzer Financial Services. The…

Mastercard and CLIK Credit Bureau Indonesia join forces to empower lenders

Mastercard today announced a strategic collaboration with CLIK Indonesia, a leading private credit bureau, to deliver advanced consulting services that…

Ripple seeks Brazilian VASP licence amid expansion push

Ripple is expanding its footprint in Brazil and has expressed its intent to apply for a Virtual Asset Service Provider…

CEO Of Brazil’s Nubank On Pending US Market Entry, Trump, AI: Interview

Nubank CEO David Velez, whose massive Brazil-based digital bank is on the verge of entering the prized US market, hailed…

Indonesia’s Kredivo acquires digital bank Timo

Singapore-based digital media platform Tech in Asia reported the deal on March 12, citing sources familiar with the matter. Final…

RedotPay secures new licences in Argentina, Canada, and USA to boost expansion

Stablecoin payments fintech RedotPay says it has picked up three new international licenses and registrations in Argentina, Canada and the…

Revolut gets full UK banking licence after years-long wait

Revolut, Europe’s most valuable start-up, said on Wednesday it had received regulatory approval to launch a British bank, allowing it…

NatWest hires Starling’s Adeel Hyder to lead business banking

Starling Bank executive Adeel Hyder has been appointed as the new managing director of business banking at NatWest, effective 1…

Ualá raises $195M led by Allianz X

Argentine neobank Ualá raised $195M in a funding round led by Allianz X.New and existing investors also participated, including Stone…

UK fintech firm Revolut opens India waitlist for digital payments

UK fintech Revolut has opened a waitlist to roll out digital payment services in India.According to an X post on…

Edward Jones secures conditional approval to launch federally chartered bank

Edward Jones, a US-based financial services firm, has received conditional approval to establish a federally chartered in-house bank.The approval was…

Mambu scales international payments network for Banks & FinTech

Amsterdam-based cloud banking platform Mambu has expanded its payments hub into new markets across EMEA, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, following…

Payoneer becomes latest fintech to apply for US national trust bank charter

New York-based payments platform Payoneer has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to…

Creditstar UK Receives FCA Approval To Offer Mainstream Consumer Credit

Creditstar Group, a European data-driven fintech, announces that its UK subsidiary has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)…

XTransfer Gets Conditional Approval from BNM for Payment Licenses

Bank Negara Malaysia has granted XTransfer conditional approval for key payment licenses, clearing a path for its entry into the…

LATAM crypto news: Argentina fintech faces setback; Brazil weighs Bitcoin reserve

The most noteworthy cryptocurrency developments in the region this week came from Argentina, Brazil, and El Salvador.El Salvador is planning…

ConnectPay moves to in-house core banking system Mars

ConnectPay has migrated to a new in-house core banking system called Mars, amid “growing resilience and regulatory demands” across the…

Voltage Launches First Payment-Volume Line of Credit: Bitcoin Finality, USD Settlement

Voltage Launches Industry’s First Programmatic Revolving Line of Credit: Bitcoin Finality with USD Settlement Voltage, a leader in Bitcoin infrastructure,…

OpenAI deepens India push with Pine Labs fintech partnership

As India pitches itself as a global hub for applied artificial intelligence, OpenAI has partnered with Pine Labs to integrate…

Brazil’s Agibank slashes US IPO size by over 50%, slices price range

Brazilian fintech Agibank has downsized its U.S. initial public offering by more than 50% and slashed the proposed price range,…

Kazakhstanis to Gain QR Payment Access Abroad: Singaporean Fintech Giant 8B Enters the Market

The process of implementing a unified QR code shared by all banks has officially launched in Kazakhstan’s payment market. In…

UK’s FCA confirms new protections for BNPL borrowers

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed the start date for new rules covering buy now, pay later (BNPL)…

MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step

YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app. Step, which…

Argentinian fintech Tapi secures $27m in Series B funding round

Tapi, an Argentinian fintech start-up, has secured $27 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total funding…

Revolut Business Enters Singapore’s Merchant Payments Market

Revolut Business has rolled out a new set of merchant payment tools in Singapore, allowing businesses to accept online and…

Ripple lands full EU EMI licence from Luxembourg’s CSSF

Ripple, a US-based digital asset infrastructure provider, has secured a full EU Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence, enabling the company…

London fintech Teya launches in Spain and Italy amid European expansion

Teya has added two new countries to its operations as it marks the next phase in its global expansion. The…

Adyen and Raptor Team Up to Simplify Operations for Singapore’s Service Sector

Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses today, announced its partnership with Raptor, an established point-of-sale…

Brazil’s PicPay Reaches $2.5 Billion Valuation in US IPO

Brazilian FinTech PicPay has raised $434 million in its U.S. initial public offering. The company announced Wednesday (Jan. 28) evening…

January 2026: Top five new launch stories of the month

January saw several new fintech initiatives announced, including a new securities platform and quantum computing JV. Here, we run through…

Volt partners with ClearBank to power latest generation of merchant account capabilities across UK and Europe

Volt, the real-time, rail-agnostic money movement platform, today announces its new strategic partnership with ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing…

Deutsche Börse inks €5.3bn Allfunds acquisition agreement

After almost two months of exclusive negotiations, Deutsche Börse Group has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining shares of…

SCBX, KakaoBank and WeBank Move Forward With Thai Virtual Bank

SCBX has formalised a tri-party collaboration with South Korea’s KakaoBank and WeBank Technology Services to advance plans for a virtual…

Credicorp (BAP) Subsidiary Tenpo Gains Regulatory Approval in Chile

Credicorp’s digital banking arm in Chile, Tenpo, has achieved a significant milestone by securing operational approval from the Comisión para…

9Pay Opens A Green Corridor For U.S. Fintechs Via Stablecoin-to-QR Payments In Vietnam IFC Sandbox

As one of the first ten participants in the Vietnam IFC sandbox, 9Pay is authorized to pilot Blockchain and Stablecoin-enabled…

Enerlink raises $3.1M to accelerate its international expansion in Latin America

Enerlink, a Chilean startup focused on electric vehicle charging solutions, raised $3.1M in a round co-led by Kayyak Ventures and…

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