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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…

What’s next for fintech? Industry insights and predictions for 2026

While this time of year is often one for reflection, it also presents an opportunity to look ahead — and…

India’s Knight Fintech raises $23.6m Series A

India-based Knight FinTech, a technology provider to banks and financial institutions, has raised $23.6m in a Series A funding round…

Klarna rolls out P2P payments in Europe, accelerating digital banking push

Klarna, the giant buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider, has introduced instant peer-to-peer (P2P) payments across 13 European countries, bolstering…

PayNearby secures NPCI licence, unveils Saathi UPI platform

PayNearby has received Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), enabling the company to…

Monzo acquires Habito, secures full European banking licence

UK digital bank Monzo has had a busy couple of days, securing a full European banking licence from the Central…

Stablecoins in 2025: How Regulation, Banks, and Fintechs Turned Digital Money Into a Global Infrastructure

The story of stablecoins in 2025 is not one of sudden disruption but of gradual integration. Over about one year,…

Altis raises $10M through FIDC

Altis, a Brazilian fintech focused on credit-as-a-service, raised $10M through a Credit Rights Investment Fund (FIDC) structured by Galapagos Capital.…

Juspay Integrates Visa Click to Pay in Brazil, Offering Consumers a Fast, Secure, and Hassle-Free Shopping Experience

In a move to redefine digital commerce in Brazil, Juspay, a global leader in payment infrastructure has announced a strategic…

Mastercard and LoanPro announce partnership to modernize lending

Mastercard and LoanPro today announced a new strategic partnership to launch Loan on Card, a solution designed to enable lenders…

Orange Poland teams up with bolttech to expand digital insurance access

Orange Poland, one of the leading telecommunications providers in the Polish market, and bolttech, a global InsurTech, have launched a…

Federal Bank expands presence with New Delhi branch

Federal Bank has inaugurated its 1,600th banking outlet with the opening of a new branch in Mansarovar Garden, New Delhi,…

Private credit flows accelerate in Latin America and Asia

The Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) has released a comprehensive analysis of private credit activity outside the United States, indicating…

Barclays invests in United Fintech, expands bank investor group

Barclays has acquired a minority stake in United Fintech, making it the fifth global bank to invest in the London-…

WooCommerce, Mastercard partner to expand digital payments

WooCommerce has partnered with Mastercard to expand digital payment acceptance for ecommerce merchants across Europe, the Middle East and Africa…

Robinhood expands Southeast Asian presence with two acquisitions in Indonesia

US-based trading and investment platform Robinhood is entering the Indonesian market after securing two new acquisition agreements with Indonesian brokerage…

Paymentology and Datos Insights Release Landmark Global Study on the New Economics of Credit Cards

London, 3rd December — Paymentology, the leading next-generation global issuer-processor, today announced the launch of a new report developed in…

Paysafe adds Pix and Boleto payments for a gaming platform

Paysafe has expanded its payments partnership with cloud gaming provider Boosteroid, enabling subscribers in Brazil to pay for monthly and…

Banking Tech Awards 2025: Winners announced

The fintech community gathered in full force on December 3, 2025, at the prestigious Royal Lancaster Hotel in London for…

Next-gen credit platforms redefine global card market

Across the globe, credit card usage is accelerating as consumers increasingly expect faster, more flexible, and digitally native experiences. From…

SBS upgrades SBP platform to boost digital payments

SBS has unveiled a new version of its SBP Open Banking Platform, introducing expanded regulatory coverage and digital payment capabilities…

Zavo rolls out AI platform to simplify retail loan settlements

Zavo has launched an AI-powered Settlement Marketplace to streamline the resolution of distressed retail loans. The rollout comes amid rising…

Coinbase Launches Easy Access to DEX Trading in Brazil

Coinbase users in Brazil historically have had to navigate the more complicated user interface of decentralised protocols to access the…

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