July 10, 2025 @ 5:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has recently highlighted both the transformative potential of financial technology and the risks posed by unregulated financial activities. Through a keynote speech at BaFinTech 2025 and consumer warnings about unauthorized entities, BaFin underscores its dual role as a… Read More

 Tagged bafin, defi, dlt, fintech adoption, germany

July 10, 2025 @ 3:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pay10, a global Alternative Payment Method (APM) platform, has been granted Ancillary Service Provider – Payment Service Provider License by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). This regulatory approval represents a strategic milestone in Pay10’s global expansion and “reinforces its commitment to delivering real-time, secure,… Read More

 Tagged bahrain, digital financial services, mena, pay10

July 9, 2025 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms in terms of scope of operations and revenue, continues to reshape the financial landscape in Latin America with significant milestones in Mexico and strategic leadership appointments. With over 118 million customers across Brazil,… Read More

 Tagged banking, brazil, digital bank, latam, nubank

July 9, 2025 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, and iCapital, the global fintech platform shaping the future of investing, announced an alliance to deliver an integrated offering through BNY Pershing’s Wove and BNY’s Alts Bridge platforms. Building on… Read More

 Tagged bny, digitalization, icapital, investing

July 9, 2025 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Castellum.AI, a financial crime compliance platform with in-house risk data, AML/KYC screening, and AI agents, announced the close of an $8.5m Series A round. CEO and Co-Founder Peter Piatetsky said: “Compliance teams are drowning in false positives while financial crime slips through the cracks. We’ve… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, castellum.ai, funding round

July 9, 2025 @ 6:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published a report on Open Banking in APAC countries. The research covers 16 different jurisdictions and the status of Open Banking development across the region. Open Banking, also known as Open Finance, refers to the ability to share data… Read More

 Tagged apac, cambridge centre for alternative finance, ccaf, open banking, open finance, research, uk, united kingdom

July 9, 2025 @ 2:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bazaar Technologies Pvt., which is Pakistan’s most well-funded startup, is on the cusp of achieving profitability in the coming quarters. This, according to a report from Bloomberg. This milestone follows a pivotal fintech acquisition that has bolstered the five-year-old company’s ambitions to dominate Pakistan’s e-commerce… Read More

 Tagged bazaar technologies, digital commerce, digitalization, pakistan

July 8, 2025 @ 9:48 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore’s efforts to position itself as a regional hub for Fintech face a critical stumbling block, as most Fintech firms say they cannot obtain the bank data needed to build services for small businesses, a new industry report has shown. Fintech Nation, a public-benefit corporation… Read More

 Tagged api, fintech, singapore

July 8, 2025 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zap, a digital design and marketing agency, has launched its new payments product alongside Zap Cashier, a service that promises a seamless payment experience, embedded directly into Zap’s technology platform. Zap’s payment functionality is secured by TrueLayer, Europe’s Pay by Bank provider and DNA Payments,… Read More

 Tagged dna payments, truelayer

July 8, 2025 @ 11:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Pay4You, a self-service payment portal, have announced a new partnership to deliver a tail spend management solution for corporations across Europe. This collaboration leverages Mastercard’s Virtual Card Network (VCN) technology, and guarantees card acceptance, “providing a seamless and efficient way for… Read More

 Tagged digital transactions, mastercard, pay4you, payments