A whitepaper from Juniper Research, entitled, Unlocking the Next Stage of Growth for Modern Card Issuing Platforms, examines various trends that are now said to be shaping the modern card issuing ecosystem, and the ways in which modern card issuing platforms are able to capture… Read More
Tagged digitalization, fintech, Payment Cards, payments, research
Hong Kong’s digital banking service provider, Mox Bank, has solidified its position as a fintech powerhouse in 2025, now serving 750,000 customers—representing an impressive 12% of the city’s bankable population. As shared by CEO Barbaros Uygun, the year has been defined by robust expansion across… Read More
Tagged digital banking, hong kong, mox bank, outlook 2026
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement with the Fibonacci Group to acquire Cabel Industry, an Italian tech company that provides specialized core banking and IT managed services to mid-size financial institutions. The acquisition will enhance the managed services portfolio of Accenture Financial Advanced… Read More
Tagged accenture, acquisition, digital banking, italy
Lloyds Banking Group, which serves as one of the UK’s mortgage lenders, is preparing to discontinue its invoice factoring operations by the end of 2025, marking a further retreat by major high-street banks from specialized financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Invoice factoring, also… Read More
Tagged lloyds bank, uk, united kingdom
QED Investors, a venture capital firm based in Alexandria, Virginia, that is focused on investing in Fintechs, has shared some end-of-year insights with CI. QED Investors, which also invests in financial services initiatives in the U.K. and Europe, Latin America, India, and Southeast Asia, has commented on… Read More
Tagged fintech, insights, outlook 2026, perspective, qed investors
Upvest has noted that it entered 2025 on a high, fresh off the announcement of their €100 million Series C last December and having reportedly reached a milestone 20 million orders processed during 2024. Fast forward to December 2025 and Upvest has claimed that they… Read More
Tagged europe, fintech, germany, investing, outlook 2026, trading, upvest
Malaysia drew 54.13 billion ringgit ($13.3 billion) in approved Malaysia Digital (MD) investments in the third quarter of 2025, projects expected to generate 21,815 high-value jobs across 402 digital companies, according to the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). MDEC said the investment pipeline underscored sustained… Read More
Tagged digital investment, malaysia
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has unveiled a comprehensive action plan to elevate its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan (e-CNY). Effective January 1, 2026, this initiative will introduce an upgraded governance framework, operational mechanisms, and supporting infrastructure, marking… Read More
Tagged banking, cbdc, china, digital yuan, digitalization, payments, pboc
Smart Data Group (SDG) has recently appointed Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer as independent Mobilisation Lead as the industry focuses on efforts to unlock the next phase of Open Banking and build the foundations for a more scalable, secure and resilient smart data economy in the United… Read More
Tagged open banking, sdg, smart data group, uk, united kingdom
Thailand’s aggregate card payments market is now being projected to grow by 2.7% in 2025 to reach THB2.3 trillion (appr. $65.4 billion), supported by the ongoing expansion of digital payment acceptance infrastructure, government-led financial inclusion initiatives, and the growing adoption of contactless payments, according to… Read More
Tagged credit cards, insights, payments, research, thailand
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