October 23, 2025 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Every business-related decision is ultimately a spend decision, according to an update from Zip. If we look more closely at spend, then we can get a snapshot of what matters most: the priorities, risks, as well as strategies that could shape the future. Zip’s ‘State… Read More

 Tagged ai, insights, research, spending, zip

October 23, 2025 @ 6:39 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based wealth advisory and investment platform Endowus said it had closed a funding round of more than $70 million led by fintech specialist Illuminate Financial, with participation from existing backers Prosus Ventures, Citi Ventures, and Asian family offices. The raise includes $20 million in fresh… Read More

 Tagged endowus, investment platform, singapore, Wealth Advisor

October 23, 2025 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut confirmed recently that it obtained regulatory approval from the CySEC – Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, enabling the UK-headquartered fintech company to provide digital asset services via 30 different European Economic Area… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, digital bank, mica, revolut

October 23, 2025 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equity public markets remained fairly active during Q3 2025 according to a report from PitchBook which also noted that Fintech has, for the most part, encountered a more uneven stride as investors seemingly rotated “toward AI megacaps and sectors with clearer earnings visibility.” Insurtech and… Read More

 Tagged financial technology, fintech adoption, ipos, payments, research

October 23, 2025 @ 6:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, a consumer payments platform, has partnered with Open Banking firm Plaid to integrate its services. Together, the firms will now aim unlock ways to repay for its customers. Zilch clients will now be able to use the Pay by Bank method for one-off repayments,… Read More

 Tagged fintech, payments, plaid, zilch

October 22, 2025 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tamara recently announced that it has officially received a restricted finance license from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). As a financial technology platform operating across the United Arab Emirates, Tamara claims that it has cemented its position as a key financial partner. Achieving… Read More

 Tagged fintech, middle east, saudi arabia, tamara, uae

October 22, 2025 @ 11:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A relatively small but growing group of so-called “branchless” digital banks (neobanking platforms) are moving into the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) space as operators and fintech firms aim to realign mobile value chains. While advancements like eSIM adoption and MVNE/MVNO platforms have lowered entry… Read More

 Tagged digital banks, fintech trends, insights, mobile apps, neobanking

October 22, 2025 @ 10:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payhawk has launched a new service called Link & Control. This  services aims to allow users to link their bank-issued corporate cards to the platform and add real-time spend controls to the business credit cards they use. This update comes as Payhawk doubles down on… Read More

 Tagged corporate spend, europe, expenses, payhawk, spend management

October 22, 2025 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Abyan Capital, a robo-advisory1 investment platform in Saudi Arabia, announced the launch of their new self-directed trading service. The service will reportedly enable users to trade US equities as well as open high-yield savings accounts in compliance with Shariah law. Supporting this offering is Alpaca,… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, robo-advisors, saudi arabia, sharia'h compliant

October 22, 2025 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Openbank and Santander Consumer Finance announced that they will integrate in Europe, expanding their range  of products and services to customers. Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) noted that it will merge Openbank and Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) into a single legal entity and will gradually operate its… Read More

 Tagged europe, integration, openbank, santander