July 1, 2026 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has rolled out a significantly improved version of its Corporate App, delivering a more intuitive and efficient mobile banking platform tailored for corporate and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) clients across Qatar. The upgraded application introduces a completely refreshed user interface designed to… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, qatar, qatar islamic bank, qib

July 1, 2026 @ 5:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crédit Agricole, Mastercard (NYSE:MA), and Worldline [Euronext: WLN] have successfully completed the first agentic payment transaction in a live production environment in France. Announced on June 25, 2026, this achievement represents a major step forward in integrating artificial intelligence into everyday financial transactions while preserving security,… Read More

 Tagged agentic payments, credit agricole, mastercard, worldline

July 1, 2026 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tabby, the MENA region financial technology platform, has obtained two significant licenses from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). The consumer finance license and SME finance license mark an important step forward, allowing the company to provide more flexible payment solutions for larger purchases and support… Read More

 Tagged mena, saudi arabia, tabby

July 1, 2026 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LMAX Group and Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) have executed the first live trades under a digital asset prime brokerage model. The pilot transactions involved spot Bitcoin (XBT/USD) and Ether (XET/USD) pairs, settled on a T+1 basis through Standard Chartered’s UK branch. This marks the bank’s… Read More

 Tagged brokerages, digital assets, lmax group, standard chartered, uk, united kingdom

July 1, 2026 @ 11:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MX Technologies has introduced a new enterprise-grade conversational AI assistant that brings natural-language financial intelligence directly into digital banking platforms. Announced recently this past month, the tool is built to convert enriched consumer financial data into instant answers, forward-looking forecasts, and structured workflows that stay… Read More

 Tagged ai, digital tools, financial services, mx

July 1, 2026 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group has finalized its purchase of Evelyn Partners, a transaction valued at an enterprise level of £2.7 billion that closed on 30 June 2026. The move combines two established wealth businesses and creates the United Kingdom’s largest private banking and wealth management operation by… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, evelyn partners, natwest, uk, united kingdom

July 1, 2026 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

LemFi has received approval to acquire Wealth8, a UK-based investment platform. Founded in 2021, LemFi begin its existence focusing on remittances but tis now expanding services to support credit, savings and with Wealth8 investing. LemFi has received the backing of well-known VCs like Highland Europe,… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, lemfi, uk, united kingdom, wealth8, wealthtech

July 1, 2026 @ 12:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tencent Holdings, the Chinese technology firm behind the widely used WeChat ecosystem, has started limited internal testing of a new mobile application called TenPayGo. The move comes as international tourism to China continues to rebound strongly, creating fresh demand for user-friendly financial tools tailored to… Read More

 Tagged asia, china, fintech apps, payments, tencent

June 30, 2026 @ 11:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Edinburgh based BR-DGE has raised £10 Million. The company said the capital would help boost international growth and platform improvements and new products. Bettor Capital, a US based investor that targets the gaming industry, was mentioned as a backer. Jake Kleiner, Partner at Bettor Capital,… Read More

 Tagged br-dge, funding round, gaming, payments, scotland, transfers

June 30, 2026 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mynt Inc., the parent company of the Philippines’ dominant digital wallet GCash, has formally filed paperwork for what would become the country’s largest-ever initial public offering. The move positions the fintech unicorn to raise as much as $1.5 billion by selling up to roughly 12… Read More

 Tagged ant international, gcash, ipo, mynt, Philippines