Tagged: fintech

August 19, 2026 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Razorpay has introduced Vulcan, described as India’s transformer-based artificial intelligence foundation model purpose-built for payments. Developed in collaboration with NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Amazon Web Services, the system aims to enhance the reliability, security, and efficiency of digital transactions across the country’s complex payments landscape. Unlike… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global provider of financial technology solutions, has introduced its Digital One Commercial platform in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This move finalizes the solution’s worldwide availability, extending it to financial institutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA),… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 6:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Manchester-based fintech Firenze has formed a strategic alliance with AJ Bell Investcentre, one of the country’s investment platforms. The collaboration enables financial advisers using the AJ Bell Investcentre platform to connect high-net-worth clients with Lombard lending facilities, allowing them to access liquidity secured against their… Read More

August 3, 2026 @ 5:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares of Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ: SEZL), the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech platform, have shown signs of technical recovery after a period of consolidation. The stock has recently moved back toward its 10-week moving average, following a steady year-to-date advance of approximately 144% in 2026. This performance… Read More

July 29, 2026 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments has highlighted that the HYPE token linked to the Hyperliquid protocol continues to appear attractively priced relative to publicly traded fintech companies, even after substantial price appreciation earlier this year. The assessment comes from Zach Pandl, the firm’s head of research, in a… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashea, which is one of Venezuela’s financial technology firm, has secured $100 million through two recent funding rounds, drawing interest from international investors who see potential in expanding consumer lending within a long-constrained market. The capital injection underscores growing confidence in the country’s recovering consumer… Read More

July 20, 2026 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mambu, a cloud-native banking platform designed for modern financial services providers, has secured certification as an official enabler for SWIFT’s Business Connect and associated value-added services. This milestone grants participating institutions seamless, managed access to SWIFT’s extensive international network, encompassing approximately 12,000 financial entities worldwide,… Read More

July 19, 2026 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a provider of brokerage infrastructure, has announced a substantial $135 million equity raise. The round was spearheaded by Peak XV, with significant backing from Elefund and participation from new and existing investors including Opera Tech Ventures—the venture arm of BNP Paribas Group—and Unbound. When… Read More

July 15, 2026 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), which is now a key player in digital banking and flexible payment solutions worldwide, has taken a significant step to bolster its operations in Germany. On July 9, 2026, the company announced its inaugural forward flow and warehouse financing arrangement in the country, backed… Read More

July 15, 2026 @ 4:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA is deploying generative artificial intelligence to examine real-world dialogues between clients and its relationship managers. This initiative moves beyond traditional feedback mechanisms like satisfaction surveys, aiming to deliver a more nuanced and accurate view of the actual user experience across various touchpoints. The Spanish… Read More

July 14, 2026 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tabby, the fintech platform operating across the Middle East region, has introduced Tabby Cash—a spending account that combines a rewarding cashback card with cost-free money transfers. This marks a significant expansion as the company evolves from its roots in flexible payments into a comprehensive everyday… Read More

July 11, 2026 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has strengthened its executive team with the addition of a senior figure from one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Kuba Fast, who most recently headed JPMorgan Chase’s UK digital banking arm Chase UK, has taken on the role of CEO for… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research has released a whitepaper examining the accelerating adoption of network tokenization in the fintech and payments sector. Titled The Top Three Drivers of Network Tokenization Adoption, the analysis explores the current state of the market, its effects across various payment types, and its… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 11:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is developing a revised open banking proposal that would allow consumers to share their bank and credit card data with fintech companies at no initial cost, while permitting banks to charge those companies for access once a certain volume of… Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology company, has introduced Adyen Agentic, which is described as a new suite of modular APIs built to help businesses sell through conversational AI platforms and autonomous shopping agents without overhauling their existing commerce systems for every new channel…. Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 2:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In Washington this week, Senators Pete Ricketts of Nebraska and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada advanced a bipartisan effort to better understand and potentially improve how smaller banks and credit unions work with financial technology companies. On June 18, 2026, the lawmakers introduced the Bank-Fintech… Read More

June 23, 2026 @ 1:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dutch payments and financial services company Mollie has reached a significant milestone by becoming fully operational in every country within the European Economic Area. The achievement, announced on June 18, 2026, was finalized with the launch of services in Croatia and Iceland, bringing its footprint… Read More

June 21, 2026 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Italian fintech company Conio has obtained a license to act as a crypto-asset service provider in accordance with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, known as MiCAR. This authorization was issued in Italy after a thorough review process conducted by the securities markets regulator… Read More

June 21, 2026 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Istanbul-based fintech company Midas has submitted an application to Turkey’s central bank for an electronic money institution license. The filing marks the start of its push into consumer payment services, with plans to introduce a digital wallet and prepaid card features. Founder Egem Eraslan outlined… Read More

June 21, 2026 @ 11:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uzbekistan’s digital ecosystem company, Uzum, is preparing to raise new capital through a private investment round before the end of 2026. The move is intended to accelerate the company’s growth trajectory as it lays groundwork for a possible stock market debut in the medium term…. Read More