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The 3 next big things in fintech, crypto, and blockchain for 2026
For connecting crypto's fragmented payment ecosystem Even as cryptocurrency matures, a pain point for consumers remains: The system is fragmented by design. Hundreds of different blockchains, digital wallets, exchanges, and payment platforms exist…
Fintech Plaid Bets on Credit Scores to Fuel Next Phase of Growth
Plaid is doubling down on its credit-scoring business with new AI models as the company aims to chart its next era of growth with a suite of products beyond its core business. A year after the financial technology company released its first…
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afaqs! BankFin 360 returns to ask how banks and fintechs earn trust in the age of AI
The BFSI sector is undergoing an upheaval of sorts. With artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly becoming part of customer journeys and financial products sitting inside apps, consumers are demanding more personalised, transparent experiences and…
Inter's 2026 Outlook: Digital Fintech SuperApp Strategy Targets Sustained Growth
Picture a customer walking into a physical branch of a traditional bank; he expects a stack of paperwork and a forty-minute wait. In Brazil, millions of people have stopped doing that entirely. They open Inter (INTR +19.71%) on their phones, check…
GoSense.ai launches app security platform for banks and fintechs
Chennai-based fintech security start-up GoSense.ai has launched its AI native mobile web app security platform, purpose-built to secure modern financial applications, devices, user sessions and transactions in real time. At the core of the platform…
UK fintech Wise in tie-up with Oaknorth as it beefs up infrastructure division
UK fintech Wise is set to reveal a partnership with small business lender Oaknorth as the group looks to make its infrastructure arm a driving force. The cross-border finance firm's tie-up with Oaknorth will see the latter adopt Wise's…
Bolt and Skroutz partner with finmid as fintech raises €17 million extension
Berlin-based embedded lending company finmid has raised €17 million in new funding as it expands into vehicle finance and marketplace lending through partnerships with Bolt and Skroutz. The Series A extension, announced on Tuesday, brings…
$150M Series D Values Mortgage-Focused Fintech At $2.3B
Mortgage servicing artificial intelligence company Valon Technologies on Monday revealed that its valuation doubled to $2.3 billion after it closed its latest funding round with $150 million in tow.... To view the full article, register now.
Cyprus Business Now: housing, banks, fintech, tourism, Lukoil, Japan, RIF
The permits had a combined value of €469.5 million and covered 394,717 square metres, providing for the construction of 2,122 dwelling units. During the January to June period, the number of permits reached 4,401, compared with 3,399 a year…
Piyush Goyal meets US business leaders in financial services, technology
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met leaders of insurance companies, technology and investment firms and urged them to explore opportunities in their respective sectors in India. Goyal met Mark Tucker, Chairman of the AIA Group; Michel A Khalad…
Making Stablecoins And The Fiat System Work Together
Pratik Khowala is Executive Vice President and Global Head of Transfer Solutions at Mastercard. Regulatory clarity has opened the stablecoin floodgates. A year on from the GENIUS Act, the first federal law to set clear rules for stablecoins in the…
BIS chief warns soaring debt, market changes could complicate future crisis response
Central banks will remain at the heart of managing future financial crises, but rising public debt and other key changes could make their task more difficult and controversial, the head of the Bank for International Settlements said on Monday.
HKMA, Malaysian central bank to strengthen cooperation, including cross-border stablecoin use
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank Negara Malaysia have agreed to strengthen bilateral collaborations, following a high-level meeting in Hong Kong last week. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The two central banking institutions exchanged…
PEPE Meme Coin Coming on Kalshi Prediction Market?
/ Crypto News / PEPE Meme Coin Coming on Kalshi Prediction Market? Expertise: Bitcoin, Crypto, Global Macro, DeFi, Blockchain, Web3, US Stocks, AI, Regulations and Lawsuits, & More CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2017, aiming…
How Community Banks Can Grow Deposits Without Raising Rates
Brian Reilly, self-proclaimed financial marketing nerd, partner at PrintMail and founder of BankBound, a digital marketing agency for banks. Community banking is one of the oldest traditions in American business, with hundreds of local banks still…
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