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heraldscotland.com - Kristy Dorsey - New Scottish academy targets fintech skills shortages
New Scottish academy targets fintech skills shortages
The Herald

It will focus on upskilling, reskilling, executive education, and early-career engagement through a combination of short courses, executive education, employer‑driven microcredentials, and links to its academic partners. UK firms boost…

republicworld.com - Shourya Jha - Budget 2026: Fintech Leaders Seek Last-mile Digital Inclusion and Enterprise Payment Clarity
Budget 2026: Fintech Leaders Seek Last-mile Digital Inclusion and Enterprise Payment Clarity
Republic World

As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, fintech leaders have highlighted the need to shift focus from rapid digital adoption to strengthening access, sustainability, and enterprise-led growth within India's digital payments ecosystem. Shams Tabrej…

channelnewsasia.com - Fintech lender SoFi profit jumps on strong growth in fee-based businesses
Fintech lender SoFi profit jumps on strong growth in fee-based businesses
CNA

Jan 30: SoFi Technologies reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, lifted by strong loan demand and rapid growth in its fee‑based businesses. Shares of the company rose 5.7 per cent in premarket trading. Fintech lenders have…

globalatlanta.com - Maija Ehlinger - Built In South Africa, Growing In Atlanta's Fintech Scene: Entersekt CEO Talks Fraud Prevention in The AI Age
Built In South Africa, Growing In Atlanta's Fintech Scene: Entersekt CEO Talks Fraud Prevention in The AI Age
Global Atlanta

Busara Advisors is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta's Africa Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Africa newsletters. Fraud is getting worse in the Age of AI, says fintech entrepreneur Schalk Nolte. Sophisticated attacks that once required…

wealthmanagement.com - Davis Janowski - Apex Fintech Launches AI Suite for Faster Development
Apex Fintech Launches AI Suite for Faster Development
Wealth Management

Apex Fintech Solutions has launched its Apex AI Suite, featuring one of the first agentic development kits in the clearing and custody industry. The tool is intended to accelerate developer integration with the company's AscendOS platform through…

crunchbase.com - Marlize van Romburgh - 6 Trends In Tech And Startups We're Watching In 2026, From An IPO Boom To More Huge AI Deals
6 Trends In Tech And Startups We're Watching In 2026, From An IPO Boom To More Huge AI Deals
Crunchbase

Last year was the third-strongest on record for global venture funding, trailing only the peaks in 2021 and 2022. It was also a surprisingly strong year for IPOs and we saw an uptick in startup M&A numbers. All that sets the stage for what the…

thestar.com.my - POWERING ASEAN'S DIGITAL GROWTH
POWERING ASEAN'S DIGITAL GROWTH
The Star Online

AS the digital economy accelerates, seamless connectivity is now the cornerstone of growth. TM Global, Telekom Malaysia's (TM) domestic and international wholesale arm, is empowering Malaysia to become the digital gateway of Asean, linking…

scmp.com - Vincent Chow - Ant Group's open-source push aims to move robots from lab demos to real-world work
Ant Group's open-source push aims to move robots from lab demos to real-world work
South China Morning Post

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has open-sourced its first artificial intelligence models for robotics, as it steps up efforts to build machine intelligence capable of handling complex real-world tasks. The move signals a deeper push by the…

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