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UP Fintech's (TIGR) Record Quarter Comes With A Bigger Bill
UP Fintech (NASDAQ: TIGR) used its August 26 earnings call to report an all-time high in quarterly revenue and a full reversal of the prior quarter's loss. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 jumped 31.4% year over year and 17.7% quarter…
PH fintech players urge policymakers to adopt future-ready regulations at ASEAN Tech Summit
The country's leading fintech executives urged policymakers to adopt balanced, future-ready regulations that protect consumers while enabling innovation, expanding financial inclusion, and supporting the continued growth of the digital economy. At…
Shoprite targets informal retail with fintech expansion
Shoprite's trading profit increased 8.4% to R16.2 billion, while gross profit rose 8.1% to R66.5 billion for the 52 weeks ended 28 June. Shoprite has expanded its push into South Africa's informal economy and digital financial services after…
Corredoras y fintechs compiten por creciente apetito por el peso uruguayo
Los inversores en Uruguay están colocando una mayor parte de su patrimonio en fondos Money Market y bonos del gobierno en pesos, lo que da un mayor impulso a los esfuerzos de este país sudamericano, considerado un refugio seguro, por…
How a cross-border fintech manages the geopolitical storm
Key insight: dLocal exec Yang Yang Zhang says concern over foreign influence on local payment systems is accelerating amid global political tensions. What's at stake: The trend contrasts with pressure to boost cross-border payments. Expert quote:…
Embedded Payments Emerge as a FinTech M&A Target
The payment is already attached to the work. A series of summer transactions is putting money behind that model. Fifth Third said Aug. 19 that it led a strategic investment in Payload, an embedded payments company whose reach includes residential…
Top Fintech Stocks To Research - September 1st
Rocket Companies Turns Around, But Mortgage Risk Remains Rocket Companies, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz, Netcapital, LexinFintech, PPDAI Group, DeFi Development, and Currenc Group are the seven Fintech stocks to watch today, according to…
Formula 1: Magnussen joins Maldini and Griezmann at fintech unicorn Flatpay
Former Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen has joined Paolo Maldini and Antoine Griezmann as an investor in fintech unicorn Flatpay. The former McLaren, Renault and Haas motor racer is now a shareholder in the Danish firm, which boasts more than…
Foreign workers take on bigger roles in Korea's financial industry
Oleg Smagin's workday in Seoul looks much like that of his Korean colleagues. The 31-year-old Russian national works as a senior manager in JB Financial Group's AX Strategy Division at its Seoul office in Yeouido, the heart of Korea's financial…
MTN MoMo eyes expanded African reach
MTN Group Fintech CEO Serigne Dioum. Mobile operator MTN is targeting to build Africa's largest digital fintech platform, with customers interactingmainly through an app, says MTN Group Fintech CEO Serigne Dioum. Dioum made the comments yesterday…
Iranian cyber spies target aviation, fintech developers with new malware
An Iran-linked cyberespionage group is targeting technology specialists in the aviation, aerospace and financial sectors with fake job offers designed to trick them into installing previously undocumented malware, according to new research. The…
Uruguay's Push to De-Dollarize Boosted by New Money Market Funds
Investors in Uruguay are parking more of their wealth in peso-denominated money market funds and government bonds, adding momentum to the South American safe haven's push to reduce its dependence on the dollar. At least seven money market funds in…
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Pine Labs appoints Jayaram Karthik as chief operations officer
Pine Labs has appointed Jayaram Karthik as its chief operations officer. He will lead operations and merchant experiences across India and international markets. Karthik brings over 25 years of experience across operations, risk, analytics and…
HKU partners with tech giants to offer AI labs at expanded Shanghai campus
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is partnering with tech giants to offer on-site artificial intelligence (AI) laboratories at its expanded Shanghai campus, which welcomed more than 300 students for the new term earlier this week. The campus in…
How ministers got fed up with the Bank of England's payments plan
The government moved to more closely monitor the Bank of England's overhaul of the UK's payments system after growing frustrated with the sluggish pace of the plans, industry figures have said. The Treasury revealed last week it would begin…
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