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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…
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…
Bancorp's Fintech Comeback Gains Momentum
$64.35 -0.65 (-1.00%) As of 09/1/2026 04:00 PM Eastern The Bancorp, Inc. NASDAQ: TBBK has spent the past two years working to live down a credibility crisis, and its latest quarter suggests it is largely succeeding. The company hit a rough patch in…
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…
MTN chairman outlines Africa's next financial frontier
Africa's digital financial services future will not be determined by technology or regulation alone, rather how effectively the different perspectives come together to build an innovative, trusted, resilient and inclusive ecosystem. So said MTN…
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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…
The Compounding Interest Of AI Search Optimization (AEO/GEO)
Mat is the co-founder & CEO of Omnius, a B2B SEO and AI Search Optimization (AEO/GEO) agency for SaaS, Fintech & AI companies. I believe companies that become visible in AI search early will have a compounding advantage similar to the companies…
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…
SARB governor urges 'right' mix of innovation, regulation
Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South African Reserve Bank. (Image source: WEF) While regulation and innovation are not often considered natural allies, they need each other in the payments ecosystem, and striking the right balance is key. So…
Teniz Capital names Salikhov management board chairman as China pipeline builds
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Sept. 2, 2026 — Teniz Capital Investment Banking JSC (KASE: TCIB) has appointed banker Talgat Salikhov and Chairman of its Management Board, or CEO, effective immediately, the firm's board of directors said on a…
WhatsApp Remittance Startup Félix Secures $200M Series C Led By A16z, General Catalyst
Félix, an AI-powered WhatsApp remittance platform for Latino immigrants, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $200 million in Series C funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst. A16z led an $87 million equity investment…
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