Digital Finance stories
CAD $90,000 scam losses have pushed Teqare to widen training across more than 80 First Nations, schools and elder communities in Canada.
Rising demand for finance automation helped Yooz hit record platform usage in H1 2026, with its customer base topping 7,000 worldwide.
Businesses using OpenPayd can now settle cross-border transfers in seconds while keeping payments in fiat and avoiding blockchain complexity.
The valuation lifts Fasset into the ranks of privately held fintechs worth more than USD $1 billion as it expands cross-border settlement.
Low-income Colombians may still shun digital payments because fees, risks and confusing terms undermine confidence in the systems they use.
Aiming to lure overseas capital, the country's six-year plan also targets 5,000 trained specialists and fresh cross-border payment links.
The tie-up gives both firms access to more than 20,000 merchant sites as they test new payments and rewards products across Asia.
The tie-up could help institutional investors cut settlement friction as the pair test tokenised assets and digital cash for superannuation operations.
South Korean businesses could see faster overseas payments as Jeonbuk Bank adopts Ripple Payments, cutting delays and fees on remittances.
The trial points to a way foreign visitors could pay Korean merchants with USDC while shops still settle in won, easing cross-border spending.
Direct access to the UK watchdog will help the payments firm tackle scaling issues as it handles more than GBP £180 billion a year.
Malaysian pilgrims can now spread Umrah costs over 12 to 24 months through a new Shariah-compliant financing option in Muslim Pro.
Bhutan's new digital asset zone has drawn Bitget in, with the exchange seeking approval to set up a local base and licence application.
UK regulators may soon tighten scrutiny, after a study found 89% of top crypto posts on social media breached FCA promotion rules.
Businesses in the Philippines may face higher costs and slower sites as AI-generated internet traffic rises 30% in five months, Fastly said.
Finance teams are gaining a system that handles workflows end to end, as Maximor says its platform now covers 98% of transactions autonomously.
Private backing and public funding are helping Scottish fintech firms scale AI tools, with Aveni's GBP £12 million round and FRIL's GBP £3.18 million boost.
Most firms are not getting the return they expected from finance platforms, with 89.3% using less than three quarters of available functions.
Employers are competing for finance chiefs who can judge AI risks and explain data models, as only a small pool can lead implementations.
Rising online fraud and a 2027 digital assets regime are pushing banks and fintechs to upgrade infrastructure as adoption accelerates.