Financial Infrastructure stories
Payoneer teams with FundPark to offer Hong Kong eCommerce sellers AI-driven credit lines of up to USD $10 million via integrated accounts.
Plaid and Perplexity debut Portfolio, an AI tool that links brokerage accounts for personalised, conversational investment insights.
London tops global fintech funding as Europe outperforms in regulated niches but leans on US backers and eyes pensions to plug gaps.
Sentinel Global rebuilds its AI-driven venture team around GIC veteran Jeremy Kranz and expands Sentinel Labs, targeting a 2026 fundraise.
Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.
SoFi and Mastercard will use SoFiUSD stablecoin for card settlement worldwide, targeting faster payments, remittances and B2B transfers.
Finastra launches OperatorAssist AI to cut banks' payment investigation work, promising 20-30% faster exception handling and reduced costs.
UK fintech heavyweights visit New Zealand to help shape open finance rules, eyeing partnerships and a testbed for new banking technology.
Resilient currency infrastructure underpins trust, keeps cash accessible in crises and ensures inclusive participation in the digital age.
MSCI is buying Compass Financial Technologies to deepen its multi-asset and crypto index capabilities and expand bespoke benchmark services.
Visa has appointed former consulting chief David Peacock as Country Manager for New Zealand and the Pacific amid rapid digital payments growth.
From hyperinflation in Sofia to leading fintech in New York, a CFO shows how resilience and risk‑taking can redefine women's careers.
TerraPay links its global payments network to Raenest to speed local-currency payouts to freelancers in India and the Philippines.
Crypto enters 2026 swinging as regulation, stablecoins, Bitcoin and DeFi trade blows in a defining bout for digital finance's future.
Airwallex launches Yield for US firms after topping USD $1bn in assets, offering instant-access treasury via a J.P. Morgan money market fund.
High-earning women are being urged to shift from income focus to structured, automated wealth-building to secure true financial independence.
Five years after the Kalifa Review, UK fintech's global edge endures, but slow domestic capital and tax reform threaten its scaling ambitions.
Oxford's Saïd Business School and Raidiam will design and test rival models to underpin the UK's future open finance and smart data regime.
Zepto promotes Mariana Paun to new chief business resilience role, uniting security, operations and compliance amid tougher scam rules.
Incard secures UK EMI licence, bringing payments, cards and FX in-house as it scales its fintech orchestration platform for digital brands.