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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 3h
Cross-border payment providers are shifting focus from price to execution. Neema's Moshe Kimhi argues that as pricing converges, success rates and speed, not static routing, determine competitive advantage.
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Cross-Border Payments Now Compete on Success, Not Price
Neema founder Moshe Kimhi argues that as cross-border pricing converges, success rates and speed now decide who wins, and static payment routing is not enough.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 6h
Rezolv has closed a $12.5m Series A to expand AI automation across underwriting, risk and collections for Indian banks and NBFCs. Norwest led the round.
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Rezolv Raises $12.5m Series A to Scale AI Lending Platform
The Mumbai-based lendtech firm closed a Norwest-led round to deepen AI automation across debt collections, underwriting and risk for Indian banks and NBFCs.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 13h
AFC pushes FFIEC to overhaul CAMELS with materiality-led approach, the first framework revision in nearly 30 years. Signals potential shift toward risk-proportionate bank supervision.
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AFC Backs FFIEC CAMELS Overhaul with Push for Materiality-Led Review
The American Fintech Council has urged the FFIEC to adopt a materiality-based approach in the first CAMELS framework revision in nearly 30 years.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 14h
Ran Grushkowsky built MassPay's payout infrastructure around a 99.6 per cent success rate. He talks about the payments failures that brought him to fintech, and why demos don't match reality.
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In Profile: Ran Grushkowsky, CEO at MassPay
MassPay chief executive Ran Grushkowsky on a 99.6 per cent payout success rate, coming to fintech via failed payments, and the gap between demos and reality.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 20h
Temenos executives on why "the switchable middle" matters more than headline modernisation, agentic payments infrastructure, and the tokenised money shift banks must prepare for now.
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Temenos At Sibos 2026: The Switchable Middle, The Four Musketeers And What Banks Must Fix Next
Temenos executives Will Moroney and Mick Fennell talk to The Fintech Times at Sibos 2026 about the switchable middle, AI and core modernisation, agentic payments and tokenised money.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 23h
Payments firms are still treating fraud as an outlier to prevent. Scott Dawson, DECTA UK chief executive, argues they should architect for it instead, the way climate policy now engineers around warming. A structural shift in how we build.
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Why Payments Must Build for Fraud Rather than Wish it Away
DECTA UK chief executive Scott Dawson argues payments firms should treat fraud the way climate policy now treats warming: a condition to engineer around.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Equifax UK has launched automated watchlist monitoring for sanctions and adverse media screening via a single API. Real-time compliance at scale for regulated firms.
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Equifax UK Launches Automated AML Watchlist Monitoring Tool
Equifax UK’s new Automatic Watchlist Monitoring product delivers real-time sanctions and adverse media screening via a single API for regulated businesses.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Emirates NBD has signed a memorandum of understanding with American Hospital Dubai to offer preferential banking and financial wellness programmes to staff at Mohamed & Obaid Almulla Group.
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Emirates NBD Signs MoU with American Hospital Dubai on Employee Benefits
The UAE banking group will offer preferential banking and financial wellness programmes to staff at Mohamed & Obaid Almulla Group under a new tripartite agreement.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Digital Asset Clearing Center's ChainFusion bond tokenisation platform has passed a CertiK smart-contract audit. The move supports Hong Kong's wider effort to develop its digital bond market infrastructure.
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DACC Completes CertiK Smart-Contract Audit for ChainFusion Platform
Digital Asset Clearing Center has had its ChainFusion bond tokenisation platform audited by CertiK, amid Hong Kong’s push to expand its digital bond market.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Exegy argues fragmented global markets now reward operational agility over sheer infrastructure scale, a shift that reshapes competitive advantage for trading firms in 2026.
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Exegy: Capital Markets Agility Beats Scale in 2026 Trading Race
Exegy’s new white paper argues that fragmented global markets make operational agility more valuable than infrastructure size for trading firms.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Varia US and Brookfield have structured a $694m multifamily joint venture covering 13 properties, unlocking up to $200m in capital for the Swiss investor.
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Varia US and Brookfield Form $694m U.S. Multifamily Joint Venture
The Swiss-listed investor has structured 13 of its 17 U.S. properties into a two-vehicle JV with Brookfield, unlocking up to $200m for
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Temenos' payments chief on what actually works in agentic commerce today, and where M2M payment infrastructure breaks first. Plus: tokenized deposits, stablecoins, CBDCs and how banks should prepare.
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SIBOS Miami 2026: Mick Fennell – Business Line Director Payments – Temenos
where agentic commerce actually stands today, what breaks first in machine-to-machine payments, and how banks should think about tokenized deposits, stablecoins, CBDCs, and crypto
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Mangopay's CPO on why Virtual Accounts across 24 currencies matter to platforms: reconciliation and control, not just reach.
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Mangopay’s Andy Wiggan on Managing Money, Not Just Moving it
Mangopay’s chief product officer on why widening Virtual Accounts to 24 currencies is about reconciliation and control for platforms, not just coverage.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Will Moroney, Temenos CRO, on why banks are struggling to meet customer expectations. New interview from SIBOS Miami.
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SIBOS Miami 2026: Will Moroney – Chief Revenue Officer – Temenos
Mark Walker, editorial director at the Fintech Times, speaks with Will Moroney, chief revenue officer at Temenos, about the growing gap between what banking customers expect and what they actually receive.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BNP Paribas' Camille Papillard on why correspondent banking needs standardization to accelerate settlement across fragmented markets, and why collaboration between incumbents and fintechs matters.
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SIBOS Miami 2026: Camille Papillard – BNP Paribas
Camille Papillard from BNP Paribas Securities Services shares her expertise on the evolving landscape of payments and correspondent banking. Learn how collaboration and standardization are key to achieving faster settlement times across fragmented markets.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Bridget Hall, ACI Worldwide's Director of Account-to-Account Payments, on how banks are modernizing payment systems for better transaction visibility and accountability. SIBOS Miami 2026.
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SIBOS Miami 2026: Bridget Hall – Leader of Real-Time Payments, Americas – ACI Worldwide
Bridget Hall, Director of Account-to-Account Payments at ACI Worldwide. Discover how banks are modernizing their payment systems to enhance transaction visibility and accountability.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Melissa Tuozzolo, HSBC's Global Head of Client Service, on how proactive strategies and AI are reshaping client experience in institutional banking.
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SIBOS Miami 2026: Melissa Tuozzolo – Global Head of Client Service​​ – HSBC
Melissa Tuozzolo from HSBC shares her expertise on enhancing client experiences through proactive strategies and AI integration.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ali Erhat Nalbant on how Arf's liquidity solutions are reshaping cross-border transactions. Fintech Times at SIBOS Miami 2026.
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SIBOS Miami 2026: Ali Erhat Nalbant – Co-founder – Arf
Ali Erhat Nalbant shares how their innovative liquidity solutions are transforming cross-border transactions.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The tech works. Sibos 2026 made clear the real debate is liability when tokenised settlement or AI agents fail. Who bears the risk when speed replaces manual check.
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Sibos 2026: the week Miami made trust the price of speed
The industry spent Miami agreeing on something it has been circling for three years. The technology for tokenised money and for AI agents is no longer the argument. The argument is who carries the trust when it goes wrong.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Divorce, caring duties and family lending are quietly eroding retirement savings, a new report finds. Three life events that pension planning often ignores.
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PensionBee Flags Three Life Events that Erode Retirement Savings
A PPI report commissioned by the ABI finds divorce, caring duties and the Bank of Mum and Dad are quietly hollowing out pension adequacy.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Global remittances projected to reach $635bn by 2030, but growth slowing to 9.6% annually from 2026, squeezing provider margins as the post-COVID surge subsides.
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Global Remittances to Hit $635bn by 2030 as Growth Rate Slows
Juniper Research forecasts 9.6% market growth from 2026 to 2030, a marked deceleration from the post-COVID surge, squeezing remittance providers on price.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Anne Magnusson, SEB's head of investor services, on why European banking needs competition, and how digital assets are reshaping the sector.
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SIBOS Miami 2026: Ann Mangusson – Head of Investor Services – SEB
Anne Magnusson, head of investor services at SEB. In this interview, we discuss the dynamics of the European market, the need for competition, and the impact of digital assets on traditional banking.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
CompassPoint flagging what boards need to know: agentic AI in finance requires governance frameworks built in before deployment, not retrofitted after. Critical for SMEs where AI autonomy can outpace oversight.
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CompassPoint Warns Agentic AI in Finance Needs Boardroom Governance
UAE fractional CFO firm CompassPoint says agentic AI demands accountability frameworks before deployment, not after, especially for SMEs.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Bank of America is investing $1.9bn for a 49.9% stake in Jio Credit, Reliance's consumer financing arm. One of the largest foreign entries into Indian fintech, signalling institutional appetite for scale in emerging-market lending infrastructure.
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Bank of America Takes 49.9% Stake in Jio Credit For $1.9bn
The US bank’s ₹18,268 crore investment in Reliance Jio’s consumer financing arm marks one of the largest single foreign entries into Indian
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
CRX Trade has launched a brokerage platform unifying crypto exchanges and US equities under one account, with shared collateral. Institutional investors can now route across both asset classes without fragmented infrastructure.
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CRX Trade Launches Brokerage Spanning Crypto and Traditional Markets
Swiss brokerage CRX Trade has launched a platform giving institutional investors access to crypto exchanges and US markets through a single account and pool of collateral.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fragmented compliance tech is eating advisory workflows. XYPN's Kori Lennon on how independent advisers can build compliant client messaging without killing efficiency.
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XYPN’s Kori Lennon on Compliant Client Messaging for Advisers
Kori Lennon of XY Planning Network sets out what compliant texting, AI call summaries and a fragmented tech stack mean for independent financial advisers.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
UK small businesses are racing to adopt flexible payment options as new BNPL rules take effect. An Affirm survey finds 79% feel competitive pressure to offer them.
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Affirm Survey: 79% of UK SMEs Face Checkout Pressure as BNPL Rules Land
Affirm-commissioned research finds most UK small businesses see flexible payments as essential to competing with larger retailers under new BNPL regulation.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Under-35s are now the majority of cross-border remitters, according to Zepz analysis of 5.5m senders. Women and younger cohorts are fundamentally reshaping the remittance market's structure.
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Zepz Data: Under-35s Now Majority of Cross-Border Remitters
A Zepz analysis of 5.5 million senders finds younger cohorts and women reshaping the structure of the global remittance market.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
AI won't kill SaaS. It'll reshape it, commoditising interfaces and routine tasks while the real value migrates to data, workflows, integrations and security.
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The Prediction that AI will Kill Off SaaS is Premature. A Better Question is Which Elements are Converging?
AI may not kill SaaS, but reshape it—commoditising interfaces and routine tasks while increasing the value of trusted data, workflows, integrations, security and business logic.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Kord launches UK's first dedicated legal sort code, letting law firms settle verified payments round-the-clock and cut fraud risk. Regulated conveyancers get 24/7 certainty instead of Friday afternoon bottlenecks.
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Kord Unveils UK’s First Dedicated Legal Sort Code to Eliminate Friday Afternoon Fraud
Kord has launched the UK’s first dedicated legal sort code, enabling regulated law firms and conveyancers to make verified, 24/7 settlements while reducing fraud and payment delays.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
UK financial leaders see tokenization reshaping core market infrastructure. 73% expect it to transform global capital markets as blockchain pilots move toward scalable systems.
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UK Financial Institutions Identify Tokenization as Primary Catalyst for Market Infrastructure Modernization
Nearly three-quarters of UK financial leaders expect tokenization to transform global capital markets, as blockchain pilots move toward scalable, core market infrastructure.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Bank of England's digital pound lab advances to Phase 2 with NOBO, Dun & Bradstreet and Polygon Labs testing stablecoin settlement for SME cross-border trade finance.
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BoE Digital Pound Lab Picks NOBO, D&B and Polygon Labs
The three-firm consortium enters Phase 2 to test stablecoin and digital pound settlement for SME cross-border trade finance.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Clea's Sheriff Adedokun on how stablecoins settle cross-border payments for African importers behind the scenes, importers pay in fiat, the rails handle the rest.
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Clea’s Sheriff Adedokun on Stablecoin Rails for African Importers
Clea founder Sheriff Adedokun explains how Nigerian importers pay overseas suppliers in fiat while stablecoins handle the settlement behind the scenes.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pathward has selected Thought Machine's Vault Core to modernise its core banking infrastructure, aiming to speed product innovation and reach underserved markets. https://...
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Pathward Picks Vault Core for Core Banking Infrastructure
US sponsor bank Pathward has selected Thought Machine’s Vault Core platform to accelerate product innovation and expand access to underserved markets.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tokenised deposits and on-demand liquidity are starting to cut the cost of cross-border pre-funding. Centiglobe and Greenbridge explore how structural settlement changes reshape working capital for payment firms.
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Centiglobe and Greenbridge on Tokenised Deposits and Pre-Funding
Centiglobe CEO Petter Sandgren and Greenbridge Markets CEO Svante Hedin explain how tokenised deposits and on-demand liquidity can cut cross-border pre-funding.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
First-time fund managers need three foundations before raising: aligned business goals, investor trust, and resilient scaling without bloat. Listen to our latest podcast for the essentials.
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News & Views Podcast: Three Things Every First Time Fund Manager Needs Before Raising Capital
Build around business goals, earn investor trust, and scale with resilience—not bureaucracy.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Banks that don't embed third-party workflows risk becoming mere payments utilities, argues BankiFi's chief executive Mark Hartley. The alternative: become the gateway for SME financial services.
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BankiFi’s Hartley on Banks Becoming the SME Gateway
Mark Hartley, chief executive of BankiFi, argues mainstream banks must embed third-party workflows or shrink into a provider of accounts and payments.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Stripe acquires AI gateway OpenRouter for $7bn-plus, positioning itself to route transactions intelligently across fiat and stablecoin rails, a structural play on hybrid payment infrastructure rather than consumer fintech spectacle.
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Stripe’s OpenRouter Deal Signals AI-Driven Hybrid Payment Routing
A $7bn-plus acquisition of AI gateway OpenRouter positions Stripe to route transactions intelligently across fiat and stablecoin rails.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
VerityX whitepaper: 68% of UAE bank-fintech pilots fail to reach production. Governance, regulatory uncertainty and procurement emerge as the key blockers to innovation at scale in the region.
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Why 68 Per Cent of UAE Bank- Fintech Pilots Die: VerityX Names the Innovation Trust Gap
VerityX’s new whitepaper finds 68% of UAE bank-fintech pilots fail to reach production, highlighting governance, regulatory uncertainty and procurement as key barriers.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Equiti Group extends its Al Wahda FC sponsorship into 2026-27, upgrading the UAE fintech group's visibility across Abu Dhabi's four-time Pro League champions.
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Equiti Group Expands Al Wahda FC Shirt Sponsorship for 2026-27 Season
The UAE-headquartered fintech group has renewed and upgraded its deal with Abu Dhabi’s four-time UAE Pro League champions ahead of the new
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mastercard's Ben Gilbey explains why issuers in Asia Pacific are shifting premium card strategies from points-based rewards toward curated dining and travel experiences.
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Mastercard’s Ben Gilbey on Premium Cards Built on Experiences
Mastercard’s Ben Gilbey explains why issuers in Asia Pacific are building premium card propositions around dining and travel rather than points and cashback.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
ether.fi plans to scale borrowed capital from $22m to $500m by 2027 via a dedicated Aave lending instance on OP Mainnet, partnering with Aave and Optimism.
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ether.fi Targets $500m Lending Capacity with Aave and Optimism Tie-up
The crypto card issuer will deploy a dedicated Aave V4 lending instance on OP Mainnet, scaling from $22m borrowed today to $500m by 2027.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sharplink has staked $200m of ETH through Lido, holding the resulting wstETH at Anchorage. The move generates yield while preserving liquidity and institutional custody.
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Sharplink Stakes $200m of ETH Through Lido, Holds wstETH at Anchorage
The Nasdaq-listed ETH treasury company said the liquid staking allocation gives it native yield while preserving liquidity and institutional custody.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tribe Payments backs women's progression in paytech via a year-long Silver sponsorship with the European Women Payments Network, with a focus on building community in Lithuania.
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Tribe Payments Joins EWPN to Back Women’s Progression in Paytech
The global payments processor has signed a year-long Silver sponsorship with the European Women Payments Network, anchored by a Lithuania community push.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
UN:BLOCK gathers 600 fintech leaders in Riga on 15 October to debate MiCA licensing, PSD3 and agentic payments, as Latvia stakes its claim as a European fintech hub.
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UN:BLOCK Fintech Conference to Convene 600 Leaders in Riga
The one-day Riga forum on 15 October will address MiCA licensing, PSD3, agentic payments and Latvia’s emerging role as a European fintech hub.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Zilch is moving beyond buy-now-pay-later into membership and salary advances. The UK platform is adding two paid tiers and two new credit features to broaden its revenue model and compete across consumer credit.
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Zilch Adds Membership Tiers, Pay Monthly and Salary Advance
The UK BNPL platform is rolling out two paid membership tiers and two new credit features as it broadens beyond instalment payments.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jordan Kuwait Bank's H1 2026 net profit reached JOD 57.6m on assets of JOD 5.36bn, with capital adequacy at 23.94%, well above regulatory minimums.
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Jordan Kuwait Bank Posts JOD 57.6m Net Profit for H1 2026
The Amman-based group reported total assets of JOD 5.36 billion and a capital adequacy ratio well above regulatory minimums at 23.94%.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Abu Dhabi's financial regulator FSRA has signed an MoU with the UAE's new gaming authority GCGRA to coordinate oversight as financial services and gaming regulation converge.
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ADGM’s FSRA Signs MoU with UAE Gaming Regulator GCGRA
Abu Dhabi’s financial regulator has formalised supervisory cooperation with the UAE’s new commercial gaming authority to coordinate oversight across converging sectors.
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Mal secures $230m seed and UAE central bank approval in principle to launch an AI-native Islamic digital bank from Abu Dhabi.
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Mal Raises $230m Seed to Build AI-Native Islamic Bank from Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi fintech Mal has secured a $230m seed round and UAE central bank approval in principle to launch a licensed Islamic digital bank built
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fintechtimes.bsky.social @fintechtimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
OBOOK's OwlPay Harbor crossed $130m annualised volume, though H1 revenue was under $4m. The spread reveals how run-rate metrics can mask profitability gaps in nascent payment rails.
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OBOOK Holdings Flags OwlPay Harbor Hit $130m Annualised volume
OBOOK says its digital currency cross-border payments platform reached $130m in annualised run-rate volume, though H1 2026 revenue came in at under $4m.
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