PLUS: Stablecoins Aren't for Americans w/ Ayo Omojola

Marhaba, fintech friends ☮️ Reporting from Dubai - safe, with a lot of sound. It is quite the week in this corner of the world. The city’s typical soundtrack - cars, crowds, construction - took a dark turn on Saturday morning. Suddenly, all we could hear was the sound of

Hola amig@s fintech, This Sunday is International Women's Day. Fintech is one of the most dynamic industries in the region, and it is not immune to the broader gender inequalities that shape Latin America. Women face financial, technological, and entrepreneurial barriers that the sector has yet to fully reckon

A TWIF Publication | Week of March 2, 2026

Hi Fintech friends 👋, Meet Us at Stable Salons Africa – Kigali, March 9 Last month, Paschal Okeke hosted the inaugural Stable Salons in Nairobi the first stop in an eight-city Africa series bringing together operators, regulators, and builders working on the future of cross-border payments and digital finance. He wrote about

The latest fintech news across the UK and Europe for the week ending 20th February 2026.

Hi fintech friends, I'm Osborne, investor in early stage startups. If you’re reading from any of the countries in the GCC region, I hope you and your family is safe. Happy Holi to our Indian readers! Please enjoy all the news and updates from the past week in today’

Hello Fintech Friends, Today’s newsletter is brought to you by our friends at Restive. It was great sitting down recently with Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas to learn more about what's driving growth across the business and what excited them in 2026. New on the podcast, @NikMilanovic sat down with

Hello Fintech Friends, Welcome to the 620 new readers who’ve joined us since last week. You’re joining 235,000+ other subscribers. Today's newsletter is brought to you by Delve, the copilot for compliance. Happy Friday everyone 🚀 Coming off the end of a fantastic Mexico Fintech Week, we're very

Hi fintech friends, Happy Chinese New Year to you all! Even with the holiday festivities in full swing, things have certainly not been quiet in the world of Chinese fintechs. Here is a roundup of the key developments you might have missed while celebrating. Licensing & Regulations * The Hong Kong Securities

PLUS: How Automation + Liquidity Scaled OpenFX to $45B

Systemic adoption requires banks. And banks require appropriate regulation.

The payments giant is positioning itself as the financial infrastructure for agentic commerce, with new tools for AI-powered shopping and stablecoin payments.

Hola amig@s fintech, This week, all roads lead to Mexico. Mexico Fintech Week is underway, with thousands of founders, operators, investors, and regulators gathering to debate what comes next for the region. A new national industry report signals consolidation in the fintech ecosystem, pointing to a more mature phase