In Latin America, fintech is no longer about putting a shiny digital layer on top of old financial rails. It is about making payments work for people’s real lives: for the migrant who sends money home every month, for the gig worker who needs flexible cash flow, and for the young consumer who expects finance […]
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In a strategic move designed to equip small businesses and their accounting advisors with real-time, actionable financial intelligence, Xero and Anthropic have officially unveiled a new multi-year partnership. The landmark deal represents the first time Xero customers will be able to work with their financial data directly inside a major AI platform. By bridging the […]
Explore MoreDigital asset infrastructure provider Parfin is urging financial institutions to prioritise the sovereignty of their settlement rails as the industry moves toward tokenised commercial bank money. Marcos Viriato, co-founder and CEO of Parfin, explained that the shift toward tokenised deposits is less about immediate payment utility and more about laying the groundwork for banks to […]
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Eswatini, formally known as Swaziland until 2018, is a Southern African landlocked nation. One of Africa’s smaller economies, nonetheless offers a compelling example of how digital finance can evolve within a tightly structured financial system. For years, the country’s financial services sector has been relatively stable but conservative, dominated by traditional banking institutions and incremental […]
Explore MoreRAKBANK and Network International have confirmed the successful closure of their strategic merchant acquiring transaction. The deal was officially finalised after receiving all required regulatory approvals from the Central Bank of the UAE. As part of this comprehensive partnership, Network International will now directly provide its state-of-the-art payment solutions to actively serve RAKBANK’s extensive customer […]
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As the industry moves away from “polished decks” and toward high-stakes debates involving regulators and senior leaders, three critical themes emerge shared fraud liability, the deployment of agentic AI, and the commercial evolution of Open Banking—that will dictate the next 12 months of execution for UK fintech. Olga Dolzhenko, Founder&CEO, Financia Strategy Limited Olga Dolzhenko, […]
Explore MoreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has overhauled its supervisory approach for the payments industry, replacing more than 40 individual portfolio letters with a single annual Regulatory Priorities report. The move signals a shift toward a more “smarter” and “proportionate” regulatory model designed to support the UK’s National Payments Vision while tightening the net on firms […]
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Eritrea is a nation that has its own economic development challenges, yet, opportunities. The following showcases its nascent fintech and wider digital economic development landscape in the 2026 context. In a continent where mobile money has transformed financial inclusion across dozens of markets, Eritrea stands apart. Its financial system remains highly centralised, its digital infrastructure […]
Explore MoreIn this episode, Mark Walker interviews Oscar Orellana-Hyder, co-founder of Cordell Partners, to explore the evolving landscape of Fintech talent, investment trends, and family offices in the UAE. Oscar shares insights from his decade-long experience in regional financial markets, highlighting opportunities, challenges, and future outlooks. The UAE is experiencing a significant influx of international investment […]
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In South Asia’s fintech story, Bangladesh has always been something of an outlier. Not because it lacks scale, but, because it has built that scale quietly, through infrastructure, inclusion and institutional alignment rather than headline-driven disruption. When I last wrote about Bangladesh’s fintech ecosystem, the country was already emerging as a mobile money leader. In […]
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