Cashflows, a fintech platform designed to make it easy for businesses to accept payments, has officially partnered with the British Dental Industry Association (BDIA). The strategic collaboration is aimed at ensuring dental operators have access to merchant services that are specifically purpose-built for their unique business needs. The BDIA serves as the primary UK trade […]
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The following is an economic development and fintech overview in 2026 of the only Spanish speaking nation in the African continent – Equatorial Guinea. In Central Africa, fintech conversations are often dominated by larger economies such as Cameroon or the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Yet smaller markets are beginning to reveal how digital […]
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Financial fraud has evolved from isolated incidents into highly organized, industrial-scale operations. Vyntra’s newly released 2026 fraud trends report, The Anatomy of Modern Banking Fraud, reveals that global scam losses have reached a staggering $442billion over the past 12 months. The data shows that 70 per cent of adults worldwide have experienced at least one […]
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In North Africa and the broader Middle East, fintech discussions increasingly converge on one market due to its unique position as a bridge between both: Egypt. What was once a promising, fast-growing ecosystem has, over the past few years, begun to mature into one of the region’s most significant digital finance hubs. Even a few […]
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Fraud prevention specialist Riskified has warned that Meta’s acquisition of Moltbook marks a definitive transition from experimental autonomous buying to a mandatory infrastructure shift for global merchants. By integrating the agent-to-agent directory into Meta Superintelligence Labs, the social media giant is effectively centralising the framework for programmatic spending. The move introduces a fundamental change in […]
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Financial services platform Mollie is urging cross-border merchants to adopt a ‘gold standard’ compliance strategy to navigate the widening gap between UK and EU fintech regulations. Dave Smallwood, managing director of Mollie UK & Ireland As the EU moves toward the prescriptive requirements of PSD3 and the Payment Services Regulation (PSR), the UK continues to pivot toward the outcomes-based […]
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Benin, once considered a peripheral player in the region’s financial ecosystem, is quietly redefining its position through a combination of digital ambition and practical innovation. Over the past decade, the country has quietly pursued an ambitious digital transformation agenda, positioning itself as an emerging technology hub within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). […]
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In a defining moment for the Kingdom’s financial infrastructure, Lean Technologies has become the first company granted a Major Payment Institution license by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) to provide Open Banking services. This inaugural license marks a critical inflection point for the Saudi financial sector, signaling that Open Banking has officially graduated from the […]
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Mastercard is leveraging its global network to transform stablecoins from speculative assets into everyday payment tools, targeting the trillion-dollar remittance market with a focus on trust and regulatory compliance. Although blockchain technology has been operational for over 15 years, offering 24/7 transactions and transparency, its volatility has long prevented it from becoming a reliable medium […]
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Global financial systems often depend on brittle, legacy processes where the incentives behind clearing are fundamentally misaligned. Seeking to realign these structures is Lorum, a specialist correspondent institution focused on providing predictable clearing, settlement, and treasury infrastructure for the modern financial world. George Davis, founder of Lorum Lorum provides direct access to local and major […]
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