The Midnight Foundation revealed that MoneyGram, Pairpoint by Vodafone, and eToro will each operate one of ten founding nodes for Midnight, a fourth-generation blockchain designed to deliver rational privacy to web3. Fahmi Syed, president, Midnight Foundation The addition of these three companies—representing industry leaders in global payments, telecommunications, and digital finance—highlights a material shift in […]
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In this episode of the Fintech Times News and Views podcast, Mark Walker interviews Vincent Chok, CEO of First Digital, at Abu Dhabi Finance Week. They discuss the exciting developments in stablecoins, including First Digital’s public announcement and the future of agentic payments. The post Stablecoins: A New Era in Digital Payments appeared first on […]
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The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) was granted Patent No. 12,548,031 B2 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on 10 February 2026. This milestone represents the Institute’s second USPTO patent and itsz fifth patent overall. According to the IsDBI, the achievement reinforces its position as a leader in fintech innovation for economic development […]
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MoonPay, the global crypto payments and stablecoin infrastructure firm, has launched MoonPay Agents. The new non-custodial software layer gives AI agents direct access to wallets and funds, unlocking their ability to transact autonomously. According to the firm, the role of artificial intelligence is rapidly shifting. AI agents are no longer simply answering questions; they are […]
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With just over a month until HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax rules come into effect, new research from Monzo Business highlights the administrative burden facing UK sole traders. In response, the digital bank—which currently supports over 800,000 business customers—has introduced a free, built-in tax tool powered by Sage’s embedded accounting technology. The […]
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SumUp, the global financial technology company, significantly expanded its partnership with Form3, a secure cloud-native account-to-account global payments platform. The expanded agreement sees SumUp extending its use of Form3’s platform to support European payment schemes. SumUp currently supports more than four million merchants across 37 countries. Under the new phase of the partnership, the fintech […]
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dLocal, the cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Open English, a leading online English-learning platform, have rolled out Bre-B as a new instant payment method for students in Colombia. The nationwide launch highlights both companies’ readiness to activate new local payment rails as soon as they become available. Overcoming local payment […]
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Despite years of discussion around financial inclusion, many women still face practical barriers when accessing financial services – from credit and investment opportunities to tools that support long-term financial planning. Much of the industry was originally built around financial patterns that do not always reflect how women earn, save or manage money today. Technology is […]
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First Fidelity Bank (FFB), a regional community bank serving customers across Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado, has successfully launched a smarter digital banking experience in partnership with Bud Financial. The bank has gone live with Bud’s ‘Enrich’ and ‘Engage’ solutions to deliver a more intuitive and insight-driven service to its users. Bud operates as a leading […]
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TransferMate, a provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure, has completed a full global rollout of trusted, explainable AI agents from Vivox AI to serve as its new Know Your Business (KYB) automation platform. The deployment is designed to support TransferMate’s rapid expansion across the Asia Pacific region and other key global markets. As rising onboarding […]
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