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 […]
Explore More
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 […]
Explore More
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 […]
Explore More
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 […]
Explore More
Paysafe, a global payments platform, has entered into a new strategic partnership with open payments orchestration provider Spreedly. Under the terms of the new agreement, Spreedly’s global payments orchestration platform has officially integrated Paysafe as an acquirer. This integration will allow Spreedly to process credit card and debit card payments for online merchants targeting Europe, […]
Explore More
For more than a decade, the global conversation on the digital economy has focused on access. Getting people online was the priority. Expanding connectivity was the metric of progress. That chapter is now closing. As the digital economy enters a new phase, the defining question is no longer whether people are online; it is whether […]
Explore More
Brazil has one of the world’s most advanced payments systems, but for international companies, getting access is rarely straightforward. Licensing can take years, capital requirements are steep, and relying on third-party platforms often means giving up control over products, data and infrastructure. Cumbuca approaches the problem differently. Founded by Daniel Ruhman, the company operates as […]
Explore More
Across Europe, fintech has rapidly moved from a niche innovation space into a structurally important part of the financial system. With the European Union entering a new regulatory phase shaped by the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), stricter anti-money laundering (AML) expectations, and closer scrutiny of non-bank actors, the sector is increasingly being judged on […]
Explore More
Raidiam, a global provider of secure open data ecosystems and the technical delivery partner for the FCA‘s Smart Data Sprints, has entered into a research partnership with the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Commissioned by the FCA’s Smart Data Accelerator, the programme will design testable infrastructure models for open finance and smart […]
Explore More
Cloudflare and Mastercard have entered into a strategic partnership to develop tools that help small businesses, critical infrastructure, and governments protect themselves from pressing cyber threats without putting the brakes on innovation. The collaboration will combine attack surface monitoring capabilities from Mastercard’s Recorded Future and RiskRecon with Cloudflare’s Application Security portfolio. This unified solution is […]
Explore More
