Signicat, the pan-European digital identity platform, is set to acquire Inverid, a Dutch NFC-based digital identity verification solution provider, for an undisclosed sum. By leveraging […]
Month: July 2025
Increasing Crypto Adoption Through Payment Familiarity: OKX Integrates PayPal in EEA
In January 2025, crypto exchange and global on-chain technology firm OKX announced that it had received its MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) licence to strengthen […]
I Scaled Startups Across Continents. Now I Help People Discover Africa
If you told me a few years ago that I’d go from scaling venture-backed startups […] The post I Scaled Startups Across Continents. Now I […]
Mainstream Open Banking Adoption Is Around the Corner: Education Needed to Encourage Tech Uptake
Despite a growing interest in payments innovation, new research from the trade group representing the payments sector The Payments Association has found that businesses need more […]
TikTok Teams up With Visa to Roll Out Ad Promo to Support SMB Growth in the UAE
TikTok is teaming up with payment giant Visa in a move to provide better support to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the United Arab […]
Idram Brings Alipay+ to Armenia in Cross-Border QR Payment First
Armenia has become the first country in the Caucasus to support Alipay+ payments, following a new partnership between local fintech Idram and global payments platform […]
Bre-B on the Horizon: Cobre Prepares for Greater Business Digital Financial Inclusion
In September 2025, Colombia will be joining its Latin American (LatAm) neighbours in the digital payments world, as the Central Bank of Colombia (Banco de […]
Em Conversa: Breaking Down AI and Automation Usage in Brazil With Prometeo
According to Statista, fintech in Latin America (LatAm) suffered in 2023, with less than $2billion invested in fintech ventures – a drastic drop from 2021’s […]
Checkout.com Launches in Canada, Expands North American Presence
Checkout.com has launched direct acquiring in Canada, marking a key step in its North American expansion. The company has also appointed Zack Levine as head […]
Saga Teams up With NatWest Boxed to Offer Over 50s Specialised Savings Products
Saga, a British insurance and holiday company, is partnering with NatWest Boxed, NatWest Group’s banking-as-a-service business, to offer financial products to millions of Saga customers. […]