As settlement windows tighten and global stablecoin regulations diverge, the payments industry is moving away from a binary choice between old and new systems. A […]
Category: Fintech
The $19 billion blindspot: Why global payroll is your biggest business risk in 2026
The era of viewing global payroll as a mere back-office administrative task is over. In the current market, it has evolved into a treacherous compliance […]
After Speed: What Fintech Must Build Next to Fulfill the Promise of Financial Freedom
Fintech has spent years racing toward speed, but the industry must now shift its focus from movement to architecture to truly offer financial freedom, writes […]
Tether Leads $8M Investment in Speed to Boost Lightning-Powered Payments
Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, has led an $8million strategic investment round in Speed, a payments infrastructure provider building global settlement […]
Incore Invest to Acquire PaymentIQ Creator From Worldline in Nine-Figure Deal
Swedish investment firm Incore Invest has agreed to acquire CoreOrchestration AB, the company behind the PaymentIQ platform, from Worldline in a “nine-figure” carve-out transaction. The […]
The Year in FinTech: Top News from May
May’s headlines include developments from Global Payments, Visa’s expansion of digital finance and AI innovation from Mastercard, Stripe and HPE Read More
UK and Hong Kong Drive Global Clarity in Digital Assets and Private Markets
The year 2025 has cemented a global theme of regulatory maturity, with leading financial hubs introducing clearer frameworks to support innovation in digital assets and […]
Standard Chartered and Ant International Launch Commercial Blockchain Tokenised Deposits in HK and Singapore
Standard Chartered Bank Limited (SCBHK) and Ant International have commercially launched a blockchain-based tokenised deposits solution, enabling real-time, 24/7 fund transfers. The solution, co-created by […]
UK Economy: Pay.UK Extends Partnership with Vocalink
Pay.UK extends partnership with Mastercard subsidiary Vocalink through early 2030s for critical UK payment infrastructure Read More
Beyond the Compute Wars: Why 2026 Belongs to Vertical AI
As the industry reflects on a year of frantic scaling and looks ahead to the next phase of artificial intelligence, the era of “bigger is […]