As AI agents begin to make payments on people’s behalf, payment providers face a question that cyber security alone cannot answer: what stops an agent […]
Category: Fintech
Why Global FinTech Startups Are Choosing Tokyo
What’s behind Tokyo’s strong fintech momentum? What are the opportunities for global fintech innovators in Tokyo? What kind of support can they receive to expand […]
Binance’s $6.3bn hack: one laptop, and a warning for every bank
The largest crypto theft on record did not break a blockchain. It started, Binance believes, on one engineer’s laptop, and the attackers then used the […]
Dubai Fintech Summit day two: 2,000 firms, a Japanese bridge and AI moves into production
DIFC passed 2,000 AI, fintech and innovation firms and opened its doors to Japanese startups, the case for careful tokenisation, and the region’s banks showed […]
The Endgame of Cross-Border Payments Is an Operating System
Today, a global business can use sophisticated SaaS to manage customers, AI to improve operations, and ERP systems to track orders and inventory in real […]
Animoca and Franklin Templeton Bring Tokenised RWAs to NUVA
Animoca Brands and Franklin Templeton have struck a strategic collaboration to bring tokenised real-world assets to NUVA, the Animoca Brands-backed vault marketplace, with the aim […]
Optifi Launches Ready-Made Operating Model for Trust Companies
Jersey-based Optifi has launched a pre-configured technology and operating model for trust and corporate services businesses, aiming to spare firms the cost and complexity of […]
What’s Behind HSBC Expanding Its AI Hub into Hong Kong
HSBC expands into Hong Kong with an AI hub that Bojan Obradović says will assess emerging tech, answer strategic questions and improve customer banking Read […]
Mastercard: Delivering Essential Cyber Training to SMEs
Tulsi Narayan says practical learning gives SMEs the confidence to protect against risk as Mastercard launches its free European cybersecurity academy Read More
T+1 is a Year away and a Quarter of Firms Still have no Plan
With the move to T+1 settlement about a year away, nearly a quarter of financial institutions still have no plan in place to meet the […]