Digital Banking
Introduction Tokenized public equities are moving closer to regulated mainstream capital markets…
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond chat-based assistance toward systems capable of carrying out multi-step tasks across enterprise data, applications and workflows.…
Introduction Banks have invested heavily in fraud detection to prevent unauthorized…
Introduction Zimbabwe’s fintech sector is developing within an unusually complex monetary…
Financial Services
Introduction Investment platforms have made it easier for individuals to buy stocks,…
Payments
Sustainability
Melio, the New York-based accounts payable and receivable platform owned by Xero, launched an AI agent-powered B2B payment network on 17 June 2026. The system enables buyers…
Anchorage Digital has added custody support for CETES, a tokenized version of Mexican Federal Treasury Certificates issued by Etherfuse on the Stellar network. The move extends the…
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has signed a $250 million framework agreement with the Republic of The Gambia, establishing a three-year facility directed toward trade…
The Financial Conduct Authority has finalised its cryptoasset regulatory framework, cutting the capital requirement for stablecoin issuance in half compared with earlier proposals. The rules, published on…
Kuwait’s Cabinet has approved a draft decree-law criminalising informal remittance systems, including hawala-style networks, as part of a broader effort to strengthen financial oversight and counter money…
Millions of residents in the United Arab Emirates send money overseas each month to support family members, pay school fees, meet mortgage repayments, or transfer savings. According…
Digital asset issuer Midas and asset manager Fasanara Capital have launched mGLOBAL, a tokenized private credit product, on Aave’s Horizon real-world asset (RWA) market. The integration, which…
Nigeria remains Africa’s largest fintech market by both scale and influence, with digital financial products including mobile wallets, agency banking, and instant payment systems that first reached…
