Digital Banking
Introduction As enterprises expand the use of autonomous artificial intelligence (AI), concerns…
Hong Kong Hosts Inaugural LEAP East 2026 to Strengthen Global Technology and Innovation Partnerships
Introduction Hong Kong has hosted the inaugural LEAP East 2026, bringing together technology companies, investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs from around the…
Introduction Qatar is expanding its fintech sector as part of a…
Introduction As organizations expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across…
Financial Services
Introduction Saudi Arabia has built one of the fastest-expanding fintech ecosystems in…
Payments
Sustainability
The Bank of England has opened a consultation on the design of the United Kingdom’s next-generation retail payments infrastructure. The consultation, launched by the Retail Payments Infrastructure…
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…
