Fintech
Global fintech funding rebounds to $53bn in 2025 as UK leads Europe
Global fintech investment rose sharply in 2025, climbing 21 per cent to $53 billion across 5,918 deals, signalling a strong recovery after several ...
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Global: Trump-linked World Liberty Financial seeks national bank charter for stablecoins
World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture linked to former U.S. President Donald Trump, has disclosed that its subsidiary has applied for a national ...
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Global: Tonik appoints former TNEX CEO Bryan Carroll to senior leadership role
Digital bank Tonik has appointed Bryan Carroll, former Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Vietnam’s digital-only bank TNEX, as its new Business Head ...
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Global: Dollar trims gains as investors await key US economic data
The dollar started the first full trading week of 2026 near a four-week high on Monday, recovering from a weak December as investors ...
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Africa: MoneyHash Partners with Mastercard to Streamline Payments in Middle East and Africa
MoneyHash’s big new partnership with Mastercard is set to make payments a whole lot smoother in the Middle East and Africa. Imagine running ...
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Global: DTCC Selects Canton Network to Advance Tokenisation of US Treasury Securities
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has selected Digital Asset Holdings’ blockchain platform, the Canton Network, to support the tokenisation of assets ...
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Global: Belgium’s itsme Acquires Dutch Digital ID Platform iDIN
Belgium-based, bank-backed digital identity provider itsme has acquired iDIN, the online identification service operated by Dutch banking consortium Currence, marking a significant step ...
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Global: JPMorgan launches tokenized money market fund
JPMorgan Asset Management has launched its first tokenized money market fund on the public ethereum blockchain. Qualified investors can access the bank’s My ...
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Global: GoDutch secures €3.6 million to accelerate SME finance automation
GoDutch, a rapidly growing business and finance automation platform for SMEs, has raised €3.6 million as it surpasses 12,500 active business users and ...
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Global: Bank of England invites businesses to help shape the future digital pound
The Bank of England (BoE) is launching a series of engagements with businesses to assess how a digital pound could impact day-to-day operations ...