Fintech

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Fintech
Cybersecurity
AI & ML

Ramp targets $60B valuation as fintech capital cycle accelerates

Ramp's reported $1B raise at a $60B valuation caps a week of nine-figure fintech rounds spanning payments, wealthtech and cross-sector VC.
Ramp's reported $1B raise at a $60B valuation caps a week of nine-figure fintech rounds spanning payments, wealthtech and cross-sector VC.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Blockchain
Fintech

Louis Froelich on what the SEC agenda means for tokenisation

Womble Bond Dickinson partner Louis Froelich on the SEC's 2026 agenda, why privacy is a harder problem than custody, and where tokenisation will concentrate.
Womble Bond Dickinson partner Louis Froelich on the SEC's 2026 agenda, why privacy is a harder problem than custody, and where tokenisation will concentrate.
Rowen Brooks  · 
Blockchain
AI & ML
Fintech

OKX AI builds agent-to-agent task market on blockchain rails

OKX AI's pay-per-task marketplace lets autonomous agents hire each other, pointing toward agentic micro-economies beyond human-directed software.
OKX AI's pay-per-task marketplace lets autonomous agents hire each other, pointing toward agentic micro-economies beyond human-directed software.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

NEOPAY and Deem Finance link payments data to SME credit in UAE

A UAE payments-meets-regulated-lending tie-up uses POS transaction data to pre-qualify SME working capital, bypassing traditional credit friction.
A UAE payments-meets-regulated-lending tie-up uses POS transaction data to pre-qualify SME working capital, bypassing traditional credit friction.
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Fintech
Cybersecurity

Sumsub bundles Nordic eIDs into one integration for regional scale

Sumsub's Non-Doc Nordic eID Bundle unifies four national identity schemes under one contract, cutting compliance friction for businesses expanding across the region.
Sumsub's Non-Doc Nordic eID Bundle unifies four national identity schemes under one contract, cutting compliance friction for businesses expanding across the region.
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Blockchain
Fintech

SphereNet adds Seoul validator as Korea preps won stablecoin rails

Nodeinfra's entry into SphereNet's validator set positions a compliance-native ledger at the centre of South Korea's regulated digital-money build-out.
Nodeinfra's entry into SphereNet's validator set positions a compliance-native ledger at the centre of South Korea's regulated digital-money build-out.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Media & Publishing

AXA deploys agentic AI hub across five markets with Publicis Sapient

Europe's largest insurer is industrialising AI agents across 52 countries, setting a governance template rivals will be forced to match.
Europe's largest insurer is industrialising AI agents across 52 countries, setting a governance template rivals will be forced to match.
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Fintech
Blockchain

UK capital markets eye atomic settlement, but readiness lags confidence

A Tokenovate survey of 250 post-trade professionals finds 83% expect to meet T+1, but only 32% are fully prepared today.
A Tokenovate survey of 250 post-trade professionals finds 83% expect to meet T+1, but only 32% are fully prepared today.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Energy
Fintech
Sustainability

NorthEdge exits Correla at 4.7x in energy SaaS transition deal

PE firm NorthEdge's Fund III first exit sees UK energy SaaS firm Correla absorbed into Esyasoft's global decarbonisation platform.
PE firm NorthEdge's Fund III first exit sees UK energy SaaS firm Correla absorbed into Esyasoft's global decarbonisation platform.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Ant Group open-sources finance-tuned LLM for professional workflows

Ant Group's Ling-3.0-flash-Fin targets investment research and compliance tasks, co-developed with CICC's investment banking team.
Ant Group's Ling-3.0-flash-Fin targets investment research and compliance tasks, co-developed with CICC's investment banking team.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Blockchain
Fintech

CoinCorner and AnchorWatch launch insured multi-sig Bitcoin custody

Vault combines Lloyd's of London insurance with multi-jurisdiction key distribution, bringing institutional-grade Bitcoin custody to retail customers.
Vault combines Lloyd's of London insurance with multi-jurisdiction key distribution, bringing institutional-grade Bitcoin custody to retail customers.
Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
AI & ML
Fintech
Datatech

ByteDance's $29.6bn loan and Moonshot's IPO signal APAC AI capital surge

Three data points from ByteDance, Moonshot AI, and Foxconn converge to reveal a structural shift in Asian AI infrastructure capital.
Three data points from ByteDance, Moonshot AI, and Foxconn converge to reveal a structural shift in Asian AI infrastructure capital.
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Fintech
Real Estate

HSBC Kuwait and Tap Payments team up on merchant acquiring

HSBC Kuwait partners with local fintech Tap Payments to modernise card acceptance and receivables for corporate clients.
HSBC Kuwait partners with local fintech Tap Payments to modernise card acceptance and receivables for corporate clients.
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Retail & E-Commerce
Fintech
AI & ML

Omnichannel payments market set to hit $108bn by 2031

Juniper Research forecasts 57% revenue growth as payment data shifts from operational by-product to merchant intelligence asset.
Juniper Research forecasts 57% revenue growth as payment data shifts from operational by-product to merchant intelligence asset.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce
Internet of Things

Paystack and Shoprite race to own Africa's full payments stack

Two giants from opposite ends of African commerce are vertically integrating payments infrastructure, signalling the end of third-party rails.
Two giants from opposite ends of African commerce are vertically integrating payments infrastructure, signalling the end of third-party rails.
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Fintech
Media & Publishing
AI & ML

Hyundai Card runs AI-vs-human PR contests to shape its AX strategy

Korea's top credit card issuer is stress-testing generative AI against human writers to build a durable human-AI workflow for comms.
Korea's top credit card issuer is stress-testing generative AI against human writers to build a durable human-AI workflow for comms.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Revolut Wins US Bank Charter as Global Fintech IPO Wave Builds

OCC approvals for Revolut and OpenReserve coincide with a surge of fintech IPOs across Asia, signalling a new phase of regulated expansion.
OCC approvals for Revolut and OpenReserve coincide with a surge of fintech IPOs across Asia, signalling a new phase of regulated expansion.
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Fintech
Media & Publishing

Cuentas reports 4,000 mobility users as MVNO pivot takes shape

The Miami-based OTCQB firm cuts operating cash burn by 71% as it builds a multi-brand mobile platform targeting underserved digital consumers.
The Miami-based OTCQB firm cuts operating cash burn by 71% as it builds a multi-brand mobile platform targeting underserved digital consumers.
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Fintech

Inside QNB's Transformation: Najla Al-Mutawa on Processes, and Tech

Most banks are still navigating the slow, complex journey of digital transformation—but what if you could speed up your innovation pipeline without sacrificing compliance

Najla Al-Mutawa, EVP of Strategy at QNB, reveals how her team is accelerating AI adoption and blockchain initiatives within a heavily regulated environment, delivering groundbreaking projects in record time.

Disrupts Editorial Team  · 
Fintech
Wellbeing

Discovery Bank turns profit as Vitality model scales to 54m lives

Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
Discovery's banking pivot reaches profitability while its behavioural-insurance model expands across health, finance and four continents.
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