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Real Estate

OPay's $358bn GTV fuels $4bn New York IPO push

Nigeria's OPay targets a $4bn US listing after doubling gross transaction value to $358bn in 2025.
Nigeria's OPay targets a $4bn US listing after doubling gross transaction value to $358bn in 2025.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

Cypher Capital names new CEO to drive multi-asset institutional push

The Dubai-founded firm is expanding beyond digital assets into AI infrastructure and private equity under a new chief executive.
The Dubai-founded firm is expanding beyond digital assets into AI infrastructure and private equity under a new chief executive.
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Fintech
AI & ML

Perpetuals wins MiCA licence as rivals retreat from Europe

CySEC authorisation gives Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals a white-label gateway into EU crypto markets as competitors pull back.
CySEC authorisation gives Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals a white-label gateway into EU crypto markets as competitors pull back.
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Fintech
AI & ML

FCA's Mills Review puts AI accountability at heart of UK fintech

The FCA's Mills Review signals where AI regulation in retail financial services is heading, with accountability frameworks now a boardroom priority.
The FCA's Mills Review signals where AI regulation in retail financial services is heading, with accountability frameworks now a boardroom priority.
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Fintech
AI & ML

ADX opens live market data to ChatGPT and Claude in MENA first

Abu Dhabi's exchange becomes the first in the MENA region to stream official live market data through conversational AI platforms.
Abu Dhabi's exchange becomes the first in the MENA region to stream official live market data through conversational AI platforms.
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Fintech
AI & ML

i2c wins Latin America fintech award for AI fraud platform

Global Finance's Innovators 2026 award spotlights how embedded ML is reshaping real-time fraud prevention across Latin America's fast-digitising payments market.
Global Finance's Innovators 2026 award spotlights how embedded ML is reshaping real-time fraud prevention across Latin America's fast-digitising payments market.
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Fintech
AI & ML
Retail & E-Commerce

LatAm fintech funding doubles, concentrating in Mexico and Brazil

LatAm fintech VC surged to $1.05bn in Q2 2026, with Mexico and Brazil claiming nine of the region's ten largest deals.
LatAm fintech VC surged to $1.05bn in Q2 2026, with Mexico and Brazil claiming nine of the region's ten largest deals.
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Transportation & Logistics
Fintech
Internet of Things

DHL, Standard Bank and MTN forge SME trade corridor across Africa

A four-way public-private coalition targets Africa's 90%-SME economy with finance, digital tools and logistics to unlock cross-border trade.
A four-way public-private coalition targets Africa's 90%-SME economy with finance, digital tools and logistics to unlock cross-border trade.
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Fintech
Transportation & Logistics

Stanbic IBTC upgrades FinnAxia 9.0 to modernise African banking

Stanbic IBTC's platform upgrade signals Africa's corporate banking shift toward real-time payments and intelligent liquidity management.
Stanbic IBTC's platform upgrade signals Africa's corporate banking shift toward real-time payments and intelligent liquidity management.
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Fintech

Money20/20 Middle East Returns to Riyadh

Money20/20 Middle East returns to Riyadh from 14–16 September 2026, bringing global financial leaders together to explore the future of fintech, payments and digital fina

Money20/20 Middle East is set to return to Riyadh from 14–16 September 2026, bringing regulators, financial institutions, fintech companies, investors and technology leaders together as Saudi Arabia continues to strengthen its position in the global financial services landscap

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Fintech

Why Iraq's Digital Future is Closer than Ever

Qi Group's Ahmed Kadhum argues Iraq can leapfrog conventional development stages as digital payments become the gateway to a connected
economy.

Discussions at the world's leading fintech conferences have moved beyond digital payments.

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Fintech
AI & ML
Blockchain

AI agents get credit cards as Asia fintech redraws payments map

From agentic stablecoin rails to RBI credit curbs, Asia's fintech week signals a structural shift in how money moves autonomously.
From agentic stablecoin rails to RBI credit curbs, Asia's fintech week signals a structural shift in how money moves autonomously.
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Automotive
Fintech
Robotics

BYD Dethrones Toyota in Singapore as Grab Pivots to Banking

Southeast Asia's two biggest mobility stories converge: a Chinese EV maker seizes Singapore's car market while Grab's $2bn loan book redefines its
Southeast Asia's two biggest mobility stories converge: a Chinese EV maker seizes Singapore's car market while Grab's $2bn loan book redefines its
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Real Estate
Blockchain
Fintech

Tether and FirstData tokenise Saudi real estate under Vision 2030

Blockchain infrastructure meets Gulf sovereign ambition as Tether's Hadron platform targets illiquid Saudi property markets.
Blockchain infrastructure meets Gulf sovereign ambition as Tether's Hadron platform targets illiquid Saudi property markets.
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Fintech
Datatech

Abound and D•One bring open banking credit scoring to 3.5m users

ClearScore's D•One plugs Abound into 3.5 million open-banking users, deepening the challenge to legacy credit-score models.
ClearScore's D•One plugs Abound into 3.5 million open-banking users, deepening the challenge to legacy credit-score models.
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Fintech
Retail & E-Commerce

Payrexx launches branded terminal range with Newland NPT

Swiss payments provider Payrexx moves into branded hardware, extending its all-in-one SME platform from online to in-store.
Swiss payments provider Payrexx moves into branded hardware, extending its all-in-one SME platform from online to in-store.
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Real Estate
Property
Fintech

Altus Group acquires Valos to automate UK property valuation workflow

Altus Group's Valos acquisition embeds AI into the UK lender-valuer chain, accelerating proptech's quiet takeover of CRE compliance.
Altus Group's Valos acquisition embeds AI into the UK lender-valuer chain, accelerating proptech's quiet takeover of CRE compliance.
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Fintech

AlFaris International Appoints Nicholas Bingham as Strategic Advisor

AlFaris International Group has appointed Taranis Capital Founder and CEO Nicholas S. Bingham as Strategic Advisor to support its growth strategy.

AlFaris International Group has announced the appointment of Nicholas S. Bingham, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Taranis Capital, as a Strategic Advisor to the Group. 

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Fintech
Wellbeing

Edenred UAE wins central bank approval to licence payroll platform

A stored-value facility licence would formalise Edenred's role paying 2.5 million workers, spotlighting UAE's push for migrant financial inclusion.
A stored-value facility licence would formalise Edenred's role paying 2.5 million workers, spotlighting UAE's push for migrant financial inclusion.
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Property
Fintech

Brickflow and Together automate property finance DIPs for brokers

Instant automated Decisions-in-Principle cut friction from commercial property lending, as proptech and specialist lenders deepen platform integration.
Instant automated Decisions-in-Principle cut friction from commercial property lending, as proptech and specialist lenders deepen platform integration.
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