Fintech
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OwlTing Group Hits No. 226 on FT Asia-Pacific High-Growth List
Taiwan-based fintech OwlTing Group (NASDAQ: OWLS) secures No. 226 on the Financial Times High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2026 list, boasting 42% CAGR and 189% revenue surge from 2021-2024. Partnerships with Circle and Visa fuel its cross-border digital payment push amid Nasdaq debut.
UK Starling Bank Deploys First Agentic AI Financial Assistant
Starling Bank has launched what it claims is the UK's first agentic AI financial assistant, moving beyond traditional chatbots to actively manage customer finances through voice and natural language commands.
Adyen Boosts Cathay Pacific Payments in Six Key Markets
Adyen has expanded its partnership with Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific to deliver direct acquiring services across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, US, Japan, and India, lifting India authorization rates by 10%. The move sharpens the airline's global commerce edge amid rising travel demand.
Singapore MAS Unveils AI Risk Toolkit for Financial Firms
Singapore's Monetary Authority has launched an industry-backed AI risk management toolkit to guide banks and insurers on safely deploying generative and agentic AI amid rising regulatory demands. The framework, born from Project MindForge, offers practical handbooks and case studies to bridge pri...
Santander Strengthens Colombia Payments Play With Getnet Launch
Banco Santander's fintech arm Getnet enters Colombia to unify regional payments infrastructure and position itself as a cross-border acquiring platform across Latin America.
Nigeria's CBN Rolls Out Fintech Blueprint to Fix Implementation Gaps
Nigeria's Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ignited a regulatory renaissance in the country's booming fintech sector with its blueprint Shaping the Future of Fintech in Nigeria: Innovation, Inclusion and Integrity.
BharatPe Taps Himanshu Verma to Head POS Amid Offline Push
Fintech firm BharatPe has appointed Himanshu Verma as Head of its point-of-sale (POS) business, effective immediately, signaling a strategic intensification of its offline payments ambitions.
Payments Firm dLocal Posts 87 Percent Profit Surge in EM Push
Uruguayan payments platform dLocal delivered a striking set of fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, reporting an 87 percent jump in net profit as it capitalized on the rapid digitization of commerce across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
US and Canadian Fintech Lobbies Forge Cross-Border Alliance
The alliance arrives at a particularly charged moment for cross-border financial services. Canada is in the midst of rolling out its open banking framework, a long-delayed initiative that will for the first time require banks to share customer data with authorized third parties.
Estonian Fintech IuteBank Opens for Business in War-Torn Ukraine
Iute Group, the Estonian personal finance company listed on Nasdaq Tallinn, has formally launched banking operations in Ukraine under the IuteBank brand, becoming the first foreign bank to enter the country's competitive financial market since 2021.
MENA Fintech Market Set to Double as Tokenized Wallets Surge
Digital payments accounted for more than 54 per cent of the MENA fintech market in 2025, supported by the rapid proliferation of mobile wallets and merchant-acquiring incentives.
Revolut Secures Full UK License After Four-Year Wait
Revolut originally received a restricted banking licence in July 2024, following a prolonged application process that became one of the most closely watched regulatory stories in European fintech.