Nihal Abughattas, General Manager for Middle East and Africa at Ozone API, joined Mark Walker to discuss the rapid evolution of data sharing frameworks across the region. While Europe and the UK established the initial blueprint for open banking, Abughattas argued that the Middle East is currently leapfrogging these established markets by adopting comprehensive open […]
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Cambodia’s fintech story has long been defined by leapfrogging, bypassing traditional banking infrastructure in favour of mobile-first financial services. By 2026, that narrative is still evolving. What began as a payments-driven ecosystem is steadily maturing into a broader digital financial landscape, underpinned by regulatory innovation, rising digital adoption, and a more coordinated national strategy. The […]
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In many ways, The Gambia represents one of the most compelling fintech frontiers in Africa. This is not because of scale but rather of potential. At present, the country’s fintech ecosystem remains small, yet it is increasingly shaped by digital transformation efforts, mobile-first financial services, and a growing recognition of fintech’s role in economic development. […]
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XBTO, a global institutional digital asset solutions, has secured commitments toward a $217million capital raise. The new funding is earmarked to support the next major phase of its institutional digital asset platform and broader business expansion. As part of this significant financial initiative, XBTO has entered into a strategic partnership with ValueLabs, a global technology […]
Explore MoreGenerali Hong Kong has partnered with global insurtech platform CoverGo to deploy a new Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) AI Agent. The technological deployment is designed to heavily automate the insurer’s health claims operations, accelerating processing times while simultaneously enhancing data accuracy and the overall customer experience. Processing health insurance claims traditionally involves navigating a maze […]
Explore MoreAs tokenized real-world assets officially cross the $100billion mark, financial technology provider Murex has forged a strategic partnership with programmable money platform Quant. The collaboration integrates Quant’s infrastructure into Murex’s widely used MX.3 platform, bringing institutional-grade digital asset capabilities directly into core trading, risk, and post-trade global capital markets workflows. Operationalizing the digital shift Tokenization […]
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Global full-cycle verification platform Sumsub and AI-driven financial crime compliance ComplyAdvantage have joined forces in a new strategic partnership. The collaboration aims to significantly enhance anti-money laundering (AML) screening capabilities for compliance teams operating in an increasingly complex global regulatory landscape. The integrated solution brings together Sumsub’s comprehensive environment for Know-Your-Customer (KYC), Know-Your-Business (KYB), and […]
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In Southeast Asia, economic development has transformed much of the region. Brunei, having been blessed with, has seen its economy transform last century. Will this century continue to see that and will the like of fintech help? Around the rest of Southeast Asia, notably in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia for instance, fintech and wider digital […]
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NPCI BHIM Services Limited (NBSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has officially launched biometric authentication for its BHIM Payments App. Available for both iOS and Android devices, the new feature allows users to approve Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions using their smartphone’s built-in fingerprint or facial recognition technology. The […]
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Circle Internet Group, Inc., the company behind the widely adopted US Dollar Coin (USDC), has entered into a new strategic collaboration with Sasai Fintech, a business unit of Cassava Technologies. The partnership is designed to accelerate the adoption of USDC and significantly expand internet-native financial infrastructure across the African continent. Issued through Circle’s regulated affiliates, […]
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