The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has officially issued its Guidance on the Virtual Assets Issuance Rulebook. This regulatory milestone makes Dubai the first jurisdiction globally to codify exactly how digital assets must be created, disclosed, and distributed within a fully licensed environment. The newly published Guidance complements VARA’s existing Issuance Rulebook. It serves as […]
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Confirmo, a stablecoin-first payment platform serving businesses globally, has officially received authorisation as a Payment Institution from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) under the Payment Services Regulations 2018 (PSR). The new licence grants Confirmo’s Irish entity, Confirmo Limited, the regulatory permission to execute payment transactions, enabling the firm to process regulated stablecoin payments across […]
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Kenya’s fintech story in 2026 remains one of the most influential in the Global South. What began as a mobile money revolution has matured into a broader digital financial ecosystem. This has been thanks to digital infrastructure, regulatory support and a growing innovation landscape. Kenya stands as one of East Africa’s most dynamic economies. It […]
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Data intelligence platform Tracxn has released its latest report, “Who Controls AI Infrastructure: Compute as the Next Frontier,” detailing the hidden layers of power governing the global AI engine. To unpack this global power dynamic, the report introduces a three-layer diagnostic framework: Layer 1 (Territorial Control): The physical location of data centers. Layer 2 (Ownership […]
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Lesotho is the small, landlocked kingdom that is encircled by South Africa. What is its fintech and wider digital ecosystem like? Lesotho’s fintech and digital economy story is not defined by scale or global headlines, but by a quieter, more deliberate transition. This is one shaped by structural constraints, regional dependencies and a growing recognition […]
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Intelligent banking solutions provider nCino is reporting real-world results from its recently deployed Analyst Digital Partner. The role-based AI agent, designed specifically for credit professionals and officially launched in November 2025, is significantly accelerating commercial lending workflows. According to newly released customer data, the Analyst Digital Partner is reducing commercial relationship review times by 60 […]
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Lloyds Banking Group has successfully concluded what is believed to be the first-known experiment utilizing quantum computing to identify money mules. Criminals frequently use complex money mule networks to enable broader scams, hiding illicit behavior within vast webs of seemingly legitimate transactions. Insights from this new nine-month project could one day help banks detect these […]
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DroppRWA, a specialist in real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, is industrialising the transition of physical assets to the blockchain through a “regulator-native” approach. After securing $12.5 billion in mandates within its first six months, the firm is now preparing to bring approximately $3 billion of these assets on-chain in 2026. Led by Faisal Al Monai, the […]
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The following is a wider digital and fintech sector overview in the world’s largest country by population – India. What began as a drive for financial inclusion has evolved into one of the world’s most sophisticated digital public infrastructure ecosystems, reshaping how over a billion people engage with finance. India stands as the world’s fifth-largest […]
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Reporting from the front lines of the U.S. market, correspondent Amrit Kang details a “transformative” third phase of fintech evolution, where the industry has abandoned broad, speculative growth in favor of a concentrated focus on AI-driven utility, institutional-grade infrastructure, and the strategic pursuit of profitability. Q1 is officially in the books but if you’ve spent […]
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