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Month: August 2026

admin comments (0) August 20, 2026

Why Trust Is the New Small Business Payment Advantage

Jordan Owen of U.S. Bank and Elavon on why trusted guidance, not the lowest rate, is becoming the deciding factor in small business payments. Jordan Owens, head of merchant, business banking at U.S. Bank and Elavon As someone who works closely with business owners across the United States, I’m continually inspired by their determination to […]

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admin comments (0) August 20, 2026

BNPL Regulation Shifts Compliance Burden Onto Payment Processors

New Financial Conduct Authority rules governing Buy Now Pay Later came into force on 15 July 2026, requiring providers of Deferred Payment Credit agreements to conduct affordability checks and bringing UK BNPL into the mainstream consumer credit regime. The consumer-facing obligations have drawn most public attention, but payments industry veterans argue the deeper operational challenge […]

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admin comments (0) August 20, 2026

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Building Digital Finance in 2026

The following is an overview of the fintech ecosystem and its relation to wider economic development of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2026.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines knows what it means to rebuild. The eruption of La Soufrière in 2021 displaced thousands of people and damaged infrastructure across the main island. Three years […]

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admin comments (0) August 20, 2026

Behind the Idea: GoldCore

GoldCore is a precious metals specialist, providing individuals and institutions with a secure, transparent platform to buy, store, and manage physical gold and silver. Stephen Flood, CEO and co-founder of GoldCore We spoke to Stephen Flood, CEO and co-founder, to discuss GoldCore’s mission to provide investors with long-term wealth preservation and control over their physical […]

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admin comments (0) August 20, 2026

UAE Tops Global Digital Adoption in Wealth Management as Avaloq Index Outlines Regional Shift

The United Arab Emirates has established itself as a premier global wealth management hub, claiming the third spot overall in the inaugural Avaloq Wealth Management Index while securing the top position globally for technology and digital adoption. The index, published by wealthtech leader Avaloq, evaluates the underlying structural conditions shaping private wealth across 15 major […]

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admin comments (0) August 19, 2026

MoonPay Acquires Glide in Sixth Deal of 2026 to Bolster Deposits

MoonPay has acquired Glide, a crypto deposits infrastructure company founded in 2023 by Tushar Soni and Qinyu Tong, the engineers who led the build of Robinhood’s crypto wallet. Glide’s team, technology and existing customers are folding into MoonPay with immediate effect, the company confirmed on 16 July 2026. Glide’s core product lets applications accept crypto […]

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admin comments (0) August 19, 2026

The Private Equity Crunch Reshaping Fintech

Joe Channer, CEO of Delta Capita, on why ageing private equity fintech assets are pushing capital markets fintech into an era of industrialisation. Joe Channer, founder and CEO of Delta Capita For years, fintech thrived on a simple assumption that cheap money would remain abundant long enough for scale to solve everything else. A plethora […]

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admin comments (0) August 19, 2026

Türkiye: Fintech Grows Up in an Economy That Rarely Stands Still

The following showcases the 2026 developments of fintech and wider digital of Turkey, or officially known as Türkiye. Türkiye is an unusual place to build a fintech company. Consumers are highly digital, Istanbul has a substantial technology ecosystem and the country has produced payment companies capable of attracting billion-dollar valuations. At the same time, businesses […]

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admin comments (0) August 19, 2026

Bir and UnionPay Expand Card Acceptance Across Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s Bir ecosystem has partnered with UnionPay International, the global payments subsidiary of China’s UnionPay, that materially widens acceptance of UnionPay-branded cards across the country. The first phase of the rollout is already live, giving UnionPay cardholders access to online checkout at more than 1,000 merchants and cash withdrawal at approximately 1,300 Birbank ATMs. The […]

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admin comments (0) August 18, 2026

MoneyGram, Figure Markets and Range Join Stellar as Tier 1 Validators

MoneyGram, Figure Markets and Range have been announced as new Tier 1 validators on the Stellar blockchain network, in a move the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) says broadens the decentralisation and fault tolerance of a network it positions as infrastructure for regulated finance. Tier 1 status on Stellar carries specific obligations. Each organisation must operate […]

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