Expanding digital inclusion and trust across member-owned financial networks, DotCooperation LLC and FORUS Digital Cooperative have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement to promote and implement trusted .coop digital identities across Africa. Under the agreement, FORUS has been appointed as a primary Strategic Promotional and Implementation Partner for the African continent, combining DotCooperation’s global cooperative identity […]
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On 2 September, De Nederlandsche Bank said it had shifted roughly 86 tonnes of gold from New York and Ottawa towards London. The Netherlands still owns the same 612.4 tonnes. What changed was where some of it sits. The move was not presented as a bet on the gold price or a rejection of North […]
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As Abu Dhabi solidifies its status as a premier international capital hub, asset managers face persistent operational delays when bringing new funds to market. Traditional vehicle deployment requires coordinating across fragmented legal, compliance, custody, and administrative vendors—a process that often takes months and inflates operational overhead. Addressing this friction, regulated asset manager Fund+ Ltd has […]
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Mintoak, the Mumbai-headquartered payments platform for bank acquirers, has acquired ICC Loyalty, a Dubai-based loyalty and rewards technology provider, in a move designed to extend its reach across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. The deal brings together merchant-side acquiring infrastructure and consumer-facing loyalty programmes under a single platform aimed at banks operating […]
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SuperAPI, an Australian payroll-to-superannuation payments infrastructure provider, has disclosed that it processes roughly $3.8 billion in mandatory retirement contributions every week on behalf of 16 million workers. The company said it now onboards approximately 34,000 new employees per month and counts seven of the top ten Australian superannuation funds among its partners. Ben Styles, co-founder […]
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For years, banks across the Gulf Cooperation Council competed on products: better rates, better offers, better pricing. Those things still matter, but they are no longer what separates leaders from everyone else. Today, customers judge banks differently. They judge them by whether a payment goes through instantly, whether a loan is approved in minutes rather […]
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A report commissioned by GoHenry and developed with Development Economics puts the cost of missing early education on investing at £95,000 per adult. Its survey of 2,001 UK adults, run by Censuswide in March 2026, compared people who received financial education on investing as children with those who did not. The first group reported nearly […]
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The following is a fintech and wider digital economic development view of the US Pacific territory of Vanuatu. In Vanuatu, the distance between a customer and their bank can involve more than a long drive. It might involve another island. The Pacific nation consists of more than 80 islands, around 65 of which are inhabited, […]
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Money20/20 Middle East opened its second edition on Monday, with H.E. Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Minister of Finance and chairman of the Financial Sector Development Program, inaugurating the show at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Centre in Malham and touring the floor. Day one delivered on the premise. A $233m equity round at a $6.5bn valuation, a […]
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Middle Eastern financial technology leader Tabby has officially secured $233 million in a new equity funding round, propelling the company to a $6.5 billion valuation. Led by existing investor Blue Pool Capital, the round also drew continued participation from major institutional shareholders, including HSG, Wellington Management, and and Arbor Ventures. The landmark funding arrives as […]
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