If you want to understand where stablecoin adoption is really headed, Turkey is one of the clearest places to look. In this conversation, MEXC CEO Vugar Usi explains why stablecoins are growing not just because of crypto speculation, but because they solve immediate problems like inflation, foreign exchange access, and expensive cross-border payments. That matters […]
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The G20 has set targets for faster, cheaper and more reliable cross-border payments, but official progress reports show that most retail payments still fall well short of the speed goals. Moshe Kimhi, CEO and founder of Neema As pricing between providers converges, the question of whether a payment actually arrives, and how quickly, is becoming […]
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Rezolv, an AI-native lending technology platform founded in Mumbai in 2024, has closed a $12.5 million Series A led by Norwest, with participation from Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India and returning investor 3one4 Capital. The round will fund the expansion of Rezolv’s AI capabilities across the full lending lifecycle, from sales and underwriting through […]
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The American Fintech Council (AFC) has submitted a formal comment letter to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) backing proposed revisions to the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System, the supervisory framework commonly known as CAMELS. The submission urges regulators to centre the modernised framework on material prudential risk rather than technical or procedural shortcomings, […]
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MassPay is a payouts orchestration platform that routes earnings to gig workers, creators and freelancers in more than 180 countries and 70 currencies, choosing between bank transfer, digital wallet, crypto and cash pickup for each transaction. The company, which counts Coinbase and Visa among its partners, says its transaction success rate now stands above 99.6 […]
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Two interviews filmed by The Fintech Times at Sibos in Miami. Will Moroney on why three quarters of bank customers are open to leaving, and Mick Fennell on agentic payments, tokenised deposits and the digital currencies banks will have to choose between. By Mark Walker, CEO and Editorial Director, The Fintech Times Sibos came to […]
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Emirates NBD has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with American Hospital Dubai and the Mohamed & Obaid Almulla Group, establishing a framework to deliver financial wellness programmes, preferential banking products and structured employee onboarding support to staff across both partner organisations. The agreement was developed by Emirates NBD’s Employee Banking division, which focuses on extending […]
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Digital Asset Clearing Center (DACC) completed a security audit of the smart-contract code underpinning its ChainFusion platform, with the review conducted by New York-based Web3 security firm CertiK. Disclosed on 17 August 2026, the audit examined access-control logic, role-based permissions, privileged functions and other security-relevant components within the scope of the review. CertiK’s findings and […]
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Market data infrastructure provider Exegy has published a white paper arguing that capital markets firms in 2026 face a structural inflection point: the ability to absorb expanding liquidity sources quickly now matters more than the scale of in-house infrastructure. The report, titled “The Infrastructure Tax of Total Market Access,” sets out four forces it says […]
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Varia US Properties AG, the Swiss-listed multifamily investor externally managed by Stoneweg, an SWI Group company, has signed a definitive agreement with affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management to form a two-vehicle joint venture covering 13 of its 17 U.S. residential properties. The combined gross asset value of the JV sits at approximately $693.9 million. The […]
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