The following is an analysis of the fintech and wider digital landscape of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2026. Few countries have reshaped their financial services sector as quickly as Saudi Arabia. While fintech ecosystems elsewhere have largely evolved through entrepreneurial activity and private investment, Saudi Arabia’s transformation has been orchestrated as part of […]
Explore MoreAIQ Markets, a New York-based fintech focused on the US corporate bond market, has partnered with electronic fixed-income trading venue MarketAxess to pilot AIQ Insight, an AI-native platform designed for traders and portfolio managers. MarketAxess is the inaugural client for the product, which AIQ Markets describes as its first major deployment. The platform allows fixed-income […]
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Equipal, a UK-based fintech lender focused on business equipment finance, has secured £16.25million from Altum Capital Management in a deal that combines a £1.25million equity injection with a £15million forward-flow facility. The transaction, which closed in June 2026, is intended to fund growth in the UK asset finance market and expand the company’s headcount from […]
Explore MoreCorporates are faced with a barrage of developments that make it harder to manage expenses successfully. This includes the rise of payment types, changes to working patterns, growth in regulation and demands from the business for faster closing. For many companies, expense controls are now complex and unwieldy. How has this happened? Next week we’ll […]
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The following looks at the fintech and wider digital economic development of the State of Qatar in 2026. Qatar’s fintech ambitions have evolved considerably over the past few years. While the country’s financial sector was once viewed primarily as supporting one of the world’s wealthiest hydrocarbon economies, it is increasingly positioning itself as a regional […]
Explore MoreIn a powerful demonstration of its growing momentum as an international technology and financial nexus, Hong Kong successfully hosted the inaugural LEAP East 2026 this July, drawing a massive crowd of over 35,000 global innovators. Held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from July 8 to 10, the three-day summit marked a historic […]
Explore MoreTrump Accounts and the Start of a New Savings Habit On 4 July, the U.S. government did something no previous administration had done it opened millions of investment accounts for children who can’t yet spell “investment”. Trump Accounts, officially known as 530A accounts, launched on the nation’s 250th birthday. Every U.S. citizen child born between […]
Explore MoreAfternoon, an AI-powered operating model designed to automate the financial advice process, has won AdviceTech Catwalk 2026, the annual early-stage showcase run by Scottish financial services consultancy the lang cat. The result was decided by a margin of two votes from an audience of practising financial advisers. The company competed against four other early-stage propositions: […]
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How Taranis Capital is pairing proven financial technology from developed and developing markets with the Kingdom’s digital transformation Financial technology does not grow at the same speed everywhere. A payments platform that fought for a decade to win market share in Europe can find its model adopted in eighteen months in a market that skipped […]
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The following gives a fintech and wider digital economic development overview of the Philippines in 2026. For decades, the Philippines has been one of the world’s largest recipients of remittances, with millions of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) supporting families and communities back home. Those cross-border payments are far more than an economic indicator-they fund education, […]
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