Solflare, one of the largest non-custodial wallets on the Solana blockchain, has launched the alpha version of a native, in-wallet AI assistant designed to automate complex decentralized finance (DeFi) workflows through natural language. Announced on stage at Solana Breakpoint 2025, the new tool—Solflare AI—aims to replace rigid, traditional wallet interfaces with an LLM-powered assistant. The […]
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Octopus Energy has successfully completed one of the largest Direct Debit migrations in UK history, moving 5.5 million customer mandates and £12billion in payments to fintech platform GoCardless. The migration is a significant operational milestone for the energy supplier, designed to streamline payment processes and improve speed for its 11 million global customers. The primary […]
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At Singapore FinTech Festival, Huawei set out a decade-long view for AI in finance, and the near-term hurdles: latency, accuracy, integration and governance. Banks are now asking a harder question of AI: how to move from neat proofs of concept to services that hold up under real traffic, audit and legacy integration. At the recent […]
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Avelacom, the global provider of low-latency network and infrastructure solutions, expanded its London presence with a new Point of Presence (PoP) at the Equinix LD7 data center in Slough. The move is designed to support colocation and on-demand server offerings for trading firms accessing both traditional and digital markets. The LD7 facility is one of […]
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Most businesses don’t fail because the work dries up; they fail because the cash arrives late. That gap between issuing an invoice and getting paid is still treated as ‘just how B2B works’, even when the transaction itself is happening inside modern platforms and software. In this week’s Behind the Idea, Tom Lamb, head of […]
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Regional fintech Ottu has signed a strategic agreement with Mastercard to drive the expansion of digital commerce across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The collaboration will see Ottu integrate Mastercard Merchant Cloud, a payments platform that provides a single connection to over 200 acquirers and acceptance at more than 110 million locations globally. The […]
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As the payments industry races toward a digital future, two technologies are often mentioned in the same breath: tokenisation and digital currencies. Yet, despite their shared spotlight, understanding the distinction is essential for anyone navigating the evolving financial landscape, writes Azimkhon Askarov, Co-CEO and Partner of payments company CONCRYT. Azimkhon Askarov, Co-CEO and Partner of […]
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As settlement windows tighten and global stablecoin regulations diverge, the payments industry is moving away from a binary choice between old and new systems. A new report from Clear Junction, the global provider of cross-border payments infrastructure, argues that the next competitive advantage lies in mastering “hybrid rails.” The whitepaper, titled ‘Value in Transition: Navigating […]
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The era of viewing global payroll as a mere back-office administrative task is over. In the current market, it has evolved into a treacherous compliance minefield, a catalyst for retention crises, and a persistent financial leak for the modern enterprise. Eynat Guez, CEO of PAPAYA Global Writing for The Fintech Times, Papaya Global CEO Eynat […]
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Fintech has spent years racing toward speed, but the industry must now shift its focus from movement to architecture to truly offer financial freedom, writes Faisal Toukan, CEO and co-founder of Ziina. Faisal Toukan CEO and Co-founder, Ziina Fintech has spent years racing toward speed. Faster payments. Cheaper transfers. New rails built on old foundations. […]
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