In this episode of the FinTech Times News and Views podcast, Mark Walker, Editorial Director and CEO at the FinTech Times, engages in a compelling conversation with Vijay Bains, Group Chief Sustainability Officer for Emirates NBD. They explore the integration of sustainability in finance, the role of digital transformation, and the impact of AI in […]
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The Audi Revolut F1 Team has officially unveiled its name and logo, confirming that its full team launch will take place in Berlin on 20 January 2026. This announcement solidifies the identity of the German manufacturer’s factory entry into the Formula One World Championship, with global fintech Revolut taking centre stage as Title Partner. The […]
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Payment fragmentation has become a silent brake on growth for modern online businesses, forcing leadership teams to manage a patchwork of disconnected providers rather than focusing on strategy. PayDo aims to solve this by replacing complexity with a single, unified ecosystem. Serhii Zakharov, CEO of PayDo This week, we speak to Serhii Zakharov, CEO of […]
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The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) and Hub71 have signed a strategic agreement to launch the MZN Hub71 Programme, a new initiative designed to accelerate Emirati entrepreneurship in Al Ain. Signed during Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025, the partnership aims to decentralise the emirate’s tech ecosystem, bringing Hub71’s global expertise to the eastern region […]
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Ripple, the provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has partnered with AMINA Bank, marking the first time a European bank has adopted its end-to-end payments solution. The collaboration aims to streamline cross-border payments for the Swiss-regulated crypto bank, allowing its clients to settle transactions in minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, […]
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International student lender Prodigy Finance has opened early access to over 400 global universities, including prestigious institutions like Harvard, MIT, and Oxford, for its Spring intake. The move is a direct response to a year of “unpredictable” student mobility, offering Indian applicants a merit-based, currency-de-risked pathway to secure funding and bypass the crowded autumn admission […]
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The narrative at Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) shifted perceptibly this year. Where once fintech and crypto existed on the periphery of traditional finance, the 2024 edition marked the moment the two worlds collided. From the “professionalisation” of the sector to the rise of stablecoins as a killer app, industry leaders gathered in the UAE […]
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The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) has released its annual economic outlook for 2026, projecting that the Asia Pacific (APAC) region will maintain steady growth despite a complex global backdrop of shifting trade policies, tariff uncertainties, and geopolitical tensions. While global real GDP growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.1 per cent in 2026, down […]
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British Caribbean Bank (BCB), a financial institution based in the Turks and Caicos Islands, has successfully gone live with Finastra Essence, a next-generation core banking platform. The implementation marks a significant step in the bank’s digital transformation strategy, aimed at democratising access to enterprise-grade technology for smaller financial institutions. The move allows BCB to leverage […]
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Late payments continue to strain small businesses across Europe, tightening cash flow and turning routine invoices into a source of risk. Aria embeds invoice financing into the platforms where B2B transactions already happen – from marketplaces to ERP systems – so suppliers can be paid within 24 hours while buyers keep their agreed terms. In […]
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