UAE-founded global employment, payroll, and spend management platform RemotePass has successfully raised $17.4million in a Series B funding round. Led by EBRD Venture Capital (EBRD), the round drew participation from 500 Global alongside a competitive roster of regional and early-stage backers, including Oraseya Capital, 212 VC, Access Bridge Ventures, Khwarizmi Ventures, BECO Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, […]
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Digital bank pioneer Zopa has secured regulatory approval from British authorities to deliver targeted support for its retail investment customers. The milestone makes Zopa the first British bank among the UK’s 350-plus banks and building societies to secure the newly launched permission, positioning it at the forefront of a major shift in how financial institutions […]
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The following is an overview of the fintech ecosystem and its relation to wider economic development of the country of Australia in 2026. Australia has become one of the most mature and internationally connected fintech markets in the Asia-Pacific region, driven by payments innovation, open banking reforms, digital assets, wealthtech and cross-border financial infrastructure. Yet […]
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In a significant move for the Middle East’s digital banking ecosystem, Zand, a prominent AI and blockchain-powered digital bank in the United Arab Emirates, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) Free Zone. The alliance is designed to meet the diverse corporate and institutional needs of companies operating within […]
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With only 3.6 million people, what are the fintech, digital and wider economic developments of Mongolia in 2026? Mongolia’s fintech landscape in 2026 reflects a country attempting to modernise at speed while balancing the realities of geography, economic concentration and financial inclusion. It is a market shaped by vast distances, a young digitally connected population […]
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What is the fintech, digital and wider economic development in 2026 of Belgium with a population of shy of 12 million people? Belgium’s fintech ecosystem does not reveal itself all at once. It is better understood in layers – institutions, infrastructure, and then the companies themselves. By 2026, those layers have begun to align. What […]
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The following gives an overview of the fintech, digital and wider economic development of the South Asian island nation of the Maldives in 2026. The Maldives’ fintech story in 2026 is increasingly tied to a larger national question: how can a small island economy reduce its dependence on tourism while strengthening long-term economic resilience? That […]
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What has been the wider digital and fintech ecosystem like in the Southeast nation of Laos in 2026? Laos, a landlocked Southeast Asian nation often overshadowed by its more industrialised neighbours, has quietly been building the foundations of a modern digital and financial ecosystem. As highlighted in something I’ve written back in 2024, the country’s […]
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Hands In, a pioneer in split payment architecture for high-value transactions, has finalized a global strategic partnership with Outpayce from Amadeus, a prominent travel payments specialist. Under the agreement, travel merchants and airlines utilizing the Outpayce ecosystem can now offer native multi-card split payments directly at the point of sale. The tie-up arrives on the […]
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The following gives the developments of the fintech and wider digital growth that is driving the economy and society of the Southeast African nation of Mozambique in 2026. Mozambique’s fintech ecosystem in 2026 is being shaped by two very different realities unfolding simultaneously. On one side is a country with enormous long-term economic potential driven […]
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