US equity markets still work to a trading day that ends at 4pm in New York, and companies time their results around it. Tokenised versions of the same shares, and perpetual futures that track them, now trade around the clock on crypto exchanges, including overnight and at weekends when the primary exchanges are shut. Gracy […]
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Lumepay, the Cape Town-based cross-border payments company built for SMEs, corporates and institutions that need to move money across Africa and into global markets, is launching in Kenya this month, the first market on its African expansion roadmap. It arrives with regulatory clearance in hand, in the form of a letter of no objection, and […]
Explore MoreAs global financial markets confront rapid technological convergence, evolving regulatory expectations, and the rise of autonomous agentic commerce, Money20/20 USA has officially unveiled the agenda for its 2026 conference. Convening at The Venetian in Las Vegas from October 18–21, the world’s flagship fintech gathering will bring together thousands of industry leaders, central bankers, institutional investors, […]
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Furaha Financial, an education lending fintech incubated by SC Ventures and headquartered in Kampala, says it has helped parents finance school fees for 100,000 Ugandan children since launching in 2024. The company is now setting its sights on 10 million children across Africa by 2030, positioning the Uganda milestone as a proof of concept for […]
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S&P Global Ratings has launched its Vault Risk Assessment (VRA), a new analytical framework designed to give institutional investors an independent, forward-looking view of risk in digital asset lending vaults. The product is not a credit rating; instead, it delivers a letter-based opinion across six risk factors: portfolio credit quality, liquidity mismatch, curator risk, blockchain […]
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Stablecoin rules have started to cover reserves and redemption. The harder policy question is what happens when a payment token begins to offer its holder a return, and which regulator that return belongs to. Bernardo Brites, co-founder and CEO at Trace Finance Bernardo Brites is co-founder and CEO of Trace Finance, a regulated banking correspondent […]
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Fipto, the stablecoin-powered B2B payments and treasury platform, has partnered with Spiko Finance SAS to give corporate clients a route from idle stablecoin balances into regulated UCITS money market funds. The arrangement, announced on 5 October 2026, is designed to close the gap between round-the-clock stablecoin settlement and the weekday-only availability of traditional cash management […]
Explore MoreAgentic commerce and programmable money are no longer distant concepts sitting somewhere on a five-year roadmap. In payments, the building blocks are already here – but the real question is whether banks, businesses, and regulators are ready to connect them in a way that is secure, scalable, and useful. That was the core message from […]
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The Africa Blockchain Festival (ABF) 2026 will take place from 15 to 17 October in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together policymakers, investors, fintech leaders and technology innovators to discuss the continent’s growing blockchain and digital economy ecosystem. Africa’s growing role in blockchain, digital assets and financial technology will take centre stage when the Africa Blockchain Festival […]
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Emirates NBD has launched what it describes as the UAE’s first bank-led AI Travel Assistant, built in partnership with Visa and Tripadvisor. The conversational tool is accessible without a bank account or login, available free via the Emirates NBD website and a dedicated Tripadvisor domain, and is positioned by the bank as part of a […]
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