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Innovation in digital finance — including payments, wallets, startups, and banking technology.
Flex has secured 60 million dollars in fresh equity funding to scale its AI powered finance tools for middle market businesses and expand into personal financial management.
Britain has launched a simplified licensing path for fintech firms, allowing them to begin limited operations while completing full authorisation with the financial regulator.
Wales’ fintech ecosystem grew across investment, employment, and international expansion in 2024, according to the Fintech Wales Annual Report 2024/25.
Marquis has disclosed a ransomware attack that exposed personal and financial data from hundreds of thousands of banking customers, highlighting growing digital risks for financial service providers.
Sony Bank is preparing to issue a US dollar stablecoin in 2026 to support payments for games, subscriptions, and anime content, according to a Nikkei report.
The Federal Reserve injected 13.5 billion dollars into US banks through an overnight repo, raising concerns over funding conditions and prompting speculation about broader market liquidity.
Nine major European banks, joined by BNP Paribas, have formed Qivalis to launch a regulated euro stablecoin by the second half of 2026, aiming to strengthen Europe’s digital-money infrastructure.
Visa has teamed up with Aquanow to scale stablecoin settlement across CEMEA, aiming to cut costs and speed up cross-border transactions while boosting adoption of crypto-based payment rails.
Klarna has unveiled KlarnaUSD, its first stablecoin, marking a major strategic shift as stablecoin transactions grow rapidly and new blockchain payment rails challenge legacy networks.
FinTech Magazine has released its top 10 predictions for 2026, highlighting rapid change across payments, regulation and digital money as the sector enters a new era.