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Decoding the structural rewiring of global finance. Intelligence for banking executives, policymakers and fintech founders. A Disrupts Media title.

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Air India and Standard Chartered are linking loyalty programmes, offering affluent Global Indians reciprocal travel status and cross-border wealth services across Singapore and the UAE. #wealthtech #loyaltyprogrammes #globalbankingFull story: thefintechtimes.com/air-indi…
Air India and Standard Chartered Link Loyalty with Wealth Management | The Fintech Times

Air India and Standard Chartered Link Loyalty with Wealth Management | The Fintech Times

The airline and the bank will offer affluent Global Indians reciprocal travel status and cross-border wealth services across Singapore and the UAE.

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Emirates Islamic posts AED 3.3bn operating profit in nine months, with total income up 6% YoY to AED 4.7bn. Customer financing grew 14.4%, deposits 13%. Full story: #IslamicBanking #UAE #Banks thefintechtimes.com/emirates…
Emirates Islamic Posts AED 3.3bn Operating Profit in Nine-Month Results | The Fintech Times

Emirates Islamic Posts AED 3.3bn Operating Profit in Nine-Month Results | The Fintech Times

The UAE Islamic bank grew total income 6% year-on-year to AED 4.7bn, with customer financing up 14.4% and deposits rising 13

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Hyundai Card's logo-free Alphabet sub-brand hit 150,000 issuances in Q1. Lifestyle positioning over corporate branding signals shift in Korean card market strategy. Full story: #paytech #Korea #cards thefintechtimes.com/hyundai-…
Hyundai Card's Alphabet Sub-Brand Tops 150,000 Cards in Three Months | The Fintech Times

Hyundai Card's Alphabet Sub-Brand Tops 150,000 Cards in Three Months | The Fintech Times

South Korea's Hyundai Card says its lifestyle-focused Alphabet Card sub-brand, stripped of corporate logos, issued 150,000 cards in its first quarter.

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California's DFPI has formally opposed an SEC crypto rule, arguing it would strip states of authority to screen digital assets. State regulators pushing back on federal preemption. #digitalassets #stateregulation #fintech Full story: thefintechtimes.com/californ…
California DFPI Opposes SEC Crypto Rule Over State Oversight Risk | The Fintech Times

California DFPI Opposes SEC Crypto Rule Over State Oversight Risk | The Fintech Times

California's financial regulator has filed a formal comment letter against an SEC proposal it says would strip states of authority to screen digital asset

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OpenSea's mobile app exits beta with a social trading feed and 25% referral fees for users. Cross-chain marketplace play as the NFT infrastructure layer matures. #NFT #digitalassets #web3 Full story: thefintechtimes.com/opensea-…
OpenSea Mobile Launches with Social Trading Feed and 25% Referral Fees | The Fintech Times

OpenSea Mobile Launches with Social Trading Feed and 25% Referral Fees | The Fintech Times

OpenSea has brought its mobile app out of beta, adding a cross-chain social trading layer and a permanent fee-sharing referral programme.

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TotallyMoney now serves one-in-ten UK adults. Monthly credit-score checkers see 133% larger improvements than occasional users, habit beats snapshot monitoring. #lending #fintech Full story: thefintechtimes.com/totallym…
TotallyMoney Hits Six Million Users as Credit-Score Habits Drive Gains | The Fintech Times

TotallyMoney Hits Six Million Users as Credit-Score Habits Drive Gains | The Fintech Times

The free credit app said one-in-ten UK adults have now used its service, with monthly checkers recording a 133% larger score improvement than

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Global fintech startups are increasingly choosing Tokyo. Chang Li of FinCity.Tokyo on government support, open corporates and agentic AI driving the shift. Full story: thefintechtimes.com/news-vie…
FinCity.Tokyo | 一般社団法人 東京国際金融機構

FinCity.Tokyo | 一般社団法人 東京国際金融機構

「一般社団法人 東京国際金融機構（略称：FinCity.Tokyo）」は東京の金融市場としての魅力を高め、世界トップクラスの国際金融都市とすることを目的として、国内外への情報発信、国内外でのネットワーキング、海外金融系企業の誘致等のプロモーション活動を実施してまいります。

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Signicat consolidates eIDAS 2.0 audits under TÜV Austria, replacing its five-CAB structure from past acquisitions. #regtech #eIDAS Full story: thefintechtimes.com/signicat…
Signicat Names TÜV Austria Sole CAB for eIDAS 2.0 Compliance | The Fintech Times

Signicat Names TÜV Austria Sole CAB for eIDAS 2.0 Compliance | The Fintech Times

Signicat is consolidating its eIDAS audits under a single conformity assessment body, replacing a five-CAB structure built up through acquisitions.

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Steven Boal joins Pmtbox's board, bringing two decades in fraud and payments infrastructure from Coupons.com and CashStar. #paytech #fraud #payments Full story: thefintechtimes.com/pmtbox-a…
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Fundcraft and Stella are building a cross-border private markets model for wealth managers, with the first fund targeted for January 2027. Aims to open illiquid assets to a new distribution channel. #wealthtech #privatemarkets Full story: thefintechtimes.com/fundcraf…
Fundcraft and Stella Partner to Open Private Markets to Wealth Channel | The Fintech Times

Fundcraft and Stella Partner to Open Private Markets to Wealth Channel | The Fintech Times

The two firms aim to build a repeatable cross-border model for private markets fund launches, with the first vehicle targeted for January 2027.

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FCA's AI review finds fintechs risk losing sight of customer needs in deployment. EQWIRE CEO Sophie Njagi calls for anchor: build AI around what users actually require, not just capability. #regtech #AI #FCA Full story: thefintechtimes.com/fca-ai-r…
FCA AI Review Prompts Call to Keep Customer Needs Central | The Fintech Times

FCA AI Review Prompts Call to Keep Customer Needs Central | The Fintech Times

EQWIRE CEO Sophie Njagi urges fintechs to anchor AI product development in customer needs, citing the FCA's latest AI good-practice findings.

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Boost Payment Solutions processed nearly 10x more volume through Airwallex in five months, onboarding 270 international supplier accounts. #paytech #crossborder Full story: thefintechtimes.com/boost-pa…
Boost Payment Solutions Partners Airwallex for Cross-Border B2B Cards | The Fintech Times

Boost Payment Solutions Partners Airwallex for Cross-Border B2B Cards | The Fintech Times

Boost says payment volume processed through Airwallex grew nearly ten-fold in five months, with 270 international supplier accounts onboarded.

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Piston's cardless fleet fuel payments now live at all 341 Jacksons stores across eight western US states. Expansion taps growing demand for seamless B2B fuel infrastructure. #paytech #fleet #payments Full story: thefintechtimes.com/piston-b…
Piston Brings Cardless Fleet Fuel Payments to 341 Jacksons Stores | The Fintech Times

Piston Brings Cardless Fleet Fuel Payments to 341 Jacksons Stores | The Fintech Times

The cardless fleet payment network is now live at all Jacksons Food Stores locations across eight western US states, expanding its merchant footprint.

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COLIBRIX ONE adopts Vivox AI's explainable agents for KYB merchant verification and sanctions screening. FCA and MFSA-authorised platform automates corporate document checks at scale. #regtech #payments #compliance Full story: thefintechtimes.com/colibrix…
COLIBRIX ONE Taps Vivox AI for Automated KYB Merchant Onboarding | The Fintech Times

COLIBRIX ONE Taps Vivox AI for Automated KYB Merchant Onboarding | The Fintech Times

The FCA- and MFSA-authorised payments platform will use Vivox AI's explainable agents to verify corporate documents and run sanctions screening on new merchants.

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PayPal data: 67% of Christmas BNPL shoppers add more items when payment options appear on product pages. Retailers urged to surface buy-now-pay-later early as Black Friday approaches. #embeddedfinance #retail Full story: thefintechtimes.com/paypal-u…

PayPal Urges Retailers to Show BNPL Earlier as Black Friday Nears | The Fintech Times

PayPal research finds 67% of Christmas BNPL shoppers are more likely to add items to their basket when payment options appear on product pages.

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Charter Space and Project Omega are jointly exploring radioisotope power systems to reduce spacecraft loss rates and reshape mission economics. #space #insurance #nuclear Full story: thefintechtimes.com/charter-…
Charter Space and Project Omega Eye Nuclear Power for Sat Insurance | The Fintech Times

Charter Space and Project Omega Eye Nuclear Power for Sat Insurance | The Fintech Times

The specialty space insurer and nuclear power firm will jointly assess how long-duration radioisotope systems could cut spacecraft loss rates and reshape mission

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Visa and Mesh enable direct crypto payments at 175m merchants – no card conversion needed. Stablecoin and crypto wallet holders can now settle at any Visa terminal. #crypto #paytech #payments Full story: thefintechtimes.com/visa-and…
Visa and Mesh Partner to Bring Crypto Balances to 175m Merchants | The Fintech Times

Visa and Mesh Partner to Bring Crypto Balances to 175m Merchants | The Fintech Times

The partnership lets consumers pay directly from crypto or stablecoin wallets at any Visa-accepting merchant, with no card pre-load required.

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Debenhams Group rolls out daily cash advances to 30,000 marketplace sellers via Storfund – up to 80% of shipped-order revenue. Embedded working capital ahead of peak trading. #embeddedfinance #marketplace #workingcapital Full story: thefintechtimes.com/debenham…
Debenhams Group Embeds Storfund Daily Advance for 30,000 Sellers | The Fintech Times

Debenhams Group Embeds Storfund Daily Advance for 30,000 Sellers | The Fintech Times

Debenhams Group has partnered with Storfund to give marketplace sellers up to 80% of shipped-order revenue daily, ahead of peak Christmas trading.

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Emirates NBD and BlackRock expand their year-old partnership with two new funds, bringing combined AUM to $350m. CLO and systematic income strategies target retail wealth clients in the region. #wealth #MiddleEast #partnerships Full story: thefintechtimes.com/emirates…
Emirates NBD and BlackRock Launch Two Funds at Partnership Anniversary | The Fintech Times

Emirates NBD and BlackRock Launch Two Funds at Partnership Anniversary | The Fintech Times

The one-year-old collaboration has gathered $350m in AUM and now expands into CLO and systematic income strategies for retail wealth clients.

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Tokenisation infrastructure, not issuance, is the bottleneck. DFSA publishes scaling rulebook; DIFC Courts proposes on-chain enforcement. Liquidity and settlement remain the hard problem. #tokenisation #middleeast #regulation Full story: thefintechtimes.com/dubai-fu…
Dubai Future Finance Week day four: a tokenisation rulebook, a court on chain and the liquidity...

Dubai Future Finance Week day four: a tokenisation rulebook, a court on chain and the liquidity...

The DFSA published its view of how tokenised markets can scale and DIFC Courts proposed a way to enforce rulings on chain. On stage at the Future Tokenisation Forum, regulators and market builders...

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