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Featured News

Middle East FinTech Funding Shifts Toward Local Infrastructure Fintech Investments ● April 6, 2026

Fintech Investments ● March 13, 2026
Airwallex Fuels EMEA Growth With $1.1 Billion Investment
artificial intelligence ● December 31, 2025
AI Could Help Eliminate 200K EU Banking Jobs By 2030
Cryptocurrency ● December 2, 2025
EU Banks Launch Stablecoin Venture Qivalis
Cryptocurrency ● November 28, 2025
Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Gains Approval From Abu Dhabi Regulator

Recent Reports

Expanding Payments Choice - March/April 2022

Payments Orchestration - April 2022

2022 Global Digital Shopping Index - February 2022

The ConnectedEconomy 100 Index - February 2022

Europe/UK

*Monthly startup investor funding by country

EU Auditor Calls for Reforms to Facilitate Cross-Border Services

EU cross-border services

Cross Border Commerce ● March 25, 2026

Banking ● March 20, 2026
Starling Adds Agentic AI to UK Banking App
Blockchain ● February 25, 2026
Revolut Picked to Test Stablecoins in UK’s Regulatory Sandbox
Personnel ● February 23, 2026
Amazon Vet Doug Gurr to Lead UK Competition Watchdog
News ● February 16, 2026
Europe’s Cross-Border Bank Mergers Hit 18-Year High
Regulation ● February 13, 2026
Crypto Advocates Urge UK’s FCA to Narrow Regulatory Scope

Middle East/MENA

*Monthly startup investor funding by country

Middle East FinTech Funding Shifts Toward Local Infrastructure

Middle East

Fintech Investments ● April 6, 2026

Cybersecurity ● March 3, 2026
Middle East Conflict Raises Cyber Risk for Businesses
Fintech Investments ● February 9, 2026
FinTechs Reshape Middle East Money Movement as Capital Returns
Digital Payments ● December 12, 2025
Digital Payments Rebuild Financial Systems in the Middle East
artificial intelligence ● October 20, 2025
1001 AI Raises $9 Million For Critical Industry AI Projects
Investments ● September 24, 2025
PayPal Makes $100 Million Bet on Middle East/Africa Digital Commerce

Sub-Saharan Africa

*Monthly startup investor funding by country

Flutterwave Acquires Mono to Boost Open Banking Offerings

Flutterwave and Mono logos

Acquisitions ● January 5, 2026

Cryptocurrency ● November 18, 2025
Yellow Card CEO Sees Africa Boosting Global Stablecoin Adoption
Digital Identity ● September 26, 2025
Mastercard and Smile ID to Offer Digital Identity Solutions Across Africa
Investments ● September 24, 2025
PayPal Makes $100 Million Bet on Middle East/Africa Digital Commerce
Mobile Wallets ● September 11, 2025
Visa and Onafriq Expand Digital Wallet Capabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo
Partnerships ● June 18, 2025
Visa and Yellow Card to Explore Stablecoin Opportunities in Africa

Reports

AP Automation - February/March 2022

Cross-Border Retail Payments - December 2021/January 2022

Tackling the Chargeback Surge - February 2022

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain And Cross-Border Payments - February 2022

The New Singularity - December 2021

What U.K. Consumers Expect From Their Grocery Shopping Experiences

FinTech

Credit Unions
Velera Opens New FinTech Discounts for Credit Unions
Updated 4 days ago

Payment Methods
Trustly Marks Pay by Bank Milestone With 120-Plus Million Users
Updated 6 days ago

Fintech Investments
Middle East FinTech Funding Shifts Toward Local Infrastructure
Updated 6 days ago

Bank Regulation
Coinbase’s Trust Company Draws Criticism From Banking Sector
Updated 7 days ago

TechREG™

Regulation
Bank of France Pushes EU to Rein in Non-Euro-Backed Stablecoins
Updated 2 days ago

Cryptocurrency
Kraken Reveals Fed Account Bars Interest and Emergency Lending
Updated 2 days ago

Regulation
New Stablecoin Rules Push Banks Into the Crypto Front Line
Updated 3 days ago

Cryptocurrency
SEC Sends ‘Regulation Crypto’ Proposal to White House
Updated 5 days ago