Real-time clearing and embedded banking provider ClearBank has become a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). ClearBank received regulatory confirmation from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), allowing it to begin offering digital asset services, the company said in a Thursday (April 9) press release....
The Middle East has, in recent years, stood out among the more productive settings for payments innovation, where digital adoption and infrastructure development have advanced in tandem and given rise to a new generation of FinTech platforms. That foundation remains intact, but what’s changing in...
Global payments and financial platform Airwallex is investing $1.135 billion to fuel its expansion in the United Kingdom and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region over the next five years. The company will use the new investment to open in new markets, launch...
Thousands of European banking sector workers could face AI-related job losses by 2030. Artificial intelligence (AI) and branch closures will drive this trend over the next five years and lead to a 10% workforce reduction across the industry, the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Dec. 31), citing a forecast...
April 06, 2026
The Middle East has, in recent years, stood out among the more productive settings for payments innovation, where digital adoption and infrastructure development have advanced in tandem and given rise to a new generation of FinTech platforms. That foundation remains intact, but what’s changing in the midst if the war raging across the region is […]
January 17, 2025
With the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) now in effect, organizations must pivot from preparation to active compliance and ongoing risk management, That’s according to Carl Leonard, EMEA cybersecurity strategist...
December 02, 2024
Digital wallets have become a key tool for German consumers, especially for online shopping and banking. Consider that 71% of consumers in Germany used a digital wallet in some way...
October 03, 2024
Embedded lending options are proving to be critical lifelines for individuals and the smallest businesses — particularly in an uncertain macro environment marked by relatively high interest rates. “Many times...
August 24, 2026
U.K. FinTech investments have reached a 10-year low amid an overall jump in funding. British financial technology firms took in around $2.5 billion during the first six months of 2026, a two-thirds decline from the previous year, according to the latest edition of KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report, published Monday (Aug. 24). “It has been […]
April 13, 2026
Real-time clearing and embedded banking provider ClearBank has become a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). ClearBank received regulatory confirmation from the Dutch Authority for the Financial...
March 13, 2026
Global payments and financial platform Airwallex is investing $1.135 billion to fuel its expansion in the United Kingdom and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region over the next...
December 31, 2025
Thousands of European banking sector workers could face AI-related job losses by 2030. Artificial intelligence (AI) and branch closures will drive this trend over the next five years and lead to a...
