FIS Acquires AI-Native OpenCoreOS as Core Banking Consolidation Continues
Banking and payments technology group FIS has acquired OpenCoreOS, the AI-native core banking startup founded by former Zafin chief executive Al Karim Somji, only months...
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World Cup Betting Surge Tests Payments, Fraud Controls and Customer Trust
With 104 matches spread across three countries and multiple time zones, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is bringing a longer betting day, a wave of...
Can Financial Services Manage Rising Risk Without Different Perspectives?
Fintech and financial services have spent years talking about inclusion, yet many workplaces still struggle to make room for honest challenge, different perspectives and difficult...
Mexico’s Cash Culture Faces Infrastructure Shift as BNPL Scales
by Mark Walker
The classification of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) in Latin America is undergoing a structural evolution, moving from an alternative financing niche to a core...
Strategic Acquisitions Drive Maturity in US Fintech Sector
by Amrit Kang
New York correspondent Amrit Kang analyzes the maturing US fintech landscape, where strategic acquisitions—like Capital One’s Brex deal—signal a shift toward execution-led innovation and integration...
Fintech Urgently Needs More Male Allies: 15 Leaders Taking Real Action
Fintech continues to wrestle with gaps in pay, progression and representation, despite years of conversation around inclusion. Nadia Edwards-Dashti, chief customer officer at financial services...
Jason Cao on How Huawei’s FinAgent Booster Is Turning AI Pilots Into Everyday Bank Platforms
Chatbots that never scale, credit engines stuck in testing, fraud tools that look good in a demo but don’t survive integration – banks have plenty...
Bahrain’s Fintech Formula: One Regulator, Faster Paths to Market
Bahrain may not grab the Gulf’s fintech headlines, but it’s increasingly the market founders and banks choose when they need a proof-of-concept to mature into...
Inside SAMA’s Strategy: How Saudi Arabia is Engineering the Future of Payments
by Mark Walker
Following the incredible energy and global dialogue at Money 20/20 Middle East in Riyadh, it’s clear that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not just...
View From My Market with Paymentology: What the Middle East is Getting Right
As the Middle East’s fintech sector accelerates, powered by rapid digital adoption and visionary government initiatives, a new phase is emerging, writes Nauman Hassan regional...