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Finweek KL 2026: Where European capital meets ASEAN scale
Asian Banking & Finance, Posted June 25, 2026
The premier EU–ASEAN institutional fintech summit brings 1,000+ delegates to PARKROYAL Collection Kuala Lumpur on 11 to 13 November 2026 for three days of cross-border deal-making.
Finweek and Fintech Valley Europe today announced Finweek KL 2026, the premier EU–ASEAN institutional fintech summit, to be held 11 to 13 November 2026 at PARKROYAL Collection Kuala Lumpur. Over three days, the summit brings together more than 1,000 delegates — over 500 of them C-level — spanning banks, investors, fintech founders and regulators from Europe and ASEAN to turn a once-in-a-decade regulatory opening into capital, partnerships, and cross-border growth.
RBI Propose Draft to Expand Money Market Access for NBFCs and Firms
Angel One, Posted June 26, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to broaden participation in the country’s money market to include non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), shadow lenders, and other financial institutions. This initiative aims to deepen funding markets and expand access to short-term liquidity.
Currently, only banks and standalone primary dealers are allowed to participate in India’s term money market under specific prudential limits.
The RBI’s draft proposals, issued on June 25, 2026, suggest that NBFCs, including mortgage providers, be permitted to trade in the term money markets as both borrowers and lenders. However, smaller non-bank finance firms will be excluded from this participation.
MSCI clock ticking on Indonesia’s broken and untrusted IDX
Asia Times, Posted June 26, 2026
For decades, Indonesia Stock Exchange’s (IDX) institutional structure has acted as a brake on the growth and global competitiveness of Indonesia’s capital market.
The exchange still operates under a mutual ownership model, in which brokerage firms that use it are also its owners. While such arrangements were once common around the world, they have increasingly become an anachronism in modern financial markets.
BSP requires banks with digital financial marketplaces to maintain at least P1 billion in capital
ABS-CBN News, Posted June 26, 2026
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is asking banks and other financial institutions that run digital financial marketplaces to maintain at least P1 billion in capital. The BSP said digital financial marketplaces are those that offer services such as loans, insurance, and investments from BSP-supervised financial institutions.
In a statement, the BSP said the P1 billion capital should support technology upgrades and cybersecurity measures. Banks that operate digital financial marketplaces must also comply with standards on risk governance, data governance, consumer protection, and customer due diligence, the BSP said. The BSP circular also said that financial information may be shared only with the customer’s consent through secure channels.
Capital relief may push Philippine banks toward excessive risk: analyst
Asian Banking & Finance, Posted June 24, 2026
BSP sees rates on a higher for longer path with further tightening likely, said CreditSights.
The Philippine central bank’s recent relief measures allowing banks to exclude losses tied to peso-denominated government securities may incentivize banks to take on more risk, warned CreditSights by Fitch Solutions. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced in June 2026 that it is allowing banks and quasi-banks to temporarily exclude paper losses on the said securities from computation of banks and quasi banks’ regulatory capital.
Europe
Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe’s banking sector shows strong growth prospects, new report finds
EIB, Posted June 24, 2026
The banking sector in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CESEE) has strong growth potential, according to a new survey by the European Investment Bank (EIB). Credit demand from both businesses and households in the region is robust, supported mainly by consumer and housing loans, the CESEE Bank Lending Survey for the first half of 2026 shows.
At the same time, credit supply in CESEE is projected to soften slightly, reflecting a reduced readiness to extend loans to large companies.
Red-letter week for fintechs as $1bn raised across 17 deRevolut in Morocco: Jouahri Names Three Priorities Blocking the Neobank’s Entryals
Morocco World News, Posted June 24, 2026
British neobank Revolut has set its sights on Morocco. But Bank Al-Maghrib is not ready to open the door.
Abdellatif Jouahri, governor of Morocco’s central bank, confirmed on Tuesday that he received Revolut’s leadership earlier this month in Rabat. The delegation included mainly senior British executives, alongside a Moroccan representative. They expressed interest in the Moroccan market, citing its strong macroeconomic indicators and its potential as a launchpad for expansion into Africa.
No formal license application was submitted. Jouahri was clear on that point. “They did not come to say: we want a banking license,” he stated during a press conference following the quarterly meeting of Bank Al-Maghrib’s board. The visit, he said, was exploratory in nature.
OpenPayd secures MiCA licence as demand for regulated stablecoin infrastructure accelerates across Europe
OpenPayd, Posted June 24, 2026
OpenPayd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, has secured authorisation under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, strengthening its ability to deliver regulated stablecoin infrastructure across Europe.
The milestone comes one year after OpenPayd launched its stablecoin infrastructure, enabling businesses to move and manage fiat and digital assets through a single platform. Since launch, adoption has expanded across treasury, settlement and cross-border payment use cases as businesses increasingly seek regulated pathways into the digital asset economy. Today, OpenPayd processes more than $240 billion in annualised volume for over 1,100 businesses globally, including Kraken, eToro, OKX and B2C2.
USA
US FinTech deal activity grew 33% YoY in Q1 2026 driven by surge in deals under $100m
FinTech Global, Posted June 26, 2026
US FinTech companies raised $11.1bn across 466 deals in Q1 2026, a 16% increase in funding and a 33% rise in deal count compared to the $9.6bn and 350 transactions recorded in Q1 2025.
Both measures moved in the same direction, a relatively uncommon combination that points to genuine broadening of activity rather than a small number of large deals flattering the headline figure.
The average deal size in Q1 2026 came in at $23.8m, down 13% from $27.4m in Q1 2025 and below the $32m average seen across 2025, consistent with a market in which capital is being distributed across a greater number of opportunities.
Home equity credit card startup Trovy closes $25m raise
FinTech Global, Posted June 25, 2026
Trovy, a US consumer FinTech replacing high-cost consumer debt with home equity-backed financing, has announced it has closed a $15m Series A, bringing its total capital raised to $25m.
The Series A was led by Left Lane Capital, with existing seed investors Kleiner Perkins, DCM Ventures, and Camber Creek all returning to participate in the round. The proceeds are earmarked to drive Trovy’s nationwide expansion, deepen its product capabilities, and scale the team behind what the company describes as the definitive financial home base for America’s 85 million homeowners.
LatAm
Brazil’s Central Bank pushes lenders to improve data quality
Valor, Posted June 25, 2026
Brazil’s Central Bank now wants to ensure that banks in the country have a similar level of organization and preparedness.
Late last year, the National Monetary Council (CMN) published Joint Resolution 18, which sets rules for the quality of information provided by banks and other regulated institutions. In an increasingly digital environment, where artificial intelligence creates both risks and opportunities and cybersecurity has become even more important, organized and well-structured data are essential.
QI Tech and Ant International’s Bettr Partner to Expand Credit Solutions
Las Vegas Sun, Posted June 25, 2026
QI Tech, a leading Brazilian financial technology company, announced a strategic partnership with Bettr, an alternative credit platform backed by Ant International. The collaboration aims to expand data-driven credit infrastructure and embedded finance tools across Latin America.
Brazil Goes After the Money Behind Illegal Betting, Putting Fintechs on Notice
The Rio Times, Posted June 21, 2026
Brazil has changed tactics against illegal betting, moving from blocking websites to choking the payment rails that move the money, and it has put fintechs squarely in the firing line.
Brazil’s government is squeezing the financial flows behind illegal betting. (Photo internet reproduction). For two years Brazil has tried to tame a booming betting market by blocking websites. The trouble is that blocked sites simply reappear under new names the next day. So the government has switched targets.
Instead of chasing web addresses, it is now going after the money, and the payment firms that move it.
