Stablecoins in 2025: How Regulation, Banks, and Fintechs Turned Digital Money Into a Global Infrastructure
The story of stablecoins in 2025 is not one of sudden disruption but of gradual integration. Over about one year, what began as cautious optimism turned into coordinated policy, market…
MAS grants Major Payment Institution License to BC Payments Pte. Ltd.
Banking Circle S.A. (Banking Circle) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary BC Payments Pte. Ltd. (BC Payments Singapore) has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license…
UK Fintech Revolut to Launch Payments Platform in India
Fintech News Singapore London-based digital finance firm Revolut has announced it will launch its payment platform in India, marking its first entry into one of the world’s largest digital payments…
Can Latin America really deliver on cross-border payments?
Latin America’s payments landscape is at a crossroads. On one hand, the region is buzzing with innovation, with digital wallets, instant payments, and FinTech adoption reshaping how consumers and businesses…
As customer growth slows, FinTech bets on deeper impact, study shows
The global FinTech sector is entering a new phase—not just one of growth, but also one of maturity. According to the “Future of Global FinTech: From Rapid Expansion to Sustainable…
Reimagining banking in the age of AI
Do you remember your first mobile phone? Mine was a Motorola MicroTAC from 1994. It was one of the first ‘flip phones’, and despite its bulky battery by today’s standards,…
Europe’s banks brace for real-time payments —and millions in lost interest
There’s no such thing as banking hours anymore. Weekends, evenings, holidays — they’re all fair game now. With the EU’s SEPA Instant Payments Regulation set to become mandatory by October…
The European Union Is Planning to Get Rid of Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Alipay, and the U.S. Tech Grip
The European Union is planning a major shift in its financial infrastructure. The EU wants to free itself from the grip of global financial giants like Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and AliPay. Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central…
Is AI the new power broker in finance?
The State of AI in Financial Services: 2025 Trends report by NVIDIA provides an in-depth analysis of how AI is reshaping the financial sector. Based on a survey of 600…