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14 JUL 2026 · 3 MIN READ

Tabby Signs Up 150,000 for Fee Free Cash Account Beyond BNPL

The Dubai buy now, pay later group has launched a zero-fee money account under a new central bank licence, its first step into everyday banking.

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Tribe’s Ruta Kairyte: Why the Baltics Are Becoming a Payments Powerhouse

Ruta Kairyte of Tribe Payments discusses the Baltics’ fintech growth, Kaunas as a technology hub and the company’s regional expansion plans,

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Numi’s Leni Andronicos: “Nobody’s scared of AI. They’re scared of AI with no rules.”

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Five Minutes With Viroshan Naicker, CEO of Refiant

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‘Why Emerging Markets Produce Global Fintechs’: Endeavor’s Constanza Castro Feijóo

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From Archiving to Action: How LeapXpert Will Use $180M Funding to Turn Governed Messaging Into a ‘Gold Mine’ of Intelligence

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The forty-seven private fintechs most worth knowing about right now.

The annual editorial list of 47 private fintech companies worth knowing right now. Recognising companies building something original, useful and likely to shape the future of fintech. Judged on what a company is building, how well it is executing and the impact it could have on the market.

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UAE Fintech MIDDLE EAST · 3 MIN

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The Ledger

A weekly roundup of the fintech stories that matter, with our editors’ view on what they mean for the people who build, fund and regulate the industry. Free, every Friday.