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Fintech news across the five core areas: banking & neobanks, payments, infrastructure, capital & deals, and policy & regulation.

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AI 28 SEP 2026 4 MIN GLOBAL

HSBC Uses AI Trade-Document Checking Solution in Three Markets

HSBC is using Smart Checking, an AI-powered solution for processing, tracing and checking trade finance documentation, in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, with a full global production rollout planned over time, the bank said.

LAURA RINALDI

Regulation 28 SEP 2026 MIDDLE EAST

Oman Launches National Fintech Strategy and a Single Entry Portal for Startups

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Capital & Deals 28 SEP 2026 NORTH AMERICA

Klarna and Affirm’s Earnings Show Two Different Roads to BNPL Profit

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Regulation 28 SEP 2026 MIDDLE EAST

Jordan’s Bank al Etihad Signs MoU to Set Up a Category 1 Bank in ADGM

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Payments 27 SEP 2026 MIDDLE EAST

PhonePe Secures CBUAE Approval for Its First Overseas Market

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Payments 27 SEP 2026 MIDDLE EAST

Dubai’s Huspy Buys Italy’s Integra Finance, Commits $86M

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Infrastructure 25 SEP 2026 3 MIN EUROPE

BNP Paribas Plans Agentic AI Expansion Under Five-Year Google Cloud Partnership

BNP Paribas, has signed a five-year agreement with Google Cloud to expand its AI capabilities and plan agenti…

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Payments 24 SEP 2026 3 MIN EUROPE

ECB Launches Pontes to Settle Tokenised Assets in Central Bank Money

The European Central Bank launched Pontes on 21 September 2026, creating a new Eurosystem route for settling …

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Regulation 24 SEP 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

UAE Central Bank Bars Bank Melli Iran Branches From All Transactions With Iran

The regulator cited anti-money laundering and proliferation financing failures a month after the US sanctione…

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Payments 24 SEP 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Paymob Raises $35 Million as Gulf Business Nears Half of Revenue

Mubadala and the EBRD co-led the Egyptian payments firm's pre-Series C after its GCC revenue grew sevenfold i…

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Payments 23 SEP 2026 3 MIN UK

Amazon Brings 48-Month Instalment Credit to UK Checkout, Powered by Affirm

Amazon has started offering instalment financing on Amazon.co.uk through a new tie-up with Affirm, giving UK …

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23 SEP 2026 6 MIN GLOBAL

Fixing Revenue Cycle Bottlenecks Without Overhauling Everything at Once

Identify common healthcare revenue cycle bottlenecks and learn practical ways to reduce denials, improve A/R …

Payments 23 SEP 2026 3 MIN GLOBAL

J.P. Morgan Payments Expands Cross-Border Reach to 12 Billion Wallets and Bank Accounts

J.P. Morgan Payments has selected Thunes to expand its Xpedite Remit cross-border payments suite, connecting …

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Payments 22 SEP 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Foloosi Secures CBUAE In-Principle Approval for Payments Licence

The UAE payments company has processed AED 7 billion for more than 10,000 merchants on a comparatively small …

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Capital & Deals 21 SEP 2026 4 MIN UK

Ryft Raises £20m to Expand Payments Platform Across Europe and US

Manchester-based payments company Ryft has raised £20 million in a Series B round led by Gresham House Ventur…

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Policy & Regulation 21 SEP 2026 4 MIN NORTH AMERICA

SEC Opens Five-Year Route for Tokenised Stock Trading

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a regulated route for tokenised stock trading, granting …

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Cryptocurrencies 18 SEP 2026 4 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Only 10% of Banks Say Stablecoin Capabilities Are Live, Survey Finds

In a RedCompass Labs survey of 300 payments professionals, most report their bank is preparing for stablecoin…

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Payments 17 SEP 2026 3 MIN GLOBAL

Fin.com Raises $20M to Expand Cross-Border Payments Through Acquisitions

Fin.com, a New York-based cross-border payments company, announced a $20 million seed round led by Expa and U…

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Payments 17 SEP 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Arabia and Qatar to Open Cross-Border Acceptance of National Cards

Saudi Arabia's mada and Qatar's Himyan national payment cards will gain cross-border acceptance in each other…

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Capital & Deals 17 SEP 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Fintech barq Raises $329.5 Million, Becomes Kingdom’s Newest Unicorn

barq's Series A, one of the largest in Saudi fintech this year, values the two year old digital payments plat…

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Policy & Regulation 16 SEP 2026 4 MIN NORTH AMERICA

CLARITY Act Fails Senate Cloture Vote, Leaving Crypto Rules Stalled

The US Senate rejected a cloture motion on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on Tuesday, 15 September, lea…

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Policy & Regulation 15 SEP 2026 5 MIN NORTH AMERICA

CLARITY Act Reaches Senate Floor for Crucial Vote Today

The US Senate is scheduled to consider a cloture motion at 2:15pm ET on Tuesday on whether to invoke cloture …

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Financing 15 SEP 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Foodics Launches Capital 2.0, an AI-Driven Restaurant Financing at Money20/20

Foodics has launched Capital 2.0, an automated financing product that pre-qualifies restaurants using their o…

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Capital & Deals 14 SEP 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

baraka Brings DFM and ADX Stocks to Its Investment App

baraka now lets customers invest directly in Dubai Financial Market and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange listed …

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