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

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Banking & Neobanks 3 SEP 2026 4 MIN EUROPE

Small Business Banking Worth Up to 11.6 Times More Than Consumer Accounts, Visa Finds

Small-business banking relationships are worth up to 11.6 times more annual revenue for European financial institutions than personal-banking accounts, according to the full Visa-commissioned research report.

LAURA RINALDI

Infrastructure 3 SEP 2026 MIDDLE EAST

FAB Becomes First Middle East Bank to Complete Live Transaction on Swift’s Toke…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Regulation 3 SEP 2026 MIDDLE EAST

UAE Fintechs Face September 16 Deadline Under New Central Bank Law

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Capital & Deals 2 SEP 2026 MIDDLE EAST

Alpha Dhabi Doubles Commitment to Mubadala Capital’s Micad Credit JV to $1 Bill…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Banking & Neobanks 2 SEP 2026 UK

Visa Adds Featurespace Fraud Score to A2A Protect

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Policy & Regulation 28 AUG 2026 UK

UK Government Plans New Bank of England Objective for Payments Innovation

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Policy & Regulation 27 AUG 2026 3 MIN UK

FCA: 44% of Young Investors Wrongly Think AI Financial Advice Is Regulated.

The Financial Conduct Authority published research on 27 August 2026 showing that 44% of young UK investors w…

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Cryptocurrencies 25 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Zand Adds Circle’s USDC Alongside Its Own Dirham Stablecoin

Zand, the Abu Dhabi-backed UAE digital bank, is adding Circle's USDC to its own regulated dirham stablecoin, …

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Capital & Deals 25 AUG 2026 3 MIN GLOBAL

US Megadeals Drive Fintech Investment as EMEA Hits a Decade Low

Global fintech investment reached $103.1 billion in the first half of 2026, up from $72.2 billion in the seco…

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Capital & Deals 25 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Fasset Raises $68m Series C at $1bn Valuation, Backed by SBI Group

Dubai-based stablecoin platform Fasset has closed a $68 million round led by Japan's SBI Group, becoming a un…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Policy & Regulation 25 AUG 2026 3 MIN GLOBAL

Three Regulators Join Banks in Live Pilot of Quantum-Resistant Wallet Signing

Financial regulators from three separate jurisdictions have started directly testing a live implementation of…

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Cryptocurrencies 25 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Capital.com Affiliate Wins Full UAE CMA Licence for Spot Crypto

Capital Vault, a regulated affiliate of Capital.com, has secured a full virtual-asset licence from the UAE's …

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Payments 24 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

FAB’s Payit Launches Send Now Pay Later, Embedding BNPL Into Remittances

Payit, First Abu Dhabi Bank's digital wallet, has launched Send Now Pay Later, letting eligible UAE customers…

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Banking & Neobanks 24 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

National Bank of Fujairah Partners With ADGM’s Numou to Expand SME Financing Access

NBF has signed an MoU with Numou, an ADGM-owned digital financing marketplace, to connect UAE SMEs with finan…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Capital & Deals 24 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Yuno Raises $45 Million Series B, With GCC Sovereign Capital Already in the Round

Payment orchestration platform Yuno has raised a $45 million Series B, notable less for the round itself than…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Capital & Deals 24 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Mobility Fintech Naran Raises $10M to Expand Vehicle Financing Into LatAm and Africa

Naran, a UAE-based rent-to-own vehicle financing platform for ride-hailing and delivery drivers, has raised $…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Regulation 24 AUG 2026 4 MIN NORTH AMERICA

SEC Proposes Standing Framework for Certain Crypto-Asset Offerings

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a standing framework for certain investment contracts …

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Banking & Neobanks 24 AUG 2026 5 MIN UK

Money Mule Detection: Why No Single Bank Can See a Mule Account

Money mule detection fails because evidence sits across banks, telecoms and merchants. See the FCA and Cifas …

Regulation 23 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

ADGM’s FSRA Signs Regulatory Cooperation MoU With UAE’s Gaming Regulator

Abu Dhabi Global Market's Financial Services Regulatory Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding wi…

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Regulation 23 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

CBUAE’s Financial Stability Report Counts Aani’s 183% Growth as a Resilience Metric

The UAE Central Bank's Financial Stability Report 2025 shows AED5.3 trillion in banking assets, but the notab…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Regulation 20 AUG 2026 3 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Tax Star Raises $1.75 Million Seed Round Ahead of UAE’s Mandatory E-Invoicing Deadline

Tax Star, a pre-approved Accredited Service Provider for the UAE's e-invoicing system, has closed a $1.75 mil…

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Infrastructure 19 AUG 2026 4 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Rentify’s New AI Agent Embeds Open Banking, Insurance and Payments Into Lease Renewals

Rentify's Renewal Command Center, the third AI agent inside its Earn AI platform, folds Open Finance-powered …

RUDRI MEHTA KACHHY

Infrastructure 19 AUG 2026 2 MIN MIDDLE EAST

Deribit Gets a VARA Licence That Wires It Into Coinbase’s Order Book

Deribit, the crypto derivatives exchange Coinbase acquired for roughly $2.9 billion, has secured a Broker-Dea…

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Payments 17 AUG 2026 2 MIN NORTH AMERICA

Fiserv’s Merchant Platforms Gain Real-Time Global Payouts via Thunes Tie-Up

Fiserv's merchant platforms and marketplaces can now send money to pay employees, bills and suppliers anywher…

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