Japan's decision to permit prediction markets with shopping voucher payouts marks a significant regulatory shift, combining gamified financial speculation with consumer incentives…
Blockchain.com and KuCoin are building payment rails linking digital assets to real-world transactions in Brazil, Mexico, Bangladesh, and Zambia, targeting underbanked populations…
Meta's $900 million bet on WhatsApp India and Cred signals a deepening push into the world's largest digital payments market, intensifying competition…
A Ghanaian-founded cryptocurrency exchange is courting foreign investors for an equity funding round, aiming to fuel expansion as digital asset adoption accelerates…
Dash targets the Philippines for crypto payments expansion as regulators streamline business registration, a move that could boost adoption but faces long…
Nasdaq Private Market sues Hiive over alleged technology theft, raising legal and competitive risks for Nasdaq's secondary trading platform.
A new blockchain protocol enables software systems to settle multi-currency trades instantly, bypassing slow legacy bank accounts, signaling a shift to infrastructure…
European moves to decouple from Visa and Mastercard gain momentum as regulators back homegrown alternatives, potentially reducing the US companies' card payment…
The Philippine SEC approves the IPO of Mynt, owner of GCash, setting the stage for a blockbuster fintech listing that will benefit…
Coinbase pushes deeper into traditional finance with AI-driven advisory, equity options, and pre-IPO access, marking a strategic bid to become an all-in-one…
Robinhood cuts roughly 10% of its workforce as CEO Tenev touts business strength, while weak Q1 trading activity underscores the challenges facing…
Ripple secures an equity stake in Nigerian fintech Flutterwave at a $3.3 billion valuation, positioning XRP for expanded use in Africa's booming…