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Payments regulation roadmap: Q3 2025​

The Payments Association

Across the EU, operational resilience, real-time payments, and the steady rollout of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) are redefining compliance baselines for digital finance. Globally, preparations for central bank digital currencies and evolving open finance frameworks signal longer-term structural change.

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11 Most Promising Singapore Fintech Startups in NextGen Tech 30

Fintech News

YouTrip YouTrip illustration, Source: YouTrip Launched in 2018, YouTrip is a mobile financial platform based in Singapore that offers a multi-currency mobile wallet and a contactless Mastercard to make payments in over 150 currencies. Since its inception in 2015, Funding Societies says it has disbursed over S$5 billion (US$3.9

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Top 4 APAC Firms Leading The in The War Against Financial Crime

Fintech News

Arctic Intelligence (Australia) Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Arctic Intelligence is a multi-award-winning regtech company specializing in financial crime risk assessment technologies. Founded in late 2015, the company provides regulated entities with tools to manage audit, risk, and compliance programs effectively.

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22 Global Fintech Events to Attend in 2024

Fintech News

Between 2015 and 2019, consumer adoption of digital money transfer and payment services grew from a mere 18% to an impressive 75%, findings from a Statista survey found. The global fintech landscape is witnessing a staggering growth, fueled by booming consumer adoption, supportive regulatory efforts and technological advancements.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The Eyes Have It

PYMNTS

Yeah, it’s a funny thing about those permissionless, non-governed, non-regulated currencies – there’s no one to turn to. But this week bitcoin threw in its hat with a contribution of its own – everyone’s favorite virtual currency may not have Lending Club’s persistence , but there is something to be said for its spectacular belly-flop. .

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Gem Raises $7 Million in Series A

Fintech Labs Insights

Digital Currency Group. Pictured: Gem CEO and founder, Micah Winkelspecht speaking on “Redefining Banking from the Ground Up” at FinDEVr 2015 in San Francisco. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Venice, California, Gem debuted at FinDEVr 2015. million in funding. Blockchain Capital. Danmar Capital.

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Why It’s Time To Come Down On Bitcoin

PYMNTS

Its creator, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, gave it all of the qualities of cash, but in a digital format: peer-to-peer transfer of a currency in the absence of any intermediary that is pretty much anonymous — only wallet IDs are shared. There’s only so many things you can buy on the dark web though.

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