Mastercard and Bank of Shanghai team up for China cross-border payments
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Mastercard and Bank of Shanghai team up for China cross-border payments

Strengthens global trade with fast, predictable SME payments into and out of China Supports Chinese families and students through improved remittances and international education payments Extends Mastercard Move’s multi-rail reach in China to bank account network, complementing connectivity to Alipay and WeChat Pay digital wallets and UnionPay cards Mastercard today announced a collaboration between Mastercard […]

Axiom Partners Launches with $52M Fund I to Back 'AI for the real world' startups
Startup Funding

Axiom Partners Launches with $52M Fund I to Back ‘AI for the real world’ startups

Khosla Ventures and Social Capital veteran, Sandhya Venkatachalam, launches new Seed-stage firm to invest in category-defining AI companies that target the “capacity crunch” SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2026 – Axiom Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, today announced the close of its oversubscribed $52M inaugural fund, dedicated to backing “AI for the Real World” – practical […]

AMINA becomes first regulated bank on 21X, Europe’s first fully regulated DLT trading and settlement venue
Digital Assets

AMINA becomes first regulated bank on 21X, Europe’s first fully regulated DLT trading and settlement venue

ZUG, Switzerland & FRANKFURT, Germany — AMINA Bank AG (“AMINA”), a Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)-regulated crypto bank with global reach, today announces it has become a listing sponsor on 21X, the first fully regulated distributed ledger technology trading and settlement system (DLT TSS) in the European Union. AMINA is the first regulated bank to join the […]

3S Money doubles down on Europe with local French IBANs and Paris office launch
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3S Money doubles down on Europe with local French IBANs and Paris office launch

London – 3S Money, a fast-growing, relationship-led global payments service provider, today announced the launch of local French IBANs alongside the opening of its new Paris office. The move marks a significant step in the company’s broader European expansion, commitment to the EU’s second-largest economy, and reinforces its long-term mission to support internationally active businesses operating […]

Santander and Mastercard complete Europe’s first live end-to-end payment executed by an AI agent
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Santander and Mastercard complete Europe’s first live end-to-end payment executed by an AI agent

March 3, 2026 | London, United Kingdom and Madrid, Spain: Banco Santander and Mastercard yesterday announced the successful completion of Europe’s first live end-to-end payment executed by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent, representing the first agentic payment carried out within a regulated banking framework and marking a significant milestone in the application of AI systems […]

Dwelly Raises $93 Million to Build an AI Powered UK Lettings Empire
Startup Funding

Dwelly Raises $93 Million to Build an AI Powered UK Lettings Empire

The UK rental market runs on paperwork, phone calls, and slow processes. A London based AI real estate startup Dwelly, is changing that fast. The company just raised £69 million ($93 million) in fresh funding and has already crossed 10,000 properties under management in under two years. That kind of growth puts Dwelly among the top […]

OpenAI raises $110B in one of the Largest Private Funding Rounds in History
Startup Funding

OpenAI raises $110B in one of the Largest Private Funding Rounds in History

OpenAI has raised $110 billion in private funding, the company announced Friday morning, commencing one of the largest private funding rounds in history. The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion pre-money valuation. Notably, the round remains open, and […]

Berlin Fintech Payrails to Establish Middle East Headquarters at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
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Berlin Fintech Payrails to Establish Middle East Headquarters at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

Dubai: Payrails, the financial operating system for global enterprises, today announced that it will set up its Middle East headquarters in Dubai, located in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region. The move reinforces Payrails’ long-term commitment to supporting businesses across the Middle […]

Mirsad AI Launches AI-Native AML Compliance for GCC Financial Institutions, Licensed with Qatar Financial Centre
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Mirsad AI Launches AI-Native AML Compliance for GCC Financial Institutions, Licensed with Qatar Financial Centre

Mirsad AI is the first AI-native AML compliance engine built for GCC financial institutions and regulatory authorities — and one of the first of its kind worldwide — trained on both fiat and blockchain transaction data, and registered with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). Why it matters now: The global AML market is valued at […]

Franklin Templeton aligns alternative credit firms under BSP brand, building on its Middle East institutional presence
WealthTech

Franklin Templeton aligns alternative credit firms under BSP brand, building on its Middle East institutional presence

Move reflects client demand for a specialist, integrated and global credit platform. Franklin Templeton’s alternative credit platform on track to exceed $100bn in 2026. BSP outlines further growth plans including expansion in the Middle East and Asia. New research says 51% of institutional investors will increase credit allocation in 2026. 81% of institutions say a […]

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