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Qippay secures NZ$5 million investment from All Roads

The Auckland fintech plans to double staff as the NZ$5 million funding commitment backs expansion in New Zealand's open banking market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Fintech

TrueLayer wins USD $27 million backing from Italy's CDP

The investment bolsters a London payments group as Europe's push for home-grown payment rails gains momentum and its network reaches 30 million consumers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Crypto

Walapay raises USD $4.6 million seed funding round

The fresh capital will fund licensing, banking ties and hiring as the payments platform expands direct links across Latin America, Africa and Asia.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Blockchain

Chainlink launches Fulcrum to link banks to onchain finance

Banks and funds could move collateral across blockchains without rebuilding systems, as the new platform targets fragmented tokenised finance markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Stripe agrees to buy Parafin in embedded credit push

The acquisition broadens Stripe's financial services offering as demand for platform-based lending grows and small firms struggle to secure bank credit.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Brickken joins Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust

Interoperability gaps could slow tokenised finance as the Barcelona-based firm adds its standards work to a wider open-source debate on digital assets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Fintech

Episode Six launches E6 Token Control Ledger for banks

Banks can now track tokenised deposits and stablecoins against backing funds even when core systems go offline.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Crypto

Payward, Ledger link self-custody with trading access

Crypto users will soon be able to trade and pay without giving up control of private keys, as the two groups join wallets to market access.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

Thredd partners Velocity for stablecoin payments push

Clients could soon move and settle funds across card, fiat and stablecoin rails through a single Thredd platform, reducing prefunding needs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

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Risk & Compliance

OpenAI & ICBA ally to boost community bank cyber defences

Smaller lenders will get subsidised access to OpenAI's defensive cyber tools, plus training, as ICBA seeks to close a widening security gap.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Crypto

Chainlink & LG CNS strike South Korea digital deal

The tie-up could strengthen regulated crypto infrastructure in South Korea, where the companies estimate a USD $68 billion digital asset market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today

Fintech

Hello Clever taps Infinia to expand across Latin America

Merchants will be able to reach eight Latin American markets through one integration, as local payment options remain vital for checkout conversion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Payment Technologies

APAC's stablecoin future won't be defined by a single token

Asia-Pacific businesses are likely to use several stablecoins in one payment flow, as cross-border transactions still face slow settlement and fragmentation.

By Vincent Chok • 4 min read • Last week