Dubai has risen to become the world’s number one location for FinTech as ranked by industry professionals in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI). A testament to its resilience, the …
International FinTech industry ranks Dubai first in the world: Global Financial Centres Index
International industry professionals have ranked Dubai #1 in the world for FinTech and #2 globally for Professional Services, while retaining its #1 global position for future potential. Dubai’s …
Dubai named world number one for fintech, moves up in global rankings
Dubai has been ranked the world’s number one location for financial technology (fintech) by international industry professionals in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI). The city remains …
AI start-up Mal carries Middle East fintech in H1 with mega-funding round
Abu Dhabi-based startup accounted for 37 per cent of total FinTech funding …
Fintech Has a Messaging Problem. Financial Creators Know How to Fix It
To communicate more effectively, fintech brands can learn from creators who put people’s real questions ahead of product features.
Fintechs embrace AI, but 84% see no financial payoff yet: PwC survey
PwC India survey finds 84% of fintech respondents have yet to see measurable financial results from AI, while 71% prepare for tighter capital and consolidation.
Eight Things About Fintech-Bank Partnership Term Sheets
Sometimes overlooked as just a preliminary document that establishes economics, the term sheet can end up being more important than the …
GFF 2026: India’s fintech transformation a result of innovation, inclusion & trust coming together, says RBI’s Sanjay Malhotra
Malhotra said fintech’s potential could translate into meaningful impact only when innovation reached people who were not already well served by the financial system. At the same time, such innovation …
Investor inflows to the fintech industry are soaring this year
The number of deals is down significantly, but a handful of large ones in the first half drove high aggregate investment value.
Your Fintech Runs on AI. Can You Prove You Own What It Produces?
Every fintech I work with now runs on AI somewhere: credit scoring, fraud detection, onboarding, support, or the product itself. Far fewer can answer three legal questions about it that decide …
Félix raises $200m to expand AI-led financial services
IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world’s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. We take pride …
Félix, la fintech de remesas por WhatsApp, vale US$1,400 millones
La fintech Félix cerró una ronda Serie C de US$200 millones que la convierte en unicornio y profundiza su integración con Banco Guayaquil para remesas desde EE.UU. a Ecuador.
Felix Pago raises USD 200 million to expand into financial services
Felix Pago has raised USD 200 million in Series B funding to expand into lending, savings and financial services for immigrants in the US.
Miami based Fintech Félix Closes Equity and Debt Round to Expand Operations Past Remittances
Félix, the Miami-based fintech that helps Latin Americans send money home through WhatsApp, has raised $200 million in new capital as it moves beyond …
Felix Pago raises $200M: Federal cash tax hits competitors, exempts digital transfers
Felix Pago WhatsApp remittance app raised $200 million in Series C funding on September 1, 2026, reaching unicorn status at $1.4 billion as a new 1% federal excise tax on cash-funded international …
WhatsApp Remittance Startup Félix Secures $200M Series C Led By A16z, General Catalyst
Félix, a Miami-based AI-powered WhatsApp remittance platform for Latino immigrants, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $200 million in Series C funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and General …
From 12 Months to 90 Days: VerityX Innovation Labs Sets Out to Rewire How UAE Banks Adopt Fintech
Banks in the UAE know which problems they want fintechs to solve. What they lack, argues Mark Rothwell-Brooks, is a fast, repeatable way of finding the right partner and proving the solution works.