The Fintech Times

We are an official media partner for Money20/20 Europe, processing over 215 editorial requests from across the global financial sector. The Fintech Times editorial team notes that this year's agenda brings immediate structural shifts into focus. Financial networks face a complex transition: agentic AI completes live transactions while AI-generated identity fraud outpaces physical forgery. Concurrently, market consolidation accelerates as platforms rebundle for scale, and treasury teams look to stablecoins to rewire wholesale liquidity. With regulatory frameworks like PSD3 rewriting compliance infrastructure, we track the announcements shaping commercial strategy directly from the exhibition floor. Read our full analysis of the key operational trends to look out for at this year's event: https://lnkd.in/e9ei7kcV #Fintech #Money2020 #Banking #DigitalAssets #AI #Payments #Regulation

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London has officially been named the world’s top fintech ecosystem, and Fintech Week London is completely transforming its format to match. Organised by Fintech Fringe with strategic backing from the Department for Business and Trade and London & Partners, the upcoming city-wide festival is set to bring together over 1,500 founders, investors, and regulators. Under the core theme of ‘Growth with Agency,’ the programming will tackle the practical dynamics reshaping the sector—including the shifting competitive advantage of AI, evolving regulatory strategies, and the convergence of crypto and payments. As the official media partner for the event, The Fintech Times is proud to support this revamped initiative as it rallies the ecosystem to drive the next generation of financial technology market champions. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eGuiWUxc #Fintech #FintechWeekLondon #London #TechEcosystem #FinancialTechnology #Innovation

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🚀 Europe’s #1 fintech gathering is almost here: Money20/20 Europe Money20/20 Europe is where the global fintech ecosystem comes together to connect, collaborate, and shape the future of financial services 🌍 Expect: 🔥 7,400+ industry leaders 🏢 2,300+ fintech companies 🌐 100+ countries represented 🤝 High-impact networking and deal-making opportunities From payments and banking to AI, digital assets, and embedded finance, the event brings together the companies and decision-makers driving innovation across the industry ⚡ 🎟️ Exclusive partner benefit: Save an additional €200 on your pass with our partner-only code: EUFINTECH200 🔗 More information: https://lnkd.in/d8hVrQgj #Money2020 #Fintech #Payments #Banking #AI #DigitalAssets #Innovation #FinancialServices #Networking #Europe

🌍 FM Africa Crypto Summit Set to Gather Digital Asset Leaders in Cape Town The African digital asset ecosystem is preparing for a focused gathering of industry leaders as the Finance Magnates Africa Crypto Summit launches on 25 May 2026 at Time Out Market Cape Town. Organised alongside fmas:26 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), the invite-only networking event is sponsored by technology and liquidity provider TDME and is designed to connect key stakeholders across Africa’s fast-evolving digital economy 💸 Unlike traditional conferences, the summit will focus entirely on direct networking, collaboration, and commercial engagement between market participants, including: ⚡ Liquidity providers and blockchain infrastructure firms 💼 Venture capital and Web3 investment specialists 🏦 Banking, fintech, and exchange executives 🔗 DeFi builders and crypto wallet providers As part of the event experience, TDME will also showcase its South African rand-backed stablecoin ZARC, allowing approved attendees to interact with the ecosystem directly through live on-site utility and digital wallet activation 📲 The event will serve as the official lead-in to fmas:26, which opens the following day in Cape Town. #Crypto #DigitalAssets #Stablecoins #Fintech #Blockchain #Web3 #Africa #CapeTown #Payments #TheFintechTimes

🌍 Stablecon Europe arrived in Amsterdam this week, bringing together leaders across the digital assets, payments, and fintech ecosystem to discuss the future of stablecoins and digital money infrastructure In her latest piece for The Fintech Times, Gina Clarke explores how conversations at Stablecon Europe moved beyond hype and focused on the infrastructure powering the next phase of payments, settlement, compliance, and cross-border finance. Speakers including Richard Beverley of Block Infrastructure, Mimi Kufuor of KoinKoin, Kene Ezeji-Okoye of Ubyx Inc., Gideon Greaves of Supercoin, and Christian Rau of Mastercard shared perspectives on compliance automation, local currency stablecoins, interoperability, and the growing role of invisible payments 🌐 The discussions also highlighted the involvement of major players such as Visa, Deutsche Bank, Usdc, USDT, Netflix, and Spotify, alongside broader conversations around AI agents, AML controls, embedded finance, and emerging market adoption across Africa and Latin America 🚀 As regulatory momentum builds around initiatives including the GENIUS Act and CLARITY, Stablecon Europe reflected an industry increasingly focused on how stablecoins integrate into mainstream financial infrastructure. 📰 Read the latest insights: https://lnkd.in/dCz2fN76 #Stablecoins #DigitalAssets #Fintech #Payments #Blockchain #EmbeddedFinance #CrossBorderPayments #AI #Compliance #Amsterdam

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🤖🏦 Can AI in banking truly scale without ecosystem collaboration? As financial institutions move toward enterprise-wide AI adoption, challenges around integration, infrastructure, and regulatory alignment are becoming just as critical as the technology itself. The 4-Win model from Huawei, supported by insights from Alvin Feng, highlights how high-quality data, agile platforms, and resilient infrastructure are now key determinants of transformation speed in financial services. In practice, this ecosystem brings together banks such as Saudi R Bank, ISVs like Neuxnet, and regional system integrators who manage the complexity of deployment across legacy banking environments. This raises an important question for the industry: is ecosystem collaboration now a prerequisite for AI success in financial services? What’s your view? Read more: https://lnkd.in/dTrPsncR #AI #DigitalTransformation #Fintech #BankingInnovation #AIEcosystem #FinancialTechnology #EnterpriseAI #RegTech #CloudAI #FutureOfBanking

🏆 Rigorous Face-to-Face Evaluations Spotlight London’s Fintech Supremacy During Day Two The second day of evaluations for the Fintech Awards London 2026 saw judges, sponsors, and industry leaders continue assessing some of the UK’s leading fintech companies after nearly 300 applications were narrowed down to 90 finalists. Industry figures including Christoph Rieche of iwoca, Ryan M. of Zilch, Janine Hirt of Innovate Finance, Natalie Thomas from the Swiss Embassy Business Hub, and Hannah Dobson of KPMG shared perspectives on London’s continued position as a global fintech hub. The discussions also highlighted the importance of regulatory progress in areas such as open banking and stablecoins, alongside ongoing challenges surrounding capital raising and funding access for early-stage businesses. The evaluation process will conclude following the final round of interviews before winners are announced at The Underglobe on 18 June. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eDW6bYGK #Fintech #FintechAwardsLondon #Innovation #OpenBanking #Stablecoins #UKFintech #London