During MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei hosted the finance session themed "Powering Resilient Intelligence, Co-creating Finance Future". At the event, Huawei announced a comprehensive upgrade of its Banking AI and Foundation Model Solutions, elevating core capabilities in Scenario, Technology, Systems Engineering, and Ecosystem.

AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking & Economics (CIBE), a globally recognized advisory and capacity-building institution in Islamic banking and finance, has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with BAHAA Impact Consulting Ltd., a Rwanda-based consulting firm specializing in impact-driven financial and development solutions.

Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business, today announces the return of The Money Awards for its second year, following strong industry engagement and the momentum of its inaugural program. The Money Awards honor and celebrate the companies, innovations, and partnerships shaping the future of finance, recognizing outstanding achievements across the global financial technology sector. 

Financial fraud may appear gender-neutral, but its consequences are not. New research from Europe’s card issuing and processing powerhouse Enfuce reveals that despite similar rates of financial fraud, women suffer greater lasting emotional and financial damage. 

Now in its 17th edition, the Middle East Banking Innovation Summit (MEBIS) explores the AI-driven transformation reshaping finance, from Generative and Agentic AI to hyper-personalized customer experiences, digital ecosystems, and autonomous banking. 

Yaspa, the award-winning fintech specialising in instant payments and identity services, today announces the release of its second annual Yaspa Index. The study reveals a significant disconnect in the UK payments landscape: while open banking-powered payments grew by 53% year-on-year through 2025, consumer familiarity with the specific term ‘Pay by Bank’ has fallen sharply.

Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today announced that it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Merchant Payment Providers, Q1 2026 report. In this evaluation, Adyen received the highest score possible in 14 different criteria, including Innovation, Roadmap and Data, Analytics and Insights.

Liminal Custody today announced it has crossed $100 billion in total on-chain transaction volume processed through its digital asset infrastructure platform. This milestone encompasses nearly 5 million transactions across 20+ blockchains and reflects sustained platform resilience and consistent scalable institutional growth. 

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SoFi Technologies, Inc. today announced an enhanced partnership with Mastercard to enable SoFiUSD as a settlement option across Mastercard’s global payments network. SoFiUSD, the company’s fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin, is the first stablecoin offered by a U.S. nationally chartered and insured deposit bank on a public, permissionless blockchain.