SoFi Technologies is expanding its app-based financial ecosystem across banking, investing, lending, and credit, strengthening its position as a major digital finance challenger.
Bamboodt highlights how emerging technologies and closer bank-tech collaboration could reshape customer-focused financial software and seamless digital ecosystems.
Industry leaders from Spiralem, Digital Bank Latam, and the wider payments ecosystem are helping financial institutions across Latin America accelerate digital transformation and modernise customer experience.
Open Banking Expo highlights how shared infrastructure could accelerate new customer and small business use cases, while US market demand continues to drive adoption.
Gulf markets are accelerating investment in stablecoin and CBDC infrastructure, while tokenized deposits gain attention as a practical banking upgrade for autonomous commerce and next-generation finance.
2PayApp highlights how AI security, fewer false declines, and API-first compliance tools can help payment platforms scale while meeting tougher PSD3 and global regulatory demands.
Verified updates from HSBC and Barclays show banks expanding API ecosystems to improve integration, compliance oversight, and digital service delivery.
Finastra is advancing bank technology modernization with open banking APIs, cloud-native infrastructure, and analytics aimed at improving resilience and customer experience.
Industry leaders say the UK’s open finance roadmap could unlock smarter data sharing, fuel innovation, and support the next wave of AI-driven financial services.
As Dubai and Riyadh accelerate open banking and cross-border payment corridors in 2026, cyber risk is shifting from isolated institutional threats to a broader systemic challenge.