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PrimeFinanceTech: Digital Banking Solutions for Everyone

By FintechExtra
04 Aug 2026

How Neobank 7 and Neobank 5 are making banking affordable and accessible via open APIs and BaaS

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28 Banks Just Settled Cross-Border Payments in 80 Seconds

By FintechExtra
04 Aug 2026

JPMorgan, Citi, UBS and 25 other banks just settled cross-border payments in 80 seconds using tokenised money. The BIS Project Agorá pilot proves shared-ledger settlement works across six currencies — no stablecoins required.

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The Company Behind PayID and BPAY Goes AI-Native: Excuse Gone

By FintechExtra
04 Aug 2026

Australian Payments Plus, operator of PayID, BPAY and eftpos, has gone all-in on OpenAI. If they can do it, your AI excuse is gone.

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FinTech Collective Promotes Louden Richason to Principal

By FintechExtra
04 Aug 2026

FinTech Collective promotes Louden Richason to principal, leads Finster AI's Series A, and co-leads Valence's launch, signaling a bold fintech future.

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AI Cyberattacks Now Top Threat to Financial Stability, Global Regulato

By FintechExtra
04 Aug 2026

IMF and Federal Reserve warn AI-powered cyberattacks pose systemic risks to global finance, with 50% of market contacts citing AI as a shock risk.

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Crypto Regulation in 2025: U.S. Laws That Change the Game

By FintechExtra
04 Aug 2026

The GENIUS Act is law. CLARITY and Anti-CBDC bills advance. Understand how U.S. crypto oversight is evolving and what it means for markets.

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Optty Partners with Monoova to Unlock Australia Payments Rails

By FintechExtra
04 Aug 2026

Optty partners with Monoova to access Australia’s PayTo, PayID, BPAY and card rails via one API, boosting real-time payments and cross-border CBDC potentia

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