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Jan 22, 2026 FinTech News

Trump Calls on Congress to Cap Credit Card Rates at 10% — Consumer Relief or Economic Risk?

President Trump has urged U.S. Congress to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year to alleviate consumer…

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Jan 22, 2026 FinTech News

Australian Retailers Face New Cash Acceptance Rules as Government Mandates In-Store Cash Payments

Australian fuel and grocery retailers must accept cash for in-person purchases under AUD 500 during set hours under new government…

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Jan 22, 2026 FinTech News

Bermuda Targets Fully Onchain National Economy With Support From Coinbase and Circle

Bermuda has announced plans to build the world’s first fully onchain national economy in partnership with Coinbase and Circle, integrating…

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Jan 21, 2026 FinTech News

PayFit Launches AI Agent to Answer Employee Queries on Contracts, Pay and Leave

PayFit has launched an AI-powered agent that enables employees to instantly get answers about contract terms, payroll calculations and leave…

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Jan 21, 2026 FinTech News

Airwallex Acquires Paynuri to Enter South Korea and Expand Global Financial Platform Footprint

Airwallex has acquired South Korea’s Paynuri Co. Ltd., securing local payment and foreign exchange licences to operate directly in Korea…

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Jan 21, 2026 FinTech News

Pomelo Raises $55 Million in Series C to Expand Latin American Payments and Launch Global Financial Products

Argentinian payments infrastructure fintech Pomelo has raised $55 million in a Series C round co-led by Kaszek and Insight Partners…

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Jan 21, 2026 FinTech News

Zepz Acquires Pomelo to Expand Beyond Remittances and Build Broader Financial Tools for Cross-Border Communities

Zepz has acquired Pomelo International to expand beyond remittances, integrating credit, card and lending capabilities into its global payments platform…

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Jan 21, 2026 FinTech News

UK Appoints Starling and Lloyds AI Leaders as “AI Champions” to Drive Safe, Scalable AI Adoption in Financial Services

The UK Government has appointed Harriet Rees of Starling Bank and Dr Rohit Dhawan of Lloyds Banking Group as AI…

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Jan 21, 2026 FinTech News

Mal Raises $230 Million to Build World’s First AI-Native Islamic Digital Bank

Abu Dhabi-based startup Mal has raised $230 million in a record seed round led by BlueFive Capital to build the…

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Jan 20, 2026 FinTech News

Finova Partners With Covecta to Bring Agentic AI Capabilities to the UK Lending Market

Finova has partnered with Covecta to introduce agentic AI capabilities into the UK lending market, embedding intelligent AI agents into…

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