The Ultimate Guide to Fintech

2026 · Indian Edition

Fintech, short for financial technology, represents a dynamic sector where innovation meets finance to revolutionize how individuals and businesses manage money. This tag aggregates stories that cover the broad spectrum of fintech developments ranging from payment solutions and banking technology to AI-driven financial services and cybersecurity.

Readers exploring this tag will find insights on groundbreaking startups expanding across regions, significant funding rounds propelling growth, the rise of embedded finance, and the ongoing challenges of regulatory compliance and cybersecurity in financial services. The stories also spotlight the evolving influence of women leaders and inclusivity efforts within the fintech landscape.

Whether it's about the latest in digital payments, collaboration between traditional banks and fintech firms, advances in AI for financial operations, or regional fintech ecosystems gaining momentum, this collection offers valuable knowledge for anyone interested in the current and future impact of technology on finance.

Indian Fintech news
Analyst Insights
Temenos gains Microsoft AI Cloud core banking status
CCS Insight · Fintech · SaaS
Yesterday
Smarsh unveils AI tool to cut compliance alert noise
Gartner · Fintech · Risk & Compliance
Last week
Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' set to reshape banks
Gartner · Fintech · Data Protection
Last week
Q4 upgrades IR sites to boost visibility in AI search
Gartner · Fintech · SaaS
Last week
AI in cloud ERP to speed finance close by 30% by 2028
Gartner · Fintech · Data Analytics
Last month
Expert columns
Conquer the KYB challenge: How smarter data quality fuels fintech integrators
By Bud Walker of Melissa
Today
The amber problem: Why addresses alone won't solve cross-border payment failures
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Yesterday
From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like
By Janthana Kaenprakhamroy of Tapoly
Last week
International Women's Day 2026: Death by a thousand qualifications
By Swati Deshpande of Paynt
Last week
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
By Georgia Hanias of Ecology Media
Last week
Why fintech needs more women in the room where risk decisions are made
By Kristina Nikipolska of xpate
Last week
If women do not build it, it will be built without us
By Leah Garrett of Dawn Intelligence
Last week
Where are the godmothers of AI in the tech industry?
By Elaine Mullan of Corlytics
Last week
Give to Gain: Creating pathways for women in fraud prevention
By Mira Sidhu of SEON
Last week
Building trust & confidence in hybrid work for women
By Alison Morris of Worldpay, now Global Payments
Last week
Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments
By Marie-Elise Droga of EBANX
Last week
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
By Jeremy Blackburn of ChainIT
Last week
International Women's Day - women, confidence, and the credit gap
By Natalie Ip of Valiant Finance
Last week
Moving the goalposts: Why the CRO role needs a rebrand
By Anna Porra of Paymentology
Last week
How resilient currency infrastructure supports access and trust
By Monika Speckmaier of G+D
Last week
Interviews
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
Discussing Business Intelligence
Yesterday
Exclusive: How PvX Partners tackles the mobile app financing gap
Discussing iOS
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Exclusive: JAVLN CEO outlines next-gen insurance platform
Discussing Leadership
Fri, 28th Nov 2025
Oracle Fusion unveils AI agents to boost finance team efficiency
Discussing B2B
Thu, 16th Oct 2025
Recent news
KX unveils agentic AI blueprints for capital markets
About Regulation
Today
Bitget unveils GetClaw, a download-free AI trading bot
About Cloud Services
Today
Mastercard debuts SME cross-border payments hub in APAC
About Cloud Services
Today
Sentinel Global rebuilds AI-led venture team, eyes 2026
About Space Technologies
Today
Emburse unifies vendor payments & staff reimbursements
About Accounts payable
Today
EarnIn tops 1m Live Pay uses as real-time wages grow
About Payroll Systems
Today
LemFi gains Bank of Canada oversight under new RPAA
About Licensing
Today
Mastercard unveils AI 'Virtual C-Suite' for small firms
About Business Intelligence
Today
AutoRek launches RegToolKit for real-time compliance
About Insurance
Yesterday
Bitget boosts Bitcoin reserves & unveils AI trading push
About BitCoin
Yesterday
Ripple to buy BC Payments in Australian licence push
About Money Laundering
Yesterday
Workiva unveils AI-ready GRC platform for real-time audit
About Business Intelligence
3 days ago
Balyasny builds AI research platform for hedge fund teams
About Wall Street
3 days ago
Linedata unveils Mosaic to unify fixed income trading
About Digital Transformation
3 days ago
BIAN updates banking model with ISO 20022, AI focus
About Insurance
3 days ago
Job moves
Unlimit names Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments
Move at Merchants
Yesterday
Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth
Move at Nasdaq
3 days ago
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
Move at Capco
3 days ago
Revolut seeks US bank charter & appoints new US CEO
Move at Visa
Last week
DTCC names Adam Watson to lead global asset services
Move at DTCC
Last month
MarketAxess names William Quan Chief Technology Officer
Move at Amazon Web Services
Last month
Unlimit names Michele Fung as new head of Asia Pacific
Move at FinTech Association of Hong Kong
Last month
Nium adds three C suite leaders to drive global growth
Move at PayPal
Last month
Ripjar appoints Matt Mills as Chief Executive Officer
Move at Featurespace
Last month
Searchlight Cyber appoints Michael Gianarakis as CEO
Move at Searchlight Cyber
Last month
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