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Banking Technology Magazine May 2026 issue out now
Cover story: EURO VISION – Payments sovereignty debate gathers steam.
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May 2026: Top five AI stories of the month
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What the FinTech? | S.7 Episode 10 | Agentic AI in financial services - balancing innovation, security, and trust
What the FinTech? | S.7 Episode 10 | Agentic AI in financial services - balancing innovation, security, and trust
In this podcast episode, we explore how agentic AI is reshaping financial services with Bill Borden, Corporate Vice President of Financial Services at Microsoft.
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FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from May 2026.
May 29, 2026
Job Cuts & New HiresMarketReader appoints Andrew Lane as new CEO
Lane has been appointed as CEO of MarketReader two weeks after the market analysis platform secured a strategic investment from Acuity Trading.
May 28, 2026
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Stablecoins, Crypto, Digital Assets & BlockchainGovernment of Georgia selects Tether to launch national stablecoin
"Further details regarding GELT’s structure, rollout, and regulatory implementation will be announced at a later stage," states Tether in its partnership announcement.
May 28, 2026
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See AllBertelsmann to establish Riverty Bank with new EU licence
The Baden-Baden-headquartered company will launch Riverty Bank in July 2026 under the leadership of current CRO Oliver Kuhaupt.
May 29, 2026
Regulatory ActionsMastercard lands New York BitLicense for blockchain payments
The global payments network has secured regulatory approval to scale its stablecoin and tokenised deposit settlement infrastructure in the US.
May 28, 2026
Fintech Start-upsMay 2026: Top five new launch stories of the month
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May 28, 2026
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See allHow the SEC and CFTC are rewriting the US crypto playbook
A landmark regulatory update unveiled in March further distinguishes new operational rules for digital asset commodities and securities.
May 29, 2026
Core Banking TechnologyFranken-core: The transplant
The range of tokenisation pilots already underway reveal something important about the broader banking architecture challenge, and about one pragmatic way to manage it without a big-bang replacement.
May 29, 2026
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AI in FintechThe things about AI that AI can’t answer
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May 28, 2026
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