Steve Naudé – Wise Platform In The Fintech Ecosystem

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume and users, today announced the inaugural launch of The Blockchain 100. This new annual awards show is designed to recognize and celebrate the most influential creators advancing blockchain education, innovation, and community engagement.

MAPFRE AM, the asset management arm of MAPFRE Group has appointed Ismael García Puente as the new Deputy Director of Investment Strategy, a newly created position in which he will be involved in the development and communication of the MAPFRE Group’s investment strategy, overseeing the management of specialist funds, market analysis, and asset allocation. He will also continue to assume responsibility for managing the wealth manager networks and life insurance portfolios as well as liaising with customers.

Yavrio, a fast-growing Open Banking fintech enabling embedded payments and banking directly into ERPs, has been selected as one of CNBC’s Top UK Fintechs 2025.

A new research report from global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo and Web3 research firm Protocol Theory shows that while cryptowallet adoption is accelerating among affluent users, lower-income groups face costly access points and risk being excluded.

Asia Insurance, one of the leading general insurers in Hong Kong and Macau, has officially gone live withCoverGo’s next-gen, end-to-end health insurance platform, to power a fully digital, end-to-end health insurance journey for its customers, distribution partners, and internal teams.

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with YeePay, a leading Chinese third-party payment provider specialising in the airline and travel sector.