FinBox, the Bengaluru-based credit infrastructure provider that raised $40 million in a Series B round led by WestBridge Capital in September 2025, has launched Atlas, an agentic AI loan origination system that compresses credit turnaround time from 21 days to a single day. The platform, which went live in May 2026, is one of the first serious attempts in Indian lending to redesign loan origination around what AI can autonomously execute, rather than layering language models

Latvia's central bank has authorised Paybis Europe to operate as both a crypto-asset service provider and a payment institution, the first time a single Latvian firm has secured the two permissions in tandem. Latvijas Banka confirmed the decision on 12 May 2026, positioning the country as one of the more active jurisdictions implementing the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The dual licence allows Paybis Europe to custody crypto-assets, execute exchange orders

FinanceX Magazine is proud to announce its official media partnership with the World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) Vietnam 2026, one of Southeast Asia's most influential gatherings for banking, insurance, and fintech decision-makers. The summit will take place on 19–20 May 2026 at Meliá Hanoi, Vietnam, convening the most senior voices shaping the country's financial services future. Hosted by Tradepass and supported by the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA), WFIS Vietnam 2

MoonPay has acquired DFlow, the Solana-based trading infrastructure platform that has processed more than $50 billion in cumulative trading volume since April 2025, in a move that significantly expands the crypto payments network's onchain execution capabilities. The deal marks MoonPay's most strategically significant acquisition since January 2025 and positions the New York-headquartered firm to compete directly in high-frequency onchain trading and the emerging agent-driven