Regulation as a Strategy: US Dollar Defense in the Digital Finance Age

Executive Summary: Crypto Regulations and Dollar Dominance: 2025 could be seen as a year in which the Trump administration aimed to strengthen the dollar's...

10 Years of the Fintech Germany Award

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Fintech Germany Award (FTGA), a milestone not just for the event but for the entire German...

The Age of Smart Assets: Trends, Risks, and Direction in the Architecture of New...

Executive Summary The RWA tokenization market grew from $6 billion in 2022 to $35 billion within the first ten months of 2025, showing growth...

Webinar Invitation – The Global Arena: Can Digital Wallets Meet Instant, International, Real-Time Payment...

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 11, starting at 16:00 (Turkey time). Moderated by Dr. Michael Salmony, Strategic Advisor at FinTech Istanbul, the...

The First Half of 2025: AI Impact in Financial Services

The complete text of the article entitled ‘The First Half of 2025: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Financial Services’, authored by Engin Çağlar,...

Academic and Industrial Perspectives from Money 20/20 Europe 2025

The Money 20/20 Europe Conference has become, for me, one of the essential events to follow both industrial and academic developments... This year, the conference...

Interview with Sophia Furber | FinTech Istanbul

FinTech Istanbul B2B Connect Summit 2025 was organized on May 22nd this year in cooperation with FinTech Istanbul and Oniki. During the event, FinTech...

Sipay Secures $78 Million in Series B Funding, Achieving Highest Valuation in Turkish Fintech...

Sipay, one of the fastest-growing financial technology companies in Turkey, has announced a major milestone: the company has raised $78 million in its Series...

KOBIL Ventures Launches Venture Studio

Enabling entrepreneurs to build next-generation mobile apps that help unify fragmented industries and services. Constant updates, cyberattacks, fragmented applications with limited interoperability, and new demands...

The German Banking and FinTech Market in 2025: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁. Fewer startups, fewer unicorns—but stronger scale-ups and a shift toward sustainable growth over rapid expansion. As...