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Pine Labs reported ₹737 crore in revenue for Q1 FY27, a 20% year-on-year increase, while profit after tax rose fourfold ...
10/08/2026

Pine Labs reported ₹737 crore in revenue for Q1 FY27, a 20% year-on-year increase, while profit after tax rose fourfold to ₹20 crore from ₹5 crore in the same period last year.

Profit before tax moved from a ₹5 crore loss to ₹38 crore, adjusted EBITDA reached ₹126 crore, and contribution margin held at 72.3%.

The platform processed about ₹4.22 lakh crore in gross transaction value across 201 crore transactions and 21.7 lakh digital checkout points. More than 70% of transactions now flow through UPI.

The company also launched two payment primitives, P3P and Credit Line on UPI, and said its mid-market segment grew more than 40% year-on-year.

International revenue rose 21% year-on-year to ₹114 crore across 22 countries. How do you view the shift toward payment infrastructure and credit on UPI?

Ctrl Alt Technologies has received MiFID II authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland, allowing the firm to provide...
09/08/2026

Ctrl Alt Technologies has received MiFID II authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland, allowing the firm to provide regulated investment services and securities business in Ireland and, through passporting, across the full European Economic Area.

The licence was confirmed on 21 July 2026 and marks the third major regulatory milestone for the Dublin-and-London-headquartered firm within 14 months. Earlier in 2026, Ctrl Alt also received direct FCA authorisation in the UK and holds a Broker-Dealer licence and an Issuer licence from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority.

Ctrl Alt says it has tokenized more than $1.5 billion in assets across real estate, private credit, funds, and commodities. Its services are restricted to professional or institutional investors.

Company leaders say the authorisation positions Ctrl Alt to support the shift toward tokenization across Ireland and the EEA. How do you see multi-jurisdiction licensing shaping institutional tokenization adoption?

Triple-A has received in-principle approval for broker-dealer services from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority,...
08/08/2026

Triple-A has received in-principle approval for broker-dealer services from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, moving the company to the final stage of VARA’s licensing process.

The approval is not a full licence. Triple-A still must complete operational readiness requirements and satisfy outstanding post-IPA conditions before it can offer broker-dealer services commercially in or from Dubai.

Triple-A already holds a broad set of licenses across the EU, Singapore, the US, and Canada. Its regulatory footprint includes a Payment Institution licence and a CASP licence in France, a Major Payment Institution licence in Singapore, Money Transmitter Licences in more than 20 US states, and Money Services Business registration in the US and Canada.

Chief executive Eric Barbier said the approval reflects months of work across the company’s compliance, legal, and cross-functional teams.

What do you think this means for regulated virtual asset services in Dubai?

Worldline has been selected by the European Central Bank to take part in the Eurosystem's digital euro pilot programme.T...
07/08/2026

Worldline has been selected by the European Central Bank to take part in the Eurosystem's digital euro pilot programme.

The Paris and Luxembourg headquartered payments group will serve as both an acquiring payment service provider and a technical service provider. Its role will cover infrastructure connectivity, transaction processing, banking channel integration, and merchant acceptance.

The pilot is set to begin in the second half of 2027 and will run for 12 months. It will test digital euro payment journeys across consumer and merchant use cases, including in-store NFC contactless, e-commerce, and mobile commerce.

Worldline is entering through its Luxembourg based payment institution, working with the Central Bank of Luxembourg, and through PAYONE in Germany and Austria. The company says its platform can run the digital euro alongside existing payment rails and help banks and merchants prepare with less complexity.

How do you see the pilot shaping digital euro readiness across Europe?

PwC Middle East has entered an exclusive strategic collaboration with Label to deliver automated FATCA, CRS and CARF com...
06/08/2026

PwC Middle East has entered an exclusive strategic collaboration with Label to deliver automated FATCA, CRS and CARF compliance solutions for financial institutions across the Middle East.

The agreement names PwC Middle East as Label's sole regional partner for on-premise deployments. The jointly branded offering will cover advisory, implementation, reporting ex*****on, and ongoing compliance management.

The timing aligns with growing pressure around cross-border tax reporting and the introduction of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework. CARF extends automatic exchange-of-information obligations to crypto-asset transactions and is being adopted progressively across jurisdictions.

The partnership is designed to support institutions that operate under data-residency or internal governance policies requiring software to run within their own infrastructure. Label's platform claims more than €500 billion in assets under management reported through its compliance infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions.

How do you see compliance technology evolving as reporting obligations tighten across the region?

Flutterwave has been named to the CNBC and Statista 2025 World's Top Fintech Companies list as it marks 10 years in oper...
05/08/2026

Flutterwave has been named to the CNBC and Statista 2025 World's Top Fintech Companies list as it marks 10 years in operation.

The Lagos-headquartered company says it now operates across more than 30 African countries, processes payments in over 50 currencies, and has handled more than one billion transactions worth over $50 billion.

Recent moves point to a broader strategy beyond payments.

• Acquisition of Mono, a Nigerian open banking startup
• A Nigerian Microfinance Banking Licence
• Stablecoin-powered payment solutions developed with Polygon and Turnkey

The company also previously appeared on the 2025 TIME100 Most Influential Companies list.

What does this expansion signal for the future of financial services across Africa?

INETCO has launched BullzAI Investigate, an agentic AI module built to accelerate fraud case management for banks and pa...
04/08/2026

INETCO has launched BullzAI Investigate, an agentic AI module built to accelerate fraud case management for banks and payment service providers. The module sits alongside the existing BullzAI monitoring platform and is available now.

The system uses a proprietary small language model deployed entirely on-premise, so transaction data stays within customer infrastructure. Specialised AI agents collate transaction datasets, identify behavioural patterns, and automatically triage alerts to surface the highest-risk cases for analyst review.

Each recommendation includes an explainable risk score, giving investigators auditable reasoning for every decision. INETCO also says the system learns from analyst feedback after each closed case through a human-in-the-loop supervised learning cycle.

Early results show investigation times falling from 10 to 30 minutes to about 20 seconds. INETCO also cites a recommendation precision rate of about 95%.

How do you see agentic AI changing fraud case review?

South Sudan’s fintech growth is being shaped by access, not convenience, as digital finance develops in a cash-heavy eco...
03/08/2026

South Sudan’s fintech growth is being shaped by access, not convenience, as digital finance develops in a cash-heavy economy with limited formal banking reach.

The country’s economy is projected to reach approximately $6.1 billion in 2026, with GDP per capita around US$488. Yet many households still rely on cash, informal savings groups, family networks, and local traders for everyday transactions.

Key developments include:

- The Bank of South Sudan’s work with telecommunications providers to expand digital payments
- Discussions with MTN South Sudan on improving the reliability and reach of MTN MoMo
- Progress on a National Payment System and a Real-Time Gross Settlement system

Digital payments could support salary delivery, humanitarian assistance, tax collection, and financial records for small businesses and farmers. Trust, consumer protection, and reliable infrastructure will shape adoption. What do you think will matter most for digital finance adoption in South Sudan?

Paraguay’s fintech sector is growing alongside a broader shift toward a more formal economy. Digital payments are gradua...
02/08/2026

Paraguay’s fintech sector is growing alongside a broader shift toward a more formal economy. Digital payments are gradually replacing cash, tax collection is becoming more efficient, and small businesses are gaining access to financial services that were previously out of reach.

The country’s opportunity is tied closely to financial inclusion. Many small enterprises and rural communities still remain underserved, and digital services are helping fill that gap through payments, savings, and credit.

Several local players are contributing to that progress, including Bancard, Tigo Money, and Ueno Bank. At the same time, policymakers are focusing on payment system modernization, interoperability, and consumer protection.

For SMEs, digital transaction histories could open the door to more data-driven lending and wider acceptance from financial providers.

Paraguay’s fintech growth is not about chasing trends. It is helping reshape how businesses and consumers participate in the formal economy. How do you see digital finance changing access for small businesses?

AI is now a strategic priority for most organisations, but scaling it remains the hard part. A benchmarking report from ...
01/08/2026

AI is now a strategic priority for most organisations, but scaling it remains the hard part. A benchmarking report from the Business Transformation Europe Summit found that 70% of organisations describe AI as critical to their strategic goals, while only 11% are systematically using it to deliver transformational outcomes.

The findings point to a persistent gap between pilot projects and enterprise-wide deployment. Common barriers include fragmented data infrastructure, unclear ownership of AI governance, and operating models that are not built to absorb AI outputs into existing workflows.

For fintech firms, the governance challenge is especially important. Organisations under FCA oversight, or subject to DORA requirements in the EU, face expectations that AI used in consequential decisions is explainable, auditable, and subject to meaningful human oversight.

Where does the biggest challenge sit for enterprise AI, governance, data, or operating models?

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