AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoRetail Banking & Payments: QIIB won “Best Innovation in Retail Banking, Qatar 2026,” spotlighting its digital retail push and cybersecurity focus. Merchant Acquiring: HSBC Qatar teamed with Noqoody to streamline card acceptance for corporate clients, consolidating reporting and settlement. BNPL for Insurance: Policybazaar.ae and Tabby launched interest-free split payments for UAE motor and health premiums. UAE Payments Expansion: Taptap Send secured three CBUAE licenses to broaden onshore payments, wallets and cards for expat communities. Identity & Onboarding: GoTyme Bank in the Philippines integrated PSA National ID authentication into its app for faster, real-time KYC. Data Sovereignty: Nigeria’s CBN data-localisation push is putting Galaxy Backbone and foreign cloud providers under scrutiny. Crypto Regulation Pressure: India’s RBI and tax authorities reiterated a prohibition-leaning stance and warned offshore trading is hard to track. SEC Crypto Roadmap: The SEC is set to roll out its “Regulation Crypto” framework in July 2026. Market Mood: Bitcoin slid near $62.9K after US strikes on Iran reignited risk-off sentiment.
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