This week’s edition of Finovate Global is a hat tip to the companies from outside the US that are traveling to New York to demo their latest fintech innovations live on stage at FinovateFall 2026.
It is true that our European conference tends to feature the highest proportion of non-US companies. That said, FinovateFall is a popular destination for emerging and established fintechs looking to showcase their solutions to an audience of banking and financial services professionals and decision-makers.
Get to know our dozen international fintechs below—and be sure to catch them on stage next week at FinovateFall!
FinovateFall 2026 comes to the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York, September 9 through 11. Tickets are still available, so visit our registration page and save your spot, book your room, and join us next week in New York!
3 Degrees—United Kingdom
3 Degrees enables community banks and credit unions to deliver fully digital international payments that improve the customer experience and create new revenue. Founded in 2025, 3 Degrees is headquartered in London.
Covecta—United Kingdom
Covecta builds agentic operating systems for community banks and credit unions. The company’s solutions optimize bank performance via autonomous agents working across the full lifecycle, connecting strategy to execution. Founded in 2024, Covecta is headquartered in London.
Data City—United Kingdom
Data City offers an “Industry Engine” that uses AI and the open web to instantly and compliantly assign accurate industry codes to companies for KYC/KYB screening, risk management, and identification of market opportunities. Founded in 2018, Data City is headquartered in Leeds.
Doshi—United Kingdom
Doshi is an AI-native engagement layer for banks that gamifies financial education to transform behavioral data into actionable, revenue-generating product readiness signals. Founded in 2023, Doshi is headquartered in London.
Finerative—Spain
Finerative introduces Wealth MCP, a comprehensive solution that integrates seamlessly with the AI clients that financial institutions already use while maintaining full compliance. The platform delivers secure access to portfolios, products, and market data through a permissioned and encrypted infrastructure with complete audit trails. Founded in 2023, Finerative is headquartered in Madrid.
LemonadeLXP—Canada
LemonadeLXP is an AI-powered learning and knowledge platform for financial institutions. The solution drives staff performance and customer growth via engaging learning experiences. Founded in 2018, LemonadeLXP is headquartered in Ottawa.
Nextvestment—Singapore
Nextvestment enables safe self-service exploration of investment opportunities and financial planning scenarios while guiding advisors to intervene at the right moments, improving client engagement and advisor productivity without changing advisory models. Founded in 2024, Nextvestment is headquartered in Singapore.
Omnisient—United Kingdom and South Africa
Omnisient is a privacy-preserving data collaboration platform that enables financial institutions to tap into consumer behavior data directly from retailers and consumer brands to help financial institutions find best future customers—without any data ever changing hands. Founded in 2019, Omnisient is headquartered in London and Cape Town.
Palomonte Labs—United States and Argentina
Palomonte Labs offers Cube2, a solution that makes financial APIs AI-readable, enabling developers and AI agents to safely understand and execute financial integrations. Founded in 2019, Palomonte Labs is headquartered in Miami and Buenos Aires.
Tapix by Dateio—Czech Republic
Tapix is a transaction intelligence API that transforms banks’ raw payment data into clear merchant, location, and category data, powering engagement, insights, and personalization. Founded in 2013, Tapix by Dateio is headquartered in Prague.
Tweezr—Israel and the Netherlands
Tweezr enables firms to transform and grow by accelerating time to market and increasing developer productivity for both legacy system maintenance and modernization. Founded in 2024, Tweezr is headquartered in Tel Aviv and Amsterdam.
Young Early Starters—Belgium
Young Early Starters (YES) is the investing and financial education app that enables children to invest in stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with every transaction requiring parental approval. Founded in 2026, Young Early Starters is headquartered in Belgium.
Here is our look at fintech innovation around the world.
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia-Pacific
- Japan’s SBI Holdings acquired a 20% stake in Indonesian online trading platform Ajaib.
- The Reserve Bank of Australian concluded there was “no clear public interest” for a central bank digital currency based on a public consultation conducted by the Verian Group.
- The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) proposed a legislative framework for stablecoins.
Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nigerian fintech Nomba raised $3 million debt facility via CardinalStone Finance Company.
- The Africa Report highlighted Yoco’s efforts to become the operating system for small businesses in South Africa
- Nigerian fintech Opay denied rumors that the company was planning to shut down operations inside the country.
Central and Eastern Europe
- Austria’s Volksbanken Group teamed up with Belgian fintech Oper to digitize end-to-end mortgage lending.
- Latvia-based biometric payment and identity solutions provider Handwave expanded its partnership with Visa.
- Norwegian investor Hawk Infinity is reportedly acquiring a majority stake in Hungarian fintech—and two-time Finovate Best of Show winner—Dorsum.
Middle East and Northern Africa
- Jordanian “quick commerce” platform Jet Application partnered with UAE-based payment gateway Telr.
- Israel-based travel fintech Faye secured $50 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $500 million.
- Egyptian founded and UAE-headquartered fintech Remi received $135,000 from the Stellar Community Fund to build a confidential settlement layer for regulated financial institutions leveraging the Stellar network
Central and Southern Asia
- Pakistan-based Buy Now, Pay Later fintech Qist Bazaar raised $1.8 million in funding.
- Concerns over data security, money laundering, and cyberfraud were cited by India in its decision to suspend action on a proposed link between Alipay+ and UPI.
- India’s NBFC Business Nextgen Finance secured $22 million in funding from Beams Fintech Fund.
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