{"id":180214,"date":"2025-11-14T11:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/180214\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:18:10","slug":"the-weekly-wrap-all-you-need-to-know-by-friday-cob-nov-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/180214\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Wrap: all you need to know by Friday COB | Nov 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t        By Puja Sharma<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t          \tToday\n\t\t\t\t        <\/p>\n<ul class=\"nllLab\">\n<li>AI<\/li>\n<li>Deals of the Week<\/li>\n<li>Digital Payments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-global-fintech-innovation-awards\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-569500 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MPU-and-Banner-Reslutsoutsoon-05.webp.webp\" alt=\"GFIA-HB\" width=\"2500\" height=\"334\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"683\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-524473 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Weekly-Wrapup_450x300_V02-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Weekly Wrap\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Weekly Wrap\u00a0is published every Friday and recaps the week\u2019s main stories and deals, as well as upcoming events and announcements for Prime subscribers only.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Story<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"661\">BENEFIT\u00a0has partnered with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) of India to enable real-time, cross-border payment connectivity between the two nations. Under this strategic linkage agreement, Bahrain\u2019s Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS), specifically its Fawri+ service, will be integrated with India\u2019s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a global leader in instant payments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"1118\">The collaboration, carried out under the supervision of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), represents a significant advancement in regional financial innovation and cross-border digital infrastructure. UPI currently facilitates nearly 20 billion monthly transactions valued at more than USD 280 billion, serving over 500 million users and commanding approximately 84% of India\u2019s retail digital payment market.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1696\">This milestone partnership underscores Bahrain\u2019s vision to cement its position as a digital-first financial hub and a pioneer in real-time payments across the GCC. The initiative also marks a pivotal step in BENEFIT\u2019s ongoing efforts to extend the Fawri+ network globally, expanding interoperability and delivering fast, secure, and frictionless payment experiences to customers across borders. Through this linkage, users in both Bahrain and India will be able to perform instant, low-cost money transfers with the assurance of robust security and compliance standards.<\/p>\n<p>Deals of the week<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MBG <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/mbg-adopts-one-incs-claimspay-for-instant-claims-payouts\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">adopts<\/a> One Inc\u2019s ClaimsPay for instant claims payouts<\/li>\n<li>Zilch raises <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/zilch-raises-175m-to-power-ai-led-expansion-in-digital-payments\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$175m<\/a> to power AI-led expansion in digital payments<\/li>\n<li>Boku <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/boku-opens-innovation-hub-to-streamline-global-payments\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">opens<\/a> innovation hub to streamline global payments<\/li>\n<li>Cassava, Google <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/cassava-google-unite-to-accelerate-ai-adoption-in-africa\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unite<\/a> to accelerate AI adoption in Africa<\/li>\n<li>Franklin Templeton<a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/franklin-templeton-joins-canton-network-to-drive-tokenised-finance\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> joins<\/a> Canton Network to drive tokenised finance<\/li>\n<li>IO, Argentine FinTech Chamber <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/io-argentine-fintech-chamber-partner-to-boost-blockchain\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">partner<\/a> to boost blockchain<\/li>\n<li>Federal Card Services <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/federal-card-services-commits-250m-to-india-expansion\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">commits<\/a> $250m to India expansion<\/li>\n<li>Visa <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/visa-brings-seamless-qr-payments-to-merchants-in-asia-pacific\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">brings<\/a> seamless QR payments to merchants in Asia Pacific<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be on the lookout for<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"454\">The IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2025, set to take place on 21st November in Mumbai, will once again spotlight the most disruptive and transformative achievements in banking and financial technology. Now in its seventh year, the awards honour innovation across high-impact categories such as Core Banking, Digital Lending, AI\/ML, and GenAI.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"804\">After a record-breaking 2024 edition\u2014which drew 400+ submissions from 155 banks and 90 tech vendors\u2014the upcoming awards are poised to set an even higher benchmark. Expect broader global participation, richer insights into bank\u2013tech collaboration, and a data-driven judging process powered by IBS Intelligence\u2019s proprietary research and analytics.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"1049\">Beyond trophies, winners benefit from year-long visibility through editorial features, thought leadership opportunities, and industry event integrations\u2014making this a platform not just for recognition, but for continued growth and influence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1210\">The stage is set, nominations are in\u2014now the countdown begins to GFIA 2025. Stay tuned as we celebrate the innovators reshaping the future of global FinTech.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t              Previous Article<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Ebury launches mobile app for easy global payments<br \/>\n\t\t\t                <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/ebury-launches-mobile-app-for-easy-global-payments\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Puja Sharma Today AI Deals of the Week Digital Payments The Weekly Wrap\u00a0is published every Friday and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[291,101886,8490,18,101887,101888,19,17,279,82,101889],"class_list":{"0":"post-180214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-deals-of-the-week","10":"tag-digital-payments","11":"tag-eire","12":"tag-fintech-funding","13":"tag-fintech-news","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-mobile","17":"tag-technology","18":"tag-the-weekly-wrap"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115547780607797080","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}