News about FinTech
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) is tightening consumer credit rules from June 2026 to prevent over-indebtedness of the population. The new measures include limiting the maximum term of consumer loans to 5 years, mortgage loans – to 30 years, and leasing – to 7 years. The list of income to be taken into account when assessing solvency has also been expanded. The relevant regulations have been approved and will enter into force in June 2026.
Interest-free offers of stores, interpreted as “goods on installments”, and other products of lending activities hidden from consumers’ eyes will come under the regulator’s close supervision. The National Financial Market Commission (NFMC) has developed a new regulatory framework for consumer credit agreements.
Tips for waiters and couriers can be received through the MIA system. More and more workers in the service sector are connecting this service, which allows them to receive instant transfers by QR code without commission.
Since its launch, there was a computational error in the bitcoin mining algorithm, which allowed to mine blocks at extremely high speeds. This was revealed by researcher Loic Morel.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Carreyrou of the New York Times has suggested that British cryptographer Adam Back may be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
The Asian artificial intelligence market is entering the center of global competition, as clearly demonstrated by the GITEX AI Asia 2026 forum held on April 9-10 in Singapore. It brought together more than 23,000 participants from 110 countries, including corporations, startups and investors, demonstrating the accelerating shift of technological leadership towards the Asia-Pacific region.
The procedure for paying for goods and/or services through the MIA instant payment system is simplified. Payments made through this system will be immediately reflected in the cashier’s check.
The MIA instant payment system, launched in 2024, has become widespread and is now used by almost 50% of the country’s adult population. The number of users exceeds 900 thousand. And the network has been expanded to more than 18 thousand outlets across the country.
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), believes bitcoin probably bottomed out in early February at the $60,000 level.
Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence (AI) technology company founded by former OpenAI employees and creator of a family of large language models collectively named Claude, has announced a partnership with Google and Broadcom for “several gigawatts” of next-generation TPU computing power planned to launch starting in 2027.
The first cryptocurrency will collapse to $10,000 if buyers can’t overcome and hold the $75,000 level.
One-year government bonds will become available for purchase on the eVMS platform in the second quarter of this year. This is the first time the Ministry of Finance has demonstrated such an “innovative” approach to domestic borrowing by offering “shortened investments” with a maturity of one year and publishing a monthly schedule for the next round of subscriptions.
Again this year, iute Moldova is part of the “Table of Joy” campaign, the largest national solidarity project dedicated to socially vulnerable people, organized by the Social Mission “Diaconia”. Now in its 17th edition, the initiative mobilizes thousands of people every year who choose to get actively involved in helping those in need.
In the UK, changes to the inheritance tax system are coming into force which could significantly increase the tax burden on beneficiaries of assets.
The company behind the USDC, Circle, has unveiled a “wrapped” version of the first cryptocurrency, cirBTC.
Yesterday, Polish financial and technical company ZEN.com won the tender “to withdraw the bankrupt PINbank from the Ukrainian market”. The company will buy 100 percent of the institution’s shares from the state Deposit Guarantee Fund. Apparently, a new foreign player will enter the Ukrainian market of financial services.
Commercialization of artificial intelligence and its large-scale implementation into business processes were at the center of the Seattle Startup Summit 2026 agenda. The forum takes place on April 1-2 and brought together 1,500 participants from all over the world – startup founders, venture capitalists and engineers.
Meta is strengthening its strategy of developing WhatsApp as a key channel for brands to interact with consumers, gradually moving the messenger beyond personal communication. The platform, which has billions of users worldwide, is increasingly integrated into companies’ marketing and CRM strategies, offering a more direct and personalized communication format.
The war will affect international payment systems and capital markets more than is currently thought. It is naïve to think that if the Strait of Hormuz is opened, everything will work itself out. Petro-dollars may be replaced by the yuan or another global currency. And global mutual settlements between countries will no longer be based on single payment systems like SWIFT.
Chisinau hosted the GPeC Meetup Chisinau, one of the most relevant events dedicated to e-commerce and digital transformation in the region, supported by iute Moldova as official partner. The event brought together entrepreneurs, online sales experts, business representatives and technology specialists, in a context marked by accelerated digitalization and the adoption of artificial intelligence.
