News about FinTech
The Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA), with the support of the Moldovan government and development partners, announced the start of applications for grants related to non-refundable financial support programs and instruments managed by the organization in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization.
Since the beginning of 2026, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has withdrawn bitcoins totaling $150 million from its reserves and continues to actively sell the cryptocurrency. This makes investors carefully analyze the purpose and motives behind such actions.
Since January 2023, total transaction volume in stable tokens pegged to non-U.S. dollar currencies has increased from $600 million to $10 billion.
Bank of America has begun rolling out an AI-enabled platform for financial advisors in what could be a game changer in transforming the wealth management industry.
The UK is betting on artificial intelligence in the fight against the shadow economy. The country’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has launched a pilot project using an analytics platform from the US company Palantir Technologies, hoping to radically improve the efficiency of market oversight.
In March 2026, citizens invested about 30.4 million lei through the eVMS.md platform. This is much more modest than in the first two months of this year, when citizens purchased state securities worth 193.13 million lei.
The National Commission of Financial Market (NCFM) and the Inspectorate General of Police (IGP) are joining forces in the fight against financial fraud and cybercrime in Moldova. The agencies have agreed on a mechanism for joint actions and formalized it with a formal cooperation agreement.
Beijing is betting on one of the world’s most talked-about markets – overweight drugs. At the center of attention is the American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, whose developments are already changing the industry.
Reporting financial institutions (so-called reporting units) will submit to the State Tax Service (STS) additional information on the financial accounts of enterprises.
The Executive Committee of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) at its March 19 meeting kept the prime rate at 5% per annum, leaving at the current level the norms of mandatory reserve requirements for commercial banks of the Republic of Moldova.
The National Financial Market Commission (NFMC) has launched an online DAE (effective annual interest rate) calculator to help consumers objectively assess the cost of loans.
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) imposed a fine of 3,017,230 lei on the non-bank credit organization Prima Finanțare S.R.L., the largest sanction ever imposed on the non-bank credit market.
IuteBank, a member of the Estonian Iute Group, has completed the transition period following the process of establishing a transitional bank and will start operating as a commercial bank on the Ukrainian market from March 17.
Exchanges are rapidly moving towards blockchain-based equity trading and 24/7 operations. However, institutional investors are wary of liquidity and funding risks.
MIA’s Instant Payments system today celebrates two years since its launch. During this time, it has become an everyday tool for fast money transfers, allowing citizens to make payments in real time, in a few seconds. Transfers are made directly from online and mobile banking applications, regardless of the working hours of payment service providers.
The Organization for Enterprise Development (ODA) announced the first financing decision under the FACEM Impact product, which is part of the project “SME Development Fund in the Republic of Moldova” financed by the German government through the German Development Bank (KfW).
Fagura, a crowdfunding platform based in the Republic of Moldova, has attracted investors from the Bravva Angels business angel community in a €1.5 million convertible funding round raised over the past year, according to a Bravva Angels press release.
Solana Mobile has opened up access to the Solana Mobile Stack (SMS) software platform to third-party Android smartphone manufacturers. The integration will allow native Web3 functionality to be added to any mobile device.
As of today, March 2, 2026, the MIA Plăți Instant system can be used for Business to Business (B2B) transfers between legal entities. The fee is 0.7% of the transfer amount, but does not exceed 40 lei per transaction, ensuring clear and predictable costs for companies.
