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    Obtained Cyprus Spring Events 2026 banner with bold red and black visuals, Cyprus map silhouette, and focus on AI, gaming, investment, and innovation industries.
    Cyprus events
    Networking events
    Spring events Cyprus
    Networking
    Meet Obtained
    B2B events
    Cyprus conferences to attend in April and May 2026 for AI, blockchain and fintech
    6 min read

    Spring in Cyprus is when the event calendar starts to become genuinely useful. Not busy for the sake of being busy. Useful. The right weeks in Limassol can put founders, payment professionals, blockchain operators, advisors and investors in...

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    Illustration of OpenFX’s latest funding round showing FX infrastructure, stablecoins, Visa and Mastercard-linked cross-border payments, digital settlement flows and global fintech money movement.
    Cross Border Payments
    foreign exchange payments
    global payouts
    cross-border FX
    OpenFX funding round
    OpenFX’s latest successful round shows where cross-border FX is actually heading
    4 min read
    Another funding round, or a clearer signal about where cross-border payments are going Most funding announcements in fintech sound larger th...
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    Comparison infographic showing EMI, Payment Institution and MiCA CASP licences in Cyprus and the financial services each licence covers for fintech, payments and crypto businesses.
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    CASP Cyprus
    payments Cyprus
    fintech Cyprus
    CIF Cyprus
    EMI application Cyprus
    PI application Cyprus
    crypto payments
    EMI or PI in Cyprus After MiCA? A CASP founder’s story about the regulatory gap no one wants to find too late
    6 min read
    There is a moment that catches many founders off guard. It usually comes after the celebration. The MiCA CASP approval lands, the board exha...
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    Tazapay’s latest funding round: what the $36M Series B says about the next cycle in cross-border payments
    Cross Border Payments
    payment infrastructure
    stablecoin to fiat payments
    Tazapay’s latest funding round: what the $36M Series B says about the next cycle in cross-border payments
    7 min read
    Key takeaways • Tazapay announced a Series B extension on 26 March 2026, bringing total Series B funding to $36 million. • The investor mix ...
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    South Africa payment rails illustration showing instant payments, EFT, QR payments, crypto assets and Johannesburg skyline for fintech market entry guide
    PayShap South Africa
    A2A payments South Africa
    crypto payments South Africa
    South Africa payment rails
    South Africa payment solutions
    instant EFT South Africa
    South Africa Payment Rails: A Strategic Guide for PSPs, EMIs and Exchanges
    5 min read
    South Africa has strong payment infrastructure but no single access layer South Africa operates one of the most developed national payment s...
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