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The following is the fintech and wider digital developments in 2026 of the Central American nation of Guatemala. Guatemala’s financial technology story begins not in a bank branch, but in the movement of money across borders. Every year, millions of Guatemalan families receive financial support from relatives working abroad, particularly in the United States. These remittance flows are not a marginal part of the economy. They are one of its defining features, supporting household consumption, education, housing and small businesses across the country. That reality makes Guatemala different from many fintech markets. Here, the opportunity for digital finance is not…

Some might say Palantir Technologies is becoming boring. stock is down nearly 28% in 2026, but most of that decline came in January and February, which continued the broader tech sell-off that started in November 2025. Since then, the bulls and bears have been debating valuation, missing a bigger story. Palantir is posting its fastest revenue growth since going public. In the process of growing its revenue, the company has been building a distribution machine that should be priced into any future conversations about valuation.Palantir’s Growth Metrics Continue to Defy SkepticsThe bears will say the fundamentals don’t justify the stock…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +1.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +2.48%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) rose +1.15%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) rose +2.44%. Stock indexes settled sharply higher on Thursday as the US-Iran peace deal stoked optimism that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will ease inflation risks.  President Trump on Wednesday night signed a preliminary deal to end the US-Iran war, which sent crude oil prices to a 3.5-month low, eased inflation expectations, and sparked risk-on sentiment in asset markets. …

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The Bank of Russia today (June 19) cut interest rates by less than expected, announcing an easing of 25 basis points to 14.25%. The bank had been expected to cut by 50bp.In a statement, the bank struck a somewhat hawkish tone: “Fiscal policy over the three-year horizon will be more accommodative than previously expected. This may require a higher key rate path than assumed in the April baseline scenario.”In a separate statement, governor Elvira Nabiullina said there had been a slight improvement Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.To access these options, along…

Urbelis said he believes AI could eventually reshape the standard of care around smart contract development. Historically, teams could point to the cost and complexity of audits as a reason certain reviews were not performed. That argument becomes more difficult when sophisticated security analysis is available on demand.”A clean AI report will be seen as no defense,” he said. “A plaintiff may well argue it the other way: the tool existed, it was cheap, and you should have caught it.”The prospect raises broader questions for the industry: if AI-powered security reviews become ubiquitous, will investors expect them before funding projects,…

Key PointsNetflix’s stock price-to-earnings ratio has declined by 59% in the past five years.As a more mature business, it’s obvious that its growth will slow down in the future.10 stocks we like better than Netflix ›Since it’s a category-creating enterprise known for its innovative and disruptive identity, it’s no surprise that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been a huge winner. Despite shares currently trading 42% below their all-time high from June 2025 (as of June 18), they have still climbed 715% in the past decade.Is the leading streaming stock cheap or overvalued today? Here’s what investors need to know.Where to invest…

Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxAWS has launched its first Local Zone in Hanoi, marking its initial infrastructure deployment in Vietnam to support data residency and low-latency cloud computing.The new facility allows organisations in highly regulated sectors, such as banking, fintech, and healthcare, to store and process data locally.This infrastructure helps enterprises comply with domestic data localisation requirements while reducing the operational burden of maintaining private servers.The Hanoi deployment offers single-digit millisecond latency, which supports applications requiring real-time responsiveness.This capability benefits financial services executing high-frequency trades, as well as gaming and live-streaming companies…

Iran’s Khatam-al Anbiya HQ announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to all maritime traffic. The military headquarters cites US breaches of the war-ending deal and ongoing Israeli ceasefire violations, along with the non-withdrawal in Lebanon. They warned this is only the “first step.” The Revolutionary Guard put out a similar statement yesterday.There is an under-discussed risk that Iran wants to keep fighting. They have this tremendous leverage right now with Trump openly admitting that the oil situation would get very bad in four weeks. They may also sense that the US will never stay in the current…