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FD Global Connections makes the US expansions of ambitious entrepreneurs a reality.
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Oct 19, 2026
We are proud to have Trena Blair in our FinTech Connector community. Trena is an Enabler based in Sydney, Australia, and has been with us since November 2022. Thank you for being a long-time member of our community, Trena.
Trena is the Founder and CEO of FD Global Connections. Since 2014, her focus has been to prepare and launch companies from around the globe into the US market. She has lived and worked in Australia and in New York, and her background includes leading payments strategy and retail bank marketing at Westpac and serving as VP, Product and Marketing at American Express. She is also a mentor at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Centre, and her book, Decoding Global Growth, How Successful Companies Scale Internationally, was awarded Book of the Year at the Stevie Awards in New York. She has also created FD Global Academy, where scaleup leaders can access programs around the clock to support their global expansion into any market.
https://fdglobal.academy
Read more about Trena and her work on her FinTech Connector profile:
https://members.fintechconnector.com/users/trena-blair-7655
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Oct 19, 2026
Who controls the AI systems that will move money, assess risk and make decisions?
That is one of the questions behind DeAI Summit 2026, taking place in Valletta, Malta on 25–26 November.
We are bringing together leaders from AI, fintech, Web3, infrastructure, policy, investment and cybersecurity to discuss the issues that matter as AI moves into real-world financial and business systems:
• AI governance and accountability
• Sovereignty over models, data and infrastructure
• Autonomous systems, payments and responsibility
• Security, regulation and the EU AI Act
• The investment and infrastructure needed to build AI in Europe
If you work in fintech, payments, digital assets, AI or regulation, we would be glad to welcome you in Malta.
Tickets: https://deaisummit.org/tickets
Programme: https://deaisummit.org/schedule
More information: https://deaisummit.org
#DeAISummit #Fintech #AI #AIGovernance #AIInfrastructure #Payments #Malta
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Oct 15, 2026
Fintech in Ten: the week's top stories from FinTech Connector
From FinTech Connector, edition 2 of our weekly recap: ten financial services innovation stories from Oct 8 to Oct 15 worth your time.
1. Crypto-linked card runs on Mexico's switch (SoFi Tech Solutions)
2. HSBC and Ant test agent micropayments (PR Newswire)
3. Ghana tests cross-border money mobility (GNA)
4. Caribbean payment rail enters pilot (Global Finance)
5. MAS releases code for agent safeguards (MAS)
6. Ivorian Treasury pays on an instant rail (Capmad)
7. Stolen-device fraud jumps at Spanish banks (BioCatch)
8. Insurance moves into AI agent checkout (Cover Genius)
9. Amex ties AI agents to customer intent (TechCrunch)
10. BNY finances a tokenized Treasury (BNY)
The full recap, with a short summary and source link for each story, is in the PDF attached.
What did you see between Oct 8 and Oct 15 that belongs on this list? Add it below, with a link if you have one.
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Oct 14, 2026
If you've ever had a bank account closed, a payments application declined, or been told your sector is "outside risk appetite", this post is for you.
I'm Baver Guvenc, founder of Wise Financial Collection, a London based financial introducer and consultancy.
We connect businesses with the banks, payment institutions, acquirers, card issuers, FX and digital asset providers that actually want their business. Every introduction is matched to the client's sector, structure, jurisdiction and profile, so founders stop wasting months on applications that are going to get rejected.
Where we help most:
🏦 Banking: multicurrency accounts, dedicated IBANs, SWIFT, SEPA, FPS and ACH
🪙 Crypto: OTC, fiat on and off ramps, custody and banking for digital asset businesses
💱 FX: institutional pricing, hedging and white label routes
💳 Card processing and card issuance, including sectors declined elsewhere
📈 CFD and FX brokers: liquidity, trading tech and client money structures
⚖️ Licensing, company formation and ongoing compliance
I joined FinTech Connector for two reasons:
1. To help Innovators here who are stuck on banking, sponsor banks or payments.
2. To meet Enablers (banks, EMIs, PSPs, compliance and legal teams) who want well prepared, well matched clients.
If either sounds like you, drop a comment or send me a message.
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Oct 13, 2026
Meet FD Global Connections, an organizational member on FinTech Connector, based in Sydney, Australia.
FD Global Connections makes the US expansions of ambitious entrepreneurs a reality.
Founded and led by Trena Blair, the firm has focused since 2014 on preparing and launching companies from around the globe into the US market, with tailored strategies, practical insights, and a robust network of partners so businesses can thrive on the biggest stage.
Their services include strategy and execution consulting, business development consulting, strategic business advice, start-up mentoring, and branding and marketing.
If your company is thinking about growing into the US, connect with Trena Blair and FD Global Connections on FinTech Connector.
https://members.fintechconnector.com/companies/fd-global-connections
#GlobalExpansion #FinTech #FinTechConnector
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Oct 9, 2026
Technical Program & Product Manager | Agile SDLC, DevSecOps & FinTech Architecture
Hi FinTech Connector Community,
I’m looking to connect with hiring managers, founders, and talent leads who are building high-impact financial technology products.
I specialize in driving complex software development lifecycles (SDLC), implementing DevSecOps frameworks, and delivering scalable enterprise platforms. My focus is on aligning cross-functional engineering teams with strategic business goals to launch secure, reliable FinTech solutions—including payment architecture, risk & compliance integrations, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).
I’m open to remote roles or positions based in North America.
If you are scaling a team or know of opportunities in product/program leadership, I’d love to connect and share more about my background!
Best regards,
Arooj Hassan
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Oct 8, 2026
Fintech in Ten: the week's top stories from FTC
From FinTech Connector (FTC), the first edition of our weekly recap: ten financial services stories from Oct 1 to Oct 8 worth your time.
1. OKXICE seeks tokenized US stock venue (The Block)
2. Charter rush meets a lawsuit (ICBA)
3. UK picks six banks for DIGIT (HM Treasury)
4. Mexico's lower house passes digital payments bill (Expansión)
5. DNB fines Modulr over monitoring (DNB)
6. Plaid widens cash flow scoring (Plaid)
7. Allpay opens accounts to AI assistants (Allpay)
8. Swiss MPs back FINMA payments oversight (Keystone-SDA via nau.ch)
9. Airwallex gives AI agents treasury tasks (Fintech News Singapore)
10. Bank stablecoin reaches production on Fiserv (Fiserv)
The full recap, with a short summary and source link for each story, is in the PDF attached.
What did you see between Oct 1 and Oct 8 that belongs on this list? Add it below, with a link if you have one.
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Oct 7, 2026
I am hosting a free 20m webinar for fintech / financial practitioners - COOs, CFOs, VP Finance, and the data / BI team that supports them. I will be demoing a paradigm shift in business intelligence that Gartner rated 'transformational' - twice! It is something I haven’t seen in 30 years as an entrepreneur, investor and coach: one data platform that lets you see the whole company in real time; from sales and marketing to operations, product and finance, integrating dozens of existing data sources and natural language search, and does not require a DBA (or BI software) and runs for less than the cost of just one DBA.
I’d value everyone's time so I am keeping it to 20 minutes. No sales pitch. The technology speaks for itself.
Please connect with me here or on LinkedIn for an invitation: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethhsmith/
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Oct 5, 2026
I made a short video showing how an organization page gives other members a clear picture of what you do and what you are looking for, all in one place. Our team reviews each page before it shows up.
Members can then search FinTech Connector for companies to partner with, hire from and learn from. Is yours easy to find?
Creating an organization page needs a Pro membership or higher. To try Pro, use one of these codes at checkout:
- Pro monthly: $5 for your first 30 days, then $30 per month. Code PROMTHFOR5.
- Pro yearly: $99 for as long as you remain a member. Code PROYEARFOR99.
To start, open Organizations in the top menu and choose Create Organization, or go straight here: https://members.fintechconnector.com/companies
If you would like help setting up your page, message me directly.
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Sep 20, 2026
We are hosting a free online session on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 PM ET: Build with Stripe Community: Embed Payments into Your Platform or Marketplace. We will walk through how to add payments to a product or marketplace using Stripe Connect and the Stripe CLI, including the failure cases that trip people up. It is open to everyone, with no prerequisites and nothing to prepare. Register here: https://www.stripecommunity.com/public/clubs/stablecoins/events/build-with-stripe-community-embed-payments-into-your-platform-or-marketplace-bcbvqc5xp5
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