This article provides an overview of recent developments in the world of financial technology, including the support of WalletConnect v2.0 by imToken, the impact of real-time payments on financial organisations, the launch of a new BaaS solution by Mercuryo, the use of a Black Knight Loss Mitigation Solution by LoanCare, an exclusive interview with Dan Woods of Socotra in The Insurtech Magazine, the buy-backs of shares in CoinShares International Limited, the succession of Diane Offereins by Jason Hanson as Executive Vice President, President of Payment Services for Discover Financial Services, the strengthening of KreditBee’s underwriting process with Digitap’s Account Aggregator solution, the availability of BNPL in B2B ecosystems, the naming of inaugural artists for Mastercard’s Web3 Accelerator, the integration of OKX Wallet’s 50th blockchain, and Tianyu’s plans to enter the European payments market in 2023.