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OpenAI, Kraken and AmEx join April\'s top 5 global fintech M&A deals

Global fintech mergers and acquisitions in April highlight efforts to secure AI capabilities, bring operations under regulatory infrastructure and expand payments and loyalty businesses. Crypto firms moved to acquire exchanges to obtain regulatory licences, while big tech and financial companies focused on absorbing AI-based personal finance and corporate spending management technology. Payward, OpenAI, American Express, Mimir Group and Adyen pursued deals spanning digital assets, AI finance and payment infrastructure.

AI & Enterprise

FSC seeks overhaul of support system to help fintechs shift to AX

South Korea\'s Financial Services Commission held a \"Fintech, Platform for Connection\" event on Tuesday chaired by Lee Eok-won (이억원) and presented its policy direction to use fintech as a key driver of the financial sector\'s shift to AX. The FSC plans to move away from uniform support and focus aid on areas such as AI, data, regions and youth. It also plans institutional updates and data-rule improvements, and will revamp fintech support programmes, strengthen overseas cooperation and build regional collaboration networks.

Finance

Fintech industry group calls for public STO use, review of development gains sharing and leasehold loan application

The Korea Fintech Industry Association on April 28 held a forum on building an inclusive digital economy and fostering a sustainable digital asset industry through public tokenised securities (STO) models. Participants said STOs could improve investment access and strengthen transparency through blockchain-based trading. Speakers called for stronger institutional foundations such as investor protection and disclosures. Proposals included linking public development gains to households and tokenising jeonse deposits to improve liquidity.