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UK MPs Urge the Bank of England to Address Data Privacy and Financial Stability Risks of Digital Pound

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Legislatures across the UK are urging the Bank of England to address the concerns around data privacy and financial stability before launching a digital pound. The Treasury Committee believes that prevalent risks around… Continue reading UK MPs Urge the Bank of England to Address Data Privacy and Financial Stability Risks of Digital Pound

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Standard Chartered Launches BNPL Option for Consumers across APAC

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Banking giant Standard Chartered has secured a regional partnership with VISA to make installment payment options readily available to credit cardholders in the APAC region. This partnership is made possible by the VISA… Continue reading Standard Chartered Launches BNPL Option for Consumers across APAC

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Fnality’s new payments system successfully completes its first live transactions

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The international consortium of major global banks focused on creating a new blockchain-based payment system, known as Fnality, recently managed to successfully complete its first live transactions. This represents a major achievement for… Continue reading Fnality’s new payments system successfully completes its first live transactions

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Pave Bank moves out of stealth with a $5.2 million funding round

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Pave Bank, a programmable money startup, recently moved out of stealth with a digital commercial banking license in Georgia, as well as a $5.2 million funding round. The bank intends to introduce a… Continue reading Pave Bank moves out of stealth with a $5.2 million funding round

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Multi-asset brokerage Tradu picks Crossover Markets Group as its digital asset execution partner

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Multi-asset brokerage company Tradu, the sister firm of FXCM, has selected Crossover Markets Group as its primary partner for digital asset execution. The company’s recent announcement stated that crypto on Tradu’s upcoming service… Continue reading Multi-asset brokerage Tradu picks Crossover Markets Group as its digital asset execution partner

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Japan’s card issuer JCB to start Phase 2 of offline CBDC trials

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. JCB, a major card issuer from Japan, recently announced that it plans to move on into Phase 2 of a pilot to trial offline P2P payments for the local central bank digital currency… Continue reading Japan’s card issuer JCB to start Phase 2 of offline CBDC trials

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French fintech Aria completes a funding round with €15 million raised

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Aria, a French fintech firm, recently concluded a funding round with €15 million raised. The company intends to use the funds to expand its deferred payment infrastructure across the platform economy and B2B… Continue reading French fintech Aria completes a funding round with €15 million raised

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Marqeta’s former executive becomes the new CEO of Paymentology

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Jeff Parker, the former SVP and managing director of Marqeta, recently got hired as the new CEO at Paymentology, the global card issuer and processor. Paymentology is a company that covers both the… Continue reading Marqeta’s former executive becomes the new CEO of Paymentology

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Citi Bank leads Supra’s investment round in exchange for leveraging payments and FX tech platforms

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. A Colombian B2B payments startup, Supra, recently held an investment round that was led by Citi Bank. Apart from the major bank, the round also saw participation from H20 Capital and Far Out… Continue reading Citi Bank leads Supra’s investment round in exchange for leveraging payments and FX tech platforms

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GFO-X concludes a $30 million seed round led by M&G Investments

Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Global Futures and Options (GFO-X), a growing digital asset trading startup, recently concluded a highly successful seed round that managed to raise $30 million. The round was concluded ahead of the platform’s forthcoming… Continue reading GFO-X concludes a $30 million seed round led by M&G Investments

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