Pig-Butchering Becomes A Major Payment Scam Threat
Pig butchering has been revealed as one of the major customer scams currently. This report was shown in Visa’s Biannual Threats Report, its Spring 2024 Edition. The announcement shows that about 10% of surveyed adults have been targeted. Fraudsters who...
UK Primed For Significant Increase In Digital Wallet Adoption
The UK is approaching a significant change in payment methods, with digital wallets set to make up half of all e-commerce spending and almost a third of POS transactions by 2027. Since Digital wallets were first introduced in the late...
Greggs Stores Resume Operations Following Payment Processing Problems
Greggs, a bakery chain located in the UK was forced to temporarily shut down many stores as a result of payment processing challenges. These difficulties were also experienced by other UK retailers during the weekend. Stores in Glasgow, Cardiff, Manchester,...
Popular broker Pepperstone Announces Partnership With Tennis Legend, John McEnroe
FX and CFD broker Pepperstone is collaborating with tennis legend John McEnroe. The move has spurred excitement among traders and tennis fans alike. The partnership also provided that McEnroe will be joining the present ambassador in the company, Australian star...
SEC Has Charged Two Advisers $400,000 For Exaggerating AI Investment Strategies
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two investment advisory companies $400,000, according to the latest announcement. Global Predictions Inc. and Toronto-based Delphia (USA) Inc. were fined for fake and deceptive claims about utilizing artificial intelligence in their...
Canadian Investors Benefit From Webull’s Interest Earnings On Uninvested Cash
Webull Canada, an online investment platform, has launched a cash management system. This tool enables users to receive discount rates of 3 percent on the US dollar and 4 percent on the Canadian dollar for unallocated cash. As per the...
Robinhood Makes UK Debut, Temporarily Pauses Margin Trading
Robinhood has rolled out its brokerage services in the UK following two unsuccessful attempts. However, the challenges for the broker remained as it ceased margin trading options from its UK services hours after the debut. A representative for Robinhood cited...
Tiger Brokers Collaborates with Grafa to Elevate Trading Platform
Tiger Brokers, an online brokerage focused on the APAC, has unveiled a novel partnership with Australian media fintech Grafa. This collaboration will roll out AI-driven data, analysis, and news into its Brokers' brokerage app. Through new this partnership between Australian...
ZagTrader and Muinmos Collaborate for smooth Client Onboarding Process
ZagTrader, a financial technology provider based in the UAE has announced that it has incorporated the Muinmos' Regulatory technology solution into its system. This collaborative effort means a lot in their objective to offer innovative solutions to clients all over...
Shift4 Payments Reject Buyers’ Bids For Poor Valuation
Shift4 Payments has faulted the bidding price of potential buyers, with its Chief Executive Officer, Jared Isaacman, claiming that the bids are undervalued. He expressed disappointment with the bids so far, even after receiving interest from several potential buyers. Shift4 Payments Is...
Zilch To Launch Its Initial Public Offering Next Year
Zilch, a British buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, Zilch, has hinted that it could launch an initial public offering (IPO) for its platform next year. However, the company has not chosen a platform to run the IPO. Zilch is still in...
Railsr Extends Merger Proposal To Equals Group
Railsr, a company under the parent firm Embedded Finance, has formally announced a merger offer of the two businesses with UK-based Equals Group. According to the announcement, this strategic move with Equals Group, the London-listed payments company, aims to integrate...
Swift Selected For Confirmation Of Payee Service Implementation In Australia
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) has been chosen by Payments Plus (AP+) located in Australia to establish a Payer identity confirmation service. The purpose of this service is to decrease the risk of misdirected payments and fortify...
Genesis Agrees To Pay $21 Million Fine To The SEC
Genesis Global Capital, a bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, has agreed to pay a fine of $21 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fine will be used to settle the SEC charges concerning the Gemini Earn lending program....
BlackRock Joins Asset Tokenization Race With Ethereum Fund Launch
BlackRock(BLK), an asset management giant, launched its tokenized asset fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, on the Ethereum network. it is symbolized by the blockchain-based BUIDL token. It is fully supported by repurchase agreements, U.S Treasury bills, and...