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In a press release on Thursday, January 11, Rivero, a Swiss-based FinTech firm, revealed some information about its Series A funding round. The funding is aimed at accelerating the company's growth into new markets. It will also boost both workforce development...

James Hopkinson, the Chief Financial Officer of Metro Bank, has resigned from his position as an executive director with immediate effect. He worked at the company for less than two years. In a recent statement, the bank stated that Cristina...

Atlanta-based Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), the top global provider of payment technology and software solutions, has collaborated with Commerzbank (FRA: CBK), a notable German-based bank. Commerzbank specializes in serving small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany with a remarkable presence...

TrueLayer, an Open Banking payments network based in the UK, has become the first SEPA Payment Account Access Scheme participant. SPAA, established in 2021, aims to redefine the landscape of A2A payments in Europe. The Chief Executive Officer of TrueLayer,...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slammed a $259 million fine on Morgan Stanley for the company's failure to adhere to strict guidelines on its block trading practices. According to the SEC, Morgan Stanley failed to enforce information...

Terra's former Chief Executive Officer, Do Kwon, has requested that his securities fraud trial be delayed to enable him to stand trial in person. Kwon was caught in Podgorica's airport by security agencies and has been held in Montenegro, where...

A survey by the Centre for Financial Capability, an education charity, discloses that almost a quarter of individuals who have used the Buy now pay later (BNPL) services are charged late payment fees. Despite these late payment charges, more people...

Deriv, one of the world’s largest online brokers that offers CFDs and other derivatives, recently revealed a new partnership expansion with BVNK. The expansion will allow the company to add Solana as its newest supported payment method. Deriv makes a...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged Shanchun Huang, the CEO of Future Fintech, with fraud. According to the regulator, Haung failed to disclose his ownership and transactions of Future Fintech stock before becoming the company’s CEO. Future...

Broadridge Financial Solutions, a public corporate services and financial technology firm, recently revealed its new AI solution based on the power of Generative AI (GenAI). Known as OpsGPT, the solution was designed to enhance the firm’s efficiency in tackling post-trade...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently intensified its legal pursuit against Ripple Labs in a recent filing on January 11. Despite Ripple’s partial victory in a years-long court case that was concluded in 2023, the SEC is not...

Robinhood, the US-based financial services company headquartered in California, announced recently that it intends to start offering the newly-approved Bitcoin spot ETFs as soon as possible. The company’s CEO, Vlad Tenev, made the announcement soon after the US Securities and...

In a new announcement, Emirates Islamic Bank notified customers of the Digital Wealth platform that they will be able to trade in stocks with zero commissions from January 1 until March 31 of this year. The most innovative UAE bank...

Nubank recently announced that its customers from Mexico will now be able to use WhatsApp to receive money from the United States. This was made possible thanks to a new partnership between the bank and Felix Pago. How can WhatsApp...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally approved 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs in a landmark judgment. In doing so, the US securities regulator paved the way for mass adoption of digital assets. US SEC finally approves Bitcoin ETFs...