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Coinbase has announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to drop its case against the company. The case was about Coinbase running its crypto business without proper approval. Two years ago, the SEC first took action against...

The UK government has announced a £49.2 million plan to add open banking technology to the Gov.UK Pay platform. According to the update, this will help improve digital payments across public services, making them faster and safer. The Government Digital...

ATFX has announced a new update that will help traders work better. It has partnered with Nelogica to offer BlackArrow, a smart trading platform, to its users. The company said this change will enable traders to easily follow markets, plan...

Banco Nacional, one of Costa Rica’s leading banks, has introduced a new way for users to invest in Bitcoin. It has announced the launch of the country’s first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The bank said this ETF allows investors to...

MoonPay, a global leader in crypto payments, revealed that it has chosen Derek Yu as its Treasurer. Yu has experience in audit and treasury, most recently serving as Treasurer at Paxos, a regulated blockchain platform focused on tokenization. Yu helped...

XS.com said it has chosen Stelios Pallis as its new Chief Technology Officer. He posted the news on his LinkedIn page and said he was glad to take this role. Many in the industry are excited to see what he...

B2B payments company, TWO, is collaborating with Avarda, a provider of white-label payment solutions for consumers. Together, they are introducing a fully integrated payment system designed for businesses and consumers in the Nordic e-commerce market. However, details on whether this...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has shared a new plan to help Hong Kong become a top place for virtual assets. It said the plan, called "ASPIRe," has five sections: Access, Safeguards, Products, Infrastructure, and Relationships. Each sectiion focuses...

The Government Digital Service (GDS) has announced plans to introduce an open banking payment feature for GOV.UK Pay. A market notice has been published, signaling the intention to add functionality that will allow payments via application programming interfaces (APIs) connected...

Bybit reported a security breach involving one of its ETH cold wallets, where a sophisticated exploit altered a transaction, allowing unauthorized fund transfers. The company confirmed that its other cold wallets remain secure, with no additional funds affected. Bybit is...

Forbes has released its annual Fintech 50 list for the tenth year, highlighting the fastest-growing Fintech businesses. According to the update, payment providers, B2B banking, and Wall Street-focused firms top the list, with 31 of the 50 picks coming from...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has introduced 12 key steps aimed at improving the safety, growth, and new ideas in Hong Kong’s virtual asset market. These steps are part of the “ASPIRe” roadmap, which focuses on five areas: Access,...

UK watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered HSBC, Citi, the Royal Bank of Canada, and Morgan Stanley to pay £104.5 million for revealing private data on UK bonds between 2009 and 2013. The regulator charged these banks...

JPMorgan Chase Bank (Chase) has announced new steps to protect customers from scams on Zelle. From March 23, the bank will block or delay Zelle payments if they seem to come from social media contacts. Chase said these changes will...

Capital on Tap, a top company that gives credit cards to businesses, has secured £750 million in new funding. This will help it grow and offer better support to small businesses in the UK and the US. The company said...