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Finance & Economics

Donald Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs

President of the United States Donald Trump on Wednesday, March 26, announced a 25% tariff set, which will take effect on April 2 and will affect all cars shipped to the US.

News

Canada and India Look to Reset Ties in Counter to US Tariffs

The media reports that Canada and India are currently taking measures aimed at reducing the level of diplomatic tension between the countries, as Ottawa and New Delhi seek to strengthen trade ties at a time when their economies will have to cope with the challenge of tightening the United States trade policy in the context […]

Finance & Economics

UK Inflation Demonstrates Decline

Last month, inflation in the United Kingdom showed a moderate decrease to 2.8%.

Science & Technology

US Adds More Chinese Companies to Export Blacklist

Last Tuesday, March 25, the United States added dozens of Chinese technology companies to its export blacklist.

News

Experian Unveils Cashflow Score Powered by Open Banking

Experian is going to address the inefficiencies of legacy credit scores with the power of open banking and permissioned transaction data.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Splitit Launches Fully Embedded Shopify App

Splitit provides merchants with credit card-linked payment installments fully embedded within the Shopify checkout.

News

CME Group Pilots Asset Tokenization With Google Cloud

The new Universal Ledger developed by Google Cloud will help CME Group introduce innovative solutions for consistent and reliable wholesale payments and asset tokenization.

Blockchain & Crypto

BlackRock Tokenized Money Market Fund Expands to Solana

BUIDL – a tokenized blockchain-based investment fund created by BlackRock – has expanded its functionality and interoperability, adding Solana to the list of supported blockchain networks.

Finance & Economics

FCA Intends to Retire Outdated Guidance to Streamline Regulation

In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to retire more than 100 pages of outdated guidance, withdraw hundreds of supervisory publications, and take other actions to reduce the burden on businesses and improve outcomes for consumers.

Blockchain & Crypto

Ripple to Pay $50 Million Fine

Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have reached an agreement that provides for the completion of a long-running legal battle between the company and the regulator.

News

Affirm Forms BNPL Pact With JPMorgan Payments

Affirm is expanding its pay-later offering through a new agreement with JPMorgan Payments.

News

Westpac to Enable Consumers to Block Accounts

Westpac, a financial institution operating in Australia and New Zealand, plans to allow its customers to block their accounts.

News

Tabit Insurance Announces Bitcoin-Centric Funding

Tabit Insurance has announced the capitalization of its $40 million insurance facility.

News

World Network Reportedly Plans to Add Visa Card Functionality

The World Network, an organization co-founded by Sam Altman and which is part of the blockchain-based ecosystem that includes Worldcoin, is currently negotiating with Visa to add on-chain card features to the organization’s self-custody cryptocurrency wallet.

Fintech & Ecommerce

RockFi Raises $19 Million

The fintech company RockFi, which is based in Paris and operates in the area of wealth management, announced that it raised new financing for $19 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Monzo Debuts New Tool

Fintech industry player Monzo, which is based in the United Kingdom, announced the launch of a new tool that consumers can use to share expenses with friends and family.