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Blockchain & Crypto

Binance partners Ukrainian supermarket chain to enable crypto payments

Customers can now use Binance Pay Wallet to pay for their purchases at Ukrainian supermarket VARUS

News

ECB will develop digital euro prototype with CaixaBank and Amazon

The European Central Bank has chosen five partners – including CaixaBank and Amazon – to help develop a digital euro prototype

Fintech & Ecommerce

Consortium wants to pilot European Digital Identity Wallet payments 

A consortium of government agencies and fintech providers from six European countries propose to launch a large-scale pilot to explore European Digital Identity Wallet payments

Blockchain & Crypto

Norwegian central bank develops its CBDC on Ethereum

Having outlined its plans to test CBDC, Norges Bank cooperated with vendor Nahmii to help with its sandbox project based on the Ethereum network

Finance & Economics

Goldman Sachs partners Modern Treasury to push embedded payments

Goldman Sachs cooperates with the fintech Modern Treasury to bring embedded payments to corporate customers

Fintech & Ecommerce

CFPB set to regulate BNPL

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is to tighten up regulation of BNPL firms with the same baseline consumer protections that work for credit cards

Blockchain & Crypto

Historic Ethereum Merge took place: what’s next?

The Ethereum Merge has officially marked the network transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, now SEC should determine whether an asset is a security

Reports

Fintech M&A on the rise due to low valuations 

Global Fintech M&A rose sharply in the first half of 2022, as deals now take place at discounted prices

Finance & Economics

Walmart introduces virtual try-on with customers’ own photos

Walmart’s new virtual try-on technology will let shoppers use their own photos to see how clothing looks on them

Finance & Economics

Walmart to pilot a checking account

Walmart soon starts beta testing a digital checking account with employees and customers

News

Apple’s new iOS keeps getting better: it will soon get digital key sharing

iPhone users will soon effortlessly share NFC digital keys with friends and family

Finance & Economics

What Is Business Asset Finance?

There are challenges that come with running a business, one of the most common is how to manage your finances

Blockchain & Crypto

SWIFT partners with fintech to remove friction in corporate actions with the help of blockchain

SWIFT pilot project powered by Symbiont’s enterprise blockchain platform will drive efficiencies in communicating significant corporate events

Finance & Economics

Greenwashing in British banks is pervasive

Almost half of the UK banks don’t focus on sustainability despite their ESG claims

News

Embedded finance has potential for explosive growth

The new research suggests transaction value of embedded finance will double in the US to $7 trillion by 2026, redefining how consumers and businesses build and manage relationships with financial services

News

Apple’s iOS 16 integrates transit cards with Maps and adds BNPL to Apple Pay

Apple Maps service got new functionality for public transport rides whereas Apple Pay now offers installments