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Brexit

British Pound Falls to Lowest Level Since 1985 

The British pound tumbled to its lowest level against the USD since 1985, demonstrating critical economic situation

Society & Lifestyle

7 Best Gambling Payment Gateway Solutions in 2022

It can be challenging to find a suitable payment gateway solution for gambling and casino businesses

Science & Technology

LG Electronics launches NFT platform

LG Art Lab will help customers discover and trade NFTs straight from their LG smart TVs

News

Bitcoin mining can solve the global energy crisis: here’s how 

Repurposing Bitcoin mining heat can potentially help solve several energy problems

Finance & Economics

Nine in ten card payments are now contactless: Lloyds

Lloyds concluded that debit card spend made in person using contactless technology has grown from 65% to 87% in the last three years

Finance & Economics

Singapore Welcomes its Newest Digital Bank Trust 

Singapore’s new digital bank Trust officially launched with a range of products including a credit card, savings account and family personal accident insurance

Blockchain & Crypto

Half of reported Bitcoin trading volume is likely fake — Forbes 

As Forbes analysed data from 157 crypto exchanges, it appeared that 51% of the reported Bitcoin trading volume may not match up with actual data

Blockchain & Crypto

El Salvador Bitcoin bond delayed: reason unveiled

The billion-dollar Bitcoin bond was expected to launch in the first quarter of 2022. Bitfinex CTO unveiled the reason for a new delay

Science & Technology

UK needs payment infrastructure upgrade to boost GDP by $3.8bn by 2026: research

Upgrading legacy payments infrastructure and increasing real-time payments adoption can boost the UK economy by $3.8 billion by 2026

Science & Technology

Nvidia faces ban amidst US-China tech war

The world’s largest maker of AI chips Nvidia is at the forefront of the latest US tech sanctions targeting China

Finance & Economics

First digital bank launches in Singapore: who’s behind it?

The launch comes 18 months after Asia’s leading telecom group and a superapp provider secured a full virtual banking license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore

Blogs

The most popular online payment methods worldwide

Kendal Smith Author   The digital payments space has completely changed in the course of the last 20 years. Some of us are old enough to remember when PayPal was considered revolutionary and exciting, while nowadays PayPal is considered to be something of an overpriced dinosaur in the industry. There are now dozens of different […]

News

Mastercard Touch launches in UAE

Ajman Bank and Mastercard team up on card for the visually impaired in UAE

News

Competition between Big Tech and banks can boost borrowers’ privacy – BIS

Competition between Big Tech and banks in attracting borrowers can increase their privacy, says BIS research

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna’s losses quadruple: investors cherish profitability over growth

BNPL giant Klarna saw its net losses nearly quadruple in the first half of 2022 driven by higher credit defaults, increased employee costs and a shift in investor sentiment

Blockchain & Crypto

Chinese CBDC app has got a new automation feature

Chinese consumers can link bank accounts to the CBDC app for contactless payments