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Science & Technology

8 Ways to Protect Your Identity From Theft

Daniel Martin Author   Almost every American has heard tales of identity theft or fallen victim to it. Your credit card might have been used by a mysterious person overseas. Or, you might wake up to a compromised debit card, a drained bank account, or a poor credit rating that you can’t explain. Most of […]

News

Mastercard reports inflation doesn’t slow consumer spending

In-store spending in June rose 11.7%, while e-commerce sales grew by 1.1% compared to last year

News

Sterling down to new lows as leadership race goes on

The British pound plummeted to a fresh two-year low on Tuesday as political uncertainty weighs on market sentiment

Fintech & Ecommerce

Zip closes money management app in efforts to safeguard the BNPL business

Australian BPNL leader Zip is closing Pocketbook to focus on a core business endangered by a faltering economy

News

Santander to award blockchain innovators in metaverse

The Spanish bank will host an awards ceremony in Decentraland metaverse to honour the winners of a global blockchain challenge

Finance & Economics

Klarna loses 85% of its value in a fresh funding round

Once Europe’s most valuable private tech company, Klarna saw its value cut by 85% after a strenuous $800m funding round

Fintech & Ecommerce

BNPL financing faces unprecedented challenges

While Apple is working on its Buy Now Pay Later solution, the booming industry itself is facing challenges unseen before

Fintech & Ecommerce

From VC favourites to layoff leaders: how fintechs weather economic storms

In 2021, fintech startups raised one-fifth of venture capital globally, yet today they account for the third-largest number of layoffs worldwide

News

GoHenry offers budgeting tools to European kids with Pixpay acquisition

The UK-based financial education app and pre-paid debit card provider for kids has expanded into Europe, combining expertise in financial education with the acquired Pixpay

News

CFPB enhances data privacy and cybersecurity rules

The new legislation will restrict the exploitation of personal data in background screenings and credit reports

Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin is more likely to crash than to rise again: gloomy prospects from the new survey

Investors expect BTC to tumble to $10,000 rather than rally back to $30,000 – the crypto winter is worsening

News

‘Ape Now Pay Later’ brings affordability to NFT

DeFi lender Teller rolled out new BNPL feature for the most popular nonfungible tokens

News

Starling will help small businesses manage their budgets

Small businesses and sole traders can now use Starling’s Bills Manager feature to budget, forecast, and control running costs

News

Bank of England urges crypto regulation

The crypto market is falling apart, and only a widespread crypto regulation can maintain financial stability

Articles

Pros and cons of starting a virtual company

Starting a virtual business has its pros and cons, which we’ll discuss today

News

Korean subway will test ‘tagless’ Bluetooth fare payments

Two subway lines in South Korea will pilot a ‘tagless’ fare payment system