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‘Children of War’: how Ukrainian children’s stories have become a charitable NFT collection

100% of the NFT sales proceeds will be transferred to the OO Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology, one of the largest surgery centers in Ukraine, working non-stop during the war

Finance & Economics

Interest-sensitive stocks to watch out for as inflation peaks

Adelmo Silva Author   Over the past few months, traders have grown concerned about the rising inflation, as well as the Federal Reserve’s plans to increase interest rates. Oftentimes, fed officials reduce rates when economic growth is slow and when inflation becomes a major concern, they raise rates to cool the economy. In an environment […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Interview with Lisa Scott, CMO at Banked

We spoke with Lisa Scott, Chief Marketing Officer at Banked, about the Pay by Bank solution, key trends in the payments industry and much more! Lisa, what is your professional background? I started my career in finance and qualified as an accountant with British Airways who had a great graduate programme. I expanded into business […]

News

Ebury acquires Bexs

Ebury, one of the world’s largest fintech companies specializing in international transactions for SMEs acquires Brazil’s leading fintech Bexs to expand its international payments offering there

News

Financial service and banking professionals state that remote and hybrid working have increased burnout

A new study by LemonEdge found that while some workers have experienced the positive benefits of hybrid working, and even decreased levels of burnout, 33% of financial and banking services workers state levels of burnout has increased due to changes in work environment since the pandemic and working from home hybrid model. Within this, one […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

American Express announced partnership with Versapay

American Express and Versapay have announced a new agreement. This will provide suppliers who utilize the functionality of American Express virtual cards with access to Versapay’s world-class collaborative accounts receivable network of buyers and suppliers. Through Versapay’s AR automation solution, American Express is helping suppliers to increase efficiency, accelerate cash flow, and dramatically improve customer […]

News

BridgerPay launches the world’s first self-onboarding payment operations platform after $6M seed round

With BridgerPay any business can set up in seconds a payment operations platform that is connected to its website through a ready-made plugin or a few lines of code

Articles

How to create your own cryptocurrency?

As the blockchain and the projects built upon it continue to advance, many more individuals around the globe are considering how they can utilise this technology. If you look into the world of decentralized finance, you’ll often find that cryptocurrency is one of the key players – and because of this, it may just be […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

How fintech helps to develop the creative economy

Tachat Igityan CFO destream      According to the UN, the creative economy industries generate annual revenues of $2.25 trillion and account for 30 million jobs around the globe. The creative economy contributes to the GDP and sits at the intersection of economics, innovation, social value, and sustainability. Such industries include visual arts, advertising, architecture, […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Things to know when shopping with buy now, pay later services

Martha Pierson Editor-in-Chief   “Buy now, pay later” (BNPL) is one of today’s most common payment options. BNPL breaks the total price into equal payments, making repayment more manageable for the customer. Similar to other payment services, you need to know what it is all about so you won’t be surprised later on. Payments Are […]

Countries

Since war in Ukraine started, Germany faced e-commerce losses

According to Ecommerce News, online fashion sales in Germany fell 9%, since the war in Ukraine started. Online interior design purchases, which is known as a stable category, also slowed down. Overall, though, e-commerce sales grew 8% in the Q1. Bevh, the German federal association for e-commerce, has revealed some of the most important conclusions […]

Articles

BBVA: Everything you need to know about Mexico’s leading online bank

In the fourth quarter of 2020, there were over 56 million users of online banking in Mexico, which is almost half of its total population (43%). Although digital banking is an integral part of the national financial systems these days, it is not as versatile in Mexico as in the rest of the Latin American […]

News

Yapily to acquire finAPI, creating Europe’s leading open banking platform

The deal is set to make Yapily the largest open banking payments platform in Europe

Countries

Visa and Solarisbank partner with fintech FINOM to launch Italy’s first business banking accounts with integrated e-voicing

FINOM has launched an innovative new business account in Italy, which combines banking, e-invoicing, and finance management services on a single platform. European bank Solarisbank is facilitating the fintech firm’s product expansion in Italy, by offering local IBANs to customers, and they will issue the account’s Visa debit cards. As per the press release, Italy […]

Countries

EU-Startups Summit 2022

EU-Startups Summit 2022 will gather over 1,500 founders, startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors, VCs, and media from across Europe