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Finance & Economics

Senators Urge Regulators to Take Action on Zelle Fraud

In the Senate, Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren, issued an appeal to financial regulators to take actions aimed at curbing fraudulent activity, against the P2P payment service owned by Zelle Bank.

Finance & Economics

Bankjoy Raises Funding From Curql

Bankjoy, a digital banking service provider based in Detroit, has announced the start of a new round of financing.

Finance & Economics

NinjaTrader Launches Web and Mobile Apps

NinjaTrader Group, LLC, a leader in futures brokerage and advanced technologies for active traders, announced the launch of new web and mobile applications for fully integrated trading on multiple devices.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Adyen Integrates Click To Pay Checkout Which Works Even for Guests

Fintech platform Adyen integrated the Click To Pay experience into its online checkout flow in all available markets, enabling even guest shoppers to bypass manual data entry

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mercedes-Benz and Visa Launch In-Car Payments in Germany

Mercedes-Benz has rolled out the Mercedes Pay+ feature in cooperation with Visa to enable in-car payments for digital services and on-demand hardware upgrades

Blockchain & Crypto

BIS Concluded CBDC Project Icebreaker

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has finished a joint project exploring international retail and remittance payments use cases for CBDC with the central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden

News

Westpac Tests New Security Feature

Westpac is testing additional security layer for online payments to alert customers of potential scams, as customer losses to fraud reached a new record high in December

Blockchain & Crypto

Bybit Rolls Out Crypto-To-Fiat Debit Card

Crypto exchange Bybit has launched the first phase of the rollout of Mastercard crypto-to-fiat debit card, which supports a number of blue-chip cryptocurrencies

Finance & Economics

Western Union Turns to MFS to Expand Global Money Transfers

Western Union announced the beginning of cooperation with MFS Africa.

News

RBI Fines Amazon Pay

The Central Bank of India has taken action in the form of a fine against the Indian division of Amazon Pay.

News

Coinbase Buys One River Digital Asset Management

Coinbase announced the acquisition of One River Digital Asset Management (ORDAM), a subsidiary of One River Asset Management.

News

Fidelity International Preps First Mutual Fund in China

Fidelity International, FIL Fund Management (China) Company Limited has announced its intention to launch its first mutual fund in China in the near future.

Finance & Economics

FinTech Cash Burn Totaled $12 Billion in 2022

Recently registered technology companies have spent more than $12 billion in cash over the past year.

News

UK Government Announces Delay to Pension Dashboard Initiative

The British Welfare and Pension Administration reported disappointment due to the delay in the launch of the Pensions Management Panel project.

News

Bank of Canada Prepares Report on Prospects of Digital Currency

The Bank of Canada has prepared a report on the specifics of using the national bank’s digital currency (CBDC).

Articles

The Consensus on Consensus Mechanisms

A look into the foundation of cryptocurrency: consensus mechanisms. Why do different consensus mechanisms exist, is Proof of Work actually “environmentally unfriendly”, and why Proof of Stake deserves the alternative transcription to its abbreviation.