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Visa Invests in Cloud-Based A2A Platform Form3
Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Invests in Cloud-Based A2A Platform Form3

The new commercial partnership between Visa and cloud-native Form3 focuses on reducing fraud in real-time account-to-account payments and modernising the companies’ payment infrastructure.

Monzo Introduces Investments Powered by BlackRock
Fintech & Ecommerce

Monzo Introduces Investments Powered by BlackRock

British banking challenger Monzo teams up with one of the world’s largest fund managers BlackRock to make investing easier and more accessible.

Google Chrome Introduces Alternative to Third-Party Cookies
Science & Technology

Google Chrome Introduces Alternative to Third-Party Cookies

Google Chrome new feature, Privacy Sandbox, tracks users’ behaviour and collects data in the browser instead of using third-party cookies.

XBox and Mastercard Launch Co-Branded Credit Card
Fintech & Ecommerce

XBox and Mastercard Launch Co-Branded Credit Card

The Xbox Mastercard has no annual fee and offers numerous rewards to qualified Xbox Insiders

EU Names Six Tech Giants to Comply With DMA
Science & Technology

EU Names Six Tech Giants to Comply With DMA

The EU regulators have come up with a list of so-called gatekeepers with enough market power to report their core platform services to the European Commission under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

Coinbase Offers Crypto Lending to US Institutional Investors
Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase Offers Crypto Lending to US Institutional Investors

Coinbase’s institutional-grade crypto lending platform, Coinbase Prime, is now reportedly available to US-based investors

Google Wallet Launches in Colombia
Fintech & Ecommerce

Google Wallet Launches in Colombia

Colombia was added to the list of 70 countries where Google Wallet can be used to make contactless in-store payments

Interac Mobile Payments Surge Over 50% in Canadian Stores
Fintech & Ecommerce

Interac Mobile Payments Surge Over 50% in Canadian Stores

One of Canada’s major payment providers, Interac, has seen a significant surge in transaction volumes for contactless in-store mobile payments

Travelex Launches Multi-Currency Travel Money Card in Japan
Fintech & Ecommerce

Travelex Launches Multi-Currency Travel Money Card in Japan

A foreign exchange company Travelex has introduced its prepaid foreign multi-currency card, accepted in more than 210 counties and regions worldwide, to the Asian market of Japan

Swyftx Earn and Learn Platform Pays Aussies for Crypto Education
Blockchain & Crypto

Swyftx Earn and Learn Platform Pays Aussies for Crypto Education

Australian crypto exchange Swyftx is going to reward customers learning about crypto scams through a new “Earn and Learn” education platform

South Korean Bank to Launch a Joint Crypto Custody Project With BitGo
Blockchain & Crypto

South Korean Bank to Launch a Joint Crypto Custody Project With BitGo

KEB Hana Bank and BitGo are preparing to offer joint digital asset custody services

NatWest Updates Payment Infrastructure With Low-Code Framework
Fintech & Ecommerce

NatWest Updates Payment Infrastructure With Low-Code Framework

NatWest has partnered with the Icon Payments Framework (IPF) to modernise its payments system in compliance with the new global ISO 20022 payment data message standards.

Kenyan President Showcases Africa as Climate Financing Opportunity
Finance & Economics

Kenyan President Showcases Africa as Climate Financing Opportunity

Kenyan President William Ruto opened the first climate summit in Africa, drawing hundreds of millions of dollars in climate financing pledges

Nigeria Has The Most Crypto-Keen Population Globally
Blockchain & Crypto

Nigeria Has The Most Crypto-Keen Population Globally

The findings from the global Web3 perception survey showed that 99% of Nigerians are more aware of Web3 and crypto concepts than people in major Western economies

Shopify Merchants to Avail Buy With Prime From Amazon
Fintech & Ecommerce

Shopify Merchants to Avail Buy With Prime From Amazon

Integration of Buy with Prime into Shopify stores aims to increase shopper conversion by an average of 25%

London Stock Exchange Considers Entering Blockchain Market
Blockchain & Crypto

London Stock Exchange Considers Entering Blockchain Market

One of the oldest stock exchanges in the world, based in London, will reportedly use a separate entity for its planned blockchain-based markets business