Women in Web3
Web3 is not exactly the sphere associated with women professionals. However, their presence in this innovative financial ecosystem is growing along with the impact they make
Nina Bobro
French Lawmakers Propose Banning Crypto Promotions by Influencers
French legislators have introduced a proposal to prohibit influencers from promoting crypto and other risky financial products. Significant fines and even prison sentences are considered as punishment
MetaMask Institutional Launches Solo ETH Staking Marketplace
MetaMask Institutional announced the opening of a new staking marketplace for its institutional clients
Checkout.com Launches Card Issuing
Payments solution provider Checkout.com has introduced a card issuing service, enabling businesses to go live with their branded card programmes, issuing both physical and virtual cards
Panera Bread Pilots Palm Reading Tech by Amazon
Fast food network Panera Bread is introducing the Amazon One palm reading technology to enable seamless payments and access to the loyalty program
UAE and India to Test Cross-Border CBDC Use
The Central Bank of the UAE and the Reserve Bank of India have agreed to jointly explore innovation in financial products and services, especially Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)
Coinbase Partners With Brazilian Payment Apps to Expand Services
Coinbase continues its international expansion by partnering with Brazilian payment providers Ebanx and Pix
Curve Introduces Wearable Payments
Curve, an all-in-one financial app, is bringing wearable payments technology to the UK
Mastercard Integrates With a Stablecoin Digital Wallet
Mastercard collaborated with the Australian stablecoin platform Stables to allow retail customers in the APAC region to spend their stablecoins
BoE Plans to Change SMB Lending
Bank of England has revealed its plans to change the capital treatment for small business (SMB) lending, calling for a more risk-based approach
Xiaomi Applies for Patent Enabling Contactless QR Payments on AR Glasses
Chinese designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics and related software Xiaomi has filed a patent for a QR code payment technology linked to its wearable augmented reality (AR) glasses
Mastercard Acquires Baffin Bay to Strengthen Cybersecurity
Mastercard acquired the cloud-based cybersecurity company Baffin Bay Networks to improve its resiliency against cyber-attacks with new AI ‘Cyber Shield’
Intellect Design Arena Launches eMACH.ai Open Finance Platform
A multi-product fintech company Intellect Design Arena has introduced a cloud-native open finance platform eMACH.ai, powered by AWS and embedded with AI
Signature Bank Has a New Owner
FDIC announced Signature Bank would be sold to Flagstar Bank, a subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, a week after the bank was placed into receivership
UBS to Buy Credit Suisse, While Central Banks Try to Soothe Market Turbulence
UBS Group will buy Credit Suisse Group for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23 billion) in a historic deal backed by Swiss authorities, as problems in the global banking sector persist
VR Payment and Hawk AI Join Efforts to Prevent Financial Crime With AI
VR Payment, part of the cooperative financial group Volksbank Raiffeisenbanken and DZ BANK Group, partnered with AML and fraud prevention software provider Hawk AI to fight financial crime
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