Paraguay Postpones Bitcoin Mining Ban
Senators of Paraguay are now considering selling excess energy from its Itaipu hydropower plant to miners instead of the blanket Bitcoin mining ban proposed earlier.
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Why Is Crypto Betting Growing in Africa?
With over 1.2 billion citizens, the African continent is seeing quick growth in both cryptocurrency services and online betting resources. When two of these segments collide, crypto betting emerges as a new popular way for African gamblers to earn money and test their luck.
Online Payment Fraud Evolution: What to Expect in 2026?
Not only online payments but also the associated fraud types have been evolving over recent years. Billions of dollars are lost to fraud annually. To hedge businesses and consumers from the risks of online payment fraud, one must be well-aware of the evolving market challenges.
Grayscale’s New Investment Fund to Maximize Staking Income
New Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund focuses on optimising crypto staking rewards for sophisticated investors with over $1.1 million assets under management or a net worth of more than $2.2 million.
Behavioural Biometrics in Fintech: Revolution or Experiment?
When you deal with finances, secure authentication becomes a matter of the utmost importance. Biometric recognition was a revolutionary verification method that substituted passwords in many services, increasing both efficiency and convenience. Behavioural biometrics is now emerging as an alternative or supplement to fingerprints or iris scans. Is this next-gen biometric solution here to stay, […]
Majority of Young U.S. Employed Adults Consider Small Business Formation: article from JustWorks
A recent survey described in detail in the small business Formation article from Justworks has found that 6 in 10 employed adults (59%) are interested in starting their own business or becoming an entrepreneur. However, to achieve these goals, they need to overcome their biggest barriers: not enough money (39%) or knowledge (29%) to start.
Mastercard Partners WorldPay to Address Payment Fraud Issue
Chargebacks arising from payment fraud are surging and merchants are increasingly having troubles in dealing with transaction disputes – that’s where Mastercard and WorldPay step in.
World Fund to Offer €300M to European Climate Tech Founders
German-based climate VC World Fund has raised a €300M fund to make substantial investments into European tech startups, developing technologies that can potentially decarbonise entire industries.
AI and Sustainability: Friend or Foe?
Artificial intelligence requires a lot of energy to process and analyse data. At the same time, this technology can provide valuable insights and automation to the renewable energy industry, driving its progress. Which aspect of AI dominates in terms of sustainability? That’s what we’re going to explore today.
Parcha Introduces AI-Powered Solution to Automate Compliance Reviews for Banks and Fintechs
AI-focused tech startup Parcha has launched its first innovative AI solution suite for automating manual compliance review in customer onboarding starting with KYB and KYC.
Behavioural Finance: The Science Behind Investing Choices
There are numerous investing strategies that can make you rich. People often try to discover the secrets of successful investors or look for guidance in charts, graphs and statistical models. And yet, science shows there is more to investing than rationale and logic. Behavioural finance is an exciting field of research that studies the influence […]
Mastercard Reveals Fresh Remittance Insights
The new Mastercard report focuses on key trends and opportunities to digitize remittance transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean where cross-border money transfers grow by 10% annually.
Revolut Launches Point of Sale iPad App
British neobank Revolut has rolled out an iPad POS application for the hospitality industry which combines payment processing with analytics.
Nigeria’s SEC Hikes Crypto Exchange Registration Fee to N150M
The regulator proposes to increase the registration fee for cryptocurrency exchanges in Nigeria fivefold – from 30 million naira ($18,620) to 150 million naira ($93,000).
Starbucks Ends NFT Program
Starbucks’ “Odyssey Beta program” which allowed users to engage in coffee-themed games and challenges in return for digital collectable NFT stamps will wind up on March 31.
Paytm to Be Third-Party UPI Provider
Despite the ban placed on Paytm Bank, One97 Communications, the parent firm of Paytm, received approval to become a third-party service provider on the country’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure.
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