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Riksbank launches instant payments service

Riksbank has introduced the RIX-INST service, which means that payments between banks can be made in real-time with central bank money. The Riksbank is thus offering the banks a secure and cost-effective payment system for instant payments that creates opportunities for Swedish companies to develop new innovative payment services. The service is connected to the […]

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ICICI: Everything you need to know about its online solutions

In India, ICICI is one of the best choices in terms of the e-banking services available

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CaixaBank issues the first payment card with a Braille system in Spain

CaixaBank has announced the launch of the first Visa card with a Braille reading code in Spain to make it easier for people with visual disabilities to pay in stores without relying on other persons. The solution, developed in collaboration with ONCE and Visa, will now be applied to CaixaBank’s Visa ‘MyCard’ cards, and will […]

Blockchain & Crypto

US prosecutors are hunting for evasion of crypto sanctions

The US Department of Justice accuses a payment platform operator of using cryptocurrencies despite economic sanctions, according to Wire.com. As reported by The Washington Post, this could be the first criminal indictment for evading crypto sanctions, highlighting the potential of the technology to bypass financial blocks and provide traceability to law enforcement. District Judge Zia […]

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CommBank debuted Australia’s first digital home loan

In the coming months, Unloan plans to expand into new home loans

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Ripple unveiled its first customer in Lithuania

Ripple has announced a partnership with FINCI, the Lithuanian online international money transfer provider. They aim to deliver instant and cost-effective retail remittances and B2B payments via RippleNet’s On-Demand Liquidity, which leverages XRP for crypto-enabled cross border payments. FINCI is Ripple’s first customer in Lithuania and the partnership represents the opening up of a new […]

Finance & Economics

New app helps Aussie kids to learn about digital money

Kit is designed to help families have healthy and stress-free money conversations

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Dutch sustainable delivery service enters West Germany

Brenger, the Dutch scaleup for sustainable delivery, has announced its launch in West Germany, Ecommerce News reports. After a pilot in North Rhine-Westphalia last year, Brenger is now available for all western regions. The delivery network expects to execute 5000 transports in Germany in 2022. The company was founded in 2016 and uses leftover space […]

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Cheapest countries to live in if you are young and broke

Here is the rating of the cheapest and most exciting countries to live in

Finance & Economics

Here’s how many countries will be affected by Inditex return fees

Inditex, the major clothing retail group from Spain, is now charging a fixed fee for online returns, as per Ecommerce News. The owner of brands such as Zara, Pull & Bear and Bershka is implementing this change in 30 countries. This way, the Group wants to motivate customers to return items in brick-and-mortar stores. The […]

Finance & Economics

Less than half of Polish B2Bs sell online

155 Polish companies offering products, services and solutions to businesses shared their thoughts

Español

Los 5 mejores bancos en Venezuela

Este ranking evidencia los 5 bancos más importantes en Venezuela

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PayPal announced the launch of its funding solution

Online merchants can find it on the PayPal Commerce Platform

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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

Interviews

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 […]