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Who Is and Isn’t Feeling the Unofficial Recession?
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Who Is and Isn’t Feeling the Unofficial Recession?

“The credit market is clearly telling the equity market: we don’t see a recession, and if we do see one, it will be a mild one,” says head of international fixed income at NatAlliance Securities, as quoted by the Financial Times. And yet, the current inflation is deemed “the hottest” in four decades. The first […]

Customers of US Bank Silvergate Withdrawn Over $8bn of Crypto-Linked Deposits
Blockchain & Crypto

Customers of US Bank Silvergate Withdrawn Over $8bn of Crypto-Linked Deposits

Customers of the American bank Silvergate have withdrawn more than $8 billion from their cryptocurrency-related deposits. About 65% of Silvergate’s customers have withdrawn their deposits in the last three months of 2022. The bank sold its assets worth $5.2 billion. This decision was made by a financial institution to cover expenses. Also, the sale of […]

MACH Alliance Announce New Member Adyen
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MACH Alliance Announce New Member Adyen

The MACH Alliance group of independent technology companies announced on January 6 that its structure will include Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), a global financial technology platform.

Demographics Determine Payment Preferences
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Demographics Determine Payment Preferences

The European Central Bank found out that the demographic factor determines consumers’ payment preferences.

Twenty7tec to Buy Meet Parker
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Twenty7tec to Buy Meet Parker

British mortgage technology firm Twenty7Tec acquired a specialist in digital interaction based on artificial intelligence, Meet Parker.

Tanzanian Fintech Company Nala Launches Business in EU
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Tanzanian Fintech Company Nala Launches Business in EU

The Tanzanian fintech company Nala announced the start of work in 19 countries of the Eurozone.

Mastercard Launches Web3-Focused Incubator
Blockchain & Crypto

Mastercard Launches Web3-Focused Incubator

Mastercard launches an incubator focused on web3.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Release Contactless Payment Devices
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Release Contactless Payment Devices

The Islamic Bank of Abu Dhabi launched the release of devices for contactless payments.

Inflation in Eurozone Fall to 9.5%
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Inflation in Eurozone Fall to 9.5%

For the first time in two months, inflation in the Eurozone was less than 10%. The preliminary consumer price index in the single euro area increased by 9.2% year-on-year in December. This figure in November was 10.1%. In October, the index was a record, its value was equal to 10.6%. Experts predicted inflation in the […]

Huobi Lays Off 20% of Employees, Denies Insolvency
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Huobi Lays Off 20% of Employees, Denies Insolvency

The crypto exchange Huobi has confirmed plans to lay off 20% of its employees as part of the ongoing restructuring, following Justin Sun’s acquisition of the firm, but denied rumours of its insolvency

Americans Spent a Record $212B on Online Holiday Shopping
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Americans Spent a Record $212B on Online Holiday Shopping

Online shopping considerably increased this holiday season despite economic downturn, as record-setting discounts helped offset the negative impact of high inflation

Santander Launches Commercial Card Solution with Global Payments
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Santander Launches Commercial Card Solution with Global Payments

Santander Bank partnered with Global Payments Inc. on a new commercial card offering for its Commercial Banking clients in the US

ECB Executive Urges to Assimilate Crypto with Gambling
Blockchain & Crypto

ECB Executive Urges to Assimilate Crypto with Gambling

ECB board member Fabio Panneta suggests trading unbacked crypto assets should be regulated similarly to gambling

Amazon Job Cuts Will Affect over 18,000 Employees
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Amazon Job Cuts Will Affect over 18,000 Employees

Amazon layoffs exceed earlier projections. The job cuts would represent over 5% of the company’s corporate workforce and continue over the coming weeks

CaixaBank to Explore AI Use for Cybersecurity
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CaixaBank to Explore AI Use for Cybersecurity

CaixaBank participates in the European research consortium along with eleven international entities to improve cybersecurity by leveraging AI and big data

Indonesia to Create a National Crypto Exchange in 2023
Blockchain & Crypto

Indonesia to Create a National Crypto Exchange in 2023

Indonesia makes moves to reform national regulation of the crypto industry, aims to create a crypto exchange this year

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