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Jupiter Offloads Starling Stake

Jupiter Asset Management sold its stake in digital lender Starling Bank.

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Bank of London Scores $40 Million Series C Extension

Bank of London, a global startup in the field of clearing and transactional banking services, has raised $40 million as part of a Series C funding expansion.

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Nine Banks Invest $45 Million in Carbon Credit Transaction Network

The banking group, consisting of nine large financial institutions, has directed investments of $45 million to the development of Carbonplace, a global network of transactions on carbon credits based on DLT, founded by them.

Blockchain & Crypto

Dubai Releases Crypto Regulations for Virtual Asset Services Providers

Dubai mandates licensing for crypto services providers with new regulatory requirements by the VARA.

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Partech Raises $262M to Invest in African Tech Companies

The venture capital company Partech has closed its second African fund worth $262 million.

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BNPL Firm Openpay Falls Into Receivership

The Australian operator BNPL Openpay declared bankruptcy a few days after reports of a record quarterly profit.

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Bank for International Settlements to Step Up Work on Monitoring of Stablecoins

The Bank for International Settlements has published a plan for the development of its network of innovation hubs for 2023, which, among other things, provides for active monitoring of stablecoins on an ongoing basis.

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Wink Secures $3 Million Seed Investment

Wink, a US-based biometric identification and payments platform, has reported receiving an additional initial investment of $3 million.

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BBVA Ports Its Investment Banking Operations to Amazon Web Services

Spanish financial group BBVA transfers its complex investment banking operations to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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TSB Pilots Banking Pods

The British commercial bank TSB established cooperation with the Note Machine company in order to create banking pods instead of traditional local branches.

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BNPL Firm Zilch Forms Partnership With StepChange

BNPL company Zilch, which is based in London, has reached an agreement on cooperation with a charitable organization StepChange, which specializes in providing consulting services on issues related to debt management.

Blockchain & Crypto

Binance Tax Launched to Help Crypto Users Calculate Trading Gains

Binance Tax will assist users to understand their crypto tax liabilities at no extra cost.

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Fintiv and Geoswift Collaborate on Digital Money Transfers to Asia

Fintiv and Geoswift have established a cooperation to enable cross-border money transfers to Asia.

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Nigerian ATMs Run Dry

There is an acute shortage of new banknotes in ATMs in Nigeria.

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Airbnb to Requiring Guests to Verify Their IDs

Airbnb will soon introduce a mandatory identity verification procedure for its customers before making a deal.

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FCA Takes Action Against Fraudulent Promotions

Over the past year, the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to block more than 8 thousand advertisements and marketing campaigns that somehow mislead consumers.

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