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Getnet Launches Sustainable Payment Machine out of Electronic Waste

The new sustainable payment machine from Getnet is the first of its kind on the card-acquiring market. It is made from recycled parts of electrical equipment waste

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First Digital Сonsumer Finance Service Launches in Japan

In Japan, a local fintech company Smartpay launched Smartpay Bank Direct, the country’s first digital consumer finance service, that pronides customers the opportunity to pay online for purchases in installments using their bank accounts

Blogs

Are Startups Going Out of Fashion?

Tech startups across the globe are now facing a massive drain of funding from the segment. The total number of startups has also significantly declined. Why does it happen, and what to expect next?

Finance & Economics

Bear Market Is Driving Crypto Adoption In Emerging Economies

Max Krupyshev Author   It’s safe to say that the last couple of months have been a nightmare for crypto investors, with millions of them seeing their portfolios more in the red than ever before. But it’s not all bad news, on the contrary, while the market bleeds crypto usage keeps growing.  Our internal statistics […]

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SDK.finance wins 2nd place at Barclays Hackathon 2022, competing with IBM, Lloyds Bank, Masterсard

SDK.finance impressed an expert panel of judges by presenting their fully interactive CBDC solution prototype to demonstrate their solutions for the coding challenges

Science & Technology

Digital Domestic Money Transfers to Surpass 300 Billion Globally by 2026

A new study revealed that the volume of digital domestic money transfer transactions will exceed 300 billion globally in 2026

Articles

Best ways to get paid as a freelancer

Currently, over 30% of the total workforce globally are freelancers. Due to the rise in the adoption of remote teams, skilled professionals can avoid commuting costs and work from those regions where job opportunities are scarce. At 78% year-on-year revenue growth, the US has the fastest rising freelance economy. 

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Masterсard gives green light to NFT shopping

Masterсard plans to dig deep into web3 technology and NFT tokens.

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More than 50% of сonsumers were victims of fraud on the web: survey

Despite fraudulent activities on the net, digital activity among customers is on the rise.

Interviews

‘To succeed in embedded finance, you must deliver on your promise of helping partners scale’: interview with Mikkel Velin, Co-CEO at YouLend

Mikkel Velin, Co-CEO at YouLend, shares his thoughts on the future of embedded finance, YouLend’s latest achievements and many more. What inspired you to get into fintech? In the early days of my career at traditional financial services firms, I noted that after the 2008 financial crisis, a gap had emerged in financing offerings, and […]

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International money transfer services guide: Western Union

Until recently Western Union practically remained the monopoly of international transfers

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Las 5 empresas fintech más prometedoras en América Latina

En este artículo, te comentaremos todo lo que debes saber sobre estas compañías y mencionaremos el top 5 empresas fintech en América Latina en la actualidad

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How to Apply for a Monobank Bank Account as a Foreigner

Foreigners residing in Ukraine now have the opportunity to access financial services with greater ease, as Monobank, one of the country’s leading digital banks, also offers its services to non-Ukrainian residents. Monobank’s convenient mobile app and flexible financial tools make obtaining a card straightforward, even for those without Ukrainian citizenship. This article, brought to you […]

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How to minimize payment gateway costs for e-money institutions

Vladimir Kuiantsev CEO of Akurateco   An e-money institution is an enterprise authorized to issue electronic money (a digital version of good ole’ cash). In Europe alone, the number of these enterprises reaches a whopping 479 with the United Kingdom being home to more than a half of these EMIs. They offer a variety of […]

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Digital cross‑border remittances to reach nearly $430B in 2025

This growth will drive competition in the market, as incumbents and new entrants seek to grow market share

Countries

UnionPay teamed up with Switzerland-based bank

This is the first time UnionPay cards are issued in Switzerland

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