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Finance & Economics

Turkey to Integrate CBDC with National Digital Identity System

Turkey’s CBDC will be integrated with the country’s digital identity system and the Central Bank’s FAST instant payments service

Finance & Economics

Binance to Support Twitter’s Blockchain Efforts 

After helping Elon Musk to finance the Twitter acquisition, Binance intends to assist the media platform in developing crypto and blockchain solutions

Finance & Economics

Credit Suisse Makeover: Focus On Wealth Management

The Swiss bank will raise around $4 billion in new capital to retreat from Wall Street trading and recover from a deep crisis

Science & Technology

Apple Performs Better than Expected: Reports Record Revenues

September quarter shows record revenues and EPS, while the active installed base of devices reaches an all-time high for all major product categories

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Officially the “Chief Twit”: What to Expect?

Top executives layoff and a letter to advertisers – let’s take a glimpse at the first metamorphoses happening to Twitter after the takeover

Fintech & Ecommerce

Swift And MonetaGo Launch Double Financing Fraud Solution

Being tested in the pilot mode, the trade financing validation technology is now available to banks across the Swift network through its API channel

Finance & Economics

Banco BPI Opens in Metaverse

Portuguese bank BPI now has a virtual branch which customers can visit using Meta’s Oculus VR headset

Blockchain & Crypto

Google Launches Blockchain Node Engine: How Can It Help Web3 Developers 

Google’s fully managed node-hosting simplifies node infrastructure and onboarding

Finance & Economics

SEC Votes for Accounting Errors to Cost Executives Their Bonuses

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt new rules that will require companies to take back executives’ incentive pay if they find significant errors in financial statements

Finance & Economics

Southeast Asia’s Top Digital Economies Expected to Reach $200 billion in Transactions Value in 2022: Report

The six major digital economies in Southeast Asia are expected to record total transactions of $200 billion in 2022

Fintech & Ecommerce

Blockchain.com & Visa Launch Crypto Debit Card

A competitor to similar products from FTX and BitOasis, the crypto debit card from Blockchain.com has 50,000 customers on its waiting list

Science & Technology

Meta Bears More Losses: Investor Criticism Grows

Meta’s revenue decline for the second quarter in a row disappointed shareholders, criticism about heavy metaverse investments grows

Science & Technology

Twitter Employees Are Leaving as Musk Buyout Gets Closer

While Elon Musk promises to close the Twitter deal by Friday, over 500 employees have left the social networking platform in the past 90 days

Fintech & Ecommerce

Western Union Is Planning New Digital Initiatives

The remittance giant Western Union has applied for a few trademarks revealing exciting digital opportunities to come

Blockchain & Crypto

Nigerians Are Less Than Passionate about eNaira 

Despite strong crypto support across the country, Nigerians are reluctant to use the centralised digital currency, introduced by the government 

Fintech & Ecommerce

Wise Prepares to Launch Investing Product in Europe

Securing a license in Estonia provides Wise with an opportunity to expand its Assets investing service across Europe