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Reports

Fed Minutes Reveal Concerns of Persistent High Inflation

Policymakers revised their expectations for rate increases higher, although some signalled caution about overdoing them

Fintech & Ecommerce

GoHenry is ready to expand to Europe, raising $55 million

GoHenry, the UK-based provider of financial products for kids, has raised $55 million to fund expansion into new markets

Science & Technology

Federal bill to change gig worker status: Uber, Lyft and DoorDash stock goes down

The stock prices of ride-hailing and delivery companies such as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash slid on Tuesday as the proposed labour law changes will directly affect gig workers 

Finance & Economics

E-commerce Losses To Online Payment Fraud To Exceed $48 Billion Globally In 2023

Juniper Research predicts 16% growth in e-commerce fraud losses next year

Blockchain & Crypto

Bored Ape and other NFTs investigated by SEC 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conducts an investigation into the nonfungible token (NFT) market, with Yuga Labs and others on the radar

Science & Technology

You can now google ETH addresses: what does it mean for crypto adoption?

Google’s latest crypto feature enables tracking Ethereum wallet addresses straight in the Google search engine instead of using Etherscan

Blockchain & Crypto

Ethereum-scaling protocol prototype set for testing in 2023: what will it bring? 

The testing of zkSync’s layer-3 prototype is set for 2023. How can it improve Ethereum’s scalability?

Blockchain & Crypto

Fake Solana wallet security update may steal your crypto 

Hackers spread password-stealing malware through NFT airdrops disguised as Solana Phantom security updates

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard delivers ‘quantum resistant’ contactless cards

Mastercard experts have long been exploring the potential impact of quantum computing – their solution is embodied in new contactless cards

Blockchain & Crypto

JPMorgan links blockchain payment network with Visa

JPMorgan Chase and Visa combine their global private blockchain networks, Liink and B2B Connect

Altcoin

Over 12,000 Brazil companies break the record for crypto holdings 

August data released by Brazil’s tax authority revealed that over 12,000 companies have cryptocurrency holdings, the largest amount ever recorded

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Ukraine under missile attacks: breaking news

“We have woken up from explosions and air raid sirens, each in our own city. We’ll remember this morning forever”. Here’s the chronicle of the events in Ukraine on Friday, Oct.10

STOP RUSSIA!

Dapper Labs suspends Russian accounts in compliance with new EU sanctions 

Under the latest EU sanctions package, blockchain firm Dapper Labs imposed the restrictions on Russian accounts as its “payment processing and stored value service partner is subject to EU regulations”

Finance & Economics

India develops digital rupee pilot

The Reserve Bank of India is working towards the launch of a limited pilot testing a digital rupee for specific use cases

Science & Technology

Global payment revenues rebound: McKinsey

After the slump of 2020, payment industry revenues bounced back in 2021, showing strong growth across all regions

Fintech & Ecommerce

Singapore FinTech Festival 2022 returns from 2 to 4 November 2022

The 7th edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) returns from 2 to 4 November 2022 at the Singapore EXPO. As the first in-person SFF since 2019, the SFF team is ready to bring the global FinTech community together for a long overdue reunion