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Blockchain & Crypto

DBS opens crypto exchange to high-net-worth clients

DBS is opening its crypto trading digital exchange DDEX to wealthy clients, enabling them to trade through the Digibank app

Science & Technology

Samsung launches Axis credit card in India

Tech giant Samsung launches a co-branded Visa credit card in cooperation with Axis Bank in India

Blockchain & Crypto

Web3 platform hi launches NFT customisable card

Crypto exchange and mobile banking platform hi is offering users the chance to customize their debit cards with an NFT avatar they own

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon and Affirm expand BNPL offering to Canada 

Amazon and Affirm are rolling out their buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution in Canada, enabling shoppers to pay in instalments

Blockchain & Crypto

Researchers offer a solution to mitigate crypto theft – reversible transactions

Stanford University researchers developed a prototype for “reversible transactions” on Ethereum to reduce the impact of crypto theft 

Science & Technology

Total BaaS Revenue to Exceed $38 Billion Globally by 2027

The total BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) platform revenue will rise from $11 billion in 2022 to $38 billion by 2027: Juniper Research

Finance & Economics

Dow closes at its yearly low as investors’ fears grow

Investors, frightened by the stubbornly high inflation and Russia’s attempts to escalate the Ukraine war, massively flee the market: Dow Jones is at its lows

Science & Technology

Over 40% of UK consumers make mobile payments every week

More than four in ten UK consumers make in-person and e-commerce purchases from their mobile devices on a weekly basis 

Science & Technology

Bitcoin carbon footprint equals to 6 million cars

Bitcoin industry’s carbon footprint is close to the annual emissions of 6 million cars, according to a calculator from the Environmental Protection Agency

Blockchain & Crypto

UK introduces crypto bill aimed at tackling illicit finance 

The government of the UK has introduced a bill to crack down on money laundering and fraud. It will enable authorities to ‘seize, freeze and recover’ crypto assets

Fintech & Ecommerce

Finastra and Visa collaborate on global BaaS offering

Finastra and Visa are working on a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution for faster cross-border payouts

Blockchain & Crypto

Cardano Vasil goes live

Cardano’s newest hard fork Vasil will  bring “significant performance and capability” enhancements to the blockchain

Fintech & Ecommerce

How to Web 2022 identified the most disruptive startups

Eastern Europe’s leading startup and innovation conference How to Web 2022 gathered entrepreneurs, investors, and product and technology professionals in Bucharest, Romania 

Finance & Economics

Revolut launches account for freelancers

Revolut account for freelancers will first launch in the UK and other European countries

Finance & Economics

Goldman Sachs Expands Transaction Banking to EU

Goldman Sachs offers its API-based Transaction Banking (TxB) platform to EU corporates

Blockchain & Crypto

Cardano Vasil upgrade is ready to launch as all ‘critical mass indicators’ achieved 

As all three metrics necessary to launch the awaited Cardano Vasil upgrade have been met, the countdown is now under 24 hours