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Finance & Economics

Signature Bank Has a New Owner

FDIC announced Signature Bank would be sold to Flagstar Bank, a subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, a week after the bank was placed into receivership

Federal Reserve System

UBS to Buy Credit Suisse, While Central Banks Try to Soothe Market Turbulence

UBS Group will buy Credit Suisse Group for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23 billion) in a historic deal backed by Swiss authorities, as problems in the global banking sector persist

Articles

Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature: Big Picture in Small Details (Part 1/3)

The Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank saga, in three not-so-concise parts, examines the chaos of centralized cryptocurrency companies, the failing and scrambling US banking system, and the outcomes for the crypto industry and the regular person.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Tamara Secures Debt Financing to Expand BNPL in GCC Region

Tamara has secured $150 million in debt financing for its shopping and payments platform.

Finance & Economics

BBVA Targets Colombia’s Innovation Sector

Spanish financial group BBVA announced the creation of a business unit in Colombia.

Fintech & Ecommerce

VR Payment and Hawk AI Join Efforts to Prevent Financial Crime With AI

VR Payment, part of the cooperative financial group Volksbank Raiffeisenbanken and DZ BANK Group, partnered with AML and fraud prevention software provider Hawk AI to fight financial crime

Finance & Economics

Worldline Launches Voice Alert Box to Boost Financial Inclusion in India

Payment service provider Worldline introduced VABOX – Voice Alert Box, which provides instant payment confirmation, overcoming challenges of visual impairment and encouraging inclusivity

Blockchain & Crypto

UK Tax Authorities Change the Way Crypto Profits Should Be Filed

The UK Treasury introduced changes to the Self-Assessment tax return forms so that crypto assets are identified separately

Fintech & Ecommerce

Appeals Court Approves Settlement of Visa and Mastercard Antitrust Suit

A federal appeals court has approved the settlement of a class action lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard.

Blockchain & Crypto

Swiss Bankers Association Considers Joint Deposit Token

The Swiss Bankers Association released a white paper suggesting the digitalisation of the Swiss financial system requires a Swiss franc joint deposit token

Finance & Economics

Large U.S. Banks Make Deposits Into First Republic Bank

Eleven of the largest U.S. banks place uninsured deposits worth $30 billion in First Republic Bank.

Finance & Economics

Crypto Firm Copper Makes Job Cuts

The British startup for storing and trading digital assets, Copper, has announced a reduction in the workforce.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Walmart Invests $200 Million in PhonePe

PhonePe, India’s largest mobile payment services company, has raised another $200 million in an ongoing funding round.

Blockchain & Crypto

Arbitrum to Airdrop New Token and Transition to DAO

Arbitrum, the largest player in the scalable Ethereum layer 2 landscape, receives a token.

Finance & Economics

Xapo Bank Integrates With UK Faster Payments

Xapo Bank, a leading bitcoin custodian, and the licensed private bank announced integration with the Fast Payments system (FPS).

News

FCA Takes Aim at Payment Firms Over Unacceptable Risks

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has sent letters to almost 300 payment companies calling for measures to eliminate unacceptable risks to consumers and the integrity of the country’s financial system.