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Fintech & Ecommerce

Cilab’s New Feature Lets Engineers Visualize NFC Terminal RF Field

NFC testing company Cilab has improved its high-speed tester with a new feature that enables NFC terminal manufacturers to test a device’s RF field by making it visible

Finance & Economics

Westpac Announces Initiatives To Back Women Business Leaders

Westpac announced new measures to help female-led SMBs with dedicated start-up and scale-up loans, as research reveals accessing finance is one of the main challenges for women in business

Finance & Economics

Varo Bank Raising $50 Million at 28% Discount

Varo, an American neobank with the charter of the national bank, reported a capital raising of $50 million at a discount of 28% compared to its last estimate.

Finance & Economics

B2B Payments Platform Barte Raises $3 Million

Brazilian business-to-business payment platform Barte has announced that it has managed to attract investment funds in the amount of $ 3 million following the results of the initial round of financing.

Finance & Economics

Smart Lending Fintech Abound Raises £500 Million

Abound, a fintech company based in the UK has reported raising funds for 500 million pounds as a result of a combination of debt and equity financing.

Countries

Google Wallet Goes Live in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, Google Wallet has been launched, giving users the ability to store and use their credit and debit cards, boarding passes, tickets, and other digital credentials on an Android NFC smartphone, a Wear OS smartwatch, or a Fitbit device.

Finance & Economics

Senators Urge Regulators to Take Action on Zelle Fraud

In the Senate, Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren, issued an appeal to financial regulators to take actions aimed at curbing fraudulent activity, against the P2P payment service owned by Zelle Bank.

Finance & Economics

Bankjoy Raises Funding From Curql

Bankjoy, a digital banking service provider based in Detroit, has announced the start of a new round of financing.

Finance & Economics

NinjaTrader Launches Web and Mobile Apps

NinjaTrader Group, LLC, a leader in futures brokerage and advanced technologies for active traders, announced the launch of new web and mobile applications for fully integrated trading on multiple devices.

Finance & Economics

Adyen Integrates Click To Pay Checkout Which Works Even for Guests

Fintech platform Adyen integrated the Click To Pay experience into its online checkout flow in all available markets, enabling even guest shoppers to bypass manual data entry

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mercedes-Benz and Visa Launch In-Car Payments in Germany

Mercedes-Benz has rolled out the Mercedes Pay+ feature in cooperation with Visa to enable in-car payments for digital services and on-demand hardware upgrades

Reports

BIS Concluded CBDC Project Icebreaker

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has finished a joint project exploring international retail and remittance payments use cases for CBDC with the central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden

Finance & Economics

Westpac Tests New Security Feature

Westpac is testing additional security layer for online payments to alert customers of potential scams, as customer losses to fraud reached a new record high in December

Blockchain & Crypto

Bybit Rolls Out Crypto-To-Fiat Debit Card

Crypto exchange Bybit has launched the first phase of the rollout of Mastercard crypto-to-fiat debit card, which supports a number of blue-chip cryptocurrencies

Finance & Economics

Western Union Turns to MFS to Expand Global Money Transfers

Western Union announced the beginning of cooperation with MFS Africa.

Finance & Economics

RBI Fines Amazon Pay

The Central Bank of India has taken action in the form of a fine against the Indian division of Amazon Pay.