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Finance & Economics

INVEX Banco Launches Mexico-Based Neobank Now

INVEX Banco, a private Mexican bank with almost 30 years of operations in the market, has introduced the fully-digital neobank – Now

Blockchain & Crypto

Australia Introduces Classification for Crypto Assets

Australia’s national regulators have identified four major products in the crypto sector.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Egyptian Fintech MNT-Halan Becomes Unicorn

MNT-Halan, one of Egypt’s fastest-growing fintechs, has received $400m in fresh funding. After the completion of additionally discussed investments, MNT-Halan’s valuation will exceed $1 billion

Science & Technology

Tencent Expands to Singapore to Facilitate Payments and Services for Chinese Tourists

Chinese tech giant Tencent expands its presence in Singapore with WeChat/Weixin Pay as Covid-19 travel restrictions are lifted

Finance & Economics

Indonesia Delays Launch of National “Crypto Stock” Exchange

Indonesian government delays launch of the controversial “crypto stock” exchange until risks are properly mitigated.

Blockchain & Crypto

Binance Signs MoU With Georgia to Promote Cryptocurrency

Binance signs MoU to deliver cryptocurrency infrastructure in Georgia.

Blockchain & Crypto

Binance-Pegged BUSD Integrates on Ethereum’s Optimism Network

Binance opens deposits and withdrawals for Binance-pegged BUSD on the Optimism Network.

All materials

App Strike Expands in Philippines to Grow Cross-Border Payment Solutions

Strike, a bitcoin-based payment network and financial application, is expanding its operations in the Philippines.

News

Vancity Adds Emission Tracking Feature to Credit Cards

The Canadian financial cooperative, Vancity, has implemented a CO2 emissions tracking feature for credit card holders.

Finance & Economics

Mizuho Bank Implements Oracle Banking Tech

Mizuho Bank, Ltd., an integrated retail and corporate banking division of Mizuho Financial Group and one of the largest financial institutions in Japan, is upgrading its banking system for international transactions with Oracle.

Finance & Economics

Zopa Bank Raises £75 Million

Zopa Bank has announced the receipt of financing in the amount of 75 million pounds for the implementation of the next stage of expansion of the scale of activities in the UK market.

News

Сourt Dismisses Class Action Suit Against Coinbase

U.S. District Court Judge Paul Engelmeier dismissed the class action against Coinbase.

Finance & Economics

India’s Retail Giant Trials CBDC

Reliance Retail – India’s largest retailer – takes part in the large-scale trial of digital rupee CBDC. The network will start accepting the new payment instrument at its Freshpik store

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarpay Expands International Payment Offering With 13 New IBAN Accounts

Swiss business payments platform Klarpay adds 13 new currency IBAN accounts to its cross-border payment offering to empower digital businesses to expand their international reach

Finance & Economics

ECB Reveals Euro Area Lending Trends

January 2023 euro area bank lending survey by European Central Bank (ECB) revealed significant tightening in credit standards for all loan categories along with subdued business loan demand

Altcoin

German DekaBank to Begin Offering Bitcoin

DekaBank has partnered with METACO to provide crypto exposure to institutions.