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Blockchain & Crypto

SEBA Bank Introduces New Crypto Service

Swiss digital assets service provider SEBA Bank introduces a suite of crypto banking offers for various client types

Blockchain & Crypto

Binance Spot Launches Self-Trade Prevention Feature

Binance API users will soon avail of the new Self-Trade Prevention (STP) function for spot trading, to automatically prevent unintentional self-trading

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Samsung Wallet to Go Live in New Markets

Samsung Wallet will soon appear in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

Finance & Economics

Mercado Labs Launches Management System for Small Businesses

Mercado Labs has launched an import management system for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBS).

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Qatar National Bank Launches Contactless Biometric Payments

Customers of the Qatar National Bank (QNB) have the opportunity to use contactless payments for purchases at retail outlets in this country without resorting to a physical payment card or smartphone.

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B2B Platform Tranch Raises $100 Million in Debt and Equity

Tranch, a Buy Now, Pay Later platform for SaaS vendors and service providers, has reported raising $100 million in initial equity and debt financing.

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Ex-Plaid Launches E-Commerce Payment Processing Platform

The startup Wafi, which was founded by the former head of the Plaid product department Viktor Umunze, has launched its payment processing platform.

Blockchain & Crypto

Binance Moved $346M for Bitzlato Accused of Money Laundering

Binance was among the top three counterparties for the Bitzlato digital currency exchange, whose founder was arrested by US authorities, accused of money laundering

Blockchain & Crypto

Blockstream Raises $125M to Expand Bitcoin Mining

The $125M funding will enable Blockstream to expand the Bitcoin mining capacity for institutional hosting customers

Blockchain & Crypto

BlockFi Has $1.2B FTX Exposure: Uncensored Financials Leaked

BlockFi has reportedly uploaded uncensored financials by mistake, revealing a major connection to the bankrupt FTX and its subsidiary Alameda Research

Finance & Economics

EU Tightens Rules for Banks Holding Cryptocurrency

European lawmakers voted on Tuesday that banks must fully cover crypto holdings with capital.

Finance & Economics

Bangladesh Central Bank Pilots QR Code Payments System

The Central Bank of Bangladesh has launched a trial of an interoperable QR code-based payments system, working regardless of customers’ account-keeping banks or organisations

Finance & Economics

Revolut to Launch Ultra Premium Plan

Neobank Revolut will launch a new top-tier premium “Ultra” subscription plan by spring 2023

Cité Gestion

Swiss Bank Cité Gestion Becomes First Private Bank to Tokenize Its Own Shares

The private bank has partnered with digital assets platform Taurus to issue and manage its tokenized shares.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Paysend Partners JMMB Money Transfer for Jamaica Remittances

The citizens of Jamaica can now receive remittances from the UK, USA, and Canada via the Paysend App, as the company partners with JMMB Group subsidiary

Fintech & Ecommerce

TAB Introduces Open Banking to Property Market

UK-based bridging lender TAB is launching an open banking interface to simplify the payments process for borrowers, increase transaction transparency and reduce the verification risk