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Society & Lifestyle

COVID-19 pandemic concerns are driving global mobile identity adoption

Mobile ID applications are set to provide significant growth by 2026

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna introduced a new all-in-one app

Klarna claims its app will fundamentally change the end-to-end shopping experience, placing consumers firmly in control with an app that meets their real needs

Blockchain & Crypto

‘Squid Game’-inspired cryptocurrency turned out to be a scam

The website is no longer online. The social media accounts which were used to promote the currency have also vanished

Fintech & Ecommerce

Microsoft expands its collaboration with Worldpay from FIS

Microsoft boosts its long-standing relationship with Worldpay from FIS in Latin America

Finance & Economics

Bank of America introduced a fraud prevention tool

The bank aims to assist clients with fraud prevention

Finance & Economics

Zalando relaunches one of its apps

Zalando Zircle customers in Germany can now return items bought from other users on the marketplace to Zalando

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna acquires Swedish price comparison company

The acquisition is subject to approval by regulatory authorities

Finance & Economics

European Investment Bank announced collaboration with Europol

Arrangement establishes framework for close collaboration on shared priorities within international organised crime

Countries

Here’s how the crypto ban in China has affected the market 

Such major changes couldn’t go unnoticed by the global crypto market. However, the direction of new market trends is opposite to many expectations

Finance & Economics

Open Banking payments are set to grow by nearly 3,000% over 5 years

This comes as vendors focus on expanding the services by building Second Payment Services Directive APIs

Finance & Economics

Top 10 best crowdfunding platforms

Guide to crowdfunding & the best platforms for it

Fintech & Ecommerce

Singapore FinTech Festival 2021

MAS sets up new entity to drive future expansion of the SFF

Finance & Economics

Wells Fargo rolls out mobile app update with AI-powered virtual assistant

The debut is scheduled for the next year

Science & Technology

Facebook changes its name

The global brand shifted from its focus to the ‘metaverse’

Countries

The Netherlands records slow-paced growth of cross-border purchases

Quarterly growth peaked at over 38% in 2020 and a record growth of almost 64% was achieved in the first three months of 2021

Fintech & Ecommerce

Top 10 books on investing

The books on this list will inspire and guide you on your path to becoming a successful investor