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Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna and Schufa Pilot BNPL Over-Indebtedness Protection Solution

BNPL fintech leader Klarna is starting a six-month pilot project with German private credit bureau Schufa for Buy Now Pay Later service customers to be better protected against over-indebtedness

Finance & Economics

Binance Partners Ingenico to Enable In-Store Crypto Payments

French POS terminal manufacturer Ingenico has teamed up with the crypto exchange Binance to test in-store cryptocurrency payment acceptance that doesn’t require additional hardware

Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase Launches L2 Network for dApps

The Coinbase crypto exchange’s Ethereum Layer-2 network, known as Base, will offer a low-cost, secure, developer-friendly blockchain environment for building decentralized apps (dApps)

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Partners Immersve to Support Web3 Payments

Mastercard partnered Web3 payment protocol Immersve to enable users to conduct Web3 crypto payments via USDC token settlements

Fintech & Ecommerce

Saldo Bank launches in Lithuania

Finland-based fintech Saldo Bank, focused on automated credit solutions, has introduced term deposits services along with loans for consumers and SMEs across Lithuania

Finance & Economics

Euronext Makes €5.5 Billion Indicative Offer for Allfunds

The exchange operator Euronext has made an indicative offer to purchase the B2B wealth-tech Allfunds platform.

Finance & Economics

ECB to monitor Digital Transformation Efforts at Banks

The European Central Bank plans to conduct targeted reviews and inspections due to the identification of shortcomings in the digital transformation strategies of banks.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Car Finance Fintech Carmoola Closes £8.5 Million Series A

The British company Car finance fintech Carmoola announced that it managed to attract investments in the amount of 8.5 million pounds following the results of the Series A financing round.

Blockchain & Crypto

Canadian Securities Administrators Strengthen Crypto Oversight

The Canadian Securities Authority (CSA) has published a notice that provides additional obligations to ensure investor protection for crypto asset trading platforms (CTP) operating in this country.

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Samsung and Naver to Partner on Mobile Payments in South Korea

Samsung and Naver announced that they have reached an agreement on strategic cooperation in order to combine efforts to maintain the leading positions of these companies in the South Korean mobile payments market.

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The Government of Ukraine Launches NFT Cats Collection to Power Naval Drone Fleet

United 24, the official fundraising platform of Ukraine, launched by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, announced the launch of the first national NFT collection featuring сats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Proceeds from the NFT sale will help raise funds for a fleet of naval drones

Fintech & Ecommerce

Phos Brings Tap-to-Phone Tech to US With Thrive Payments

Bulgaria-based softPOS system Phos enabled payment gateway Thrive Payments to bring its Tap-to-Phone payment solution to merchants in the US

Finance & Economics

Swarm Launches Tradable Stocks on Blockchain

Swarm, a regulated blockchain platform, has announced the launch of the world’s first public investment offer for AAPL. TSLA and two network ETFs of US Treasury bonds.

Finance & Economics

GB Bank Uses Almis Treasury Solutions

GB Bank, which received a full banking license in August 2022, decided to use additional ALMIS International products.

Science & Technology

US Credit Card Debt Reaches $1 Trillion, While Delinquency Rates Rise

The New York Federal Reserve estimated that US credit card debt reached nearly $1 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2022, growing by a record $130 billion annually. The rise in delinquencies and charge-offs makes credit card issuers prepare for the worst

Finance & Economics

Natwest Waives Customer Charges for Pocket Money Cards

Natwest Bank customers will continue to enjoy free access to prepaid children’s debit cards from this financial institution.