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Finance & Economics

Finance Platform Railsr to Sold to Consortium

Railsr, formerly known as Railsbank, will become the property of a consortium of global investors.

Finance & Economics

Krungthai Bank Deploys Visa B2B Connect in Thailand

Krungthai Bank (KTB) and Visa announced the conclusion of a partnership agreement to provide enterprises operating in Thailand with the opportunity to make cross-border corporate payments under a simplified procedure.

Blockchain & Crypto

Biden Budget Proposes Crypto Mining Tax

A budget proposal by U.S. President Joe Biden aims to “reduce mining activity” with a 30% tax on electricity costs linked to the cryptocurrency mining process

Finance & Economics

Pocketbook and Bond Help Small Businesses Deploy Digital Wallets

Pocketbook and Bond announced the beginning of cooperation, the purpose of which is to provide small and medium-sized businesses with the opportunity to introduce digital wallets.

Finance & Economics

BaaS Platform Synterra Raises $15 Million

Synctera, an American player in the field of banking services, announced the attraction of additional financing, the amount of which is $ 15 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Finastra Launches SaaS ESG Service for Sustainable Lending

Fintech vendor Finastra has launched the new ESG Service to support banks in their sustainable lending practices in regard to corporate clients

Finance & Economics

Central Bank of Nigeria Releases Open Banking Guidelines

The newly released operational guidelines from the Central Bank of Nigeria clarify responsibilities and expectations for the open banking ecosystem participants in the country

Finance & Economics

Xeni and BitPay to Enable Crypto Payments in Travel

Through the partnership with Bitcoin payments company Bitpay, Xeni enables its customers to accept crypto payments for commercial flights, hotels, car rentals, and other travel activities

Blockchain & Crypto

Swift to Develop CBDC Connector

After sandbox testing, Swift is preparing to develop a beta version of the new way to connect central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with existing fiat infrastructures

Blockchain & Crypto

WeChat Adds CBDC to Payment Platform

China’s major social networking and payment app WeChat has followed Alipay in adding support for payments using the digital yuan – the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC)

Finance & Economics

NYDFS Secures $157.4 Million in Recoveries and Penalties in 2022

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) secured $157.4 million in 2022.

Finance & Economics

AI Startup Anthropic Reportedly Looking to Raise $300 Million

Startup Anthropic, which specializes in developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), plans to attract investment funds in the amount of $ 300 million.

Finance & Economics

Candidly Raises $20.5 Million for Student Debt and Savings Optimization

Candidly reported that it managed to attract investment funds in the amount of $ 20.5 million following the results of the Series B financing round.

Blockchain & Crypto

Crypto Exchange Gemini Denies J.P. Morgan Chase Ended Banking Partnership

Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has denied information about the termination of J.P. Morgan Chase’s interaction.

News

German VC Firm La Famiglia Raises $264 Million

The venture capital company La Famiglia, which is based in Berlin, announced the attraction of investment funds in the amount of $ 264 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Transact Campus Partners With Amazon to Introduce Unmanned Stores on Campuses

Fintech provider Transact Campus integrated its payment solutions with Just Walk Out technology by Amazon to deploy self-service stores on and off college campuses