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Finance & Economics

Central Bank of Jordan Doubles Daily Contactless Limit

The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) decided to increase the daily limit for individual contactless transactions made without a PIN.

News

Dutch Rail Network NS to Roll Out of Contactless Open Loop Fare Payments

The Dutch railway operator NS has announced the launch of a contactless open-ended fare payment system as part of its OVpay service.

Finance & Economics

Central Bank of Ireland Warns Payment Firms About Governance Problems

The Central Bank of Ireland has found a number of shortcomings in the work of companies that carry out their activities in the payment industry and the field of electronic money.

Finance & Economics

Moov Financial Raises $45 Million

Moov Financial has announced a Series B funding round of $45 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Montenegro to Create CBDC with Ripple

The southeastern European country has partnered with Ripple to develop its own CBDC.

Finance & Economics

Binance Pay and DT One Jointly Launch Mobile Top-Ups

The contactless crypto payment platform Binance Pay will provide users with a convenient mobile top-up solution and more crypto use cases through the partnership with DT One

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Partners With Cash Plus to Launch International E-Card in Morocco

Mastercard, in cooperation with Cash Plus, has issued the first international electronic card in the Moroccan fintech industry.

Finance & Economics

Finbourne Announces Partnership With Kreos Capital

Finbourne Technology announced the beginning of cooperation with Kreos Capital, a leading provider of debt obligations.

Twitter

Twitter to Enter Payments Business in US

Twitter begins applying for regulatory licenses to enter US payments business.

Finance & Economics

Barclays Replaces Branches With Banking Pods

Bank Barclays, based in the UK, opts for semi-permanent bank cells, abandoning traditional branches.

Finance & Economics

UK to Roll Out More Shared Banking Hubs

Nine new shared banking centers will open in the UK.

Reports

Green Investment Hit a Milestone in 2022

Green investment globally reached the levels of funding put into producing fossil fuels for the first time in 2022 – the important milestone was enabled by dramatic growth in carbon capture investments

Finance & Economics

BlockFi Gets Court Approval to Sell Crypto Mining Assets

The crypto bankrupt BlockFi received a court approval to sell off its crypto-mining equipment to repay creditors. The firm is expected to conduct the auction asap, while the market faces upheaval

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard & Binance to Launch Prepaid Crypto Card in Brazil

The crypto leader Binance and payment giant Mastercard expanded their crypto-to-fiat offer to the most lucrative market in Latin America

Finance & Economics

Walmart Launches Savings Offer for New US Sellers

Retail giant Walmart has launched a new exclusive savings offer for those US-based merchants who start selling on Walmart Marketplace

Fintech & Ecommerce

RegTech Konsentus Launches in Saudi Arabia

Open Ecosystem RegTech provider, Konsentus, launches in its first MENA regional market – Saudi Arabia – to offer open data infrastructure and technology services to regulators and FS providers