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Finance & Economics

Lloyds Bank tops Barclays CBDC Hackathon

The Barclays CBDC Hackathon hosted nine teams addressing six key CBDC challenges. Lloyds Bank was awarded for its novel approach to the competition 

Science & Technology

Embedded finance has potential for explosive growth

The new research suggests transaction value of embedded finance will double in the US to $7 trillion by 2026, redefining how consumers and businesses build and manage relationships with financial services

Science & Technology

Bitcoin mining can solve the global energy crisis: here’s how 

Repurposing Bitcoin mining heat can potentially help solve several energy problems

Blockchain & Crypto

Emirates NBD will run the Metaverse startup accelerator

Emirates NBD is looking for leading FinTech start-ups with digital experience and emerging technology players operating across the metaverse

Fintech & Ecommerce

Digital Domestic Money Transfers to Surpass 300 Billion Globally by 2026

A new study revealed that the volume of digital domestic money transfer transactions will exceed 300 billion globally in 2026

Fintech & Ecommerce

Masterсard gives green light to NFT shopping

Masterсard plans to dig deep into web3 technology and NFT tokens.

Reports

More than 50% of сonsumers were victims of fraud on the web: survey

Despite fraudulent activities on the net, digital activity among customers is on the rise.

Blockchain & Crypto

Сentral Bank of Jamaica recognized digital Jamaican dollar

At now “Jam-Dex” – officially legal tender digital currency (CBDC) – Jamaica was the first country to adopt this. 

Español

Los 5 mejores bancos en Venezuela

Este ranking evidencia los 5 bancos más importantes en Venezuela

Countries

Los 5 países de Latinoamérica más baratos para vivir en el 2021

El costo de la vida de un país varía por muchos factores, entre ellos su sistema político y económico, e incluso también el sistema educativo

Finance & Economics

JD launches its first mall in East China

It will be located in Jiangbei New Area, the thirteenth state-level new area in China

Countries

UK’s сryptocurrency race. Everything you need to know about Britcoin

In April this year, the British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced the UK’s plan to launch a “Britcoin” or a central-bank-backed digital currency. The objective, Sunak said, was to help overcome some of the challenges facing cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. To kick off, the minister said a joint Treasury-Bank of England task force was being […]

Articles

Major Сardano events 2021-2022: a quick overview

Today, we have prepared a quick overview of those Cardano events that have already influenced the popular blockchain and the ones that are soon to follow

Finance & Economics

GlobalData predicts сard payments in Malaysia to reach $80 billion by 2025

Due to oronacrisis, the demand for contactless and online payments will fuel the growth of the payment card market over the next few years

Countries

How to Apply for a Monobank Bank Account as a Foreigner

Foreigners residing in Ukraine now have the opportunity to access financial services with greater ease, as Monobank, one of the country’s leading digital banks, also offers its services to non-Ukrainian residents. Monobank’s convenient mobile app and flexible financial tools make obtaining a card straightforward, even for those without Ukrainian citizenship. This article, brought to you […]

Science & Technology

Digital cross‑border remittances to reach nearly $430B in 2025

This growth will drive competition in the market, as incumbents and new entrants seek to grow market share