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VR Payment and Hawk AI Join Efforts to Prevent Financial Crime With AI
Science & Technology

VR Payment and Hawk AI Join Efforts to Prevent Financial Crime With AI

VR Payment, part of the cooperative financial group Volksbank Raiffeisenbanken and DZ BANK Group, partnered with AML and fraud prevention software provider Hawk AI to fight financial crime

Worldline Launches Voice Alert Box to Boost Financial Inclusion in India
Fintech & Ecommerce

Worldline Launches Voice Alert Box to Boost Financial Inclusion in India

Payment service provider Worldline introduced VABOX – Voice Alert Box, which provides instant payment confirmation, overcoming challenges of visual impairment and encouraging inclusivity

UK Tax Authorities Change the Way Crypto Profits Should Be Filed
Blockchain & Crypto

UK Tax Authorities Change the Way Crypto Profits Should Be Filed

The UK Treasury introduced changes to the Self-Assessment tax return forms so that crypto assets are identified separately

Appeals Court Approves Settlement of Visa and Mastercard Antitrust Suit
Fintech & Ecommerce

Appeals Court Approves Settlement of Visa and Mastercard Antitrust Suit

A federal appeals court has approved the settlement of a class action lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard.

Swiss Bankers Association Considers Joint Deposit Token
Blockchain & Crypto

Swiss Bankers Association Considers Joint Deposit Token

The Swiss Bankers Association released a white paper suggesting the digitalisation of the Swiss financial system requires a Swiss franc joint deposit token

Large U.S. Banks Make Deposits Into First Republic Bank
Finance & Economics

Large U.S. Banks Make Deposits Into First Republic Bank

Eleven of the largest U.S. banks place uninsured deposits worth $30 billion in First Republic Bank.

Crypto Firm Copper Makes Job Cuts
Finance & Economics

Crypto Firm Copper Makes Job Cuts

The British startup for storing and trading digital assets, Copper, has announced a reduction in the workforce.

Walmart Invests $200 Million in PhonePe
Countries

Walmart Invests $200 Million in PhonePe

PhonePe, India’s largest mobile payment services company, has raised another $200 million in an ongoing funding round.

Arbitrum to Airdrop New Token and Transition to DAO
Blockchain & Crypto

Arbitrum to Airdrop New Token and Transition to DAO

Arbitrum, the largest player in the scalable Ethereum layer 2 landscape, receives a token.

Xapo Bank Integrates With UK Faster Payments
Finance & Economics

Xapo Bank Integrates With UK Faster Payments

Xapo Bank, a leading bitcoin custodian, and the licensed private bank announced integration with the Fast Payments system (FPS).

FCA Takes Aim at Payment Firms Over Unacceptable Risks
News

FCA Takes Aim at Payment Firms Over Unacceptable Risks

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has sent letters to almost 300 payment companies calling for measures to eliminate unacceptable risks to consumers and the integrity of the country’s financial system.

ClearBank Partners With Code First Girls to Tackle Fintech Gender Gap Issue
Fintech & Ecommerce

ClearBank Partners With Code First Girls to Tackle Fintech Gender Gap Issue

ClearBank joins 30 other financial service companies in partnering with Code First Girls, keen to hire more women and eliminate the gender gap which still persists in fintech

Flutterwave Expands Services in Rwanda
Finance & Economics

Flutterwave Expands Services in Rwanda

Flutterwave received its Electronic Money Issuer and Remittance Licenses from the National Bank of Rwanda to deploy a range of new products to the country’s 13.5 million citizens

Phos Integrates QR Digital Wallets
Fintech & Ecommerce

Phos Integrates QR Digital Wallets

SoftPOS solution provider Phos added QR code-based digital wallets, such as PayPal, Venmo, and CashApp, as payment methods for retailers

FedNow Instant Payment System to Launch in July
Federal Reserve System

FedNow Instant Payment System to Launch in July

The U.S. Federal Reserve has confirmed its long-awaited instant payments system FedNow, seen as an alternative to CBDCs and stablecoin payments, will launch in July

Adept Raises $350 Million
Finance & Economics

Adept Raises $350 Million

Adept, a startup that creates artificial intelligence, announced that it managed to attract investment funds for $ 350 million following the results of the Series B funding round.