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Collapsed Crypto Hedge Fund Founders Want $25 Million for New Project
Finance & Economics

Collapsed Crypto Hedge Fund Founders Want $25 Million for New Project

Founders of the now-bankrupt Three Arrows Capital (3AC) are pitching a collaboration to cryptocurrency exchange CoinFLEX.

Fintech Kwara Raises $3M Seed Extension, Partners Over 4,000 Credit Unions
Fintech & Ecommerce

Fintech Kwara Raises $3M Seed Extension, Partners Over 4,000 Credit Unions

Kenyan fintech Kwara, which turns analogue credit unions into modern digital banks, has raised a $3 million seed extension, preparing for the enormous expansion

Seoul Government Opens City’s First Metaverse Project
Blockchain & Crypto

Seoul Government Opens City’s First Metaverse Project

According to Seoul’s mayor, Oh Se-hoon, the new virtual environment will allow residents to access official documents, file complaints, and receive help with filing taxes.

Tether’s Settlement Volume Flips Visa and Mastercard
Blockchain & Crypto

Tether’s Settlement Volume Flips Visa and Mastercard

According to Coin Metrics, Tether (USDT) handled $18.2 trillion in transactions in 2022, far surpassing established payment processors Visa and Mastercard, who processed $14.1 trillion and $7.7 trillion, respectively.

North Korean Hacker Group Moves $63.5 Million in ETH
Blockchain & Crypto

North Korean Hacker Group Moves $63.5 Million in ETH

Infamous North Korean hacker group Lazarus moved 41,000 ETH, valued at $63.5 million, among over 350 accounts. The Lazarus Group has previously been implicated in Bitcoin theft, amounting to more than $2 billion.

Deutsche Bank’s Blue Water Fintech Lab Launches First Commercial Product
Finance & Economics

Deutsche Bank’s Blue Water Fintech Lab Launches First Commercial Product

Deutsche Bank’s Blue Water Fintech Lab developed a robotic process automation platform for processing and matching data in several banks.

Alibaba Sells Stake in Paytm
Finance & Economics

Alibaba Sells Stake in Paytm

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has sold a 3.1% stake in Indian digital payments company Paytm.

China’s Official Wallet App Launches Offline Payments
Countries

China’s Official Wallet App Launches Offline Payments

The Chinese digital yuan app launched a new feature that allows users to make payments from mobile phones offline.

Neobank Kompasbank Raises €12 Million
Finance & Economics

Neobank Kompasbank Raises €12 Million

Kompasbank, the youngest bank in Denmark, has attracted new financing for 12 million euros.

US Regulators Fully Control Mechanisms of Securitization of Direct Investments
Countries

US Regulators Fully Control Mechanisms of Securitization of Direct Investments

In the USA, regulators apply the practice of strict control measures to direct investment instruments.

TikTok ByteDance Launches Payments With J.P. Morgan
Fintech & Ecommerce

TikTok ByteDance Launches Payments With J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan works with TikTok’s parent company ByteDance on payment technology.

Bank of Tanzania Explores Prospects for Implementing CBDC
Blockchain & Crypto

Bank of Tanzania Explores Prospects for Implementing CBDC

The Central Bank of Tanzania will make a final decision on the CBDC after completing a study of the practice of using virtual national money.

BNPL Demand Soars in UK
Fintech & Ecommerce

BNPL Demand Soars in UK

Demand for BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) solutions rose across all age groups in the UK, as living costs increase

Debates Around CBDCs Continue
Blockchain & Crypto

Debates Around CBDCs Continue

Senior adviser at the Bank of England argues CBDCs are not worth the associated costs and risks

Chinese Exports Suffer Sharpest Fall in 3 Years
Countries

Chinese Exports Suffer Sharpest Fall in 3 Years

Exports of goods from China fell to the lowest level in the last three years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Apple CEO Tim Cook to Take 40% Pay Cut
News

Apple CEO Tim Cook to Take 40% Pay Cut

Apple CEO Tim Cook has planned to cut his salary by 40% this year.