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Finance & Economics

Apexx Global Scores $25 Million Series B

The investment management platform Apexx Global announced the receipt of additional financing in the amount of $25 million.

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US Department of Agriculture to put State Benefits on Mobile Phones in Five States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide citizens eligible for financial support under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Oklahoma with the opportunity to receive benefits and make payments via NFC or QR code for relevant purchases on a mobile device.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Numeral Launches in UK to Help Fintechs Access EU Markets

The French platform for aggregating banking transactions and automating payments, Numeral, has announced the start of work in the UK financial market.

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Paymob Teams With Arabic Streaming Platform Shahid

Paymob, a company specializing in the provision of financial services, has established cooperation with the Shahid streaming platform.

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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.

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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.

Blockchain & Crypto

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)

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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.

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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

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Mashreq and i2c Partner to Aid Fintech Payments in UAE

Mashreq and i2c announced the beginning of cooperation, within the framework of which the companies will present digital payment solutions in the financial services market of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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GIACT and Mastercard Team to Provide Secure Account Verification

Mastercard and GIACT announced the beginning of cooperation in order to provide customers with a secure account verification procedure.

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Weavr Acquires Comma to Combine Embedded and Open Banking

Weavr, a London-based startup that provides companies with the opportunity to implement banking services and payments into mobile applications or SaaS platforms, has acquired the open banking platform B2B Comma Payments.

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Nationwide Overhauls Payment Processing With Accenture and Form3

Nationwide Building Society has partnered with Accenture and A2A platform provider Form3 to transform its digital payments infrastructure through the introduction of a cloud platform.