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Science & Technology

Cilab’s New Feature Lets Engineers Visualize NFC Terminal RF Field

NFC testing company Cilab has improved its high-speed tester with a new feature that enables NFC terminal manufacturers to test a device’s RF field by making it visible

Finance & Economics

Varo Bank Raising $50 Million at 28% Discount

Varo, an American neobank with the charter of the national bank, reported a capital raising of $50 million at a discount of 28% compared to its last estimate.

News

B2B Payments Platform Barte Raises $3 Million

Brazilian business-to-business payment platform Barte has announced that it has managed to attract investment funds in the amount of $ 3 million following the results of the initial round of financing.

Countries

Google Wallet Goes Live in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, Google Wallet has been launched, giving users the ability to store and use their credit and debit cards, boarding passes, tickets, and other digital credentials on an Android NFC smartphone, a Wear OS smartwatch, or a Fitbit device.

Finance & Economics

Senators Urge Regulators to Take Action on Zelle Fraud

In the Senate, Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren, issued an appeal to financial regulators to take actions aimed at curbing fraudulent activity, against the P2P payment service owned by Zelle Bank.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Adyen Integrates Click To Pay Checkout Which Works Even for Guests

Fintech platform Adyen integrated the Click To Pay experience into its online checkout flow in all available markets, enabling even guest shoppers to bypass manual data entry

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mercedes-Benz and Visa Launch In-Car Payments in Germany

Mercedes-Benz has rolled out the Mercedes Pay+ feature in cooperation with Visa to enable in-car payments for digital services and on-demand hardware upgrades

Blockchain & Crypto

BIS Concluded CBDC Project Icebreaker

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has finished a joint project exploring international retail and remittance payments use cases for CBDC with the central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden

News

Bybit Rolls Out Crypto-To-Fiat Debit Card

Crypto exchange Bybit has launched the first phase of the rollout of Mastercard crypto-to-fiat debit card, which supports a number of blue-chip cryptocurrencies

News

RBI Fines Amazon Pay

The Central Bank of India has taken action in the form of a fine against the Indian division of Amazon Pay.

News

M-Pesa Partners With Amazon to Provide Global Remittances

Africa’s most popular mobile money remittance service M-Pesa has partnered with global retail tech leader Amazon to offer worldwide remittance services

News

Canadian Fintech Nuvei Launches in Australia

Canadian fintech company Nuvei, announced that businesses operating in Australia can now access its full suite of payments solutions, continuing its global expansion strategy

News

WhatsApp Gets Central Bank Approval to Launch Business Payments in Brazil

While people in Brazil have been able to use WhatsApp for P2P transactions for a while, the national Central Bank had not given the green light for small business payments until now

Blockchain & Crypto

Block’s TBD Division Launches C= to Improve Bitcoin Lightning Network

The new venture c= founded by Block’s (formerly, Square) TBD division aims to expand the reach of the Bitcoin Lightning Network through added liquidity and routing services

Finance & Economics

Zenus Bank Launches Visa Infinite Debit Card in 46 Countries

Zenus Bank announced the launch of the Visa Infinite debit card.

News

Dogs Trust Launches Debit Card With Fintech Currensea

Dogs Trust, a British animal welfare charity, has announced the launch of a debit card.