Global

September 11, 2024 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DNA Payments recently announced that it has launched Apple Pay Express Checkout for Ecommerce. DNA Payments noted in a blog post that it is officially introduceng Apple Pay Express Checkout, giving Ecommerce merchants “a new way to accept payments.” As mentioned in the update, DNA… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

UK economic data delivered an update today that landed with a thud. GDP unexpectedly showed no growth during the month of July with analysts anticipating 0.2% growth. The commentariat chattered that moribund growth will challenge the relatively new Labour government as it struggles to bolster… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Banking as a service provider Griffin says it has opened up its platform to UK Fintchs. Griffin is a licensed provider of banking services seeking to enable banks, and now Fintechs to provide digital banking services. Griffin offers services like wealth, lending, insurance, proptech and… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen has acquired Stakewithus, a non-custodial staking service provider that reports over $80m assets staked by 30,000+ users, supporting over 20 different networks, including Solana, Sui, Celestia, dYdX, and more. With this acquisition, Nansen users should gain access to blockchain data, the ability to monitor… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, an open banking payments network, says it has expanded its partnership with Stripe. TrueLayer now underpins Stripe’s Pay by Bank offering “across its payments products in the UK.” In May, Stripe unveiled Pay by Bank—a new payment method “enabling merchants to accept payments directly… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payhawk, the global spend management solution that helps businesses manage company cards and payments at scale across 32 countries, announces the launch of new innovations as part of its ‘Fall Edition’ product release. Global companies face significant challenges in “managing and controlling corporate spending across… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian has announced that Oakbrook, a non-bank provider of consumer lending solutions, will now be using Experian Boost data in its decisioning process for personal loan applications. This partnership will increase access to credit “for customers who traditionally may not have been eligible – driving… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synpulse, a global management consulting firm and partner to major banks, is proud to announce the successful go-live of Judo Bank’s new core banking platform, powered by Thought Machine, a banking technology company. This significant achievement, completed in just 12 months, “saw the launch of… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments platform EBANX is predicting its Pix service will top credit cards for online purchases in Brazil by 2025. According to a company statement, by 2025 Pix will account for 44% of all value transacted in online purchases in Brazil, Credit/Debit cards will are expected… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Paxos and the Arbitrum Foundation say the infrastructure firm will now integrate with Arbitrum, a Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereum. According to a company statement, Arbitrum is the first L2 network to connect with Paxos. Paxos is a compliance-first blockchain ecosystem that can… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether and its dollar-based stablecoin USDT is taking a beating this morning, courtesy of WSJ.com. In a report, the news site hammers Tether as “undermining America’s fight against arms dealers, sanctions busters, and scammers.” Tether is the 3rd most popular crypto in the world, with… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

European tokenization platform Tokeny says it will now connect DINO to work with 21X a DLT (distributed ledger technology) trading and settlement system (DLT TSS). This is the first platform to operate under the new European Union DLT ecosystem. Tokeny’s DINO is an open distribution… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA’s institutional and private banking clients in Switzerland, as well as those with a NewGen account, can now manage their USDC funds on the same platform where they handle their traditional investments. They can exchange, custody, or automatically “convert USDC in near real-time into euros,… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 7:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the world of law enforcement, the ability to seize cryptocurrency has become crucial, according to an extensive update from Chainalysis. As digital currencies play a significant role in criminal activities, the stakes are “higher than ever.” Chainalysis also mentioned that missing even a single… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 4:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway for money movement around the world, is pleased to welcome OJCS “Commercial Bank Kyrgyzstan | MBANK as a Member of the Thunes Direct Global Network. This collaboration allows MBANK to “connect businesses and individuals in Kyrgyzstan directly to over 7 billion… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 11:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rentd is said to be one of the UK’s most innovative full-service lettings platforms. Rentd has acquired 77% (or £349,661) of its £450,001 target via its crowdfunding campaign carried out via Republic Europe. The fundraising effort is closing soon and contributions have been received from… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Student workers could add thousands of pounds to their pension if the Government presses ahead with the extension of automatic enrolment to 18-year-olds, according to new research from PensionBee, the online pension provider. More than half of full-time students “work an average of 14.5 hours… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Konrad Fitzpatrick, a mining analyst at Compass Mining, notes that hash price is a critical metric that bitcoin miners use to measure their current and potential revenue. Compass Mining explains in a blog post that hash price is the “amount of bitcoin a miner can… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC announces the launch of Beacon, an innovative international tax platform that promises to bring agility, efficiency and speed to tax calculations. As global tax regulations continue to evolve, Beacon is designed “to help multinational organizations navigate the complexities of the OECD’s Pillar Two framework,… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The release of Deloitte Private’s second report in its Family Office Insights Series – Global Edition, Defining the Family Office landscape, outlines the world of family offices—”what they are, how they’re growing, their future outlook, and more.” As family offices continue rapid global expansion, Deloitte… Read More