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Mastercard and Visa Strengthen Agentic Payment Pilots with Bank Collaborations
Financial giants team up with banks to enhance payment systems.Highlights: Mastercard and Visa partner with banks for innovative payment pilots.New pilot programs aim to improve agentic payment technologies.Collaborations expected...
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Mastercard Strengthens Cyber Defense with Cloudflare Partnership
New alliance enhances transaction security amidst rising cyber threats.Highlights: Mastercard partners with Cloudflare for enhanced cyber security.Collaboration aims...
FinTech
Gemini Stock Plummets as Three Top Executives Depart
Key leadership changes raise concerns over Gemini's future stability.Highlights: Gemini stock drops significantly after three executives resign.Executive departures...
FinTech
UK Banks Seek Alternatives to Visa and Mastercard Amid Concerns
Financial institutions explore options for payment processing independence.Highlights: UK banks are seeking alternatives to Visa and Mastercard.Concerns arise...
FinTech
Emirates NBD Leads $31 Million Round in Real Estate Investment Platform
Emirates NBD funds real estate platform for enhanced investment opportunities.Highlights: Emirates NBD leads a $31 million funding round.Investment...
Vatic AI hires former Mastercard exec Dilip Krishnan as CEO and president
Leadership Transition at Vatic AI:Vatic AI, a US-based fintech, appoints Dilip Krishnan as its new President and CEO, succeeding Arthur Becker.
Arthur...
Allica Bank reports first full year of profitability after revenues double
Allica Bank's Financial Performance:Allica Bank, a UK challenger bank lending to SMEs since 2020, reported its first full year of profitability.
Revenues...
Monese to split business in two amid mounting financial woes
Internal Restructuring:Monese, a UK-based fintech and banking services provider, is undergoing internal restructuring, with plans to split its business into two separate...
Nium names Alexandra Johnson as first chief payments officer
Appointment of Alexandra Johnson:Alexandra Johnson has been appointed as the first Chief Payments Officer (CPO) at B2B payments platform Nium.
In her...
Central Bank of Mauritania partners Giesecke+Devrient for CBDC exploration
Partnership Announcement:The Central Bank of Mauritania (Banque Centrale de Mauritanie) has announced a joint project with German security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D)...
Bird taps Airwallex to power international payments operations
Partnership Overview:Bird, a communications platform based in Amsterdam, has selected Airwallex to power its global payments operations.Bird's Profile:Founded in 2011...
JTC to acquire First Republic Trust Company of Delaware from JP Morgan for $21m
Acquisition Overview:JTC, headquartered in Jersey, is set to acquire First Republic Trust Company of Delaware (FRTC-DE) from JP Morgan Chase in an...
Goldman Sachs sells Marcus Invest’s digital investing accounts to Betterment
Deal Overview:Goldman Sachs is selling its digital investment advisory unit, Marcus Invest, to robo-advisor Betterment.
The agreement involves transferring the unit's digital...
Thunes to boost US footprint with acquisition of Tilia
Acquisition Details:Thunes, a B2B payments infrastructure firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tilia.
Tilia, founded in 2019, offers acceptance and...

