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Coinbase Unveils New Agentic Wallets to Strengthen User Control
Digital wallet enhances user autonomy in cryptocurrency transactions.Highlights: Coinbase launched Agentic Wallets for enhanced user control.Wallets support a range of cryptocurrencies.Focus on security and customizability for individual users.Coinbase...
FinTech
Google Enhances AI Search with Agentic Shopping Feature
New feature empowers users to make informed shopping decisions directly through search.Highlights: Google introduces Agentic Shopping for its...
FinTech
Alipay Reports Surge in Agent Payments, Enhancing Digital Transactions
Alipay experiences significant growth in agent payment activities this quarter.Highlights: Alipay sees a notable rise in agent payment...
FinTech
Taurus and Blockdaemon Strengthen Staking in Institutional Banking
New partnership enhances crypto staking options for financial institutions.Highlights: Taurus and Blockdaemon announce a partnership for crypto staking.The...
FinTech
Digital Savings Platform Tembo Raises $16 Million to Expand Services
Funding will support growth and enhance service offerings for customers.Highlights: Tembo raises $16 million in funding.Focus on enhancing...
Spice Money taps NSDL Payments Bank to offer zero balance accounts to rural India
Indian fintech Spice Money partners with NSDL Payments Bank.
They offer zero balance accounts to rural Indians.
Spice Money utilizes its network of...
Paytech Medius taps acquired Expensya talent for two new senior appointments
Medius acquires Expensya and appoints two senior executives.
Karim Jouini, former CEO of Expensya, becomes Chief Product and Technology Officer at Medius.Tasked...
US Treasury grants Truist $65m NMTC allocation to spur investment in underserved communities
Truist Community Development Enterprises (CDE), a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corporation, secures a $65 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation from the...
Yemen’s Tadhamon Bank upgrades to latest version of Azentio’s iMAL core banking platform
Tadhamon Bank extends partnership with Azentio Software:Tadhamon Bank, an Islamic bank in Yemen, renews its partnership with Azentio Software, a Singapore-based tech firm.
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US fintech Stash lands $40m in funding and appoints Amy Butte as independent audit chair
Stash raises $40 million in new funding:Led by funds advised by T. Rowe Price, with participation from existing investors.
Follows previous rounds of...
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying DeFi with U-Zyn Chua, CTO and co-founder of Cake Group
U-Zyn Chua, CTO and co-founder of Cake Group, guest on Demystify Podcast.
Involved in cryptocurrency since 2009, starting with Bitcoin.
Interest in cybersecurity...
Japan’s 77 Bank taps Fujitsu to launch in-store banking tablets
Japanese regional bank 77 Bank collaborates with Fujitsu.
Tablets were introduced at all 144 bank branches for customer transactions.
Transactions include opening accounts,...
US payments start-up Braid winds down operations
Braid, a San Francisco-based consumer payments start-up founded in 2018, has shut down as of September 2023.
Braid shuts down operations due to...
Block acquires musician-focused fintech start-up Hifi
Block, the San Francisco-based payment solutions specialist, has acquired musician-focused fintech start-up Hifi.
Hifi, based in Brooklyn, was founded in 2020 to offer...

