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Talucard Empowers Visually Impaired with New Biometric Card
Innovative solution enhances accessibility for the visually impaired community.Highlights: Talucard introduces a biometric card tailored for the visually impaired.The card utilizes fingerprint recognition for secure transactions.This innovation aims to...
FinTech
Wero Strengthens Online Payments with Launch in Belgium
New platform aims to enhance e-commerce transactions in Belgium.Highlights: Wero has officially launched its online payment platform in...
FinTech
Stablecoins Could Restrict Monetary Policy, Warns ECB
European Central Bank raises concerns about stablecoin impacts on financial systems.Highlights: ECB cautions about potential risks posed by...
FinTech
Klarna and Stripe Strengthen BNPL Payments With AI Collaboration
New partnership aims to enhance buy now, pay later services through AI technology.Highlights: Klarna and Stripe team up...
FinTech
Mastercard and Visa Strengthen Support for Stablecoin Settlement
The payment giants expand their collaboration on stablecoin transactions.Highlights: Mastercard and Visa increase support for stablecoin transactions.The move...
Circle secures conditional DASP registration in France, appoints new country head
Circle secures conditional DASP registration from French Financial Markets Authority (AMF).
Coralie Billmann appointed as head of French operations, pending regulatory approval.
Billmann,...
ADGM launches online dispute resolution platform
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR@ADGM) Launch:The ADGM Arbitration Centre introduces "ODR@ADGM," an online dispute resolution platform.
Offers a fully digitalized settlement and mediation...
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Nearpay, Supra, Hyperplane and Pave Bank
Nearpay's Series A Funding:Saudi fintech Nearpay secures $14 million in Series A funding.
Sanabil Investments leads the funding round, with participation from...
DTCC completes acquisition of Securrency, rebrands business as DTCC Digital Assets
DTCC completes acquisition of Securrency
Retires Securrency brand renames business to DTCC Digital Assets
Managed by Lynn Bishop, DTCC Digital Assets to operate...
SoFi set to end crypto services, taps Blockchain.com as “strategic crypto partner”
SoFi Ends Crypto Services:SoFi announces the termination of its crypto services on 19 December.
Users can either close their crypto accounts or...
Binance CEO exits after pleading guilty to money laundering charges
Binance Guilty Plea:Binance Holdings, operating Binance.com, pleads guilty to US federal charges: anti-money laundering (AML), unlicensed money transmitting, and sanctions violations.
Founder...
UK’s Kodelab to provide lending tech for HKMA CBDC pilot with Ripple and Fubon Bank
Ripple and Taiwan’s Fubon Bank choose UK consultancy Kodelab for CBDC pilot with HKMA
Pilot aims to integrate simulated CBDC and tokenized real...
Eurasian Bank launches Digital Tenge Card in preparation for Kazakhstan’s CBDC
Eurasian Bank collaborates with Mastercard to launch Digital Tenge Card, facilitating purchases with Kazakhstan’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).
The debit card seamlessly...
Commerzbank becomes first German bank to receive crypto custody licence
Commerzbank granted first crypto custody license among German full-service banks
Aims to develop a range of digital asset services, with a focus on...

