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X Launches Payments Beta with William Shatner Charity Auction
Innovative payment platform debuts alongside charity event featuring Shatner.Highlights: X debuts its payments beta with a charity auction featuring William Shatner.The auction proceeds will support various charitable initiatives.This launch...
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Standard Chartered Appoints Former Kinexys Co-Head as Global Payments Chief
New leadership aims to enhance the bank's payment strategies.Highlights: Standard Chartered appoints new Global Payments Chief.Former Kinexys co-head...
FinTech
Kraken Gains Historic Fed Master Account Approval
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken becomes the first to secure a master account with the Federal Reserve.Highlights: Kraken becomes the...
FinTech
NatWest Strengthens Business Banking by Hiring Adeel Hyder from Starling
Hyder will lead the business banking team, enhancing NatWest's services.Highlights: Adeel Hyder joins NatWest from Starling Bank.Hyder will...
FinTech
Innovate Finance Says BoE Stablecoin Proposals Will Chill UK Market
New stablecoin proposals from the Bank of England raise concerns for fintech growth.Highlights: Innovate Finance criticizes Bank of...
Former Barclays managing director Simon Bladon joins PayPal as UK CEO
Appointment Announcement:Simon Bladon, the long-serving managing director at Barclays, has announced his departure from the British bank to take on the role...
Amethis buys majority stake in Capital Banking Solutions
Acquisition Overview:Amethis, an investment fund manager focused on Africa, has acquired a majority stake in Capital Banking Solutions (CBS), a European banking...
Ant Group reportedly nearing deal to acquire Dutch payments firm MultiSafepay
Ant Group's Acquisition Plans:China's Ant Group is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire MultiSafepay, a Dutch payments firm, in a move to...
National Bank of Iraq and Capital Bank of Jordan overhaul core banking with Temenos
Core Banking Revamp:The National Bank of Iraq (NBI) and Capital Bank of Jordan have chosen Swiss vendor Temenos for a comprehensive core...
Boost Bank secures regulatory approval to begin operations in Malaysia
Boost Bank Approval:Boost Bank, a collaboration between Axiata and RHB Banking Group, has obtained regulatory approval from Bank Negara Malaysia and the...
Demystify Podcast: Griffin, a brand new UK bank, with David Jarvis, co-founder and CEO
Podcast Introduction:Dave and Dharm podcast kicks off 2024 with an exclusive interview featuring David Jarvis, CEO, and co-founder of Griffin, a Banking-as-a-Service...
UK fintech start-up Zilo lands £25m in Series A funding
Funding Details:UK-based fintech start-up Zilo has successfully raised £25 million in a Series A funding round.Lead Investors:The funding round was...
Southeast Asian fintech Salmon acquires controlling stake in Filipino bank
Salmon's Regulatory Approval:Consumer fintech start-up Salmon has received regulatory approval to acquire a controlling stake in the Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa...
Indian paytech MobiKwik refiles draft papers for IPO, hopes to raise $84m
MobiKwik's IPO Refiling:Indian paytech firm MobiKwik has refiled draft papers for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Board...

