US Federal Reserve fines digital bank Green Dot $44 million over “unfair and deceptive practices”
Key Points:Reason for Fine:Unfair and Deceptive Practices: Violations in marketing, selling, and servicing of prepaid debit card products.
Deficient Consumer Compliance Risk...
Jordan Kuwait Bank partners Mastercard and FOO to launch multicurrency prepaid wallet offering
Summary of Jordan Kuwait Bank's Launch of eliWalletEntities Involved:Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB)
Mastercard
FOO (UAE-based fintech)Product Launched:eliWallet: A prepaid digital...
Starling Bank founder Anne Boden reportedly steps down from board to focus on new AI venture
Summary of Anne Boden's Departure from Starling Bank and New AI VenturePerson: Anne Boden, founder of Starling Bank.
Departure Details:Stepped down from...
BNP Paribas partners Ant International to enhance cross-border payment solutions in Europe
Partnership Overview:BNP Paribas partners with Ant International to enhance cross-border payment solutions in Europe.
Formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed...
US regulators fine Citigroup $136m for “insufficient progress” towards compliance with 2020 consent order
Fines Imposed:The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board fined Citigroup a combined $135.6 million.
OCC...
Blockchain-powered clearing and settlement fintech Partior raises more than $60m in Series B funding
Funding:Partior, a Singapore-based fintech start-up, secured over $60 million in a Series B funding round.
The round was led by Peak XV...

