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Global: EU to remove Sberbank, two other Russian banks from SWIFT
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to remove Russia’s biggest bank Sberbank (SBMX.MM) and two other banks from the international SWIFT transaction and messaging system ...
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India: FidyPay partners with Yes Bank to foster financial inclusion
FidyPay and Yes Bank will seek to stimulate growth in the financial Inclusion process in India through digital payments Indian-based Fintech startup FidyPay has strived to ...
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Global: France’s financial authority approves Binance’s registration as digital asset service provider
Binance said it would “significantly scale” its operations in France following the registration approval, and planned to expand its team “to pursue further ...
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Global: Payments startup Kevin rakes in $65 million Series A
Lithuanian fintech startup Kevin said Tuesday that it has raised $65 million in a Series A round led by Accel. Kevin provides an ...
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Global: Paysafe Further Collabs With Visa Direct on Real-Time Payments
Payments platform Paysafe is growing its relationship with Visa to continue the integration of the real-time push payments solution Visa Direct. Paysafe will offer Visa ...
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Global: SEC doubles down on crypto regulation by expanding unit
The Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, which is tasked with policing cryptocurrency firms, will add 20 people to ...
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Global: EU Commissioner Is Calling for Global Regulators to Create a Unified Crypto Regulation
The European Union (EU) Commissioner for financial services, stability, and capital markets, Mairead McGuinness, calls for unified crypto regulation. McGuinness called for the ...
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Global: EU accuses Apple of breaking competition law over contactless payments
The European Commission has accused Apple of abusing its market position for contactless smartphone payments. In a preliminary finding, it said the US ...
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Global: Signicat acquires UK RegTech Sphonic
Norway’s Signicat has acquired UK-based anti-fraud and identity technology company Sphonic for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2012, the London-based RegTech has created ...
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Swiss National Bank: ‘Buying Bitcoin Is Not a Problem for Us’
Switzerland’s central bank, the Swiss National Bank, says buying and holding bitcoin as a reserve currency is not a problem for the bank. ...