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SIA achieves blockchain interoperability goal with Quant Network
Banking users of SIA’s private blockchain infrastructure will be able to link up with other distributed ledgers following successful testing of interoperability via ...
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Apple launches web authentication using FIDO standard with Touch ID or Face ID biometrics in Safari
Apple has launched support for Touch ID and Face ID biometrics for web logins with Safari through the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) API to allow ...
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NCino, Cloud-Based Financial Services Firm, Aims To Raise $100 Million In IPO
Two months after the Covid-19 pandemic froze the IPO market, financial services software company NCino has filed for a public offering. The Wilmington, ...
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Standard Chartered Bank Kenya to close T-Mall branch in digital push
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya will shut down its T-Mall branch along Lang’ata Road in Nairobi in September as it continues to push customers to ...
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Brazil Central Bank ices Facebook’s WhatsApp payment service
The central bank of Brazil has suspended Facebook’s WhatsApp payment service within ten days of its roll out, citing competition issues in the ...
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Zopa granted full UK bank license as it gears up to launch savings account and credit card
Zopa, the 15-year-old peer-to-peer lending company, is announcing that it has been awarded its full U.K. bank licence, as it gears up to launch ...
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Mastercard to buy Finicity for open banking push
Mastercard is accelerating its open banking strategy through the $825 million acquisition of real-time financial data aggregation service Finicity. Salt Lake City-based Finicity ...
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French Fintech Firm Announces $78.5M Paris Real Estate Tokenization Deal
French fintech firm ID Distribution announced a joint venture with local real estate firm Groupe JRI, amining to tokenize various properties in Paris. ...
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Mastercard partners with installment company Splitit
Splitit lets users spread out their payments at checkout, both in brick and mortar shops and on e-commerce websites, through an interest-free installment ...
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Access Bank Unveils 2020 Womenpreneur ‘Pitch-A-Ton’
Access Bank Plc has unveiled the second edition of its Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton programme, aimed at supporting female entrepreneurs. The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa 2020 ...