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Global: Barbados Set to Launch BiMPay Instant Payment System in March 2026
The Central Bank of Barbados has announced the rollout of its new national instant payment system, BiMPay, marking a major step forward in ...
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Global: ECB Advances Plan to Connect TIPS with India’s UPI and Nexus Global Payment Systems
The European Central Bank (ECB) has begun work to interlink the Eurosystem’s Target Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) platform with India’s Unified Payments Interface ...
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Global: AI Credit Intelligence Startup Kaaj Secures $3.8m to Transform Small Business Lending
Kaaj, an AI-powered credit intelligence platform focused on small business lending, has raised $3.8 million in seed funding led by Kindred Ventures. The ...
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Global: SBS adds Wero digital wallet support to open banking platform
Launched to harness the potential of account-to-account (A2A) payments to help European banks take on the might of Visa and Mastercard, the EPI’s ...
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Global: Vodacom Partners Starlink to Expand Rural Broadband Access Across Africa
Vodacom Group has entered a partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide high-speed satellite internet across Africa, aiming to tackle the challenge of ...
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Global: JPMorgan and DBS Partner to Advance Interoperability for Tokenized Deposits
JPMorgan’s blockchain division, Kinexys, is collaborating with DBS Bank to establish an interoperability frameworkthat will enable seamless transfer of tokenized deposits across multiple ...
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Global: BNP Paribas Harnesses Generative AI to Accelerate ESG Assessment Process
BNP Paribas has introduced a generative AI-powered tool designed to streamline the completion of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) assessments, significantly reducing the ...
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Global: ClearBank Founder Launches Sporta, Targets Sports Communities with AI-Driven Banking
Andrew Smith, founder and former CTO of ClearBank, has unveiled his latest venture, Sporta, a new banking platform designed specifically for sports participants, ...
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Global: Bancomat announces EUR-BANK stablecoin to combat European payments fragmentation
Italian payment network Bancomat announced its EUR-BANK stablecoin during the Salone dei Pagamenti event in Milan on Thursday. The stablecoin will be designed ...
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Global: Atom Bank Introduces Tax-Efficient Easy Access Cash ISA
UK-based Atom bank has launched a new Easy Access Cash Individual Savings Account (ISA), offering savers a variable tax-free interest rate of 4% ...