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Global: ECB’s Lagarde Urges EU to Impose Safeguards on Foreign Stablecoins
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has called on European Union legislators to impose strict safeguards and equivalence regimes on foreign issuers ...
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Global: Bank of England and Accenture Advance RTGS Renewal with Modernised Core Platform
The Bank of England, in collaboration with Accenture, has successfully modernised a core pillar of the UK’s payments infrastructure, marking a key milestone ...
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Global: Kredit Hero Launches Free AI-Powered CreditLens Tool to Boost SME Financial Health
AI-driven SME loan marketplace Kredit Hero has introduced KreditLens, a free artificial intelligence-powered tool designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) evaluate ...
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Global: Visa Extends Click to Pay Across Asia-Pacific to Boost Secure Digital Payments
Visa has expanded its Click to Pay service across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, aiming to simplify online checkout experiences while enhancing security and ...
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Global: Mastercard, Zand Partner to Enhance Cross-Border Payments in UAE
UAE-based digital bank Zand has entered into a strategic partnership with Mastercard Move, the payment giant’s money movement solutions suite, to enhance cross-border ...
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Global: Google Teams Up with Wise to Enhance Global Remittance Access
Google has partnered with Wise to make international money transfers more accessible, starting with a pilot program for US-based users. The initiative allows ...
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Global: Ant International, ADIO Forge Partnership to Boost Fintech Innovation in Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ant International, a global leader in digital payments and ...
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Global: UAE Nears Rollout of Digital Dirham to Boost Financial Innovation and Inclusion
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) is in the final stages of launching its long-anticipated retail and wholesale central bank digital currency ...
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Global: Qbeast Secures $7.6M to Tackle Compute Inefficiency in Open Data Platforms
Barcelona-based data infrastructure startup, Qbeast, has raised $7.6 million in seed funding to accelerate development of its intelligent indexing platform designed to reduce ...
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Global: Latvian Fintech Handwave Secures $4.2M to Advance Palm-Based Payment Technology
Latvian fintech startup Handwave has raised $4.2 million in a new funding round aimed at scaling its biometric payment platform that allows users ...