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Santander accelerates the rollout of eco-friendly cards in Europe
Banco Santander has announced accelerating the rollout of eco-friendly cards in the Europe region, supporting its green transition. By 2025, all debit, credit ...
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Hong Kong now exploring retail CBDC in upcoming Project Aurum
Hong Kong is exploring a general-purpose central bank digital currency (CBDC) to be distributed through commercial banks and payment service providers, said Howard ...
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Canada and African Development Bank sign CAD 133 million gender lens Climate Fund for Africa
The Government of Canada and the African Development Bank have signed an agreement formalizing the Canada–African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF), a transformative ...
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Pacaso raises $75M, goes from launch to unicorn in 5 months
Pacaso, a less-than-one-year-old startup that is out to give more people a chance at second home ownership, announced Wednesday that it has received ...
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French VC firm Breega raises $130 million fund
Breega, a VC firm based in Paris, has announced the final closing of its third fund. The firm has managed to raise $130 ...
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Jumio raises $150M as its all-in-one ID authentication platform crosses 300M verified identities
Digital identity services used as a key link between organizations to verify that you are who you say you are online and individuals ...
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Quantexa Addresses AML with Contextual Decision Intelligence
London-based data and analytics company Quantexa is addressing the challenge of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) monitoring and investigation with the use of contextual decision ...
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New Zealand Reserve Bank’s Payment and Settlement Systems win international award
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te PÅ«tea Matua has been named the winner of the ‘Payments and Market Infrastructure (Wholesale) Award’ ...
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Cross-border fintech Airwallex raises $100M Series D extension at new valuation of $2.6B
Airwallex, the Fintech company for cross-border businesses, has announced that it has added $100 million more to its Series D round, bumping its ...
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German federal bank runs successful blockchain system without a CBDC
Germany’s federal bank, the Deutsche Bundesbank, has run successful tests on a project which bridges the traditional finance infrastructure with blockchain technology. Despite ...