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May 1, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Fintech News, Payments

Mastercard Wants to Increase Confidence in Blockchain Transactions

In order to develop an on-chain identity and verification framework for a range of applications in payments, remittances, ticketing, and NFTs, Mastercard is working with Web3 players. The Mastercard...

April 28, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Fintech News, Payments

Cross-Border Payments Are a Political Tool, According to Nextgen Nordics

At NextGen Nordics in Stockholm this week, Finextra’s senior reporter Paige McNamee was joined by Patrik Havander, head of B2B connect/cross border money movement Europe, Visa; Daragh Kirby, head...

April 28, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Fintech News, Payments

DOJ Is Looking Into the Mastercard Debit Card Programme

Mastercard says the Department of Justice is investigating potential anticompetitive behaviour related to its debit card operations. In an SEC regulatory filing, the payments giant says that last month it...

April 27, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Digital currency, Fintech News

Fintech Automation to Power Payments on FedNow Service Platform

The FedNow Service is set to launch in July 2023, and FinTech Automation announces its participation as a provider of enabling financial technology for payments processing. The FedNow Service...

April 27, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Blockchain, Fintech News

The Number of Blockchains That Can Be Monitored on Crystal Blockchain’s Platform Rises

The blockchain analytics company Crystal announced that it has increased the number of blockchains available to monitor in its platform to 335. Crystal provides solutions for crypto investigations and...

April 26, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Fintech News, Investments

UOB to Contribute S$500 Million for Global Tech and Innovation Hub

In Singapore’s Punggol Digital District (PDD), UOB will invest S$500 million to create a new global technology and innovation centre. As a result of the commitment, UOB, which is...

April 26, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Banking, Fintech News

11 Technology Bankers From SVB Are Hired by Moelis

Eleven former Silicon Valley Bank technology dealmakers, including a fintech and payments expert, have joined the investment bank Moelis & Company. The boutique firm doubled the size of its...

April 25, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Banking, Fintech News

Nextgen Nordics: Banks and Fintech Companies Are Now Adversaries

Gary Wright, the head of research at Finextra, returned to the podium and said that in order to promote global trade and financial inclusion in 2023, it will be...

April 25, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Fintech News, Payments

iDeal and Payconiq Will Be Acquired by European Payments Initiative

The European Payments Initiative, a bank-backed initiative originally created to create a competitor to Mastercard and Visa in Europe, will purchase the Dutch payment system iDeal and Payconiq, a...

April 21, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Banking, Fintech News

Government-Funded Support Programme for UK Tech Is Unveiled by Barclays

Barclays Eagle Labs’ two-year, government-funded support programme for UK tech companies has now been made public. In a contentious decision earlier this year, Barclays received the £12 million Digital...

April 21, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Cryptocurrency, Fintech News

Shield Acquires $2.1 Million in Capital

Shield, a security firm that works to shield users from online scams, has secured $2.1 million in pre-seed funding from Kraken Ventures, Eterna Capital, Alchemy, Moonpay, and several other...

April 20, 2023
Fintech Staff Writer
Banking, Fintech News

Global Banks Are Utilising Fintechs to Improve Customer Satisfaction, According to Research

According to research carried out by East & Partners on behalf of Finastra, three out of four global banks intend to collaborate with an average of three fintech startups...

Mastercard Wants to Increase Confidence in Blockchain Transactions

Cross-Border Payments Are a Political Tool, According to Nextgen Nordics

DOJ Is Looking Into the Mastercard Debit Card Programme

Fintech Automation to Power Payments on FedNow Service Platform

The Number of Blockchains That Can Be Monitored on Crystal Blockchain’s Platform Rises

UOB to Contribute S$500 Million for Global Tech and Innovation Hub

11 Technology Bankers From SVB Are Hired by Moelis

Nextgen Nordics: Banks and Fintech Companies Are Now Adversaries

iDeal and Payconiq Will Be Acquired by European Payments Initiative

Government-Funded Support Programme for UK Tech Is Unveiled by Barclays

Shield Acquires $2.1 Million in Capital

Global Banks Are Utilising Fintechs to Improve Customer Satisfaction, According to Research

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