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App Strike Expands in Philippines to Grow Cross-Border Payment Solutions

Strike, a bitcoin-based payment network and financial application, is expanding its operations in the Philippines.

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Vancity Adds Emission Tracking Feature to Credit Cards

The Canadian financial cooperative, Vancity, has implemented a CO2 emissions tracking feature for credit card holders.

Finance & Economics

Mizuho Bank Implements Oracle Banking Tech

Mizuho Bank, Ltd., an integrated retail and corporate banking division of Mizuho Financial Group and one of the largest financial institutions in Japan, is upgrading its banking system for international transactions with Oracle.

Finance & Economics

Zopa Bank Raises £75 Million

Zopa Bank has announced the receipt of financing in the amount of 75 million pounds for the implementation of the next stage of expansion of the scale of activities in the UK market.

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Сourt Dismisses Class Action Suit Against Coinbase

U.S. District Court Judge Paul Engelmeier dismissed the class action against Coinbase.

Blockchain & Crypto

India’s Retail Giant Trials CBDC

Reliance Retail – India’s largest retailer – takes part in the large-scale trial of digital rupee CBDC. The network will start accepting the new payment instrument at its Freshpik store

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarpay Expands International Payment Offering With 13 New IBAN Accounts

Swiss business payments platform Klarpay adds 13 new currency IBAN accounts to its cross-border payment offering to empower digital businesses to expand their international reach

Finance & Economics

ECB Reveals Euro Area Lending Trends

January 2023 euro area bank lending survey by European Central Bank (ECB) revealed significant tightening in credit standards for all loan categories along with subdued business loan demand

Altcoin

German DekaBank to Begin Offering Bitcoin

DekaBank has partnered with METACO to provide crypto exposure to institutions.

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PayPal to Cut 2,000 Staff

PayPal announced its intention to cut 2,000 employees.

Finance & Economics

Bank Natwest Installs Card Recycling Machines

The British bank Natwest has started installing reverse vending machines, with which you can recycle old credit and debit cards.

Finance & Economics

JPMorgan Preps German Digital Bank

JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to launch a digital bank in Germany.

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European Investment Bank Prices Its First Ever £50 Million Digital Bond

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has valued its first-ever digital bond at 50 million pounds.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Chimera Abu Dhabi Buys 20% Stake in Egyptian Fintech MNT-Halan

Private investment firm Chimera Abu Dhabi has bought a 20% stake in Egyptian fintech company MNT-Halan.

Blockchain & Crypto

Cardano Launched ADA-Backed Stablecoin

ADA-backed stablecoin ‘Djed’ launched on Cardano blockchain.

Blockchain & Crypto

GBPT Stablecoin Integrates into 18,000 ATMs in UK

Thousands of crypto ATMs in the United Kingdom now allow customers to withdraw cash for GBPT, a stablecoin backed by British pound