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Mastercard to Strive to help micro and small enterprises

Mastercard has launched Strive, a global initiative focused on strengthening the financial resilience of small businesses and supporting their recovery and growth. With an initial philanthropic investment of $25 million…

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The rise, and rise, of digital wallets

Digital wallets are now hugely popular, which is perhaps unsurprising, given the pandemic and the need to keep a distance from fellow human beings in everything we do. But was…

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Elevandi to raise the bar of fintech dialogue

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has created a new entity to foster an open dialogue between the public and private sectors, hoping to harness fintech for growth and development…

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Over half of global population to use digital banking by 2026 as China takes the lead

Just over half of the world’s population will access digital banking services by 2026. This represents a reach of over 4.2 billion digital users, up from 2.5 billion currently. The…

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Railsbank raises US$70m

Embedded finance platform Railsbank has just raised US$70m. Railsbank will use the funds to further expand its various Embedded Finance products (Banking as a Service, Cards as a Service, and…

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The Spin Cycle is on High: Ping Pong smashes it to Sweden and Poland

PingPong Payments is targeting Sweden and Poland, two of Europe’s fastest-growing e-commerce markets. The New York-based global payments and e-commerce services provider has expanded payments processing and currency exchange services for the…

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HolyWally Joins Visa Fintech Partner Connect To Bring its Solution To Visa’s Clients And Partners

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Fireblocks Raises $133m To Bring The World’s Biggest Banks And Fintechs Into Crypto

New York based Fireblocks has closed a $133m round to fund plans to expand its global resources and service the world’s biggest banks and fintechs, connecting them to the entire…

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Payactiv’s Earned Wage Access Program exempt from federal lending law

The Earned Wage Access (EWA) Program from US-based Payactiv is not credit and therefore is exempt from the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Regulation Z rules governing creditors. …

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Current gets the nod

New York based US challenger bank Current is the first fintech in the country to receive the second round of government stimulus payments. Current serves Americans overlooked by the traditional…

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