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Yonder launches debit cards

British credit card rewards startup Yonder has launched its first premium debit cards.

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Pan-African card scheme launches

The first Pan-African card scheme has launched in a move designed to bolster the continent's financial sovereignty.

/retail

Natech secures $33 million ahead of launch of Greek digital bank

Greek core banking vendor Natech has completed a Series B capital increase, securing over $33 million in growth funding.

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AI agent running vending machine business has identity crisis

An AI agent running a small vending machine company tried to fire its workers, became convinced it was a real person, and then lied about it in an experiment at Anthropic.

/security

CommBank deploys batallion of AI-powered bot profiles to chat with scammers

Australia's CommBank is turning the table on scammers, launching a fleet of thousands of AI-generated bot profiles to engage with and disrupt criminal networks fleecing consumers.

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Tapi buys Mastercard’s Arcus assets for Mexico push

Argentinian payments processor tapi has acquired the utility payments and cash handling operations of Mastercard's Mexican business Arcus.

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UK tribunals rules Visa and Mastercard fees breach competition law

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled that Visa and Mastercard's multilateral interchange fees charged to retailers breach European competition law.

/regulation

Belgium prosecutors launch probe into local Worldline unit

In the wake of allegations about payments processor Worldline earlier this week, Belgian prosecutors have opened an investigation into potential money laundering activities at the firm's local unit.

/retail

South African fintech Lesaka to buy Bank Zero

Lesaka Technologies, the South African fintech firm formerly known as , is set to buy South African digital-only institution Bank Zero Mutual Bank in a deal worth R1.1bn (US$62m).

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Starling eyeing US bank acquisition

UK challenger bank Starling Bank is reportedly considering the acquisition of a US lender as part of its expansion plans.

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Kraken issued crypto licence in Ireland

Crypto exchange Kraken has become the first company to be awarded a Markets in Crypto Assets (Mica) licence from Ireland's central bank.

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Revolut to buy Argentina's Banco Cetelem - Bloomberg

Fintech giant Revolut is set to buy Small Argentinian lender Banco Cetelem from BNP Paribas, according to Bloomberg.