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Nium launches in the US with Crypto-as-a-Service platform

Singaporean embedded finance company Nium has launched in the US and extended its range of Banking-as-a-Service products to include cryptocurrency buying.

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Brex hits $12.3bn valuation

Corporate credit card fintech Brex has seen its value soar to $12.3 billion after pocketing another $300 million in funding, according to TechCrunch.

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BBVA launches digital retail bank in Italy

Spanish giant BBVA is making a push into the Italian retail banking market with the launch of a digital-only service.

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Cred doubles valuation to $4 billion

Indian credit card bill payment app Cred has raised $251 million in a Series E funding round, almost doubling its valuation to $4 billion in six months.

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A2A startup kevin. secures $10 million seed investment

Kevin., a Lithuanian-based account-to-account payment startup, has secured $10 million of new capital in a seed funding round co-led by OTB Ventures and Speedinvest.

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CommBank rolls out new Point-of-Sale terminals; Square-alike card reader next up

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is replacing its suite of Android-based Albert POS terminals with a new 'Smart' platform developed in concert with Verifone.

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Goldman Sachs and American Express team on cloud-based payments

Goldman Sachs has teamed up with American Express to deploy a cloud-based payment service for large corporate clients.

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X1 rolls out smart credit card to 350,000-strong waitlist

X1, the challenger credit card for digital natives founded by former Twitter executives, is rolling out of private beta to a waitlist of 350,000 people.

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Starling sees little demand for rise in contactless limit

Starling Bank is to let customers set their own contactless limit, noting little demand and a fair degree of concern over the raising of the contactless ceiling to £100 later this week.

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GPS raises $300 million

Global Processing Services, the payment processor behind a host of challenger bank startups, including Revolut and Starling, has raised $300 million from Advent International and Viking Global Investors.

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To The Moon adds debit card to mobile network bundle

Mobile virtual network operator To The Moon has added a debit card to its SIM-only offering, enabling users to manage their network and finance needs in one space.

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Santander cards go green in Spain

Santander has begun rolling out its sustainable payment cards made with recycled material in Spain.

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Barclaycard rolls out multicurrency payment service for businesses

Barclaycard is rolling out a product that enables businesses to accept payments from cardholders in their local currency, then automatically converts the funds and settles the payment in either sterling, euro or US dollars, using a locked-in rate.

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Visa to house 1000 staff in new Atlanta office

Visa is to build a new office hub in the fintech-savvy city of Atlanta, tapping in to the city's entrepreneurial spirt and local talent pool.

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Braintree vets bring embedded finance platform out of stealth with $54 million raise

Highnote, a card issuing startup founded by a pair of Braintree veterans, has emerged from stealth mode with $54 million in combined funding from both a Seed and Series A round.

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Lloyds gives users control over contactless limits amid fraud fears

Lloyds Banking Group customers will be able to set their own limits when the new £100 ceiling on contactless card payments comes into effect next month.

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Entrust acquires Antelop

Entrust is to gain a foothold in the digital card issuance space with the acquisition of Paris-based Antelop.

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Wells Fargo and Mastercard invest in Bilt rewards programme for renters

Wells Fargo and Mastercard have joined a $60 million growth funding round for Bilt Rewards, a loyalty programme and credit card that enables property renters to earn points on their payments.

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Monzo adds card payments to Pots

Monzo subscribers can now make card payments from their saving 'Pots' with the digital bank.

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BRC calls for abolition of interchange fees as more consumers pay with plastic

The British Retail Consortium is calling on politicians to tackle the cost of card fees in the UK, as new research reveals that four in every five pounds spent in UK shops is now made by plastic.