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Former Revolut exec prepares for 'smart bank' launch

Sync., a multicurrency bank account aggregation and personal financial management service founded by Revolut's former head of product design and strategy, is preparing to launch in Europe.

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PayPal sues CFPB over prepaid rule

PayPal has filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) arguing that digital wallets should be exempt from the regulator's recently introduced rule on prepaid cards.

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Visa and MFS Africa team on digital payments

Visa is joining forces with MFS Africa to simplify remittances and expand global e-commerce across Africa.

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Mastercard invests in Doconomy to offer cardholders CO2 emissions tracker

Announcing at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid, Mastercard has extended its collaboration with Swedish fintech Doconomy to offer cardholders carbon footprint tracking based on purchases made through the Bank of Åland’s cloud-based Åland Index.

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BMO joins $6m FlexPay funding round

FlexPay, a Montreal-based startup using AI to help merchants recover lost revenues from declined transactions, has raised $6 million in a funding round led by Impression Ventures and joined by BMO Capital Partners.

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CaixaBank names board for new payments and consumer subsidiary

Spain's CaixaBank has named a 15 member-strong board for its newly created payments and consumer finance subsidiary.

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ABN Amro shuts down half of its ATM estate in response to escalating violence

ABN Amro has shut down and emptied 479 cash dispensers as an emergency response to a sharp rise in ATM explosive attacks.

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Wearable payments show sharp rise in uptake

Mastercard is reporting an eightfold increase in the use of wearable payments, such as smart watches, rings and jewellery, by consumers across Europe.

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One-fifth of UK adults impacted by card fraud in 2019

Over a fifth (21%) of UK adults have had their payment card cancelled or replaced as a result of attempted fraud during the past 12 months, according to research by comparethemarket.com.

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Curve’s customers far outnumber ‘active users’, leaked figures suggest

Curve, the London based fintech, has come under fire after leaked figures show just 14% of their 500,000 customers are active users.

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Bunq plants trees while customers spend on new Green Card

Dutch mobile bank bunq is launching a limited-edition Green Card which helps users to offset their carbon footprint as they spend.

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Europol cracks down on airline CNP fraud

In an international operation that took place at 200 airports across the world, crime agency Europol has arrested 79 individuals suspected of using stolen credit card data for the online purchase of flight tickets.

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ECB offers support to bank-backed alternative to Visa and Mastercard

The European Central Bank has welcomed an initiative by some of Europe's top banks to explore the development of a rival payment system to challenge the dominance of Visa and Mastercard and the threat from Chinese and US Big Tech firms

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Orange Bank launches in Spain

French telco Orange is launching its mobile-only bank in Spain, tempting customers with a discount on their phone bills.

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Amex issues card that rewards users for physical activity

American Express has teamed up with life insurance and investment outfit Vitality to launch a credit card that rewards Brits for being physically active.

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Cornèrcard launches biometric credit card

Switzerland's Cornèrcard has teamed up with Gemalto and Visa to launch the country's first credit card featuring a biometric fingerprint reader.

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Canadian brokerage Questrade eyes banking license

Toronto-based online brokerage Questrade is applying for a federal banking licence, paving the way for it to open an online bank.

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Australia's Tyro Payments looks to raise A$250m in IPO

Sydney-based Tyro Payments is seeking to raise around A$250 million by floating on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

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Russian accused of running carding forum extradited to US

A Russian man accused of running a website selling stolen payment card details has been extradited from Israel to the US.

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Cardlay wins Eurocard deal; raises $10 million in funding

Copenhagen-based Cardlay has signed a breakthrough deal with Eurocard, the largest card issuer in Scandinavia, and secured $10 million in new funding from both current and new investors such as SEB Bank and Seed Capital