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London hosts Satoshi Square bitcoin meetup

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London hosts Satoshi Square bitcoin meetup

Bitcoin enthusiasts will gather in London tomorrow to trade the crypto-currency face-to-face at the city's first Satoshi Square event.

Twitter said to near Stripe deal for e-commerce push

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Twitter said to near Stripe deal for e-commerce push

Twitter could finally be preparing to jump into the commerce arena through a deal with Stripe that would let it accept card payments for in-tweet payments, according to press reports.

EMVCo to hammer out specifications for tokens at the digital checkout

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EMVCo to hammer out specifications for tokens at the digital checkout

The card scheme-owned EMVCo standards body is beginning work on specifications for the use of digital tokens - rather than account numbers - for online and mobile transactions.

Ansarada unveils M&A game app

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Ansarada unveils M&A game app

Wannabe mergers and acquisitions stars can now hone their skills with a new mobile app game which lets players test their deal-making abilities.

French Senate holds bitcoin hearing

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French Senate holds bitcoin hearing

The French Senate gathered virtual currency market participants and regulators yesterday for a hearing on how the country's authorities should approach the likes of bitcoin.

BBVA taps Wincor Nixdorf for next-generation ATMs

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BBVA taps Wincor Nixdorf for next-generation ATMs

Spanish financial institution BBVA is working with Wincor Nixdorf on the roll-out of a new generation of touch-screen ATMs and trials of self-service videoconferencing technology for in-branch consultations with bank experts.

UK banks sign up to Zapp mobile payments

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UK banks sign up to Zapp mobile payments

Five major UK financial services firms have committed to rolling out mobile payments technology from Zapp, enabling customers to make in-store and online purchases from within their banking apps.

SmartMetric preps bitcoin P2P payments card

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SmartMetric preps bitcoin P2P payments card

SmartMetric has unveiled plans for a biometric, NFC-enabled card for storing and making person-to-person transfers in bitcoins.

Finextra Future Money presents: How to succeed as a fintech start-up

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Finextra Future Money presents: How to succeed as a fintech start-up

Finextra is inviting start-up companies in London to participate in the first of a series of breakfast roundtables ahead of the forthcoming Future Money conference, run in association with fintech accelerator space Level39.

CaixaBank enables charity micro-donations linked to customer card transactions

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CaixaBank enables charity micro-donations linked to customer card transactions

CaixaBank has launched an initiative aimed at getting its customers involved in the bank's corporate social responsibility activities by enabling cardholders to make small-sum charity donations each time they use their cards.

Royal Canadian Mint demos digital currency

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Royal Canadian Mint demos digital currency

Canadians could soon be using a government-backed digital currency, dubbed MintChip, to make in-store point-of-sale purchases.

Precious metals group joins Bitcoin cold storage fray

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Precious metals group joins Bitcoin cold storage fray

Precious metals trading network GoldMoney has joined London start-up Elliptic in providing off-line secure storage services for Bitcoin users.

Payments start-ups raise $1.2 billion across 193 deals in 2013

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Payments start-ups raise $1.2 billion across 193 deals in 2013

A 16% decline in M&A and IPO activity in the payment space in 2013 was more than compensated for by a boom in early-stage investing, according to data from CB Insights, as a mix of VCs and corporate venture firms all continued to jockey for a piece of this massive industry.

'Wonga-for-business' Iwoca lands £5 million funding round

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'Wonga-for-business' Iwoca lands £5 million funding round

Iwoca, the london-based 'Wonga-for-business' short-term finance start-up has raised £5 million in equity and debt funding from Global Founders Capital and Redline Capital Management.

DBS to deploy IBM Watson to crunch big data

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DBS to deploy IBM Watson to crunch big data

Singapore's DBS Bank is to apply IBM's Watson cognitive computing platform to its wealth management business in a bid to improve the advice and experience delivered to affluent customers.

Nedbank using social media to win over rival bank customers

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Nedbank using social media to win over rival bank customers

South Africa's Nedbank is using social media analytics tools to win customers from rival banks by monitoring their chatter on popular forums such as Twitter and Facebook.

Emirates NBD lets customers shake their mobile to save

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Emirates NBD lets customers shake their mobile to save

Emirates NBD has added a 'shake n save' feature to its mobile banking app, letting customers move money to their savings accounts with a wiggle of their handsets.

Bitcoin smashes $1000 mark on Zynga adoption

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Bitcoin smashes $1000 mark on Zynga adoption

Social gaming giant Zynga will start accepting bitcoin as a payment option in a move which has helped drive the virtual currency's price back past the $1000 mark.

Indian bitcoin exchange shuts after central bank warning

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Indian bitcoin exchange shuts after central bank warning

India's largest bitcoin exchange, BuySellBitCo.in, has shut up shop after the country's central bank issued a statement warning about the risks of using virtual currencies.

Barclays to pilot mobile cheque deposits as UK Government proposes rule change

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Barclays to pilot mobile cheque deposits as UK Government proposes rule change

The UK government is to begin consultations on new legislation to permit the use of smartphones for remote cheque deposits.

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