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Commonstock raises $25m for social investing platform

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Commonstock raises $25m for social investing platform

Commonstock, a social platform that is bidding to help retail investors separate the signal from the noise by letting users share their real-time portfolios, and then amplifying the best performers, has raised $25 million in a Serie A round led by Coatue.

Twitter lets users tip in bitcoin

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Twitter lets users tip in bitcoin

Twitter is rolling out its tipping feature to all users and letting some people tip their favourite tweeters using bitcoin.

Stripe powers Twitter's Super Follows paid subscription feature

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Stripe powers Twitter's Super Follows paid subscription feature

Twitter has enlisted Stripe to power a new 'Super Follows' feature that lets people pay to subscribe to creator accounts for exclusive content.

Klarna uses bus to educate Brits on influencer ads

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Klarna uses bus to educate Brits on influencer ads

A week after buying an influencer marketing software firm, Klarna is sending a double decker bus to Manchester to "raise awareness" among the public about when they are seeing an advert on social media.

Facebook Pay comes to third-party e-commerce sites

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Facebook Pay comes to third-party e-commerce sites

Facebook Pay is extending its reach outside of the social media behemoth's own platform, enabling online merchants to add the service as a payment option directly on their own sites.

Misleading crypto ads to be targeted by UK watchdog

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Misleading crypto ads to be targeted by UK watchdog

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is set to issue a crackdown on misleading cryptocurrency advertisements.

Coalition urges UK government to add scams to Online Safety Bill

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Coalition urges UK government to add scams to Online Safety Bill

UK Finance, Which?, and City of London Police are among a host of organisations to sign on to a letter calling for the government to include online scams in its new 'Online Safety' bill.

Neobank 11Onze builds private social network for customers

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Neobank 11Onze builds private social network for customers

Catalonia digital community bank 11Onze has launched its own money-focused, Facebook-like private social network for customers.

Nedbank and Mastercard team on WhatsApp payments for small businesses

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Nedbank and Mastercard team on WhatsApp payments for small businesses

South Africa's Nedbank has teamed up with Mastercard and local fintech player Ukheshe to let customers pay small businesses via WhatsApp.

TSB calls on tech platforms to tackle scam adverts

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TSB calls on tech platforms to tackle scam adverts

With fraud Britain's fastest growing crime, TSB is calling for banks to publish their reimbursement rates and for tech platforms to do more to remove scam adverts.

Clubhouse adds payments

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Clubhouse adds payments

Audio-based social media startup Clubhouse has enlisted Stripe to add a feature that lets users send money to speakers.

Signal begins beta tests of payments feature

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Signal begins beta tests of payments feature

Fast growing messaging app Signal has begun beta tests in the UK of a P2P payments service, initially utilising a proprietary cryptocurrency from MobileCoin.

Facebook tests QR code-based P2P payments

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Facebook tests QR code-based P2P payments

Facebook has begun trialling QR code-based person-to-person payments and personalised payment links.

Bottlepay goes live with bitcoin Twitter payments

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Bottlepay goes live with bitcoin Twitter payments

Digital payments app Bottlepay has gone live with its first fiat-to-crypto social media feature, enabling users to send and receive bitcoin via Twitter.

Clamour grows to add financial scams to UK 'Online Harms' bill

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Clamour grows to add financial scams to UK 'Online Harms' bill

UK Trade organisations, consumer groups and a senior MP have joined forces to call on the UK government to reverse its decision not to include online scams in its new 'Online Harms' bill.

SIX acquires majority stake in social media analytics vendor Orenda

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SIX acquires majority stake in social media analytics vendor Orenda

Swiss IT services house SIX has taken a majority stake in Orenda Software Solutions, a Canadian-based AI platform specialising in ESG and alternative data sets.

Starling's Boden criticises government over Online Harms bill

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Starling's Boden criticises government over Online Harms bill

Starling boss Anne Boden has called on the UK government to reverse its decision not to include financial fraud in its new 'Online Harms' bill, arguing that banks "seem to have become the underwriter" of all kinds of fraud, giving other players, such as social media platforms and telcos, a free pass.

Line launches 'social banking' platform in Thailand

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Line launches 'social banking' platform in Thailand

Tech giant Line has begun offering integrated banking services to people in Thailand through its hugely popular social media platform.

Icici lets firms access trade finance services via WhatsApp

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Icici lets firms access trade finance services via WhatsApp

Customers of India's Icici Bank can now create fixed deposits, pay utility bills and access trade finance services through WhatsApp,

Barclays reports sharp rise in recruitment of young money mules

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Barclays reports sharp rise in recruitment of young money mules

Criminals are targeting cash-strapped students to act as money mules, with the number of under-21s being recruited to launder money tripling in the past three years, according to figures from Barclays.

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