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Debt collection fintech DPDZero raises $7m in funding

Debt collections is the backbone of lending, however collections today are run by collection agencies who care very little about the borrower and mostly care about their commissions.

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Banco Sabadell picks DXC Technology for financial inclusion

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, has been selected by Banco Sabadell, one of Spain’s leading banking groups, to help enhance the accessibility of its digital services.

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Quantum fintech Orientom expands in SE Asia

Orientom (CEO AlfredBang), a company developing domestic quantum financial technology, has begun expanding into Southeast Asia.

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HSLC picks Vine for AI-powered commercial lending

HSLC, $227 million community bank serving Ohio and Kentucky, will reduce commercial loan processing time from days to hours after implementing Vine’s AI-powered lending platform.

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Interac appoints Anuj Dhall group head, technology and operations

Interac Corp. (Interac) today announced the appointment of Anuj Dhall as Group Head, Technology & Operations, effective immediately.

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AmEx forms partnership with restaurant POS firm Toast

American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Toast (NYSE: TOST) today announced a strategic, multi-year partnership, focused on powering more personalized hospitality experiences across the vast network of Resy, Tock, and Toast restaurant locations in the United States to create better dining experiences that drive more guests to restaurants.

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Vola Finance launces CreditMap loan management dashboard

Vola Finance, a personal financial management platform, today announced the launch of its Vola CreditMap, a new loan management dashboard designed to help consumers take control of personal debt and increase their credit scores.

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Crypto.com partners Plaid for instant asset transfers

Crypto.com today announced a new integration with Plaid to allow Crypto.com users to easily transfer their investments from other platforms to Crypto.com without needing to sell and therefore incur taxes.

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OLarry raises $10m for AI-powered tax planning

OLarry, an AI-powered tax firm for the next generation of high-net-worth individuals and businesses, today announced that it has raised a $10 million Series A round led by TTV Capital and joined by Walkabout Ventures and Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures, bringing the company's total funding to $14.5 million.

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DLocal launches SmartPix payments in Brazil

dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform specialized in emerging markets, today announced the launch of SmartPix, , a groundbreaking payment solution that enables merchants in Brazil to process tokenized Pix payments, including recurring and on-demand charges, without requiring customers to manually authorize each transaction.

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GoCardless rolls out AI tool for same-day direct debit settlement

Bank payment company GoCardless has announced the launch of a groundbreaking new feature to redefine same-day settlement for Direct Debit.

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TransferMate secures in-principle approval from MAS to add payment services

TransferMate, the world’s leading provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure as a service (IaaS), today announced TransferMate Pte. Ltd. has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to add account issuance, domestic money transfers and e-money issuance to its Major Payment Institution (MPI) license.

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