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Xerberus launches Siren to allow crypto users to report, map and recover scams

Xerberus, an industry-leading cryptocurrency risk rating protocol, today launched its free crypto scam recovery tool, Siren, following months of rigorous beta-testing and continuous development.

/payments

Surecomp and Visa collaborate on cross-border trade finance payments

Surecomp today announced a new collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments.

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Stripe picks Fifth Third to power embedded financial services

Fifth Third Bank is pleased to announce a collaborative agreement between Newline™ by Fifth Third, a leading embedded payments provider, and Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform that enables businesses to seamlessly incorporate financial services in their products.

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Lift Lab resumes innovation projects for the Brazillian financial system

The Laboratório de Inovações Financeiras e Tecnológicas (LIFT), a joint initiative of Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) and Federação Nacional de Associações dos Servidores do Banco Central (Fenasbac), announces the resumption of activities following a hiatus in 2023.

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Finma publishes guidance on stablecoins

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA today published guidance on the issuance of stablecoins.

/payments

Stripe acquires Lemon Squeezy

Woohoo! We're excited and humbled to announce that Stripe has acquired Lemon Squeezy.

/wholesale

Network International and Biz2X form embedded financing agreement

Network International (Network), the leading enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa, and Biz2X, a global technology and financing fintech in the U.S., India and Australia with over $10 billion USD funded through its digital lending platform, today announced a new SME financing partnership.

/wealth

WealthBlock addds new functionality for investor onboarding, marketing and reporting

WealthBlock, the platform that streamlines capital raising, investment marketing and investor management for global asset managers, today announced upgrades to its flagship offering.

/security

Men more likely to fall victim to a romance scam, while women lose more money

Barclays is issuing a warning to those looking for love this summer, as Barclays Scams Bulletin data reveals romance scams are on the rise, with the amount claimed in May/June up 139 per cent compared to March/April 2024.

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Polish payment service Blik arrives in Slovakia

BLIK SK, formerly VIAMO, has expanded its cooperation with one of the largest banks in Slovakia – Tatra banka. Soon, users of the Tatra Banka VIAMO mobile app will be able to make purchases online even faster, more conveniently, and securely thanks to the new service.

/people

ING appoints Daniele Tonella as CTO

ING today announced the appointment of Daniele Tonella as chief technology officer (CTO) and member of the Management Board Banking, effective 5 August 2024.

/markets

InvestorHub secures $4 million in an extension funding round

Direct-to-investor marketing platform, InvestorHub has secured $4 million in an extension funding round led by EVP, with follow-on investment from Archangel Ventures and Flying Fox Ventures, that will see its Series A round close with funding of up to $9 million.