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Ripple expands into Kingdom of Bahrain

Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB), the Kingdom’s leading fintech incubator and ecosystem builder which partners with government bodies and others to further accelerate the development and adoption of blockchain and digital assets technology in Bahrain.

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FIS and Glia team on AI-driven digital banking

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial technology, today announced a strategic partnership with Glia, a leader in AI-powered banking interactions, to deliver advanced AI-powered customer engagement capabilities across FIS' Digital One suite of retail and business banking products.

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Citizens launches credit card for middle market companies

Growth-stage companies now have a new way to spend, earn rewards and manage payments with Citizens Edge™, a new commercial credit card from Citizens.

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Banco de Crédito del Perú partners BitGo for crypto platform

Banco de Crédito del Perú (“BCP”), the largest bank and the largest supplier of integrated financial services in Peru, and BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company, today announced the launch of Criptococos, the first banking platform in Peru, to enable the secure purchase and management of crypto assets.

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Google taps Yapily to support bank account verification services for businesses in Europe

Yapily – Europe’s leading open banking infrastructure provider – today announces its strategic collaboration with Google to support the rollout of Google's bank account verification service as an option for business customers in Europe.

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ClearBank and PayCaptain partner on real-time payroll payments

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking, today announces its partnership with innovative payroll software platform PayCaptain, powering real-time salary payments for more than 50,000 employees across its network of over 300 corporate clients.

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Bahrain pilots Google Cloud infrastructure for payments

In a landmark collaboration facilitated by Bahrain Fintech Bay, the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), Bahrain Islamic Bank (BISB), Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK), and Benefit executed instant payments using digital commercial bank money between their clients on Google Cloud Universal Ledger.

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Navro expands real-time payments network to 61 countries

Navro, the pioneering fintech that simplifies international payments for businesses, today announces a major expansion of its real-time, pay-to-bank capability – that is, the ability for businesses to send money instantly to someone’s bank account at any time of day, irrespective of banking hours, with funds arriving in seconds.

/markets

Investor group buys online broker Skilling

An investor group led by Marc Joppeck, which also owns global trading brand INFINOX, has today announced the acquisition of Skilling.com (Skilling), a leading European online brokerage, subject to final regulatory approval.

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Equifax UK launches free monthly credit score

Equifax UK has launched Equifax Basic, a new and improved way for consumers to monitor their financial health and better understand their credit history. The new Equifax Basic account refreshes a user’s Equifax Credit Score on a monthly basis and will also include access to their statutory credit report.

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Google launches bank verification serivce for Lithuanian businesses

Google Payment Lithuania is launching a bank account verification service, a new optional solution designed to enhance the customer experience for business customers across Europe.

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Binance Japan and PayPay form digital assets alliance

Binance Japan, a subsidiary of Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem by trading volume, today announced that it has entered into a capital and business alliance with PayPay Corporation (“PayPay”), a SoftBank Corp. group company and one of Japan’s leading financial services providers, best known for its “PayPay” cashless payment service with over 70 million users.