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BNPL provider Affirm cuts 19% of staff, ends crypto initiative

BNPL platform Affirm announced it has cut 19% of its workforce, amounting to 500 employees.

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NAB signs up 500 women to cloud tech learning programme

National Australia Bank says more than 500 female staffers have signed up for a new in-house learning programme on cloud technology.

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Fintech growth quango CFIT names Ezechi Britton as CEO

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), a UK quango charged with unblocking barriers to growth for fintech, has named Ezechi Britton as its first CEO.

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FCA sets up Innovation Advisory Group

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed seven advisors to a new Innovation Advisory Group (IAG) which will meet for the first time this month.

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Checkout.com shakes up leadership to take on Stripe

Online payments firm Checkout.com has announced changes to its leadership team as it prepares its strategy to bolster US expansion and take on Stripe.

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PayPal to lay off 2000 staff; SoFi and Upstart terminate employees

PayPal is to lay off 2000 staff, seven percent of its workforce, as it adjusts to a weakening economic climate.

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Crosswell hands in Open Banking report

As she signs off as trustee of the Open Banking Implementation Entity, Charlotte Crosswell has hit out at the lack of long-term vision to move beyond the current environment to a "Smart Data" economy.

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HSBC hiring for digital asset and tokenisation jobs

The cryptocurrency sector may have been in the doldrums in recent months, but global banking giant HSBC is still looking to boost its expertise in the area, advertising for senior digital assets and tokenisation staffers.

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Mode tells customers to remove funds, announces closure

UK-based crypto startup, Mode, has asked customers to remove their funds from the app as it begins winding down its services.

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Marqeta appoints Simon Khalaf as CEO

Marqeta has tapped technology executive, Simon Khalaf, as its new CEO, effective January 31st.

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Exclusive: Feedzai cuts workforce amid ‘restructuring’ - sources

Sources have confirmed that Portuguese unicorn Feedzai has cut its workforce as the company begins restructuring in the face of challenging economic conditions.

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Copper appoints former chancellor Hammond as chairman

Digital asset custody and trading startup Copper has appointed the former chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond as chairman.