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/payments

Plaid to pay JPMorgan for access to customer data

Plaid has caved into demands by JPMorgan to pay for access to customer data, after the US bank accused aggregator firms of ‘massively taxing’ its systems with unnecessary pings.

/payments

Lloyds' customers deposit over £1 million at PayPoint stores in first month

Customers of Lloyds bank have deposited over £1 million with PayPoint's BankLocal service within a month of the app-based cash deposit feature going live.

/crypto

MoonPay adds ex-PayPal execs through Meso acquisition

Crypto payments firm MoonPay has acquired Meso, a startup founded by former PayPal executives to bridge traditional finance and digital assets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

/payments

PayPal lets users send money and crypto via P2P links

PayPal users can now send and receive money through a personalised, one-time link sent over text, email, direct message, or chat.

/retail

Saudi fintech Hala raises $157m

Hala, a Saudi Arabian fintech that provides embedded financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises, has raised $157 million in a Series B funding round.

/payments

SumUp eyes public listing next year

UK card reader SumUp has reportedly called in investment bankers to measure demand for a potential IPO that could value it at £15 billion.

/regulation

Bank of England proposals to cap stablecoin holdings draws fire

The Bank of England has come under fire for proposals to impose strict caps on the value of stablecoins that individuals and companies can hold.

/regulation

ANZ savaged by regulator over bond trading data reporting and retail failings

ANZ is facing $240 million in penalties over misreporting of bond trading data to the Australian government and 'widespread misconduct' across retail products and services.

/retail

Starling to invest $50 million to take Engine to the Americas; hires Jody Bhagat to spearhead push

Starling Bank's SaaS arm, Engine, has named industry veteran Jody Bhagat to lead its expansion into North America.

/security

Swift and top banks test use of AI and data sharing to fight financial fraud

Bank-to-bank messaging network Swift is hailing the results of tests that used a combination of AI and cross-border data sharing to double real time fraud detection in trials involving 13 top tier banks and ten million test transactions.

/retail

Metro Bank settles software infringement case

Metro Bank has settled a a legal claim with US software company Arkeyo over allegations that it leaked the company's coin counting technology to a rival firm.

/markets

LSEG rolls out blockchain-based platform for private funds

The London Stock Exchange has launched a blockchain-based Digital Markets Infrastructure (DMI) platform for private funds and facilitated its first transaction.