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Monzo outage hits customer payments

Thousands of Monzo customers were left unable to make payments on Tuesday thanks to a technical problem with the digital bank's app.

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Tally, a credit card debt fintech last valued at $855 million, shuts up shop

Credit card debt payoff platfom Tally is shutting down after a nine-year timeframe that saw it raise $172 million in venture funding.

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Wise targets huge Indian remittance market

Money transfer fintech Wise is set to take on India's banks in the country's $32 billion remittance market after securing a new licence from the RBI.

/crypto

Judge orders Ripple to pay $125m penalty

Ripple has been ordered by a US judge to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $125 million in penalties for improperly selling its XRP token to institutional investors.

/wholesale

Tencent dumps stake in UK fintech Tide

Chinese tech giant Tencent has sold its 14% stake in British business banking platform Tide, according to the Telegraph.

/sustainable

Standard Chartered links interest rates and fees to clients' ESG performance

Standard Chartered has launched a new ESG-linked Cash Account for corporate banking clients that rewards them for meeting material environmental, social and governance related targets.

/payments

Amazon and Barclays launch co-branded credit card

Amazon and Barclays have come together to launch a perks-loaded co-branded credit card in the UK.

/retail

HSBC pledges to retain branch numbers

HSBC has pledged not to close any more branches until at least 2026 amid politcal and regulatory pressure to maintain access to cash on UK high streets.

/crypto

Kfw selects Boerse Stuttgart for issuance of blockchain-based digital bond

German development bank KfW has selected Boerse Stuttgart Digital as infrastructure partner for its new blockchain-based digital bond.

/startups

Techstars cuts staff as JP Morgan-backed programme ends

Startup accelerator Techstars is cutting its workforce by 17% and killing off its $80 million JP Morgan-backed Advancing Cities programme.

/payments

Payoneer buys payroll firm Skuad

Cross-border payments firm Payoneer has acquired Singapore-based workforce and payroll management outfit Skuad for $61 million in cash.

/crypto

CFTC orders FTX to pay customers $12.7 billion

FTX has been ordered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to pay $12.7 billion to FTX customers and victims of its fraud, the largest recovery in CFTC history.